Moth or Phoenix? - A history of Lampeter's university - Thomas, J R Lloyd
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History of the oldest degree-conferring institution in Wales, founded in Lampeter as St David's College in 1822. Recounts the full story of clashes over it joining the federal University of Wales (founded in 1893) and its 20th-century struggles for survival. First published in 1980 and long out of print, it is now in paperback for the first time.

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History of the oldest degree-conferring institution in Wales, founded in Lampeter as St David's College in 1822. Recounts the full story of clashes over it joining the federal University of Wales (founded in 1893) and its 20th-century struggles for survival. First published in 1980 and long out of print, it is now in paperback for the first time.
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John Roland Lloyd Thomas (1908-1984) was educated at King's College, Taunton, England. He went on to graduate in History from St David's College, Lampeter, Wales and then in Theology from Jesus College, Oxford, England. He was ordained as an Anglican priest to the Llandaff diocese in Cardiff, Wales 1932, and served in Cardiff, Newport and Monmouth, as well as with the R.A.Ch. D. during the Second World War, seeing overseas service with the First Army in Tunisia and the Fifth Army in Italy. He was elected Principal of St. David's College, Lampeter in 1953 - the first graduate of the College to hold this role - and led it into membership of the University of Wales, saving it from almost certain bankruptcy. He retired in 1975.