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General correspondence, 1890-1926, of J. H. Davies; correspondence and papers, 1793-1940, relating to members of the Davies family of Cwrt Mawr, Llangeitho; papers, 1872-1926, relating to J. H. Davies's professional activities and interests, including a substantial group of records, 1900-1910, deriving from the activities of the Welsh Hospital in South Africa; correspondence and papers, 1896-1926, accumulated by J. H. Davies on various subjects and issues in which he was involved; papers, notes, transcripts of documents, drafts of articles and books etc., [?1890]-[?1926], accumulated by J. H. Davies during the course of his academic and antiquarian researches; stray deeds and documents, and correspondence files, 1323-1924, accumulated by J. H. Davies, together with miscellaneous deeds and documents, and other stray items, 1830-[c. 1920], mainly of Aberystwyth interest; papers and correspondence, 1658-1907, relating to other individuals acquired by J. H. Davies, namely Gwilym Cowlyd, 1658-1907, William Davies, 1822-1855, John Rees, 1844-1867, the Richards family of Darowen, [?1818]-[?1848], and the Rev. William Thomas, 1869-1877; and miscellaneous materials, 1753-1947, accumulated by J. H. Davies or by his family following his death.

General letters, 1885-1926, to J. H. Davies, together with letters, 1892-1926, from mainly prominent individuals who corresponded regularly with J. H. Davies.

The correspondents include: Carneddog (4), 1904-1921, Edgar L. Chappell (Welsh Housing and Development Association) (3), 1916-1917, Gwilym Cowlyd (5), 1898-1899, and Percy E. Watkins, Central Welsh Board, 1903.

The correspondents include: Elfed (4), 1909-1922 and undated, and Hermann Ethé (16), 1914-1917.

The correspondents include: A. W. Wade-Evans (11), 1904-1926, Beriah Gwynfe Evans (2), 1898-1924, together with papers relating to a Welsh national testimonial to Beriah Gwynfe Evans, 1920, D. Emrys Evans, 1923, D. L. Evans, the Public Record Office, London, 1923, D. Silvan Evans (4), 1897, E. Herber Evans (2), 1897, Captain Ernest Evans (4), 1907-1925, E. W. Evans, Frondirion, Dolgellau (6), 1899-1917, George Eyre Evans (4), 1900-1907, and R. Evans ('Cybi') (2), 1923 and undated.

The correspondents include: Charles Geake (2), 1902 and undated, David Lloyd George (6), 1895-1909, Richard Lloyd George ('Dick'), 1908, William George (2), 1904-1911, Thomas Allen Glenn (10), 1913-1916, Alfred P. Graves (2), 1911-1912, Mortimer Green (11), 1892-1905, Elphin (R. A. Griffith), (4), 1902-1909, and W. J. Gruffydd (5), 1907-1925.

Most of the letters, 1902-1921, refer to the author's books, reading and researches. There is also some local and family news. Some of the letters make arrangements for meetings with J. H. Davies.

The letters, 1898-1913, concern research and academic matters.

The letters, 1895-1925, discuss Welsh political life, the attempts to regenerate Mudiad Cymru Fydd, historical records relating to Flintshire, the foundation of the National Library of Wales, its location at Aberystwyth, and appeals for increased government funding and the passage of the copyright legislation, developments at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and the federal University of Wales, the possibility of establishing a Public Record Office for Wales, and the selection of Liberal candidates in Welsh constituencies for the 'Coupon' General Election of December 1918.

The letters, 1897-1924, discuss the work of the Guild of Graduates of the University of Wales, especially its Literature Section, the publication of Gweithiau Morgan Llwyd o Wynedd, and the work of re-printing the Welsh classics by the Guild. There are also references to the internal politics of the University of Wales and the colleges at Aberystwyth and Bangor and to other appointments in which Sir John Edward Lloyd had an interest.

Most of the letters, 1897-1917, relate to the author's academic and antiquarian researches into Pembrokeshire history. Many are enquiries to be answered by J. H. Davies. There are also occasional references to local affairs and family matters.

The letters, 1900-1925, concern books, publishing, printing and librarianship matters. Many of the letters relate to the publication of J. H. Davies's Bibliography of Welsh Ballads. Some concern the affairs of the Welsh Bibliographical Society or the Carmarthen Antiquarian Society, and some derive from D. Rhys Phillips's work as Welsh Librarian at Swansea.

The letters, 1895-1926, relate mainly to Sir Daniel's researches and writings. There are also several references to the University of Wales, the University College of South Wales, Cardiff, and the National Library of Wales.

The letters, 1895-1919, refer to national and political events, interspersed with personal and family news. There are often arrangements to visit. The letters also refer to books, and press columns and articles which Williams had read in newspapers and journals. There are also occasional references to the author's legal work.

Letters, 1916-1926, relating primarily to academic and research matters and to various publications.

Correspondence and papers, 1793-1940, relating to the Davies family of Cwrt Mawr, Llangeitho, Cardiganshire, including general family papers, 1793-1925, papers relating to Robert Joseph Davies, 1822-1892, papers concerning J. H. Davies, 1809-1926, Annie J. Ellis, 1889-1890, Thomas Edward Ellis, 1899-1909, and Dr T. I. Ellis, 1919-1940.

Records, 1822-1892, relating to, or collected by, Robert Joseph Davies (1839-1892), father of J. H. Davies. They comprise letters addressed to R. J. Davies, 1853-1892, his pocket diaries, 1873-1886, business and financial papers, 1876-1881, papers relating to building work on the Cwrt Mawr estate, 1850-1861, papers concerning R. J. Davies's work for the Calvinistic Methodist connexion, 1855-1890, miscellaneous, stray items collected by R. J. Davies, 1822-1866, and various notebooks, [1853]-[1892], kept by R. J. Davies.

Various personalia, 1871-1920, relating to John Humphreys Davies. They include a copy of his birth certificate, various academic certificates from school and university, and his warrant of appointment as sheriff of the county of Cardigan in 1912.

Papers and records, 1872-1926, deriving from J. H. Davies's professional activities, including the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1872-1926, the Church in Wales, 1890-1926, the Calvinistic Methodist Association, 1892-1897, his literary and academic interests, 1893-1926, the Royal Commission on the Welsh Church, 1906-1918, and the Welsh Bibliographical Society, 1908-1924.

Correspondence and notes, 1906-1918, relating to the proceedings of the Royal Commission on the Welsh Church. The correspondents include D. R. Daniel, 1909, T. Huws Davies (7), 1908-1909 and undated, Frank Edwards MP, 1909, Sir David Brynmor Jones (3), 1909-1911, John Owen, Bishop of St Davids, 1908, and D. Rhys Phillips, 1908.