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The file includes pamphlets published by the Communist Party Wales and the Communist Party Great Britain, pamphlets relating to Wales and pamphlets by Harry Pollitt, John Gollan, Bert Ramelson, William Gallacher and T. E. Nicholas.

The file includes letters to Bert Pearce, 1965-1996, mainly from fellow Communists in Wales, including Gwyn Alf Williams, Hywel Francis, Dr Julian Tudor Hart and Idris Cox, with material relating to T. E. Nicholas.

The file includes material relating to Councillor Edgar Evans, or 'Edgar the Ironmonger' as he was known, who served a prison sentence of nine months in 1936 for the part he played in the fight to establish a lodge of the South Wales Miners' Federation at the Taff Merthyr Colliery. There is a photograph of the first group of those committed for trial at Taff Merthyr, and twelve photographs of the demonstration and meeting in support of them. The file also includes greetings to Edgar Evans from Tom Mann, Harry Pollitt, and T. E. Nicholas, 1936, with related correspondence, and Edgar Evans' County Council Election leaflet, 1946.

The file includes letters from Alfred T. Davies (3), Bishop A. G. Edwards, J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Alfred Perceval Graves, Henry Haydn Jones (2), J. Herbert Lewis, John Edward Lloyd, Henry G. Maurice (2), T. E. Nicholas, Y Glais, Sir John Rhys, T. F. Roberts, John Rowland (2), T. J. Thomas ('Sarnicol'), and Rev. John Williams, Brynsiencyn.

The file includes letters from Edward Anwyl, O. H. Fynes-Clinton (2), Alfred T. Davies, Ellis W. Davies, David de Lloyd, Bishop A. G. Edwards, Francis Edwards, J. Kelt Edwards (2), E. W. Evans, Frondirion, Alfred Perceval Graves, J. Spinther James, Henry Haydn Jones (5), John Morris-Jones, T. E. Nicholas, Ernest Rhys, J. Herbert Roberts, afterwards Lord Clwyd (3), T. J. Thomas ('Sarnicol'), and W. Llewelyn Williams.

Over thirty letters, 1942-4, to T. J. Roberts relating to his study of R. J. Derfel and including letters from R. T. Jenkins (2) 1942-3, David James Jones ('Gwenallt') (4) 1944, Edward R. Pease (2) 1943, and T. Hudson Williams (1) 1943. Also included are letters, 1911-13, from T. E. Nicholas to R. J. Derfel's son Edward (1) 1911, and daughter Jane (4) 1911-13, and a letter, 1914, to T. E. Nicholas from the Reverend Benjamin Humphreys, Felin-foel.

The file comprises papers relating to memorial meetings and funerals of Harry Pollitt, 1960, Len Jefferies, 1979, Dai Francis 1981, Alistair Wilson 1981 (with photographs), George Baker 1982, Dora Cox, 2000, and the retirement of Annie Powell, 1983 and others, with material relating to T. E. Nicholas, 'Niclas y Glais'.

Photocopies of files in The National Archives relating to T. E. Nicholas (1879-1971) when he was arrested in Llanbrynmair in July 1940 and taken with his son Islwyn ap Nicholas to Swansea prison, together with a copy of the proceedings in October 1940 after a Home Office Advisory Committee heard their case at Ascot when they were released.

The file includes memorial meeting leaflets, obituaries written by Bert Pearce, and information about members of the Communist Party Wales, 1959-1999, including amongst others, Cliff True, Idris Cox, Dave Priscott, Dr Alistair Wilson, Will Paynter, Dr Frank Jarman, Tommy Hanley, Margaret Hunter, Dai Francis, Jack Howells, Iorwerth Badger Price, Howie Martin, Arthur Lewis Jones, Stella Garrett Jones, Bill Waters, Edgar Evans, Frederick Charles Palmer, Dora Cox, Len Jefferies, Dai Dan Evans, Richard Beamish, T. E. Nicholas, Jack Jones, George Baker, George Strangward, and Jim David.

The file comprises letter to Dian Hopkin from Islwyn ap Nicholas, an oder of service from the memorial service for T. E Nicholas held at Capel Baker Street, Aberystwyth,a song pamphlet for use at Labour meetings entitled "Weithwyr Cymru! Cenwch eich hunain i Ryddid" by T. E Nicholas and a booklet on the historyof Aberystwyth Unitarian Chapel by Islwyn ap Nicholas.