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Papers of and acquired by John Thomas Evans and his brother A. W. Wade-Evans 1590-1964, largely antiquarian in interest, comprising transcripts, mostly by J. T. Evans, of church records, 1902-1932, including parish registers for Haverfordwest, St Nicholas, Grandston, Llanwnda, Llanychlwydog and Llanllawer, Newport, Llanstinan, Fishguard, Nevern, Meline, and Dinas (St Brynach's), all of Pembrokeshire, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire and Rockingham, Northamptonshire; monumental inscriptions from Llanwnda and Newport churchyard, Manorowen and Fishguard, Pembrokeshire and Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire; and notebooks of some eminent Welshmen; printed articles and cuttings, [1901]-[1964]; drawings, [1898x1909]; rubbings of armorials from Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire altar vessels; correspondence, 1891-1940, addressed to J. T. Evans, A. W. Wade-Evans and various members of the Evans family, including a group of letters sent from Thomas Henry Evans when he was in South Africa; documents, articles and letters, 1766-1939, relating to various aspects of the interests and life of J. T. Evans in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire; historical and antiquarian material and notes, 1904-1938; miscellaneous collected printed material, manuscripts and deeds, 1579-[1928]; personal documents of J. T. Evans and A. W. Wade-Evans, such as licences and certificates, 1895-1964; together with some papers of their brother Thomas Henry Evans, including A copy of Y Llyfr Grôt a book written by T. H. Evans, of his experiences as a mining engineer in the Yukon district, Alaska, 1914; essays by and copied by T. H. Evans, [1859x1920]; and letters, [1859x1920].

Counter books, 1914-1926 (with gaps) of Mrs. A. Richard Thomas, Carnarvon, tithe agent and collector for the parishes of Aberdaron, Bettws Garmon, Bottwnog, Clynnog, Criccieth, Dolbenmaen, Edeyrn, Llanaelhaiarn, Llanbeblig, Llanberis, Llanddeiniolen, Llandwrog, Llanengan, Llanfaelrhys, Llanfaglan, Llanfihangel[-y-Pennant], Llanllyfni, Llanor, Llanrug, Llanwnda, Meillteyrn, Penmorfa, and Treflys, co. Caernarvon, and Cerrigceinwen, Llanddygfael, Llanfechell, Llangaffo, Llangeinwen, Llangristiolus, and Newborough, co. Anglesey.

A bound attested copy of the apportionment of rent charge payable in lieu of tithes in the parish of Sputty Ystwyth, co. Cardigan, as confirmed by the Tithe Commissioners in 1848, prefaced by copies of an agreement and award made prior to the apportionment and confirmed by the Commissioners in 1842 and 1848 respectively.

A bound attested copy of the apportionment of rent charge payable in lieu of tithes in the parish of Gwnnws, co. Cardigan, as confirmed by the Tithe Commissioners in 1847, prefaced by a copy of the award made prior to the apportionment and confirmed by the Commissioners in 1844.

An account of tithes of Efenechtyd, 1799; miscellaneous personal and household accounts, 1801-1805; sermons preached at Efenechtyd and Llangynhafal, 1815-1828.

The author's manuscript of the article, by Timothy Lewis (1877-1958), entitled 'The Evolution of the Welsh Home', printed in Aberystwyth Studies, Vol. IV, 1922.

An 'incomplete history' by the donor Nicholas C. Jenkins, 2007, into the history of Thomas Town Brickworks, Merthyr Tydfil. The first section of the work was published in the Merthyr historian, vol. 19 (2008), and the second section includes reproductions of Merthyr Brick and Tile Company Limited company records which are held by the National Archives, Kew.

Four volumes containing an account of Anglesey, its history and place names compiled by Thomas Pritchard (''Rhen Graswr Elaeth') (Amlwch, 1907).

A glossary of the Welsh of Glamorgan compiled by Thomas Morgan (1850-1939), Baptist minister at Skewen.

A bibliography compiled by T[homas] Hevin Williams in 1931 for a study of Merioneth place-names.

Miscellaneous family and business papers, including records relating to the County Press, Llandeilo, 1916-1931, records of the Llandeilo Public and Literary Institute, 1916-1944; Brecknockshire diaries, 1777-1887; and deeds and other papers of William Jones relating to properties in Borth, Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn, Cardiganshire, 1872-1940.

Sermons written in 1823 by Thomas Clement, Bryngroesfach, Llanelly.

The second of two volumes of manuscripts called Genealogical notes relating to the ancestry of the people called Quakers in Wales and Early meetings of the people called the Quakers in North Wales, Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire, by Thomas Allen Glenn, 1920.

The first of two volumes of manuscripts called Genealogical notes relating to the ancestry of the people called Quakers in Wales and Early meetings of the people called the Quakers in North Wales, Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire, by Thomas Allen Glenn, 1920.

The first of two volumes of copies of inscriptions on tombstones in Newmarket Church, Flintshire, with notes on the history of the parish transcribed from manuscript sources by Thomas Allen Glenn.

The second of two volumes of copies of inscriptions on tombstones in Newmarket Church, Flintshire, with notes on the history of the parish transcribed from manuscript sources by Thomas Allen Glenn.

A volume containing an early manuscript draft, [c. 1932], by Margiad Evans of her second novel, The Wooden Doctor (Oxford, 1933), here entitled 'A Divine Image', and containing material not included in the published text. The volume was originally in the possession of the geologist and palaeontologist Robert Etheridge and contains notes by him, 1854, on lead mining in Cardiganshire (ff. 242 verso-244).

A copy of a typescript work compiled by Grace Childs entitled 'Water in the Community. The Wells of Burton Parish, Pembrokeshire', including photographs and a map showing the location of each well.

A typescript copy, 1940, of 'The Tribal System in Wales Examined' by Timothy Lewis (1877-1958), a version of which was published as 'The Tribal System in Wales' in the Economic History Review, second series, 6 (1954), 297-304, and also 'Seebohm's Tribal System of Wales' in ibid., second series, 9 (1956), 16-33.

A film script produced by Douglas Simpson, Colliery Manager, 1951.