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A typewritten list of articles and historical notes by J. M. Cronin bearing on the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Wales, particularly in South Wales, printed in St. Peter's Magazine, Cardiff, 1921-1929.

A photographic copy of a letter, 20 July 1820, written by John Reynolds, Baptist minister at Felinganol, co. Pembroke, to his nephew; and a list of sermons and places at which they were preached, 1836-1849, by William Reynolds, written in a record book of the Misses Hill's School, Haverfordwest.

A collection of traditions, anecdotes, and poems made circa 1870, by John Castell Evans, entitled 'Yr Hen Amser gynt, ei Veirdd, ei Varddoniaeth, ei Bobl a'i Chwedlau, sev Casgliad o hen Draddodiadau, Darnau Barddonol a Bywgraffiadau &c. yn dal cysylltiad yn benav a Gogledd Cymru yn enwedig Sir Merionydd ... Casglwyd, yn benav, oddiar lavar gwlad gan John Castell Evans, Pine Cottage, Millbrook, gynt o Gastell-y-Waen, Llanuwchllyn, Merion.'

Sermons, poems, and notes written by John J. Owen at Abergavenny, 1828-1830.

A volume, compiled [19 cent., first half], containing a number of homilies on moral and religious topics by an unidentified Quaker (inside front cover-f. 19); together with extracts from the manuscripts of John Kelsall, Dolobran, Montgomeryshire, comprising brief accounts, 1701-1712, of meetings of the Society of Friends, including those held at Dolobran and yearly meetings of the Society in Wales (ff. 19 verso-27).

Sermons and notes written about 1844 by John Morris, Pontypool.

Stanzas, written in 1826, by John Parry ('Bardd Alaw'):- 'A sentiment' (with music), 'The Scare-crow', and' Musicians and actors'.

Ffotogopïau o nodiadau gan John Sam Efans yn ymwneud â'i gysylltiad â rheilffordd Ffestiniog. / Photocopies of notes by John Sam Efans relating to his connection with the Ffestiniog Railway.

Account book, 1934-1949, of the Laleston and District Nursing Association, co. Glamorgan.

A poor-rate assessment book for the parish of Lampeter, 1817-1830.

Particulars showing by whom various properties in the parishes of Ysbyty Ystwyth, Llanafan and Llanychaiarn were owned and occupied, c. 1865.

Particulars showing by whom various properties in the parishes of Llanddeiniol, Llanychaiarn, Llanilar, Llanrhystud, Llangwyryfon and Rhostie, Cardiganshire were owned and occupied, c. 1865.

Particulars showing by whom various properties in the parish of Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, Cardiganshire were owned and occupied, c. 1865.

Accounts, 1847-1858, of a Cardigan ship-chandler and lime merchant.

A ledger of Edward Roberts, grocer, Mount Street, Bala, for the period 1863-72.

An autograph letter, 3 September [16]08, from Fr[ancis Godwin, bishop of] Llandaff, from Mathern, to [Richard Bancroft], archbishop of Cant[erbury], on behalf of the clergy of Glamorganshire. The writer informs the archbishop that the clergy of the said shire, having been summoned 'to shewe their armour before the Lieutennantes of the cou[ntie] . . ., and their men to be mustred', were very perplexed, not 'knowing how to satisfy this comaund, for that they neuer were yett rated at any armour, but only once, viz., some 13 yeares since'. If they were rated as highly on the present as on the previous occasion, owing to their poverty, they would not be able to meet the demands made upon them without suffering great hardship. They begged, therefore, to be allowed to petition the Privy Council for a reduction in the demands to be made on this occasion

A holograph letter from [the Reverend] John Elias ('o Fô'), Llanfechell, to Mr. F. Carmichael, Llysdulas, near Amlwch, 1822 (explaining the effects of revivals upon the behaviour of the congregations at Welsh Nonconformist religious meetings).

Two groups of letters from Welsh emigrants to America, 1846-1847, 1870-1878, together with letters relating to emigration from Wales, 1948-1955.

Four holograph letters to the Reverend Dr. [William] Buckland, Christ Church, Oxford, from J[oshua] Trimmer, Caerna[r]von, etc., 1834-1836 (a 'good budget' of 'diluvial news' from Caernarvonshire, the 'alluvia' of Dublin Bay, etc.) (together with one draft reply), and from J[ohn] E[ddowes] Bowman [the elder], from Varteg near Ponty Pool, Monmouthshire, and from Gresford, near Wrexham, 1836 (papers read at the British Association meetings at Bristol, the excavation of the Cefn bone cave); and one holograph letter from Geo. Cumming, Dolhyfryd, near Denbigh, to the Reverend Edward Stanley (of Adderley) [sic] at the British Association, Bristol, 1836 (observations on the limestone caves at Cefn).

Cash book, 1837-1845, of Henry James, Lawnt, Llansilin, Denbighshire, lime merchant, containing particulars in respect of the sale and carriage of lime