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Welsh Folk Museum Answer Book, 1972, received from J. Gareth Davies, Llandysul, containing sayings from the Rhylewis, Capel Wig and Pontsian area of Cardiganshire. See also MS 1685/1-9. Answer Books were sent out by the Welsh Folk Museum to individuals across Wales as a way of collecting and documenting information on aspects of folk culture in their areas, including agriculture, crafts, food, customs and dialects. The responses were hand-written in the books. The Answer Books had a similar purpose to the earlier questionnaires sent out in 1937