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Two typescript copies of Saunders Lewis's play, Problemau Prifysgol (Llandybïe, 1968), which was written in 1962.

An exercise book and loose papers containing notes and drafts made by Saunders Lewis, [c. 1970], when working on two plays in Welsh, one based on the life of St Catherine of Siena (d. 1380) and the other on the life of the nuclear physicist Niels Bohr (1885-1962). Neither of these plays appears to have been completed. Also included (ff. 39-52) are notes for, and a fragmentary draft of, a play set in the Pope's palace at Orvieto, 1281.

Typescript, with some autograph revision, of Saunders Lewis's play Dwy Briodas Ann, first performed on BBC Wales Television, 16 October 1973, and published in Dramâu'r Parlwr (Llandybïe, 1975).

Typescript draft, with minor autograph revision, of Saunders Lewis's radio play 'Cell y Grog', first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Wales, 2 March 1974, and subsequently published in Taliesin 31 (1975).

Draft of the charge to the ordinands delivered by the Reverend Lodwig Lewis, Saunders Lewis's father, at the Quarterly Association of the Presbyterian Church of Wales held at Aberystwyth, November 1925; and a typescript draft, 1976, with autograph revision, of an article by Saunders Lewis on Dafydd ab Edmwnd, published in Ysgrifau Beirniadol 10 (1977).

Forty-eight letters, 1917, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, from the trenches in France and, following his injury, from convalescent homes in England, together with a press cutting and two letters, 1991, relating to Luton Hoo, co. Bedford, part of which was used to care for injured officers during the Great War.

Sixty-one letters, 1918, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, written from hospital and army camps in the Liverpool and Manchester areas, and later from Italy and Greece, where he served as an intelligence officer at Athens, and including a poem written by him (f. 8 recto-verso).

Twenty-eight letters, 1937, from Saunders Lewis at Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London, to his wife, Margaret, his daughter, Mair and his aunt, Ellen Thomas, some being transcripts, containing news of life in prison where he, D. J. Williams, Fishguard, and the Reverend Lewis Valentine were serving nine months for their part in the burning of the Penyberth Bombing School.

Thirty-two poems in English by Saunders Lewis, written between 1912 and ca. 1919, drafts of four of which (ff. 14, 21-4) were included in letters sent by him to Margaret Gilcriest (see NLW MSS 23016-17, 23020) and later published in Jones, Mair Saunders, Thomas, Ned & Jones, Harri Pritchard (eds): Saunders Lewis: Letters to Margaret Gilcriest (Cardiff, 1993); together with two letters, 1991 (ff. i-iii) relating to the possible publication of the poems.

Letters to Saunders Lewis from his father the Reverend Lodwig Lewis (4) 1919-24; letters and cards from Saunders Lewis to his wife Margaret (18) 1931-55 [not included in Saunders Lewis: Letters to Margaret Gilcriest ed. Mair Saunders Jones, Ned Thomas and Harri Pritchard Jones (Cardiff, 1993)], and to his daughter Mair (1) 1937; and letters from Mair to her mother (4) 1939. Also included are four letters to Mair Saunders Jones from various correspondents, 1952 and 1984-[c. 1986], including a letter, 1952, from Dr Kate Roberts.

Ninety-four letters, 1919-1984, in Welsh and English, to Saunders Lewis from various correspondents, together with a few draft letters from Saunders Lewis and four letters to Margaret Lewis, written during her husband's imprisonment in 1937. Subjects discussed include Welsh nationalism, the award of DLitt honoris causa to Saunders Lewis, the Welsh Burial Grounds issue, 1928, and literary topics; enclosures include a copy of a draft constitution and articles of agreement, 1934, relating to self-government for Wales (ff. 161-95). Among the main correspondents are Edward Glyn Jones (13) 1919-28, Robert Williams Parry (14) 1927-44, John Arthur Price (5) 1928, E. Prosser Rhys (3) 1927-9, D. J. Williams, Fishguard (7) 1948-67, and Griffith John Williams (3) 1935-56.

First draft, [1940s], of an unfinished television play in Welsh by Saunders Lewis, based on the novel Journal d'un curé de campagne (Paris, 1936) by Georges Bernanos. A note, 1975, by Saunders Lewis (f. ii) explains why the play was never completed.

Typescript, with some autograph revision, of Saunders Lewis's novel Merch Gwern Hywel (Llandybïe, 1964).

Typescript draft (end wanting), with some autograph revision, of Saunders Lewis's play Cymru Fydd (Llandybïe, 1967), first performed at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Y Bala, 1967; together with a photocopy (ff. 72-118) of ff. 1-29, 55-71 of the typescript and of the final page missing from the typescript. The typescript bears some revision not included in the photocopy.

Typescript draft, with some autograph revision, of Saunders Lewis's television play, '1938', first performed on BBC Wales Television, 27 February 1978, and subsequently published in Y Cyrnol Chabert a 1938 (Pen-y-groes: Gwasg Dwyfor, 1989); together with photocopies, some bearing autograph revision, of earlier typescript drafts containing some variation of text and passages omitted from the final version.

Fifty-seven letters and two letter cards, 1920, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, written while studying at Liverpool University and while pursuing his research work at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, with many references to drama and poetry, and including a poem written by him (f. 29).

Fifty letters, 1921, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, written while pursuing his research work at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, and later while working as a librarian at Pont-y-clun; together with two letters from Professor Oliver Elton of Liverpool University to Saunders Lewis, commenting on his thesis and a play.

Forty-seven letters, 1924-6, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest. Early letters, 1924, discuss marriage and his family's opposition to Margaret because she was a Catholic. Later letters, 1926, to Margaret at Holyhead, contain references to the first Plaid Cymru Summer School at Machynlleth. Included is a letter to Margaret, 1924, from Ellen Thomas, Saunders Lewis's aunt.

Thirteen letters and a postcard, 1927-32, from Saunders Lewis to his wife, Margaret, one written at the Plaid Cymru Summer School at Llandeilo, 1928, on his departure for a French holiday, and the remainder sent from France whilst on summer holidays with his friend, Percy Mansell Jones, of the Department of French at University College, Cardiff.

Letters, 1919-51, to Margaret Lewis (née Gilcriest) from various correspondents including Catherine ('Cathrin') Daniel, Bangor (17) 1937, Edward Gleave (1) 1919, Dr Gwent Jones, Swansea (14) 1937 and P. Mansell Jones (3) 1927-30.