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Letters, 1847-1873 and n.d., from Henry Griffiths of Brecon, Liverpool and Bowden, mainly relating to education in Wales and to the proposed Normal School at Brecon. One letter, 1854, contains adjudications in both Welsh and English by Griffiths on essays submitted for competition at an eisteddfod (see also a letter, 1854, relating to the adjudications), while another, 1862, to William Roberts, tutor at Brecon Independent College, relates to Griffiths's application for the Theological Chair at Carmarthen Presbyterian College.
Also included is a letter, 1889, from Samuel Job of Illinois; a letter, 1906, from Hugh Williams ('Hywel Cernyw') at Pontypridd; and a letter, 1928, from Caleb Lewis at Blaina, Monmouthshire. The last two letters relate to the Welsh periodicals of the time.

Research papers of the botanist Richard Henry Roberts, [1953]-[2002], a county recorder for the Botanical Society of the British Isles. The papers including field notes on plants in Anglesey, together with a copy of The flowering plant and ferns of Anglesey (Cardiff, 1982) by him and heavily annotated, and offprints of articles relating to his research.

Llyfr poced masnachol, 1849-1862, yn cynnwys cerddi gan, ac yn llaw, W. J. Roberts ('Caersallwg'), dilledydd, Caernarfon, ynghyd â nodiadau ganddo yn ymwneud â dirwest. = Commercial pocket book, 1849-1862, containing poems by, and in the hand of, W. J. Roberts ('Caersallwg'), draper, Caernarfon, together with notes by him relating to temperance.

Cerdd o'r enw 'Aelwyd lan a gwraig lon' gan 'Gwr Mwyn' [o Lanfair Caereinion?], anfonwyd i 'Mr W. P.', Pwllheli, Ionawr 1863. = A poem entitled 'Aelwyd lan a gwraig lon' by 'Gwr Mwyn' [of Llanfair Caereinion?], sent to 'Mr W. P.', Pwllheli, January 1863.

Papurau'n ymwneud â threfniadau Cyngres Canmlwyddiant Urdd y Graddedigion a gynhaliwyd yng Ngregynog, Mawrth 1994, gan gynnwys llythyr oddi wrth Telfryn [Pritchard], 1994, a'r ddarlith mewn teipysgrif.

Llungopïau o lythyr, 1879, oddi wrth J. a W. James at eu teulu yn Nhalybont. Ymfudodd y pâr o Bontrhydfendigaid i Wisconsin yn 1847, ynghyd â throsiad i'r Saesneg. = Photocopies of a letter from J. and W. James, 1879, to their family in Talybont. The couple emigrated from Pontrhydfendigaid to Wisconsin in 1847, together with an English translation.

A proposal, 1662, to establish a joint stock company for a fishery on the coast of Wales, together with a bill, 1730, concerning a cargo of French wine bound from Dublin to Chester. (Sir Richard Myddelton served as Collector and Surveyor of His Majesty's Customs from 1660 until 1686.)

A composite volume written after 1818 and containing sermons by, and in the hand of, the Reverend Christmas Evans, Baptist minister, of Llangefni, etc.

Cyclostyled radio scripts, including poetry readings, and talks, 1949-1967, by Vernon Watkins or relating to him and his work.

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.

A copy of the publication given to James Ifano Jones by its author William Williams, Keeper of Printed Books at the National Library of Wales, and annotated by the recipient who was a Welsh Librarian at Cardiff City Library.

A typescript, prepared for the press, of Iorwerth C. Peate's essay 'The Welsh House: a study in folk culture', published in Y Cymmrodor, 47 (1940).
The volume includes the title page, dedication and preface (ff. i-v), contents (f. vi), a list of illustrations (ff. vii-xxi; the illustrations are not included), the main text (ff. 1-254) and bibliography (ff. 255-275). There are some manuscript annotations and corrections, with a number of significant additions (ff. 11, 67, 154 verso, 163 verso, 179 and 249 verso). The printed version includes a few additional changes and an index. A revised edition was published in 1944.