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A copy made in 1841 by Sarah Paley, nee Apthorp, from 'a very old roll ... in the possession of Mrs Elizabeth Apthorp of Cambridge' of the pedigree of the Apthorp family 'From Mr Barton's Rowle Herald that took it in the Visitation made in Wales 1554'. Begins with Rees ap Meredith, beheaded in 1289. Thirty-six painted coats of arms. Additions from 'Thomas Apthorp's roll 1797' and added notes on Apthorp genealogy in XVIII cent. with reference to East Apthorp, died 1813, the first of the family to settle in America.

Dyddiadur; neu Gydymaith i'r Almanac ... 1832, with entries by C. B[?allard] of preaching engagements of Glamorgan Calvinistic Methodist ministers at Aberthaw, Llantrithyd and Pendoylan; a copy of 'Can am Assosiaswn Aberteifi' (1796) by John Evans, as recited by William Thomas, Clydach, 22 January 1832.

Ar Drywydd Hen Eiriau -erthyglau gan T. J. Thomas ('Sarnicol') o'r Welsh Gazette (torion papur newydd). Byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan J. Tysul Jones, Llandysul, Mawrth 1974.

An autograph copy by Brinley Richards of the music and words of 'God Bless the Prince of Wales', music by Brinley Richards ('Cerddor Towi'), Welsh words by J[ohn] Ceiriog Hughes ['Ceiriog'] and English words by George Linley; and a sheet containing English words in the autograph of George Linley, endorsed with a note by Brinley Richards relating to their composition.

'Ar Ymylon Meddygaeth: meddyges pen draw Llyn cipolwg ar hen gymdeithas', a typescript study by Dr Emyr Wyn Jones including a transcript of an account of 'Meddyges Bryn Canaid, Aberdaron', as recorded by William Jones ('Gwilym Daron', 1909-1985), Aberdaron; together with a photocopy of the account written by William Jones.

A speech by the Reverend Edward Hughes (Y Dryw) (1773-1850) on the establishing of the Denbigh Welsh Literary Society, 4th April 1823; Marwnad Bardd Cloff (i.e. Thomas Jones (1768-1828)), three times president of the Gwyneddigion Society, by Cyvaill; fragments of poetry.

Araith a wnaed gan Richard Evans wrth ddadorchuddio cofeb J. Y. W. Lloyd ('Chevalier Lloyd') yn Llangurig. Papur. Rhoddwyd gan Mr T. Eurfyl J. Jones, Dolgellau, Tachwedd 1966.

The archive contains papers relating to Morris' work at the University of Wales, Lampeter; papers concerning his work within the church; papers relating to Scouting; a group of personal papers; material compiled by Morris whilst a student, and papers relating to Morris' published works.

A collection comprising documents relating to the families of George Wade Green of Court Henry, Richard Thomas Howell of Bryncaerau, Francis Green of Denmark Hill, and Peter Williams of Gelli Lednais; also material relating to Cadwallader Jones, Collector General of the Customs to Charles I.

Two letters written by John Williams (1582-1650), successively bishop of Lincoln and archbishop of York, the first from the Tower of London, 2 October 1640, during his imprisonment, to Thomas, second earl of Arundel and Surrey (1585-1646), the second from Conway, 29 January 1644/45, when he was archbishop of York, to Prince Rupert (1619-1682).

The collection known as the Archdeacon A. O. Evans Manuscripts is a group of manuscripts given to the National Library by Albert Owen Evans. They include correspondence and papers relating to A. O. Evans.

Three letters, dated 1892 and 1901-1902, from Archdeacon D. R. Thomas addressed to P. B. Davies-Cooke of Gwysaney, together with a prospectus for his publication The Life and Work of Bishop Davies & William Salesbury (Oswestry, 1902).

Papers and photographs, 1988-1990, relating to the design and construction of the cope for the Archbishop of Wales, The Most Reverend the Lord Archbishop George Noakes, made by members of Monmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Needlework. Also included are letters from the Archbishop and letters from Rhiannon (Jewellery in the Celtic medium), Tregaron, commissioned to design the gold morse (clasp) for the cope.

Deunydd yn ymwneud â'r frwydr ar ran y trigolion yn ystod hanner cyntaf y 1960au i achub Llangyndeyrn a phentrefi eraill Cwm Gwendraeth Fach rhag eu boddi gan Gorfforaeth Abertawe er mwyn creu cronfa ddŵr i ddiwallu anghenion cartrefol a diwydiannol Gorllewin Morgannwg. Casglwyd y deunydd gan y Parchedig William Merfyn Rees, ysgrifennydd Pwyllgor Amddiffyn Llangyndeyrn, a'i fab Hywel Gealy Rees, golygydd y gyfrol Sefyll yn y Bwlch: Brwydr Llangyndeyrn 1960-1965 (Y Lolfa, 2013) (gweler nodyn isod). Mae'r eitemau'n cynnwys dwy ffeil o dorion o'r wasg o'r 1960au yn olrhain hanes y frwydr, ynghyd â thorion mwy diweddar; llythyrau a anfonwyd at y Parchedig W. M. Rees yn cefnogi safiad trigolion Llangyndeyrn yn erbyn Corfforaeth Abertawe; deunydd yn ymwneud â dyddiadau a dathliadau nodedig yn hanes brwydr Llangyndeyrn; a chyfeiriadau at lyfrau a cherddi sy'n dathlu llwyddiant y frwydr. Sawl eitem wedi'u harnodi, yn ôl pob tebyg yn llaw Hywel Gealy Rees.

Yn atodol, ceir nodiadau printiedig yn manylu ar natur a lleoliad deunydd di-brint sy'n perthyn i'r casgliad ac sydd wedi'i drosglwyddo i adrannau eraill o LlGC; ynghyd â rhestr printiedig o ddyddiadau nodedig yn hanes brwydr Llangyndeyrn.

= Material relating to the struggle on the part of the residents of the village of Llangyndeyrn during the first half of the 1960s to save theirs and other communities in the Gwendraeth Valley from being drowned by Swansea Corporation in order to create a reservoir to meet the domestic and industrial needs of West Glamorgan. The material was collated by the Reverend William Merfyn Rees, secretary of the Llangyndeyrn Defence Committee, and his son, Hywel Gealy Rees, editor of the book Sefyll yn y Bwlch: Brwydr Llangyndeyrn 1960-1965 (Y Lolfa, 2013) (see note below). The items include two files containing 1960s press cuttings chronicling the Llangyndeyrn residents' struggle, together with more recent press cuttings; letters of support for the stand taken by Llangyndeyrn's residents against Swansea Corporation sent to Reverend W. M. Rees; material relating to notable dates, celebrations and anniversaries in the history of Llangyndeyrn's fight for justice; and references to books and poems commemorating the success of the fight. Several items are annotated, most likely in the hand of Hywel Gealy Rees.

Appended are printed notes detailing the nature and location of non-print material which forms part of this archive and which has been transferred to other departments within NLW; together with a printed list of notable dates in the history of Llangyndeyrn's fight for victory.

Papurau, 1974-1995 (1981-1994 yn bennaf), yn cynnwys sgriptiau, manylion parthed gwahanol weithdai a chynyrchiadau (gan gynnwys rhai gan gwmnïau eraill), papurau gweinyddol a chyllidol, cofnodion a gohebiaeth pwyllgorau, a phapurau yn ymwneud â pherfformwyr, theatrau a sefydliadau theatrig eraill yng Nghymru (yn cynnwys Cymdeithas Theatr Cymru, 1975-1990, Theatr Gymraeg Gwynedd, 1985-1988, Cymdeithas Ddrama Cymru, 1991-1992, a Chymdeithas Celfyddydau Perfformiadol Cymru, 1983-1994), ynghyd â lluniau, posteri a rhaglenni = Papers, 1974-1995 (mainly 1981-1994), comprising scripts, details regarding various workshops and productions (including some by other companies), administrative and financial papers, committee minutes and correspondence, and papers relating to performers, theatres and other Welsh theatrical organizations (including Cymdeithas Theatr Cymru, 1975-1990, Theatr Gymraeg Gwynedd, 1985-1988, Cymdeithas Ddrama Cymru, 1991-1992, and the Society of Performing Arts in Wales, 1983-1994), together with photographs, posters and programmes.

Papurau, 1972-1979, Cell Casnewydd o Gymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, yn cynnwys gohebiaeth yn ymwneud â statws yr iaith mewn addysg, busnes a bywyd cyhoeddus yng Ngwent. = Papers, 1972-1979, of Cell Casnewydd, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, including correspondence relating to the status of the language in education, business and public life in Gwent.

Mae'r archif yn cynnwys: pamffledi, cylchlythyron etc., amrywiol; dwy gyfrol o gofnodion cyfarfodydd Pwyllgor Canolog (1967-70) a Senedd (1970-Ionawr 1975) Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg a rhai y cyfarfodydd cyffredinol blynyddol; cofnodion y Senedd,1974-1981 ac adroddiadau gan wahanol grwpiau o'r Gymdeithas, 1976-1981; papurau gweinyddol,1970-1981, yn cynnwys copïau o benderfyniadau a gyflwynwyd yng nghyfarfodydd cyffredinol y Gymdeithas a deunydd printiedig; papurau yn ymwneud â Grŵp y Dysgwyr, 1974-1985; papurau yn ymwneud â Mudiad Rhyddid yr Iaith, 1977; papurau yn ymwneud ag ymgyrchoedd y bu'r Gymdeithas yn eu canlyn,1970-1981, gan gynnwys yr ymgyrch dros sianel deledu Cymraeg; ffeiliau gohebiaeth,1966-1986; ffeiliau swyddfa,1971-1981; datganiadau i'r wasg etc., 1970-1990; cofnodion y Senedd,1979-1991; ffeiliau amrwiol,1975-1991; papurau yn ymwneud â darlledu, 1974-1980; ffurflenni aelodaeth, 1979-1990; papurau ynghylch y grŵp addysg, 1982-1989; papurau ynghylch tanysgrifiadau i Tafod y Ddraig, 1980-1990; llyfrau lloffion, 1965-1967, yn cynnwys papurau yn adlewyrchu ymgyrchoedd a gweithgareddau y Gymdeithas; cofnodion cyfarfodydd, 1966; atgofion am sefydlu'r Gymdeithas yn 1962 a'i datblygiad cynnar; amrywiol dorion o'r wasg; a phosteri amryfal. Y mae grŵp Mai 1996 yn cynnwys papurau, 1971-1993, yn ymwneud â gwahanol ranbarthau y Gymdeithas a phapurau,1984-1993, yn ymwneud â'i chynghorau, cyfarfodydd seneddol etc. Y mae'r grŵp mawr o gofnodion a dderbyniwyd ym mis Gorffennaf 1998 a mis Ionawr 1999 yn cynnwys y canlynol: llyfrau lloffion,1971-1996,yn cynnwys torion o'r wasg yn disgrifio ymgyrchoedd a gweithgareddau y Gymdeithas a bywyd gwleidyddol Cymru; papurau yn ymwneud ag Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd a'r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, 1986-1994, gohebiaeth oddi wrth y Swyddfa Ganolog,1988-1997; papurau ynglŷn â chelloedd a rhanbarthau y Gymdeithas, 1977-1996; papurau gweinyddol, 1977-1998, yn cynnwys dyddiaduron swyddfa, rhestrau aelodaeth, papurau yn perthyn i wahanol swyddogion y Gymdeithas, papurau ynglŷn â grŵp addysg y Gymdeithas, deunydd yn deillio o lawer o ymgyrchoedd y Gymdeithas, papurau ynglŷn â chyrsiau ar gyfer dysgwyr, papurau ynglŷn â'r Ddeddf Eiddo, a datganiadau i'r wasg. = The archive comprises: a series of forms bearing signatures supporting the Welsh Language Society's Petition to the new local authority bodies in Wales requesting them to strengthen the Welsh Language and Welsh Society; a series of forms bearing signatures supporting the Society's declaration of support for the workers of Shotton; miscellaneous pamphlets, circulars; etc.; two volumes of minutes of meetings of the Central Committee (1967-70) and Senate (1970-January 1975) of the Welsh Language Society and of some of the annual general meetings; minutes of the Senate, 1974-1981 and reports from various groups of the Society, 1976-1981; administrative papers, 1970-1981, including copies of resolutions presented to the general meetings of the Society and printed matter; papers concerning the Learners' Group, 1974-1985; papers concerning the Language Freedom Movement, 1977; papers concerning the campaigns pursued by the Society, 1970-1981, including the campaign for a Welsh language television channel; correspondence files, 1966-1986; office files, 1971-1981; press releases etc., 1970-1990; Senate minutes, 1979-1991; miscellaneous files, 1975-1991; papers relating to broadcasting, 1974-1980; membership forms, 1979-1990; papers concerning the education group, 1982-1989; papers concerning subscriptions to Tafod y Ddraig, 1980-1990; scrapbooks, 1965-1967, containing papers reflecting the campaigns and activities of the Society; minutes of meetings, 1966; reminiscences on the establishment of the Society in 1962 and its early development; miscellaneous press cuttings; and miscellaneous posters. The May 1996 group comprises papers, 1971-1993, relating to the various regions of the Society and papers, 1984-1993, relating to its councils, parliamentary meetings etc. The large group of records received in July 1998 and January 1999 comprise the following: scrapbooks, 1971-1996, containing press cuttings describing the campaigns and activities of the Society and Welsh political life; papers relating to the Urdd National Eisteddfod and the Welsh National Eisteddfod, 1986-1994, correspondence from the Central Office, 1988-1997; papers concerning cells and regions of the Society, 1977-1996; administrative papers, 1977-1998, including office diaries, membership lists, papers belonging to various officials of the Society, papers concerning the Society's education group, material deriving from many of the Society's campaigns, papers concerning courses for Welsh learners, papers concerning the Property Act, and press releases.