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Transcripts by Robert Oliver Rees of poetical works by Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd').

Press cuttings of letters, reviews, poetry, etc. contributed to various newspapers by Evan Jones '(Ieuan Gwynedd'), together with obituary notices, appreciations, etc.

A poem entitled 'Dafydd' by 'Eiddilyn ap Eiddil'.

Transcripts by Robert Oliver Rees of poetry by Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd').

Poems by John Lewis, including hymns, 'Rhiangerdd Ellen Pugh', 1864, 'Bugeilgerdd Ellis Goch' and a 'Pryddest: Bunyan yng Ngharchar Bedford'; and a poem entitled 'Y Ddaeargryn' by J. W. Davies.

An exercise book containing transcripts of the poetical works of John Lewis.

A pocket book containing poems composed by John Lewis during the year 1866.

A collection of poems submitted for competition at 'eisteddfodau' by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy'), including 'Pryddest: Y Wasg, cynnygiedig i gystadleuaeth Harlech, Llun y Sulgwyn, 1877'; 'Pryddest: Y Nos' ('Eisteddfod Undebol Chwarelau Cwmorthin, Wrysgan, Rhosydd a'r Conglog, Ebrill 9 a 10, 1885'); 'Pryddest "Solomon yn cyssegru y Deml", un o Destynau Barddonol Eisteddfodol Gadeiriol Ffestiniog, y Sulgwyn, 1885'; 'Pryddest: Gwledd Belsassar' ('Eisteddfod Annibynwyr Ffestiniog Dydd Nadolig 1885'); and 'Pryddest y Diwedd [sic] Lewis Holland-Thomas, Yswain, Caerffynnon, Talsarnau, Cyfarfod llenyddol Eglwysi Llanfihangel y traethau &c. Chwefror 15, 1889'.

An exercise book containing miscellaneous transcripts, extracts, etc., including copies of two anonymous poems entitled 'Cerdd Newydd i atteb yr Ynfyd yn ôl ei Ynfydrwydd rhag iddo fod yn ddoeth yn ei olwg ei hun', and 'Cân o glod i offeiriadau ac eraill ou plaid am sefyll yn gadarn yn erbyn pregethwyr cyffredin sydd yn tramwy'r gwledydd, &c.'; seventy-four lines headed 'Pedair o Bleidiau yn cael eu dynodi: sef Dissenters, Methodistiaid, Wesleyaid, a'r Baptistiaid', being a variant version of a section of Thomas Edwards ['Twm o'r Nant']'s interlude Bannau y Byd . . . [( Treffynnon, 1808)]; a transcript of the said Thomas Edwards's poem Cân ar Berson Paris . . .[(Caerlleon, 1802)]; a transcript of the poem Thomas Edwards, yn gymmaint ac na allaf gyd fyned â chwi yn eich canu diweddaf â' r Offeiriadau, anturiais eich anrhegu a'r Gân ganlynol [(Caernarfon, 1802 )], written by W[illiam] Jones, Cefn Berain, Llanefydd [co. Denbigh] in reply to Cân ar Berson Paris; and extracts from Cylch-Grawn Cynmraeg neu Drysorfa Gwybodaeth, rhif. I-IV, 1793.

Miscellaneous poetry which appears to have been written for competition, including some in memory of 'Dick Nancy, torrwr beddau'.

An 'awdl' entitled 'Gobaith', written for the Caernarvon national eisteddfod, 1886.

Miscellaneous poetry mainly by Trebor Aled, many of which were submitted for competition at 'eisteddfodau'.

Poetry by Thomas Evans Griffith ('Beren') written for competition at 'eisteddfodau' at Llanberis, 1879, and Pwllheli, 1895; the manuscript of 'Caneuon y Plant'; a small volume of poetry written by him for use at temperance meetings, 1876, and essays on 'Caniadaeth y Cyssegr' and 'Y Beibl a diodydd meddwol'.

Drafts of an 'awdl', 'Y Drugareddfa', and a 'cywydd', 'Y Fesen', written by Thomas Evans Griffith ('Beren') for an 'eisteddfod' at Abergele, 1892.

A notebook containing transcripts, 1868, by the Reverend William Roberts, Abergele, of poetry from David Jones, Blodeu-gerdd Cymry... (3ed., Treffynnon, E. Carnes, 1823) and other verse, with extensive explanatory notes in Welsh by the transcriber.

Poems entitled 'Doethineb Duw', 'Yr Adgyfodiad', 'Adgyfodiad Crist', and 'Marwnad yr Arglwyddes Emma Pennant'.

An imperfect volume containing transcripts of miscellaneous Welsh and two English poems. The Welsh poems include free- metre verse by Henry Humphreys (Llansilin), John Williams (o Ddymbych), John Cain alias Siôn Ceiriog, Ellis Roberts (o Landdoged), Thomas Edwards ( o'r Nant), David Thomas ['Dafydd Ddu Eryri'] (o sir Gaernarfon), Jonathan Hughes (Pengwern, Llangollen), Walter Davies, Will[ia]m Jones (Llannerchrigog), Daniel Owens (Llannerchrigog), and Humphrey Jones; and 'englymon' by D[avid] Thomas ['Dafydd Ddu Eryri'] and Rob[er]t Williams ['Robert ap Gwilym Ddu'] (Bettws Fawr). The titles include 'Cerdd I annerch Mr. Edward Bennion, Meddyg a Physygwr', 'Pennill a wnaid i Rich[ar]d Midllton Iengaf o Gastell y Wain dyfod i Dref Dinbech, Medi 9, 1776', and 'Cerdd o fawl I Gwn Hela Perchedig Esqr. Mytton o'r Garth'. There is a table of contents at the beginning of the volume (p. i), and this indicates that the 'englynion' by David Thomas and Robert Williams are later insertions.

An imperfect volume containing transcripts in various hands of Welsh poems in free metres ('cerddi', 'carolau', etc.) and a few 'englynion'. The free-metre verse includes poems (some incomplete) by ? Arthur Jones, Tho[ma]s Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant'), John Rhees, Huw Jones (Llangwn) (sic), Walter Davies [?'Gwallter Mechain'], Daniel Jones (o Rywabon), Rob[er]t Evans (Myvod), ?Humphrey Jones (o Benybont, Llanychy[m] rys), John Gryffudd y Masiwn, and Jonathan Huges (sic). The titles include 'Cerdd o hanes un Ambros Gwinet . . .', 'Cerdd . . . I ofyn côt Dros Robert Moris o Blwy Llansilin gan Mr. Sam[ue]l Deverox o Barc Llwydiarth', 'Cerdd . . . i ofun Clos Gan Ddavudd Richerts o Bentre Beirth Dros Ddavudd Jones o Llanvechen', and 'Cerdd o Ganmoliaeth i Walter Davies o Lanvechen am garol Plygen a wnaeth . . . 1787 . . . a ddadcaned gan Humphrey Jones o Benybont, Llanychy[m]rys, ddydd Nadolig mewn Tair o Eglwyswydd'.

An album containing pasted-in cuttings from newspapers and journals and other miscellaneous material by, or relating to, R. J. Derfel, 1855-1904, including manuscript and printed poetry; letters and cards to R. J. Derfel, including a letter, n.d., from Eliseus Williams ('Eifion Wyn'); and programmes and leaflets.

A collection of autograph original poems and translations by Nathan Dyfed, with press cuttings of poems, mainly of Glamorgan interest, by him and by other authors.