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Barmouth Harbour Trust records, including minute books, 1852-1930; financial records, 1848-1930; correspondence, 1863-1920; and deeds relating to Barmouth, 1797-1920.

Deeds relating to the estates in Denbighshire and Flintshire, of the Pennant families of Bychton and Downing, 1352-1802, and a small number of draft letters from, and letters to, Thomas Pennant, [c.1765]-1769, together with some of his notes and a notebook, [c.1764-1765] and undated.

Deeds, 1447-1829, relating mainly to properties in the parishes of Bedwellty, Trevethin, Aberystruth, and Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire; records of the parish of Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, 1782-1848; pocket-books of David Davies of Penyvan, 1794-1848; and accounts, 1782-1817.

Deeds and documents, 1586-1910, relating to the trust created by the will, 25 April 1846, of Edwin Carter of Chepstow, Monmouthshire, and afterwards of Clifton in the city and county of Bristol, and pursuant to an order in Chancery in the cause of Carter v Carter, 1905. They include title deeds relating to premises in Monmouthshire, and Clifton, in Bristol, and family probate records.

Deeds and papers, 1521-1839, relating mainly to the families of Lloyd, Youde, and Verney of Clochfaen, Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, Lloyd of Plas Madoc, Ruabon, and Youde of Ruthin, Denbighshire; papers, 1549-1779, relating to lands in the township of Rhydonnen, Llanynys, Denbighshire; and miscellaneous deeds, 1521-1825, relating to lands in Montgomeryshire and Denbighshire.

Manuscripts and papers from the collection of Hobley Griffith, much of which are of literary or historical interest, and include poetry, transcripts and miscellanea by W. J. Roberts ('Gwilym Cowlyd'), including transcripts and translations of sermons of his uncle, Evan Evans ('Ieuan Glan Geirionydd'), together with correspondence of 'Gwilym Cowlyd' and 'Ieuan Glan Geirionydd'; eisteddfod adjudications by Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd'), Ellis Roberts ('Elis Wyn o Wyrfai') and others; volumes of (mainly Welsh) transcripted poetry, including a seventeenth century volume which once belonged to and is annotated by Lewis Morris (Llewelyn Ddu o Fôn'); seven manuscript volumes written by William Hobley in the preparation of his Hanes Methodistiaeth Arfon (1910-1924), together with correspondence of William Hobley; volumes of eighteenth and nineteenth century sermons, two of which contain notes by William Hobley; an eighteenth century tract relating to the disestablishment of the Welsh Dissenters from the Church of England; an elegy by John Roderick (Siôn Rhydderch) on the death of Ellis Wynne of Lasynys; autobiographical notes by Robert Parry ('Robin Ddu Eryri'); annotated nineteenth century Acts of Parliament relating to British railways; a commonplace book of Llanberis interest; etc.

The collection comprises scripts, 1982-1997, together with associated publicity material, programmes and reviews, and papers relating to Write On! festivals, including workshops and rehearsed readings. Many of these scripts include drafts, fair copies and rehearsal copies. There are also adaptations of foreign plays, 1930-1993; scrapbooks, 1984-1992, containing press cuttings of reviews of performances, programmes, and posters relating to productions and festivals staged; scripts from 'Write On!' festivals, 1985-1993; and miscellaneous papers, 1982-1992.

Deeds and documents, 1737-1846, of the Bodfach estate, mainly in Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire.

Minute books, 1895-1971, of the Llandysilio Liberal Association, 1895-1909 and Montgomeryshire Liberal Association, 1920-1970; financial records; 1934-1989; administrative correspondence and papers, 1961-1984; files relating to the Liberal campaign in Montgomeryshire in the parliamentary elections, 1955-1983; constituency papers of Clement Davies, 1945-1962, and Emlyn Hooson, 1967-1979; press cuttings, 1962-1987; bound electoral registers for the parliamentary constituency of Montgomery, 1953-1983; papers relating to the Welsh Liberal Party, 1973-1979, the Montgomery in Europe Group, 1975, Young Liberals, 1970-1980, Liberal Party organization, 1977-1983, Supper Clubs, 1980-1983, Montgomeryshire Liberal Association Annual General Meetings, 1980-1985, Liberal Party Annual Conferences, 1980-1985, and the Welsh Campaign for Fair Votes, 1983-1984; printed materials, 1959-1987; Liberal party materials, 1963-1985; typescript draft policy statements, 1972-1974; Newsletters of the Montgomeryshire Liberal Association, 1978-1984; Association of Liberal Councillors, 1979-1984, and Focus, 1980-1982.

An additional group of records, 1904-1939, were received per Dr David Steeds comprising extensive files of correspondence, the minutes of the Association and its various committees and sub-committees, financial material, press cuttings and printed material. There are also many files deriving from the parliamentary general elections campaigns of the period 1906-29 in Montgomeryshire. There are also papers relating to the North Wales Liberal Federation, 1940-46, and the Liberal Federation of Wales, 1943-45. The records cover the period when David Davies, Llandinam (1880-1944) was the Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire, 1906-29, and the early years of its representation by his successor E. Clement Davies (1884-1962). This group remains uncatalogued.

Title deeds, 1641-1882, and a small number of rentals, 1836, 1864-1882, relating to the Mynachty estate, Cardiganshire, together with some records relating to the Cil-fforch estate, Cardiganshire.

Records acquired by the Haswell Brothers relating mainly to its clients, 1891-1956, including the North Wales Employers' Mutual Indemnity Company, 1898-1952 (the records include a notice of accidents relating to the Gresford mining disaster); United Westminster and Wrexham Collieries Ltd., 1905-1950, and the Ruabon Coal and Coke Company, 1891-1939; the Minera Silica Quarries Ltd., 1926-1940; Messrs. Charles R. Eames Ltd., 1950-1956; William Thomas and Sons Ltd., 1924-1936; Wrexham Tenants Ltd., 1928-1931; Gresford Colliery Ltd., 1920-1924; Dennis Ruabon Ltd., 1934-1945; and Brymbo Silica Quarries Ltd., 1936-1940. Also included are the administrative papers of the firm itself, mainly registers of letters received, 1906-1919, and files of press copy outgoing letters, 1914-1919.

Deeds and other documents, [early 14th cent.]-1820, relating to properties in Wales and England; and other material, including miscellaneous wills and a remembrance roll for Monmouthshire Assizes, 1586.

Deeds and documents, 1237-1898 (predominantly 14-16 century), collected by A. R. Llewellin-Taylour, mostly relating to England.

The records reflect the activities and research projects sponsored by the Institute of Welsh Affairs, 1982-2001, and they comprise administrative files, 1982-1990 and 1995-1998; project files, 1995-2001; reports and surveys, including draft and interim reports, 1987-1995, including many, 1992-1993, concerning the 2010 Project; records, 1986-2000, relating to the organisation of the St Davids Forum; and papers, 1996-2001, deriving from the preparation and publication of the Gregynog Papers.

Further papers of the Institute of Welsh Affairs comprising an assortment of project files and interesting documents largely on devolution and policy themes. This tranch remains uncatalogued. Also received were three large boxes of printed material and a small box of electronic material.

Deeds relating to the Dolobran estate in the parishes of Meifod and Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, Montgomertyshire. The deeds date from the time of Charles Lloyd (1662-1747), and are records of mortgages, transfers of mortgages and creations of trusts, of the sale of the estate by the Lloyd family to Joseph Jones, and of the repurchase in 1873 of a portion of the old estate (Dolobran Fach) by Henry Lloyd. Two documents dated 1878 refer to the acquisition of the other part of the estate by Sampson Samuel Lloyd, MP. The part played by Dolobran in the history of the Quakers in Montgomeryshire is reflected in letters, 1813-1829 relating to transactions for the sale of the Quaker Meeting House and Burial Ground at Dolobran.

Deeds, documents and correspondence, 1685-1947, relating to the Tyglyn estate in Cardiganshire together with rentals of the estate, 1803-1862; letters relating to the New Quay Harbour Company, 1846-1850; letters relating to land belonging to Alban T. Davies required in connection with the extension of the Welsh Midland Railway from Carmarthen to Cardigan, 1845-1846; and papers reflecting the military careers of Lt. Col. William Wilson and his son-in-law Captain Alban Thomas Davies of Tyglyn, 1800-1848.

Family and estate papers of the Wynn family of Gwydir, and their successors, the Bertie family, dukes of Ancaster and Kesteven, and the Burrell, Drummond-Burrell, Drummond-Willoughby and Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby families, mainly in Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire and Merionethshire, comprising rentals and surveys, 1667 and 1767, family settlements, 1654-1818, probate records, 1671-1719, deeds, 1625-1886, letters, 1670-1821, legal papers, 1610-1802, and personal, genealogical and miscellanoeus papers, 1616-1866, and estate accounts, 1674-1689, 1780-1789.

A selection of manuscripts, [16 cent.]-[?1919], of the late Dr Henry Owen, from the Library at Poyston. They include the manuscript note-books of Dr Owen, and of Edward Laws, his friend and fellow worker on Pembrokeshire history. The older manuscripts include two in the hand of George Owen of Henllys; holograph letters of General Sir Thomas Picton (born at Poyston); and a rent roll of the rents belonging to the Bishop of St Davids, 1685.

Deeds and documents relating to the Llwyndyrys estate and other properties in the parish of Llandygwydd, Cardiganshire, 1730-1923, including the Ddôl estate.

Clytha House estate deeds, 1652-1852, mainly in the parishes Llanddewi Rhydderch, Rudry and Machen including copies of deeds relating the Hanbury Williams family of Coldbrook.