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Papers relating to the Liberal Party of Wales, 1961-1962, mainly pertaining to appointing a national organiser for the Party.

A copy of the National Archives's file, HO 144/22915, relating to the growth of the Welsh National Movement in Wales and how to use the royal family in order to try to impede this, 1939-1941.

Papers relating to temperance, including a circular letter from Aubrey C. Davey, Education Secretary, South Wales Temperance Union, inviting speakers to lecture on the increasing consumption of alcohol; a list of the successful candidates of the temperance knowledge exam at Port Talbot Temperance and Band of Hope Union, 1926, together with a one-act play entitled 'Hit and Run' by K. D. Evans.

Papers relating to the 1961 and 1968 Sunday opening referenda, including correspondence, 1958-1969, between Alwyn Thomas and politicians and various temperance-related organizations; copies of Alliance News, pamphlets and other printed matter, 1960-1968; posters, 1961-[1968]; press cuttings, 1961-[1968]; financial records, 1969; and other miscellaneous papers, 1961. A further donation was received August 2014. These papers remail uncatalogued.

Records of the National Savings Movement in Wales, 1919-1978, including the following : files containing minutes, correspondence and memoranda of local savings committees in Wales, 1942-78; minute books of local savings committees in Wales, 1938-78; reports of proceedings of annual conferences, National Savings committees, National Savings assemblies, and commissioners' reports for North and South Wales, 1919-77; correspondence and memoranda relating to the Wales Publicity Committee, 1948-77; files relating to special campaigns and anniversaries, 1940-77; files of accounts closed or dissolved, 1966-76; files of press cuttings relating to the movement, 1946-76; miscellaneous items, 1924-77, comprising mainly copies of the journal Savings, 1924-39, the movement's News Letter, 1945-76, and the Weekly Campaign Circular, 1943-8.

Printed items on a wide range of subjects and issues many of them concerning educational matters, the National Library of Wales and the Calvinistic Methodist denomination.

Papers relating to the work of E. D. Jones as Chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund, comprising correspondence, 1961-1979; articles of association of the Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund Ltd, 1964; annual reports and accounts, 1965-6, 1971-2; notes on multiple sclerosis, [1961x1979]; and publicity material, newspaper cuttings and other printed material, [1961x1979].

A typescript work, The Monastic Houses of Wales and the Border by Robert Richards (1884-1954), MP for Wrexham, with autograph additions and corrections. For background material to this work see typescript schedule of Robert Richards Papers in NLW.

A typescript work, The Monastic Houses of Wales and the Border by Robert Richards (1884-1954), MP for Wrexham, with autograph additions and corrections. For background material to this work see typescript schedule of Robert Richards Papers in NLW.

A miscellaneous collection of tunes by E[dward] Stephen (Tanymarian) and others, copied by D. Emlyn Evans in 1870, and an unaccompanied part song, 'O, na bae', by D. Emlyn Evans.

Miscellaneous papers of Thomas Darlington, one of his Majesty's Inspectors of Schools in Wales, including essays and articles, drafts of speeches and addresses, letters from Ellis Edwards, Tom Ellis, Beriah Gwynfe Evans, D. Silvan Evans, David Howell (Llawdden), J. Puleston Jones, Sir John Rhys, A. Neobard Palmer, and Hugh Williams, and press cuttings.

Letters, 1896, from John D. Evans, Talley, Llandilo to Thomas Levi and from E. Wynne Parry, Bala and Richard Jones, Oswestry to Owen Jones relating to Welsh hymns and hymn-writers; transcripts of hymns by Morgan Rhys and William Williams, Pantycelyn and of a portion of Daniel Williams: Gwagedd Mebyd a Ieuengctid ... At yr hyn y chwanegir, Catechism i rai ieuaingc (Llundain, 1739); etc.

Papers, 1976-1996, of political interest, including copies of speeches of various politicians, 1976-1996; miscellaneous papers, 1981-1994, including interview notes, drafts of newspaper articles, television news scripts, notes from Rhodri Morgan MP and Sir Bernard Braine MP; press releases, 1982-1995; miscellaneous papers, [c. 1980]-1992, concerning Welsh matters, including the Welsh language, Welsh language broadcasting, parliamentary constituency boundaries in Gwent, the Welsh Office, road tolls, the National Museum of Wales, the distribution of a political newspaper, Y Glorian, in Rhondda schools, devolution, Labour Party Young Socialists; printed parliamentary debates, 1977-1994; House of Commons reports, 1986-1992; and miscellaneous printed material, 1993-1995. Additional Papers of political interest, from the late 1980s to 2007, accumulated by the donor as Lobby Correspondent for the Community News Service, at the House of Commons. This additional group remains uncatalogued.

Llyfr nodiadau, [18 gan., canol], yn cynnwys meddyginiaethau a ryseitiau meddyginiaethol, ynghyd â detholiadau a nodiadau yn bennaf yn ymwneud â phynciau meddygol, iechyd a gwyddoniaeth. Ymddengys fel pe bai'r awdur wedi nodi darganfyddiadau meddygol a wnaed ganddo ef ei hun ar ff. 66 verso-7. = A notebook, [mid-19 cent.], containing remedies and medical recipes, together with notes and extracts mainly on medical topics, general health and science. It appears that the author has noted his own medical discoveries on ff. 66 verso-7.

Two volumes containing reports, correspondence, statistics, replies to questionnaires, etc., all relating to public health, infectious diseases, sanitation, housing, etc., accumulated or written by Morgan James Rees when he was medical officer of health in Aberdare and afterwards in the employ of the Local Government Board. They relate to Aberdare, Caernarvon, St Dogmaels Rural District Council and Swansea, also to certain districts in England.

Records, 1927-1963, of the White House charity, Folkestone, Ty Gwyn Charity Convalescent Home, Llwyngwril, and Boverton Girls' Camp and Hafod Rest Home, Llantwit Major, including account books, financial statements, deeds, visitors books, admission and attendance registers, minute books, a medical log book, superintendents' reports, letters, and other associated papers.

The series comprises correspondence, 1970-1999, relating to financial assistance along with programmes, rules and regulations, constitutions and newsletters, 1966-1999, originating with individual male choirs.

The series comprises local election leaflets, 1946-1947, c.1950-1992, (with gaps, mainly 1960s and 1970s), relating to Communist Party candidates in South Wales. Files WE 5/3-22 also include election results, and papers relating to the arrangements of the campaigns.

Llythyr ar gyfer y wasg, 4 Mawrth 1905, oddi wrth Evan Roberts y Diwygiwr, Godrecoed, Castellnedd, yn esbonio'r rheswm am ei 'Saith Niwrnod o Ddistawrwydd' diweddar (f. 24). = A letter, 4 March 1905, intended for publication, from Evan Roberts the Revivalist, at Godrecoed, Neath, in which he explains his recent 'Seven days of silence' (f. 24).
Amgaeir llungopi o doriad o'r South Wales Daily News, 6 Mawrth 1905, t. 6, yn cynnwys adysgrif o'r llythyr gyda chyfieithiad Saesneg (f. 25); cyhoeddwyd ffacsimili o'r llythyr yn yr erthygl gwreiddiol. = Included is a photocopy of a cutting from the South Wales Daily News, 6 March 1905, p. 6, containing a transcript of the letter together with an English translation (f. 25); the original article also included a facsimile of the letter.