Scrapbooks containing press cuttings etc., 1900-1982, relating largely to Welsh drama, theatrical activities and popular entertainment in Wales and amongst Welsh communities in English cities, including material on dramatists of Wales, 1932-1953; drama in Wales, 1922-1982; Welsh actors, 1932-1946; theatre cuttings, 1931-1953; fairs, folklore and folk-dancing in Wales, 1936-1938; children's theatre, 1959-1967; Welsh National Theatre, 1900-1978; and information on theatre in Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Greece, Russia, America, and other countries.

A notebook used by Joseph Jenkins to chronicle his journey from Trecefel, Tregaron, December 1868, to Liverpool, and from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia, March 1869, on board the SS Eurynome, including his observations on the sailing conditions, many poems inspired by his experiences at sea, and his early impressions of his adopted country .