Dr Thomas Parry and Derwyn Jones

Thomas Parry, 1904-1985, became the Professor of Welsh at the University College of North Wales in 1947 and later was made the Librarian of the National Library of Wales. He was knighted in 1978.

Derwyn Jones who died in 2002 was the Welsh Librarian of the University College of North Wales. He joined the Library staff in 1955 and retired in 1983. He was also a gifted poet.

John Gwilym Jones, was a well-known dramatist in Wales. He became a lecturer in Welsh at the University College of North Wales, having previously taught at various schools and worked as a radio producer for the BBC.