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A volume of letters, 1857-1859, from Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd') and Mary, his wife, to their son James at the Reverend John Jenkins's school, Abbey Square, Chester; with one letter by James E. Thomas, 1853; a draft statement on a plan for Clynnog school, and 'Eben Fardd's diary, 23 April- 28 May 1855, relating to the fatal illness of his daughter, Catherine.

Holograph manuscript of an address by W. J. Parry on 'Egwyddorion Llwyddiant Llafur', 1908.

Letters, circa 1865, from Foulk Evans to his wife, a letter from Daniel Evans, Penrhyndeudraeth, 1866, relating to Foulk Evans; reminiscences by Robert Williams, Wernddu; notes of a sermon preached by Foulk Evans at Dolgelley, 1842; certificate of the baptism of Foulk Evans, 10 February 1783; and notes of funeral addresses.

Poems and letters by Owen Wynne Jones ('Glasynys'), consisting of an exercise book containing holograph poems composed between 1849 and 1852, with transcripts of poems by Ellis Roberts ('Elis Wynn o Wyrfai') and John Jones ('Talhaiarn'); 'Rhiangerdd Myfanwy Fychan', 'Llywelyn a'i Gi', and a fragment of 'Llyn y Morwynion'; and three letters to W. J. Roberts ('Caersallwg') and Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd'), 1851-1864.

Two exercise books, one containing transcripts by Hannah Morris of three poems ('Yr Ardd', 1893, 'Yr Anturiaethwr', 1891, and 'Y Diluw', 1891) by her brother William Roberts ('Gwilym Berwyn'), and a covering letter relating to the same, the other containing a lyric ('Meinir Meredydd') by 'Meinwen Cennin', Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Material (text, vocabulary, and notes) collected by Tom Matthews for a second volume of 'Gwaith Iolo Goch' in continuation of Gwaith Iolo Goch printed in 'Cyfres y Fil', Llanuwchllyn, 1915.

A holograph draft of part of [William Thomas] ('Islwyn')'s 'Y Storm', and some proof sheets of Gwaith Islwyn (Llanuwchllyn, 1903), the foreword to which was written by O. M. Edwards.

A notebook containing 'Cerddi' by John Jones, 1772-1775, Owen Griffith, and Ellis Roberts, and accounts relating to the raising of slates at Gloddfa bach.

A collection of the poems of John Thomas, Pentrefoelas, with an introduction by E. L. Roberts, Saltney Ferry, 1909.

A volume of press cuttings of poems by John Davies ('Ossian Gwent').

A bundle of notebooks containing poems by John Davies ('Ossian Gwent').

Two exercise books, one containing a poem on the year 1881 by Owen T. Davies ('Owain Machno'), a covering letter and photograph of the author, and the other an 'awdl' on Owain Glyndwr by 'Blagur y Gwyngyll', 1895.

Two notebooks containing poems by Rhys J. Huws, including 'Pryddest: Sancteiddrwydd', 1896.

An exercise book containing poems by William Cynwal Jones, Utica; press cuttings from Y Drych, 1904, containing a short biography and adjudication of memorial verses to W. C. Jones; and a covering letter by Moses Jones, Bala, 1909.

An essay by P. A. Griffiths, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on the story of King Arthur.

Notes and schemes of lectures on prehistory, Edinburgh, London, and the Barmouth district, 1898-1899.

A notebook containing a record of places at which John Hughes, Pontrobert preached various sermons, and a transcript of a letter by Ann Griffiths.

Notebooks containing draft schemes of lectures on Welsh history for literary meetings in Merioneth, e.g. at Llanegryn and Talsarnau, 1897, and draft correspondence relating to the same.

Notes on the history of the beginning of the Sunday School in Llanaber and Barmouth; and suggestions for improvements of the scenery in the Barmouth district; and a paper on 'The intent of Scripture'.

'Llawlyfr Byr-Fywgraffol a Byr-Feirniadol o'r Beirdd Cymreig a'u Barddoniaeth o William Lleyn (1560 O.C.) hyd at Gwilym Hiraethog', - a concise biographical and critical handbook on Welsh poets from William Lleyn to William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog') written for the Chicago Eisteddfod, 1893, by 'Ap Tudur'.