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Papers of and acquired by R. Bryn Williams, mainly relating to the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, including a diary of Joseph Seth Jones, one of the first wave of emigrants on the Mimosa to Patagonia, 1865, and correspondence, 1865-1868; correspondence of his brother, Robert Charles Jones, 1867-1877; copy records of the Welsh courts in Y Wladfa, 1872-1881; letters and minute books relating to Vrondeg Baptist Chapel, 1875-1887, Gaiman, 1877-1891, Eglwys Llanddewi, 1891, Eglwys Bryn Gwyn and Cyfarfod Misol Y Wladfa (Calvinistic Methodists), 1881-1955; papers relating to the Centenary Celebrations of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, 1952-1962; letters from the founders of the Welsh colony, 1866, and from others who had experienced life there; letters to R. Bryn Williams from Patagonia and from Wales relating to Patagonia, [c. 1941-1961]; research notes and manuscripts of books and radio plays by R. Bryn Williams, 1942-1962; miscellaneous records relating to Wales and elsewhere collected by Williams, 1865-1962; papers relating to John S. Williams, 1901-1962; papers and press cuttings on the history, culture and industry of Patagonia, 1869-1962; and typescripts of published and unpublished works, lectures, scripts, etc.

Llungopïau gan gynnwys erthygl 'Mynwent Rawson' gan R. J. Berwyn (1863-1917) ar gyfer Y Drafod; tystysgrif geni, 1912,yn Sbaeneg, y plentyn cyntaf a anwyd yn y Wladfa yn 1865 yn dwyn llofnod 'RJB'; a dau lythyr, 1912 a heb ddyddiad, oddi wrth R. J. Berwyn at aelodau o'i deulu. / Photocopies including an article 'Mynwent Rawson' by R. J. Berwyn (1863-1917) for Y Drafod; a birth certificate, 1912, in Spanish, of the first child born in the Welsh Colony, Patagonia, 1865, bearing the signature of 'RJB'; and two letters, 1912 and undated, from R. J. Berwyn to members of his family.

A volume containing photocopies of press articles from Patagonian newspapers, on the life and career of Germán 'Loly' Roberts, an athlete of Welsh descent.

A copy of William Iain Stevenson's MA thesis, 'The role of symbol and myth in the Welsh settlement of Patagonia, 1865-1911' (Simon Fraser University, Canada, 1974).

A copy of Maria Teresa Agozzino's Senior Honours thesis 'Transplanted Traditions: An Assessment and Analysis of Welsh Folklore in Patagonia' (University of California, Berkeley, 1999).

Llungopïau o 'Ychydig am y Wladfa Gymreig yn Patagonia' sef hanes [?Edward Cox] a aeth i'r Wladfa yn 1886 yn bedair ar ddeg mlwydd oed ar y llong 'Mozart' o Lerpwl gyda'i chwaer hŷn. Yr oedd Llwyd ap Iwan ymhlith ei gyd-deithwyr. Dychwelodd i Gymru yn 1896. Disgrifir y daith yno ac yn ôl yn fanwl, ar ffurf dyddiadur weithiau. Adroddir am y brodorion, byd natur a'i waith yn cneifio miloedd o ddefaid. Cyhoeddwyd y gwaith yn Yr Arwydd, papur bro gogledd-ddwyrain Sir Fôn, Mawrth, Mai, Gorffennaf, Medi a Hydref 1995