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Drafts and copies of articles, [?1890]-[?1926], in the hand of J. H. Davies.

The correspondents include: Carneddog (4), 1904-1921, Edgar L. Chappell (Welsh Housing and Development Association) (3), 1916-1917, Gwilym Cowlyd (5), 1898-1899, and Percy E. Watkins, Central Welsh Board, 1903.

The correspondents include: Elfed (4), 1909-1922 and undated, and Hermann Ethé (16), 1914-1917.

The correspondents include: Charles Geake (2), 1902 and undated, David Lloyd George (6), 1895-1909, Richard Lloyd George ('Dick'), 1908, William George (2), 1904-1911, Thomas Allen Glenn (10), 1913-1916, Alfred P. Graves (2), 1911-1912, Mortimer Green (11), 1892-1905, Elphin (R. A. Griffith), (4), 1902-1909, and W. J. Gruffydd (5), 1907-1925.

Most of the letters, 1902-1921, refer to the author's books, reading and researches. There is also some local and family news. Some of the letters make arrangements for meetings with J. H. Davies.

The letters, 1898-1913, concern research and academic matters.

The letters, 1895-1925, discuss Welsh political life, the attempts to regenerate Mudiad Cymru Fydd, historical records relating to Flintshire, the foundation of the National Library of Wales, its location at Aberystwyth, and appeals for increased government funding and the passage of the copyright legislation, developments at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and the federal University of Wales, the possibility of establishing a Public Record Office for Wales, and the selection of Liberal candidates in Welsh constituencies for the 'Coupon' General Election of December 1918.

The letters, 1897-1924, discuss the work of the Guild of Graduates of the University of Wales, especially its Literature Section, the publication of Gweithiau Morgan Llwyd o Wynedd, and the work of re-printing the Welsh classics by the Guild. There are also references to the internal politics of the University of Wales and the colleges at Aberystwyth and Bangor and to other appointments in which Sir John Edward Lloyd had an interest.

Most of the letters, 1897-1917, relate to the author's academic and antiquarian researches into Pembrokeshire history. Many are enquiries to be answered by J. H. Davies. There are also occasional references to local affairs and family matters.

The letters, 1900-1925, concern books, publishing, printing and librarianship matters. Many of the letters relate to the publication of J. H. Davies's Bibliography of Welsh Ballads. Some concern the affairs of the Welsh Bibliographical Society or the Carmarthen Antiquarian Society, and some derive from D. Rhys Phillips's work as Welsh Librarian at Swansea.

The letters, 1895-1926, relate mainly to Sir Daniel's researches and writings. There are also several references to the University of Wales, the University College of South Wales, Cardiff, and the National Library of Wales.

The letters, 1895-1919, refer to national and political events, interspersed with personal and family news. There are often arrangements to visit. The letters also refer to books, and press columns and articles which Williams had read in newspapers and journals. There are also occasional references to the author's legal work.

Letters, 1916-1926, relating primarily to academic and research matters and to various publications.

Various personalia, 1871-1920, relating to John Humphreys Davies. They include a copy of his birth certificate, various academic certificates from school and university, and his warrant of appointment as sheriff of the county of Cardigan in 1912.

Correspondence and notes, 1906-1918, relating to the proceedings of the Royal Commission on the Welsh Church. The correspondents include D. R. Daniel, 1909, T. Huws Davies (7), 1908-1909 and undated, Frank Edwards MP, 1909, Sir David Brynmor Jones (3), 1909-1911, John Owen, Bishop of St Davids, 1908, and D. Rhys Phillips, 1908.

Letters, 1901, discussing a scheme for the use of the surplus fund accumulated by the Welsh Hospital.

Correspondence and papers, 1914-1915, relating to the work of the Land Reclamation Committee and the Land Reclamation Society within Wales.

Miscellaneous papers, 1920-1923, concerning various aspects of life in Cardiganshire.