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Research and original papers acquired by D. Rhys Phillips, mainly towards a history of the vale of Neath, 1622-1897, including extracts from the letter-books of Alfred Fox of the Neath Abbey Coal Co., 1820-1858, and accounts of the Vale of Neath Railway, 1850-1862; and material towards a history of Swansea, 1622-1814. Papers relating to Nonconformity, 1657-1921, music and hymn books, 1820-1933, Neath Abbey Coal Co., 1865-1874, dialect words, place names, tribannau Morgannwg, poetry, proverbs and folklore, 1896-1948. Correspondence, 1855-1951.

The collection, 1735-1778, comprises a 'short account' of Howell Harris's life, a long series of diaries, 1735-1772, memoranda, 'observations' and notes, prayers, a few letters, a note, 1742, on the differences between Howell Harris (and John Whitefield) and John Wesley, a statement, 1744, on Harris's intended marriage, extracts from diaries, spiritual observations, minutes of associations, miscellaneous memoranda and receipts, and a series of notes relating to 'affairs at Trevecka'.

General letters, 1853-1892, to R. J. Davies. Many relate to the affairs of the Calvinistic Methodist connection, preaching engagements etc. Others concern business and financial matters or local government. There are also a number of sympathy letters sent on the death of R. J. Davies's son 'Bertie' in 1879. The correspondents include Lewis Edwards, Y Bala, (2) 1871-1879, and Thomas Charles Edwards (3), 1873-1892. There is also a sympathy letter from Principal Thomas Charles Edwards to Davies's widow following his death in 1892.

Manuscripts and papers of the families of Charles and Edwards, dated between [c. 1600] and 1922; they include letters from Thomas Charles Edwards to his wife, and their son Lewis Charles, 1876-1896; letters to Thomas Charles Edwards, 1885-1899; copies of letters, 1859-1898, including correspondence relating to University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; letters to and from Mary Roberts, 1867-[1893]; letters to their daughter, Elizabeth Alicia Edwards, 1887-1900; Edwards family letters, 1895-1900; and newspapers and press cuttings, [c. 1820]-1922.

Agreement between the Trust and the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Connexion concerning a conveyance by the Trust to the Connexion of a property on Kenyon Avenue, Acton, Wrexham, with a plan of the premises.

Cyfrol yn llaw'r Parch. Robert Ellis, Ysgoldy, Llanddeiniolen, sir Gaernarfon [1850au]-1881, sy'n cynnwys cofnodion hunangofiannol ac ysgrifau eraill. = A volume in the hand of the Rev. Robert Ellis of Ysgoldy, Llanddeiniolen, Caernarvonshire [1870s]-1881, containing autobiographical memoranda and other writings.
Ceir yn y gyfrol gofnodion hunangofiannol a theuluol (ff. i verso, 1 recto-verso, 2 verso, 5 recto-verso, 9-11, 27 verso-28 verso, 32 verso-33, 47-48 verso, 50 verso-51 a 172-177 verso (testun â'i wyneb i waered)), detholion o'i ddyddiaduron am 1853-1864 (ff. 151 verso-171 verso, testun â'i wyneb i waered), darnau ar hanes plwyf Llanddeiniolen (ff. 51 verso-66), ac ysgrifau yn ymwneud yn fras a diwinyddiaeth, gweinyddiaeth a diwylliant y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd, rhai ohonynt wedi eu cyhoeddi yn Y Drysorfa (ff. 1 verso-2, 3-4 verso, 6-8 verso, 11 verso-27, 29-32, 33 verso-42, 42-43 (testun â'i wyneb i waered), 43 verso-46 verso, 49-50 a 178-182 (testun â'i wyneb i waered)). Rhoddwyd eitemau rhydd o fewn y gyfrol, gan gynnwys torion o'r wasg, 1895-1897, mewn amlen archifol (4 ff.). Cyhoeddwyd rhannau o gynnwys y llawysgrif yn Cofiant a Gweithiau y Parch. Robert Ellis, Ysgoldy, gol. gan y Parch John Owen Jones (Caernarfon, 1883). = The volume includes autobiographical and family memoranda (ff. i verso, 1 recto-verso, 2 verso, 5 recto-verso, 9-11, 27 verso-28 verso, 32 verso-33, 47-48 verso, 50 verso-51 and 172-177 verso (inverted text)), extracts from his diaries for 1853-1864 (ff. 151 verso-171 verso, inverted text), pieces relating to the history of Llanddeiniolen (ff. 51 verso-66), and articles broadly concerning Calvinistic Methodist theology, administration and culture, some published in Y Drysorfa (ff. 1 verso-2, 3-4 verso, 6-8 verso, 11 verso-27, 29-32, 33 verso-42, 42-43 (inverted text), 43 verso-46 verso, 49-50 and 178-182 (inverted text)). Items found loose within the volume, including press cuttings, 1895-1897, have been placed in an archival envelope (4 ff.). Some of the manuscript's contents were published in Cofiant a Gweithiau y Parch. Robert Ellis, Ysgoldy, ed. by the Rev. John Owen Jones (Caernarfon, 1883).

Papurau'r Parch. William Williams a'i wraig Myfi Williams. Maent yn cynnwys dyddiaduron y Parch. William Williams,1936-1944,1971-1984; papurau, 1937-1942, yn dyddio o'i gyfnod yn yr ysgol a'r coleg; nodiadau darlithoedd; nodiadau ymchwil ar hanes Capel Maengwyn, Machynlleth, ac achos y Methodistiaid yn sir Drefaldwyn; pregethau etc.; a cherddi a storïau a gyfansoddwyd gan y Parch. William David Davies. Ceir hefyd pedwar llyfr nodiadau gan gynnwys drafftiau, 1973, o nofel arfaethedig gan y Parch. William Williams ar y Parch. John Elias (1774-1841). Mae papurau Myfi Williams yn cynnwys llyfrau nodiadau a ffeiliau o nodiadau ar hanes lleol; cyfansoddiadau a gyflwynwyd mewn gwahanol gystadlaethau eisteddfodol, 1958-1976; sgriptiau radio,1961-1967 etc. Ceir hefyd lythyrau a chardiau, c. 1961-1980, a anfonwyd at Gwilym a Myfi Williams = Papers of the Rev. William Williams and his wife Myfi Williams. They include the diaries of the Rev. William Williams, 1936-1944, 1971-1984; papers, 1937-1942, dating from his schooldays and college days; lecture notes; research notes on the history of Maengwyn chapel, Machynlleth, and the Methodist cause in Montgomeryshire; sermons etc.; and poems and stories written by Rev. William David Davies. There are also four notebooks including drafts, 1973, of an intended novel by Rev. William Williams on Rev. John Elias (1774-1841). The papers of Mrs Myfi Williams include notebooks and files of notes on local history; compositions submitted for various eisteddfod competitions, 1958-1976; radio scripts, 1961-1967 etc. There are also letters and cards. 1961-1908, addressed to Gwilym and Myfi Williams.

Mae'r gyfres yn cynnwys dyddiaduron sy'n rhoi manylion am weithgareddau beunyddiol, iechyd a theimladau'r awdur ynghyd â chyfeiriadau at fusnes Capeli Chatham Street, Hope Street a Canning Street a digwyddiadau cyfoes yn Lerpwl, Cymru a'r byd.

Mae'r fonds yn cynnwys casgliad o gyfrolau yn llaw y Parchedig William Owen Jones, 1861-1937, gweinidog eglwys Methodistiaid Calfinaidd, Chatham Street, ac wedi hynny Eglwys Rydd y Cymry, yn Lerpwl, gan gynnwys pregethau a nodiadau, anerchiadau, dyddiaduron a thoriadau o'r wasg.