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An autograph album of Ellen ('Nellie') Harris Jones (née Williams, d. 1994), Caernarfon and Llanrwst, containing entries, mostly in Welsh, 1924-45 and 1972, by E. Morgan Humphreys, R. D. Rowland ('Anthropos'), R. J. Rowlands ('Meuryn'), Eliseus Williams ('Eifion Wyn'), T. H. Parry-Williams and others.

A volume of mainly Welsh and English airs and songs collected by Evan Jones ('Ifan y Gorlan'), harpist, of Gorlan, near Llanrwst. A list of contents in J. Lloyd Williams's hand is included.

iThe series comprises loose sheets and three notebooks containing surveys and valuations of Cwyber, 1751, Garn and Cwyber demesnes, 1753, Cae'r berllan, 1755, Rhuddlan (Cwyber and Tre Llewelyn), 1781, Henllan, 1807, Llanrwst, 1811, Bryntirion [c. 1834], Pentre Du and Merllyn, 1836, Bryn Issa, Llanefydd [1846x1849], other estates purchased by George Griffith in Llanefydd, [post-1864], Cleiriach and houses in Denbigh, [c. 1866], Bryn Llwyd and Wern Isaf, 1880, showing variously their size, yield, soil quality and yearly value.

Miscellaneous papers mainly of Flintshire interest, 1658-1877. They include a notice announcing the choice of churchwardens for the parish of Ysceifiog for the year 1658; 'Sayings & Depositions of Witnesses', taken July 1759 at Whitford in a case pending in the ecclesiastical court of St Asaph; a waggon and cart licence, November 1784, issued to a resident of the parish of Whitford; resolutions reached at a meeting of the Commissioners of the Land Tax acting for the hundred of Coleshill, held at the Red Inn, Northop, October 1803; an administration, 1805, of the will of a testator from Garthgelynnen Fawr, Pennant, county Montgomeryshire; a list, January 1813, of the old men and old women of the parish of Llanasa who each received a donation of one shilling; deeds, 1877, relating to property at Llanrwst, county Denbighshire; and an undated notice issued by the Committee of the County of Flint that they 'have no factions or seditious objects in view' etc.

A file of press cuttings kept by W[illiam] J[ohn] Roberts ('Gwilym Cowlyd'), including reports of 'eisteddfodau' held at Llanrwst, 1876-1904.

Thirteen exercise books, those numbered I-XII containing miscellaneous poetic and prose compositions (many in draft form), by, and in the hand of, Isaac Jones, Diserth, co. Flint [father of Thomas Gwynn Jones, professor of Welsh literature, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth]. The items include 'pryddestau' entitled 'Abel' (a draft and a more finished version, composed for competition at an eisteddfod at Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1891), 'Cartref', 'Y Nefoedd', and 'Naaman y Syriad' (draft) (composed for competition at eisteddfodau or literary festivals at Abergele, 1885, 1889, and 1890, respectively), and 'Y Croeshoeliad'; a draft of a romance in serial form called 'Teulu'r Groesffordd' (seven chapters completed, chapter 8 incomplete); a short story called 'Hywel Tudur yr Hendre'; a draft of the beginning of a novel to be called 'Teulu'r Hafod'; draft or final versions of short dissertations or essays on such topics as 'Geirwiredd' (for competition at an eisteddfod at Llanrwst, 1891), 'Cadwraeth y Sabbath yn ei berthynas a llwyddiant tymhorol' (incomplete), 'Y Ddeddf air Efengyl', 'Y Tair Gardd' (1922), 'Peryglon y Swydd i Ysbryd y Blaenor' (headed by a pencilled note, in another hand, reading 'Papyr a ddarllenwyd yn Nghymdeithasfa Caerlleon, gan Isaac Jones, Dyserth'), and 'Gwyrthiau'; an incomplete copy of a letter referring to tithe legislation, addressed to the editor of Y Faner; and other incomplete fragments. The note-book numbered XIII contains a copy of the poem by T. Gwynn Jones entitled 'Dyddiau y Parch. Richard Owen' [see Dyddiau y Parch. Richard Owen, gyda Chynyrchion Buddugol Ereill, gan Gwynvre ap Iwan a Gwilym Meredydd (Wyddgrug, 1891)]. This is probably the actual holograph copy of the poem, which, under the pseudonym 'Deigryn Hiraeth', T. Gwynn Jones submitted for competition at a literary festival held at Abergele, Christmas 1888. Included with the note-books are a holograph note from Mrs. S[arah] E[lin] Jones, sister of T. Gwynn Jones, undated, a holograph letter from Owen Jones, husband of the said Mrs. S. E. Jones, Diserth, [19]53, and a letter from the said Owen and S. E. Jones, Dyserth, [19]53, [all three to D. Gwenallt Jones, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth], and all relating to the note-books, which were being forwarded to the recipient. Included also are typescript notes compiled by, and bearing the initials of, A[rthur] ap G[wynn] [son of T. Gwynn Jones], listing, and commenting on, the contents of each individual note-book.