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A letter in Welsh dated 1943, from Samuel Jenkins (Pentrecwrt, Llandysul) who was a weaver in Alltcafan Woollen Mill, Pentrecwrt, for about fifty years. The letter includes some interesting information about the craft of weaving. It was also a response to the National Museum's questionnaire on Welsh folk culture of 1937. Also included is a letter in English, dated 1943, from the Rev. J. Owen Jenkins from Haverfordwest and sent to Dr. Iorwerth Peate regarding the information submitted by Samuel Jenkins.

Questionnaire on Welsh Folk Culture, 1937 Prepared by the Department of Folk Culture, National Museum of Wales, and published in 1937. The questionnaires were sent to parishes, schools and individuals as a way of collecting information about all aspects of Welsh folk culture. The questionnaire was divided into the following subject areas: domestic life, corporate life, cultural life, crafts and industries. The museum was keen to engage with the people of Wales and the questionnaire respondents to collect objects and stories as a basis for establishing the Welsh Folk Museum in 1948.