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A letter, [Summer of 1923 or 1924], signed 'Tristan', from D. James Jones (Gwenallt), Aberystwyth, to Esyllt Jones (later Mrs Esyllt Clarke, New Zealand), concerning personal matters and describing his day-to-day life in Aberystwyth during the Summer (ff. 190-191).
Also included is an explanatory letter, 24 November 1977, from the donor (ff. 192-193).

Three autograph letters from Ernest Rhys, two, dated 1905 and 1911, addressed to the magazine editor Clement Shorter (ff. 194-197), and one, dated 19 November 1930, addressed to Sir E. Vincent Evans, signed 'Rhys Goch' and enclosing a book (f. 198).
The letters contain references to the publication of Rhys' Lays of the Round Table (London, 1905) (ff. 194-195) and to W. B. Yeats (ff. 196-197).

A letter, 1866, from the pacifist Henry Richard ('Apostle of Peace') to the Rev. Roger Edwards, Mold, editor of Y Drysorfa (ff. 23-24); and a letter in Welsh, 1886, from the novelist Daniel Owen, probably addressed to the Rev. Ellis Edwards, Bala, concerning obituaries of the latter's father, the Rev. Roger Edwards (f. 25).

A letter, 16 August 1815, from Dr Abraham Rees, nonconformist minister and cyclopaedist, to the engraver Wilson Lowry concerning the latter's visit to Swansea (ff. 26-27); together with an engraving, 1825, by James Thomson of a portrait of Rees (ff. 28).

A manuscript copy, dated 1 January 1895, of 'Y Llong Losg', a Welsh translation by Lewis William Lewis (Llew Llwyfo) of the poem 'The Ship on Fire' by Henry Russell. It was written for, and given to, Miss Anne Mary Williams, Tyddyn Rhyddallt, Llanrug, as a New Year gift.

Two letters addressed to the novelist Berta Ruck, from Rose Macaulay, 10 April 1928 (f. 31), and Mary Renault, 25 May 1940 (f. 32), both discussing personal and literary matters.

A letter, dated 20 July 1763, from S[amuel] Garbet, Worcester, son of the topographer Samuel Garbet, and formerly curate of Wem, Shropshire, to a female cousin in Wales.

A mock probate inventory, [late 18 cent.], of the goods of 'Morgan ap Raynard Maddock of Glamorgan' (ff. 36-37); and satirical verses in Welsh on the followers of Howel Harris (f. 37 verso).

Four letters and a card, 1969-1971, from the artist and writer Brenda Chamberlain to Meic Stephens, mainly concerning her contribution to his book, Artists in Wales (Llandysul, 1971) (ff. 38, 40-43), together with one letter from Chamberlain, 1970, addressed to Elan Closs Roberts, relating to the Welsh Arts Council's 'Dial-a-poem' project (f. 39).

A postcard and an incomplete letter, 1957, from the novelist Naomi Gwladys Royde-Smith to her sister Maud Royde-Smith, containing mainly personal news.

A letter, 9 August 1989, from the poet Raymond Garlick to manuscript collector Colin Huggett (f. 44), enclosing photocopies and original drafts of four published poems.
These comprise photocopies of worksheets of 'Miss Puw' and 'Emma von M. von N.', [?1974] (ff. 45-46), emended typescripts of 'Auguries of Guilt', 1968-1987 (ff. 47-48), and the emended manuscript and typescript of 'The Truth about Troy', 1989 (ff. 49-51). The letter includes comments on the poems and a description of his working methods.

An elegy, [1835] (watermark 1833), on Lieut. William Wynne Jones of the Third Native Infantry, who died at Nasirabad, India, on 11 September 1835, composed by his cousin, John Vaughan Lloyd, vicar of Hope, Flintshire.

A letter, 5 September 1947, from Kate Roberts to Saunders Lewis (ff. 54-55), together with his reply, 9 September 1947 (f. 56, end lacking), concerning her forthcoming radio interview with him to discuss her writing technique.
The discussion was transmitted on the Welsh Home Service of the BBC on 15 October 1947 and a transcript was subsequently published in Crefft y Stori Fer, ed. by Saunders Lewis (Llandysul, 1949). The letters are published in Dafydd Ifans, 'Annwyl Kate, Annwyl Saunders - Atodiad', National Library of Wales Journal, 29 (1995-96), 341-345.

A letter, 17 October 1965, from the composer Grace Williams to John Moody, Director of Productions, Welsh National Opera, concerning the staging of her opera The Parlour (ff. 57-58), together with a carbon copy of his reply, dated 27 October 1965 (f. 59).

Eight typescript poems, [1970]-[1972], by R. S. Thomas, published in Poetry Wales, 6.1 (Summer 1970), 37-38, and ibid. 7.4 (Spring 1972), 9-14.
The poems are 'Vocation', [1970], 'Alma Mater', 'Dimensions', 'No', 'God's Story', 'The Hand', 'Ann Griffith' and 'Amen', [1972]. However, 'Saunders Lewis', also published in the Spring 1972 number, is not present.

Five letters, 1937-1939, four typescript (ff. 60-63) and one manuscript (f. 64), from the poet W. H. Davies, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, to his half-sister Alice, in Newport, Monmouthshire, concerning personal and family news.

A letter, dated 3 May 1972, from John Roberts, National Eisteddfod organiser (f. 68), and a Plaid Cymru circular letter, 7 June 1972 (f. 69), both addressed to Kate Roberts, and with notes on the verso of each folio in her hand relating to the early history of Calvinistic Methodism in Caernarvonshire, in particular Clynnog and Rhostryfan.
The notes appear to be taken mainly from W. Hobley, Hanes Methodistiaeth Arfon: [Vol. 1] Dosbarth Clynnog (Caernarfon, 1910).

A letter, [1943], from the artist Frances Richards addessed to hitherto unidentified friends ('Nell & Alfred'), discussing the recent work of both herself and her husband, Ceri Richards.

A letter, 6 October 1913, addressed to Tom Hughes Jones from H. Lloyd Jones (ff. 75-77, English), together with a letter, 13 January 1917, to the same recipient from Ambrose Bebb, describing the latter's recent experiences as a conscientious objector before a Military Service Tribunal (ff. 72-74, Welsh).
In pencil in another hand (ff. 76 verso, 77) are various texts, including excerpts of poetry by Joaquin Miller and George Meredith, together with Alfred Russel Wallace's postal address.

Seven letters, 1935-1949, from T. H. Parry-Williams to E. Tegla Davies, concerning literary and personal matters.
They include discussions in January 1938 of Tegla's contribution to Ystorïau Heddiw, ed. by T. H. Parry-Williams ([Aberystwyth], 1938) (ff. 81-82), and on 8 April 1943 of their adjudication of the National Eisteddfod Prose Medal (ff. 83-84).