A statement signed by Ebenezer Richard on behalf of the Cardiganshire Calvinistic Methodist monthly meeting, held at Ponterwyd, 19 September 1833, certifying that Phillips was 'an Accredited Preacher in the Welch Calvinistic Connexion'; a letter, 5 December 1839, from Lewis Edwards, Bala, to Phillips; an account of 'The Bangor Controversy - 'Dadl Bangor'' occasioned by a lecture given by Phillips at the Tabernacle Chapel, Bangor on 19 November 1850 on 'Romanism, the Church and Dissent'; a copy of John Phillips: Dadl Bangor, yn cynnwys Sylwadau a draddodwyd mewn Darlith Gyhoeddus ... (Caernarfon, 1852).
Photostat facsimiles of two letters, 1864-1865, from 'Talhaiarn' to his niece Elizabeth Anne Jones, of a psalm tune composed by her with English and Welsh words by 'Talhaiarn', and of two letters, 1922, from Elizabeth Anne Jones's daughter Lilian M. Jones, Craigfechan, near Ruthin, to Sir John Ballinger, with a list of 'Talhaiarn''s material transferred to the National Library in 1922.
The file consists of miscellaneous items accumulated by Dr Roderic Bowen during the course of his career. They include copies of his election address circulated to the Cardiganshire electorate in 1945 and 1951, photocopies of papers relating to Dr Bowen's appointment in 1946 to act as Judge Advocate at a military court for the trial of war criminals, a 1950 general election poster and a full transcript of an interview, 8 August 2000, between Dr Bowen and Matt Cole of Birmingham University. In this interview Dr Bowen reflects in some detail on his life and the major landmarks in his professional career.
Rent-roll of chief rents, 1664 x 76, payable by the freeholders, copyholders and tenants of the lordship of Cydweli, co. Carmarthen, to the Golden Grove estate.
Miscellaneous family and business papers, including records relating to the County Press, Llandeilo, 1916-1931, records of the Llandeilo Public and Literary Institute, 1916-1944; Brecknockshire diaries, 1777-1887; and deeds and other papers of William Jones relating to properties in Borth, Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn, Cardiganshire, 1872-1940.
Documents accumulated by A. J. Gwillim, Ystradfellte, including eight deeds, 1703-1816, relating to properties in the parish of Ystradfellte, co. Brecknock; and papers of Morgan Evans ('Pencerdd Mellte'), including a diary, 1887, and a collection of Welsh ballads compiled by him.
Account book, 1887-1902, of Thomas Williams, Aberystwyth, co. Cardigan, mason and foreman, including details of wages paid to workmen engaged in the construction of Aberystwyth bridge and sums paid for materials.
Over seventy letters and cards, 1917-1986, of miscellaneous provenance from twentieth-century Welsh writers to various recipients; the correspondents include E. Tegla Davies (1) 1956, W. J. Gruffydd (1) 1952, R. T. Jenkins (1), 1946, David James Jones (Gwenallt) (1) 1953, T. Gwynn Jones (9) 1923-1939, J. Saunders Lewis (5) 1931-1976, Caradog Prichard (4) 1962-1972, Kate Roberts (28) 1937-1983, D. J. Williams (6) 1917-1969, and T. H. Parry-Williams (1) 1953.
A minute-book, 1869-1878, of the Montgomeryshire and Salop Presbytery (Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church), with statistics for the years 1870-1871, 1873-1876.
Autograph reproduction of Missa Cambrensis for soli, chorus and orchestra by Dr Gomer Llywelyn Jones ('Llywelyn Gomer'), formerly Associate Professor of Music, Michigan State University, and Director of the University's Symphony Orchestra. 'Begun in Cardiff, Wales, 1946-1947 Completed in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 1953-1954' (f. iv).
A notebook, 1882, containing sheep earmarks from farms in the parishes of Penmachno, Caernarvonshire, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, and Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire.
Survey of the manor or lordship of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, co. Glamorgan, containing answers to articles of enquiry presented to twenty-one named jurors, followed by sections containing details of properties, tenants, rents and services.
Sheep register, printed and sold by W. Whittington, Wind Street, Neath, used to record earmarks and pitch-marks, together with a few muzzle-marks, relating to large tracts of counties Brecon, Cardigan and Radnor, and parts of counties Carmarthen and Montgomery. These particulars, relating to over five hundred farms and sheep-walks, were compiled by Thomas John Davies, Carreglwyd, Pontrhydfendigaid, co. Cardigan.
A ledger containing miscellaneous accounts, mainly for repairs of buildings and farm implements in the Machynlleth area, by Richard Ashton, Post Office, Aberhosan, carpenter and wheelwright.
A manuscript armorial of English and Welsh families entitled The nomenclature or Heralds Alphabett of Surnames, A-K (vol. I), with additional notes by Peter Le Neve (1661-1729), Norroy King at Arms. Painted coat-of-arms have been affixed to the manuscript at relevant points throughout the work.
