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A letter, 13 August 1987, from Kyffin Williams, Pwllfanogl, Llanfairpwll, to John Harry Fisher Evans, Cardiff, illustrated with a self-portrait sketch in ink of the artist holding a shotgun. Williams discusses his ability with a shotgun and the recent award of a life peerage to his friend Nicholas Edwards (subsequently Baron Crickhowell).

Two letters, 19 April 1981 and 21 May 1993, from the artist Kyffin Williams, Pwllfanogl, Llanfairpwll, to Elin [McGorran], who, as a student of Fine Art at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, in 1981 was writing a dissertation on Williams.
Williams refers to McGorran's recent visit to interview him for the dissertation (f. 32) and discusses the antagonism of some members of the Welsh art establishment towards him (f. 33). Williams includes a self-portrait sketch in ink, depicting himself on horseback 'on a sheep station … in the Australian Outback' (f. 33 verso).

Postcard, dated 1 May 1981, from Leopold Kohr, Salzburg, to Drs Ann and Glyn Rhys, Ystrad Meurig, Dyfed, concerning their invitation to a ceremony later that month to award Kohr with the 'Golden Ring' of the province of Salzburg.
Glyn Rhys refers to the award in his autobiography Were Those the Days? (Llandysul, 2003), pp. 178-179.

Two letters, 16-18 November 1953, from [the Rev.] S[ydney] B[owen] Williams, Vicar of St Martins, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, to Dr [Daniel] Jones, concerning arrangements for Dylan Thomas's funeral. Thomas died in New York on 9 November 1953 and would be buried in Laugharne on 24 November.

Three letters, 1917, to P[hilip] H[enry] Thomas, father of the poet Edward Thomas who was killed in the Battle of Arras on 9 April 1917. They comprise a letter of condolence, 16 April 1917, from Capt. N. G. Brett James, a fellow student of Thomas's at Lincoln College (f. 12); and letters from the authors Arthur L. Salmon, Bristol (f. 13), and D. L. Kelleher, Dublin (f. 14), both dated 29 October 1917 and both prompted by Philip Thomas's letter to The Nation the previous week defending his son's reputation (see The Nation, 22.3 (20 October 1917), p. 95, for Thomas's letter, which was in response to an unfavourable review of his son's The Tenth Muse (London, 1917) in The Nation, 22.2 (13 October 1917), pp. 73-74).

Llythyr, 6 Chwefror 1933, oddi wrth [Griffith Jones] (Elldeyrn), Nantglyn, Dinbych, at [Hugh Evans], awdur y llyfr Cwm Eithin (Lerpwl, 1931) yn tynnu ei sylw at ddau gamgymeriad ffeithiol yn y gyfrol. = A letter, 6 February 1933, from [Griffith Jones] (Elldeyrn), Nantglyn, Denbigh, to [Hugh Evans], author of the book Cwm Eithin (Liverpool, 1931), pointing out two factual errors in the volume.
Cydnabuwyd un o gywiriadau Elldeyrn gan Evans yn yr Atodiad i ail argraffiad Cwm Eithin (Lerpwl, 1933) (t. 222). = One of Elldeyrn's corrections is acknowledged by Evans in the Appendix to the second edition of Cwm Eithin (Liverpool, 1933) (p. 222).

Llythyr awyrbost, 28 Gorffennaf [19]53, oddi wrth y dringwr mynyddoedd Charles [Evans], yn Kathmandu, Nepal, at y Parch. Robert Evans, Derwen, yn rhoi adroddiad yn y fan a'r lle o fywyd bugeiliol y Sherpa brodorol ym mhentref Khumjung, Nepal. Evans oedd dirprwy arweinydd y cyrch ar Everest ym 1953, a arweiniwyd gan John Hunt; ysgrifennwyd y llythyr deufis ar ôl ymgais aflwyddiannus Evans a Tom Bourdillon i gyrraedd y copa ar 26 Mai 1953, tri diwrnod cyn esgyniad Tenzing a Hillary. = An air mail letter, 28 July [19]53, from the mountaineer Charles [Evans], in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the Rev. Robert Evans, Derwen, giving an eyewitness account of the pastoral life of native Sherpas in the village of Khumjung, Nepal. Evans was deputy leader of the 1953 British Everest expedition, led by John Hunt; the letter was written two months after Evans's unsuccessful attempt to reach the summit of Everest with Tom Bourdillon on 26 May 1953, three days before Tenzing and Hillary's ascent.

Llythyr, 23 Rhagfyr 1941, oddi wrth David Lloyd George, ar bapur ysgrifennu'r Weinyddiaeth Fwyd, at Richard Morris, yn diolch iddo am ei lythyr ac yn dymuno iddo wellhad i'w iechyd. = A letter, 23 December 1941, from David Lloyd George, on Ministry of Food headed notepaper, to Richard Morris, thanking him for his letter and wishing him improved health.

Llythyr, 19 Hydref 1886, oddi wrth [y Parch.] E[van] P[an] Jones, Mostyn, at Gweirydd [ap Rhys, sef Robert John Pryse] yn ymddiheuro am beidio â dychwelyd llyfr. Ysgrifennwyd y llythyr ar gefn dalen brintiedig yn hysbysebu Llawlyfr yr Anibynwyr am 1887. = A letter, 19 October 1886, from [the Rev.] E[van] P[an] Jones, Mostyn, to Gweirydd [ap Rhys, i.e. Robert John Pryse] apologising for failing to return a book. The letter is written on the back of a printed flyer advertising Llawlyfr yr Anibynwyr am 1887.

Llythyr, 24 Chwefror 1963, oddi wrth Emyr Llew[elyn] Jones, Llandysul, at ddisgyblion chweched dosbarth Ysgol Ardudwy, Harlech, yn eu mysg William H. Owen, i ddiolch am eu llythyr yn cefnogi ei safiad, ar ôl iddo danio ffrwydryn ar safle adeiladu argae Tryweryn ar y 10 Chwefror. Cafodd ei arestio yn fuan wedi'r digwyddiad, a'i ryddhau ar fechnïaeth ar y 21 Chwefror. = A letter, 24 February 1963, from Emyr Llew[elyn] Jones, Llandysul, to sixth-form students at Ysgol Ardudwy, Harlech, including William H. Owen, thanking them for their letter supporting his action in detonating an explosive device at the construction site of the Tryweryn dam on 10 February. He had been arrested soon after the incident but was released on bail on the 21 February.
Mae'r llythyr hefyd yn trafod safbwynt Plaid Cymru a Gwynfor Evans tuag ato, ac yn cymeradwyo'n llwyr eu penderfyniad i ymatal rhag ei gefnogi yn gyhoeddus. = The letter also discusses the stance of Plaid Cymru and Gwynfor Evans towards him and fully endorses their decision to refrain from supporting his actions publicly.

Llythyr, 18 Gorffennaf 1966, at William H. Owen oddi wrth y bardd Gerallt Lloyd Owen, yn trafod y syniad o ddechrau comic yn y Gymraeg i blant hŷn yn dwyn y teitl Yr Hebog. Bu'r ddau yn gyfeillion yn y Coleg Normal, Bangor, 1963-1966 (f. 71). = A letter, 18 July 1966, to William H. Owen from the poet Gerallt Lloyd Owen, discussing the idea of starting a comic in Welsh for older children entitled Yr Hebog. The two men were friends as students at the Normal College, Bangor, 1963-1966 (f. 71).
Ceir hefyd ffotograff o'r criw ffrindiau coleg a dynnwyd rhywbryd ar ôl i Gerallt ennill y gadair yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd 1965 (yn sefyll, o'r chwith i'r dde: William Henry Owen, Dyffryn Ardudwy, William Lloyd Davies, Melin-y-Wig, Trefor Bertram Owen, Llanberis, a Walter Glyn Davies, Amlwch; yn y canol, yn cael ei gario: Gerallt Lloyd Owen; yn eistedd: Edward Morris Jones, Llanuwchllyn) (f. 72). = Also included is a photograph of their circle of college friends, taken following Gerallt's victory in the chair competition at the 1965 Urdd National Eisteddfod (standing, left to right: William Henry Owen, Dyffryn Ardudwy, William Lloyd Davies, Melin-y-Wig, Trefor Bertram Owen, Llanberis, and Walter Glyn Davies, Amlwch; centre, carried aloft: Gerallt Lloyd Owen; sitting: Edward Morris Jones, Llanuwchllyn) (f. 72).

Llythyr, 10 Ebrill 1991, oddi wrth Gwynfor [Evans], Llanybydder, Dyfed, at Hywel [Teifi Edwards] yn cyflwyno anrheg o gyhoeddiad anhysbys gan Evans a ddisgrifir ganddo fel '[m]ath o bamffledyn politicaidd estynedig' (heb ei gynnwys gyda'r llythyr). = Letter, 10 April 1991, from Gwynfor [Evans], Llanybydder, Dyfed, to Hywel [Teifi Edwards] presenting him with a gift of an unspecified publication by Evans, described by him as 'an extended political pamphlet' (not included).

Llythyr teipiedig, 6 Mawrth 1941, oddi wrth Ifan ab Owen Edwards, Swyddfa'r Urdd, Aberystwyth, at Mr Thomas yn diolch iddo am ei lith ar gyfer Cymru'r Plant ac yn esbonio pam na ellir talu am gyfraniadau i'r cylchgrawn. = A typescript letter, 6 March 1941, from Ifan ab Owen Edwards, Swyddfa'r Urdd, Aberystwyth, to a Mr Thomas, thanking him for his article for Cymru’r Plant and explaining why it is not possible to pay for contributions to the magazine.

Llythyr teipysgrif, 15 Rhagfyr 1936, oddi wrth y Parch. Lewis Valentine, Llandudno, at Frank Morris, [Prince Rupert, British Columbia, gynt o Lansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, sir Ddinbych], yn diolch iddo am ei lythyr ac arian, ac yn cyfeirio at symud achos llys Valentine am losgi'r Ysgol Fomio i'r Old Bailey (f. 9); ynghyd a cherdyn Nadolig oddi wrth Valentine, [?1936] (f. 10). = A typescript letter, 15 December 1936, from the Rev. Lewis Valentine, Llandudno, to Frank Morris, [Prince Rupert, British Columbia, formerly of Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Denbighshire], thanking him for his letter and money, and referring to the removal of Valentine's trial for arson to the Old Bailey (f. 9); together with a Christmas card from Valentine, [?1936] (f. 10).

Copi carbon o lythyr teipysgrif, 17 Chwefror 1971, oddi wrth Yr Athro Melville Richards, [Coleg Prifysgol Gogledd Cymru, Bangor], at E. T. Jones, Clerc Cyngor Dosbarth Gwledig y Fali, [sir Fôn], yn ymateb i ymholiad ganddo ynglŷn â tharddiad yr enw 'Valley'. = A carbon copy typescript letter, 17 February 1971, from Prof. Melville Richards, [University College of North Wales, Bangor], to E. T. Jones, Clerk of Valley Rural District Council, [Anglesey], in response to his enquiry concerning the origin of the name 'Valley'.

Llythyr, 30 Ionawr 1969, yn llaw'r awdur Llydewig Pêr Denez (wedi ei llofnodi 'Fel Arfer') at Gerald Morgan ('Gerallt'), ynglŷn â thriniaeth egr dros hanner cant o ddynion a gwragedd Llydewig a gawsant eu harestio, carcharu a'u holi o dan amheuaeth o gymryd rhan yng ngweithgareddau'r Front de Libération de la Bretagne (FLB). = A letter, 30 January 1969, in the hand of the Breton writer Pêr Denez (signed 'Fel Arfer') to Gerald Morgan ('Gerallt') concerning the harsh treatment of over fifty Breton men and women recently arrested, incarcerated and interrogated on suspicion of involvement in the activities of the Front de Libération de la Bretagne (Breton Liberation Front; FLB).

Llythyr, 29 Tachwedd 1975, oddi wrth y bardd R. S. Thomas, Aberdaron, at Helen Thomas, disgybl ysgol yng Ngresffordd (f. 84). Mae’n trafod anghenion beirdd ifanc wrth ddatblygu arddull ac yn rhoi ei farn ar newyddiadurwyr, mewn ymateb i erthygl amdano yn y wasg, o bosib 'The Enigma of Aberdaron' gan Byron Rogers (Daily Telegraph Magazine, 7 Tachwedd 1975, tt. 25-26, 28-29). = A letter, 29 November 1975, from the poet R. S. Thomas, Aberdaron, to Helen Thomas, a school pupil from Gresford (f. 84). He comments on the needs of young poets learning their craft and gives his opinion on journalists, in response to an article on him in the press, possibly Byron Rogers's 'The Enigma of Aberdaron' (Daily Telegraph Magazine, 7 November 1975, pp. 25-26, 28-29).
Ceir hefyd gyfieithiad Saesneg o'r llythyr, mewn llaw anhysbys (f. 85), ac amlen hunan-gyfeiriedig a yrrwyd gan Helen Thomas gyda'i llythyr gwreiddiol (f. 84a). = Also included is an English translation of the letter, in an unknown hand (f. 85), and a self-addressed envelope presumably sent by Helen Thomas with her original letter (f. 84a).

Llythyr, 22 Awst [1976x1979], oddi wrth Rachel Bromwich, Bethesda, at Mr [David] Jenkins, [Penrhyn-coch, sir Aberteifi], yn trafod rhai lleoliadau yng ngogledd sir Aberteifi ac iddynt gysylltiad â Dafydd ap Gwilym, yn arbennig 'Melin y Prior' a 'Bwlch y Maen'. Aeth Jenkins a Bromwich ar daith tywys o amgylch yr ardal wythnos ynghynt; ganed Dafydd ap Gwilym, mae'n debyg, ym Mrogynin, Penrhyn-coch. = A letter, 22 August [1976x1979], from Rachel Bromwich, Bethesda, to Mr [David] Jenkins, [Penrhyn-coch, Cardiganshire], discussing certain places in northern Cardiganshire associated with the poet Dafydd ap Gwilym, in particular 'Melin y Prior' and 'Bwlch y Maen'. Jenkins had given Bromwich a tour of the area the previous week; Brogynin in Penrhyn-coch was Dafydd ap Gwilym's probable birthplace.

Llythyr, 14 Mawrth 1957, oddi wrth [yr Athro] Thomas Jones, Adran y Gymraeg, Coleg Prifysgol Cymru, Aberystwyth, at [Thomas Emyr] Pritchard (1927?-2018), athro'r Gymraeg yn Ysgol Botwnnog, sir Gaernarfon (ac yn ddiweddarach yn athro ar y bardd Alan Llwyd), yn trafod rheolau gramadegol. = A letter, 14 March 1957, from [Professor] Thomas Jones, Department of Welsh, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, to [Thomas Emyr] Pritchard (1927?-2018), Welsh master at Ysgol Botwnnog, Caernarvonshire (and subsequently teacher to the poet Alan Llwyd), discussing Welsh grammar.

A collection of miscellaneous letters and papers, 1645-[1993x1999], purchased or received by donation from various sources by the National Library of Wales during the period April 2013-November 2020 and boxed as one volume.