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Papers relating to Mary Jones, Llanfihangel y Pennant, Merionethshire and her journey on foot to Bala in 1800 to obtain a Welsh Bible from Thomas Charles, who was afterwards one of the founders of the British and Foreign Bible Society. They include the original manuscript and draft copies of Robert Oliver Rees: Mary Jones, y Gymraes fechan heb yr un Beibl, a sefydliad y Feibl Gymdeithas ... (Dolgellau, 1879), press cuttings containing reviews and correspondence relating to the work and to the truth of the story, a short biographical note on Mary Jones, and letters, including two from D. E. Jenkins, Denbigh to Edward Griffith, 1909.

A series of questions by Robert Oliver Rees relating to Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd') and his stay at Tredegar as Congregational minister, 1845-1848, with replies sent by William Williams, Abercarn, 1872.

Transcripts by Robert Oliver Rees of poetical works by Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd').

Transcripts by Robert Oliver Rees of some prose works by Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd').

Essays, etc. submitted for competition at 'eisteddfodau', including an 'eisteddfod' held at Dolgelley, 1878, and for competitions organised by Y Frythones ..., 1880.

An account book kept by Lewis Oliver, 'Treasurer to the Trustees of the Turnpike Roads in the Dolgelley and Mowddwy districts', 1836-1852.

A diary for 1841 kept by Roderick Humphreys, coachman to John Jones, Borthwnog, Llanelltyd, rector of Llanaber.

Miscellaneous correspondence, including letters from Lewis Williams, Llanfachreth to William Williams, schoolmaster, Towyn and to 'Cymdeithasfa fisol y Methodistiaid yn y Bala', from Robert Roberts, Cynfal Bach, Maentwrog 'at flaunoriaid y Capel Methodistiaid Tanygrisiau', from W[illiam] W[atkin] E[dward] Wynne to Angharad Llwyd, from Lewis Edwards, Bala to William Williams, Dolgelley, from Rachel Jones (widow of 'Ieuan Gwynedd'), Ellis Owen (Cefnymeusydd), John Owen (Thrussington), Robert Owen (Pennal), John Price (Oxford) and W[illiam] W[atkin] E[dward] Wynne to Robert Oliver Rees, from Thomas Edward Ellis, Edward Hughes (Wrexham), T[homas] M[orris] Jones ('Gwenallt'), Joseph Latchmore, R. Owen (Oxford), Daniel Pickard and John Vaughan (Nannau) to Edward Griffith, etc.

Miscellaneous notes by Edward Griffith, including extracts from the seventeenth century memorandum book of Lewis Owen, Peniarth and from Pant Philip and other deeds, also from addresses given at religious meetings, together with notes on Calvinistic Methodism in the Dolgelley and Bala districts, on the Merionethshire Quakers and their pedigrees, etc.

A commonplace book containing verse and prose extracts, anecdotes, etc.

Transcripts of letters, 1816-1818, written to relatives in Merionethshire by David Jones (Albany, New York), John Richards (Johnsburgh, New York), Hugh and Catherine Thomas (Trenton, Oneida) and W. Thomas (Utica), and a transcript of part of a letter from David Richard, with notes by Dr Henry Owen, Llwyngwril and Dolgelley.

Press cuttings of letters, reviews, poetry, etc. contributed to various newspapers by Evan Jones '(Ieuan Gwynedd'), together with obituary notices, appreciations, etc.

A poem entitled 'Dafydd' by 'Eiddilyn ap Eiddil'.

A Hebrew-English vocabulary written, 1835, by Robert Oliver Rees.

A short story on the subject of temperance entitled 'I gael cartref', written by Robert Oliver Rees.

Transcripts by Robert Oliver Rees of poetry by Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd').

'Buddioldeb Cymdeithasau Cyfeillgar a'u tuedd i lesoli Gweithwyr', an essay on the value of Friendly Societies written by Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd') for the National Eisteddfod at Rhuddlan, 1850.

Notes on the history of Glamorgan written by Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd').

Strictures by Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd') upon the methods and conclusions of the commissioners who reported in 1847 upon the state of education in Wales.

A broadside address to the people of Wales from 'Cymreigyddion Caerludd' [i.e. London], dated 22 August 1832, relating to the use of the Welsh language in law courts in Wales and the need for Welsh-speaking bishops, etc.