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Biographical collections by Robert Oliver Rees relating to Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd'), including extracts from his diaries, 1837-1852 and from his correspondence, 1837-1851, together with a list of his prose works.

Papers of Lewis Williams, Llanfachreth, one of Thomas Charles's itinerant schoolmasters. They include lists of pupils attending his school at Dolgelley, 1815 and 1817, a copy of the rules and regulations of a school which he kept at Dolgelley, 1822, and lists of books supplied for these and other Sunday and day schools in Merionethshire; letters to Lewis Williams from Joshua Bywater (Barmouth), 1812, and Edward Pugh (Dolgelley), 1821, and to Edward Griffith from D. Charles Evans (Menai Bridge), 1886; notes by Robert Oliver Rees; papers relating to Evan Owen, Pant Phillip, including his certificate of ordination, 1720; etc.

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').

Extracts made by Edward Griffith from the manuscript journal for 1722-1734 of John Kelsal, Quaker, Dolobran, Montgomeryshire and Dolgun, near Dolgellau.

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

Notes by Edward Griffith on the history of religion in Dolgellau and district, Dolgellau bridge, Bala Theological College, etc.

Genealogical miscellanea mainly relating to Merionethshire Quaker families and their descendants in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, together with letters, 1891-1913, relating thereto sent to Edward Griffith by James Jones Levick (Philadelphia), P. S. P. Conner (Rowlandsville, Maryland), George Vaux (Philadelphia), Daniel Pickard (Clitheroe), Alfred Neobard Palmer, Henry H. Humphreys (Evanston, Illinois), Clara B[orth] Miller (Philadelphia), Thomas Allen Glenn, Philip H. Lawson and Lettie Watkin Davies, with draft replies and notes by Edward Griffith; a memorandum dated 17 May 1697, of a promise by Rowland Owen, Garthyngharad, Merioneth, to pay six pounds to 'Elisabeth ap Hugh of Creyrau'; a fragment containing the autograph of Rowland Ellis [?Brynmawr]; pamphlets and offprints of articles by James Jones Levick, George Vaux and Thomas Allen Glenn; photographs of Brynmawr and Tyddynygarreg, near Dolgellau, and of Llwyn Du, Llwyngwril; etc.

Miscellaneous papers of Edward Griffith and Robert Oliver Rees dealing with education, religion (particularly Salem Calvinistic Methodist chapel, Dolgelley) and local affairs in Dolgelley and district; notes of sermons; hymns and poetry; a letter, 1848, from Rowland Owen, Utica to Morgan Davis ('Clochydd Llanelltud'); press cuttings; etc.

The minute and account book, 1813-1825, of the Dolgelley Bible Association, with a record of the number of copies of the Bible and of the New Testament distributed in 1850.

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

A sermon, scriptural questions and answers, hymns, etc.

'Y Gwrthddrych', an introductory essay to the four gospels, written by Lewis Edwards, Bala.

Notes by Edward Griffith on the Chatham Street, Liverpool Welsh Calvinistic church controversy, also on Cadwaladr Jones ('yr Hen Weinidog'), Evan Herbert, etc., together with extracts from deeds relating to property in Dolgelley.

Notes and extracts by Edward Griffith relating to the Welsh Quakers.

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.

Pedigrees of the families of Tudder of Cefnrowen, Dolgellau, of which Edward Griffith was the direct heir, and of Gruffydd ap Adda of Ddol Goch; the will, 1838, and codicil thereto, 1839, of William Pughe, rector of Mallwyd; transcripts from the parish registers of Dolgelley.

Notes by Edward Griffith on the history of Wales, with particular reference to Dolgelley and district, Calvinistic Methodist church affairs, and Quakers in Bala and district; there is also a note on Dr Henry Owen.

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.