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Ceir llythyrau yn deillio o'i gyfnod yn y Llu Awyr adeg yr Ail Ryfel Byd yn y Dwyrain Canol.

Twenty-six letters, 1940-1941, to John Cowper Powys from his sister, Gertrude Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, with references to the death of poet and writer Frances Gregg in April 1941, and to the Second World War and its effects. Enclosures comprise three letters to Phyllis Playter from Gertrude, one letter to Gertrude from Yvonne Mackenzie, and one letter to John Cowper Powys from his and Gertrude's sister, Philippa (Katie) Powys, in which she refers briefly to the death of the writer Virginia Woolf in March 1941.

Sixteen letters (three of which are incomplete), two telegrams and one postcard, 1922, [?1924], 1938, 1940-1942, 1946-1947 and undated, to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, including Littleton's reflections following the death of his second wife, Elizabeth (née Myers), in 1947, together with references to the Second World War, its politics and effects, and to wartime activities. Ff. 8 verso, 9 and 33 verso include ink drawings by Littleton.

The series includes correspondence with the Cymmrodorion secretary, J. L. C. Cecil-Williams, relating to the Welsh War Relief Committee (the Welsh division of the British War Relief Society), a charity formed to administer relief to Welsh war victims, which was sponsored mainly by Welsh exiles from the USA and the British Dominions. -- Apart from the correspondence, there is also a committee gifts register, 1941-1947, and a committee account book, 1941-1946.

Series comprises miscellaneous items from Lord MacDonald's period as Controller of Fuel and Power for the north west of England and north Wales.

The series comprises drafts of speeches and radio broadcasts made by Gordon MacDonald along with some related correspondence.

File comprises drafts of Gordon MacDonald's contributions to a radio programme entitled "Britain Speaks", broadcast on the Overseas North American Service during the Second World War.

The file comprises a a facsimile letter from Prime Minster Winston Churchill sent to senior civil servants in July 1940 regarding the standard and conduct expected by them to ensure morale amongst their staff.

The file comprises letters to John Douglas Wynne Griffith, 1942-1943, from a friend describing his church career, parish, local economic and social effects of the Second World War.

Mae grŵp 1983 yn cynnwys: dyddiaduron Caradog Prichard,1963-1980 (bylchog); gohebiaeth, yn cynnwys llythyrau, 1942-1946, oddi wrth Caradog at ei wraig Mati, tra'r roedd yn gwneud ei wasanaeth milwrol, llythyrau a negeseuon yn ei longyfarch ar ennill y Gadair yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Llanelli yn 1962, llythyrau amrywiol,1954-1979, a gyfeiriwyd at Caradog Prichard, llythyrau o gydymdeimlad a dderbyniwyd ar farwolaeth Caradog Prichard yn 1980 a phapurau eraill yn ymwneud â'i farwolaeth; copïau o'i farddoniaeth, yn cynnwys cyfieithiadau Saesneg o'r tair cerdd a enillodd y Goron i Caradog Prichard yn Eisteddfodau Cenedlaethol 1927, 1928 a 1929; dramâu a sgriptiau teledu a radio; gweithiau rhyddiaith ac anerchiadau a baratowyd gan Caradog Prichard, 1963-1977, yn cynnwys nifer heb ddyddiad; deunydd printiedig, 1921-1974, yn cynnwys llawer o dorion o'r wasg; papurau personol, yn cynnwys cyfrifon,1951-1981. Mae grŵp 1994 yn cynnwys: llythyrau, 1945, a ysgrifennodd Caradog Prichard at ei wraig Mati yn ystod ei gyfnod yn y fyddin yn New Delhi, llythyrau, 1946-1987, a anfonwyd at Mati Prichard, llythyrau, cardiau a thelegramau, 1940-1970, a anfonwyd at Caradog a Mati Prichard, cardiau post, 1929-1987, a anfonwyd at Caradog a Mati Prichard; cerddi, rhyddiaith ac anerchiadau yn bennaf gan Caradog Prichard; deunydd personol Caradog Prichard, 1927-1980; a deunydd personol ac amrywiol, 1926-1978, rhan ohono yn ymwneud â Mati Prichard. = The 1984 group comprises: Caradog Prichard's diaries, 1963-1980 (with gaps); correspondence, including letters, 1942-1946, from Caradog Prichard to his wife Mati, during his period of military service, letters and messages congratulating him on winning the chair at the Llanelli National Eisteddfod in 1962, miscellaneous letters, 1954-1979, addressed to Caradog Prichard, sympathy letters received on the death of Caradog Prichard in 1980 and other papers relating to his death; copies of his poetry, including English translations of the three poems which won the Crown for Caradog Prichard at the National Eisteddfodau of 1927, 1928 and 1929; plays and television and radio scripts; prose works and addresses prepared by Caradog Prichard, 1963-1977, including many undated; printed matter, 1921-1974, including many press cuttings; personal papers, including accounts, 1951-1981. THe 1994 group comprises: letters, 1945, from Caradog Prichard to his wife Mati during his army service at New Delhi, letters, 1946-1987, addressed to Mati Prichard, letters, cards and telegrams, 1940-1970, addressed to Caradog and Mati Prichard, postcards, 1929-1987, addressed to Caradog and Mati Prichard; poems, prose writings and addresses mainly by Caradog Prichard; Caradog Prichard's personalia, 1927-1980; and general personalia and miscellanea, 1926-1978, some concerning Mati Prichard.

Papers of, and relating to Jonah Jones, 1946-2004, including correspondence and papers associated with his artistic work, exhibitions and experiences during the Second World War.

Papers of David Davies, the first Baron Davies of Llandinam (1880-1944), along with papers of other members of the family, David Davies (1818-1890), Edward Davies (1852–1898), Revd. Gwilym Davies (1879-1955), Gwendoline Elizabeth Davies (1882-1951) and Mary Sidney Davies (1884-1963). They reflect Lord Davies varied business and political interests and include the records of the New Commonwealth Society, papers related to the League of Nations Union Welsh National Council, the first and second world wars, the Temple of Peace, the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial Institute, the National Library of Wales, the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, University of Wales Aberystwyth, Davies’s coal and railway interests, international affairs, drafts and copies of Davies’s publications mainly on international relations, papers of the David Davies Memorial Institute and papers related to Gregynog Press.

Papers of the journalist Geoffrey Woolley, including a group of letters, 1906-1915, from the poet Edward Thomas to W. H. Hudson.

File contains correspondence between David Lloyd George, Jennifer Stevenson and others. Among the letters are: a note, 1 November 1938, in the hand of David Lloyd George at Bron-y-de, Churt concerning the ownership of one of the dogs on the estate (f. 15); notification, 29 August 1917, in the hand of David Lloyd George that he has transferred to Frances Louise Stevenson bonds to the value of £500 in the last National Loan 'for her own sole use & benefit' (ff. 1-3); a letter from D. Lloyd George to John Stevenson, father of Frances Stevenson, 12 February 1923, expressing gratitude for the gift of cigars (f. 4); a postcard, 9 November 1936, from Lloyd George at Southampton to Jennifer Stevenson, depicting the passenger liner of the East Asiatic Company Ltd on which he is about to travel (f. 13); a postcard, 12 December 1936, from Lloyd George at Kingston, Jamaica to Jennifer Stevenson, conveying Christmas greetings (f. 14); a note, Christmas 1939, from Lloyd George to Muriel Stevenson. He had forgotten to ask her mother whether she was allowed to use a latch key (ff. 16-17). Also, a letter, 3 November 1940, from Jennifer Longford at Penrhos College, Bakewell, to Lloyd George at Brynawelon, Criccieth describing her activities and movements and her wish that Lloyd George would consent to join the war cabinet (ff. 20-21); a letter, 11 November 1940, from Lloyd George at Criccieth to Jennifer Stevenson, giving his reasons, in response to a letter from Jennifer, for his failure to join the War Cabinet (ff. 22-24); and a letter, c. 1940, from Lloyd George at Estorel to Jennifer Stevenson with thanks for the birthday present of a comb (f. 25).

Three autograph letters to the Rev[erend] H[umphrey] Jones Davies, Birmingham, from T. Davies (for the general manager, The Pacific Steam Navigation Company), Liverpool, 1934 (voyages by the R. M. S. Orduna), and Samuel Evans, Parktown, Johannesburg, 1934 (2) (personal, comment on an article by recipient entitled 'Dathliad Canmlwyddiant Neuadd [Tref Birmingham]', Y Goleuad [17 Hydref 1934]); two autograph letters from Irene [Corona, countess of ] Plymouth, Hewell Grange, Redditch, to Mr. Jones Davies [? the recipient of the three preceding letters], [1937]-1938 (inviting recipient to become a member of a committee arranging a film premiere [in Birmingham] in aid of the National Council of Social Service, thanking recipient for his help, enclosing a copy of the balance sheet); and two letters (one autograph, one holograph) from Cyril P. Cule, Bilston and Caerleon, to Mr. Davies [again ? the recipient of the preceding letters], 1929-1938 (a request to be allowed to name recipient as a referee when applying for teaching posts (1929), acknowledging the receipt of a contribution towards 'Cymdeithas Cyfeillion Gwlad y Basgiaid' [The Friends of the Basques Society], the [Basque refugee] children in South Wales, the probability of war in Europe (1938)) (enclosed with the second letter is a typescript copy of a memorandum in Welsh, explaining the aims of 'Cymdeithas Cyfeillion Gwlad y Basgiaid', viz., drawing attention to the plight of the Basques and the threat of Fascism, collecting funds for the relief of Basque refugees in Wales, more particularly the children, and opposing the demand for the repatriation of the children to Franco Spain, and appealing for moral and financial support for the society).

Diary for the period 30 September-9 December 1941 of Lady Megan Lloyd George (1902-66), Member of Parliament for Anglesey, 1929-51, and for Carmarthen, 1957-66, containing occasional entries relating to the progress of the Second World War with references to Winston Churchill and other contemporary figures.

Notebook of Berta Ruck, September 1943-January 1945, containing a few diary entries, mainly commenting on the war and on the progress of her writing, and pasted-in letters and cards to her, including one each from Sir Maurice Bowra and Emlyn Williams (f. 38 verso). Also pasted in are press cuttings relating to contemporary events, especially the progress of the war, and a few programmes for concerts and plays performed at Aberdyfi, 1942-1944.

Notebook of Berta Ruck, September 1939, recording her move from London to Aberdyfi, Merionethshire, at the outbreak of war and commenting on contemporary events. Press cuttings relating to the war and thirty-five letters and postcards to the author, August-September 1939, mainly from family and friends, have been pasted in.
The correspondents include Oliver Onions, discussing his own move to Aberdyfi, September 1939 (ff. 16 verso, 45, 47, 53 verso, 59, 60, 64), and Tony Thorne, 17 September 1939 (f. 67 verso). She records the engagements of both her sons (ff. 51, 65).

Notebook of Berta Ruck, Aberdyfi, September-December 1939, containing journal entries and comments on the progress of the war. Press cuttings relating to contemporary events, photographs and some forty-six letters and postcards, mostly personal, to the author have been pasted in.
The correspondents include her son Arthur Oliver, October-[November] 1939 (ff. 13-14, 16, 33 recto-verso, 42-44), Ménie Muriel FitzGerald, 2 October 1939 (f. 12 verso), Michael Joseph, October-November 1939 (ff. 12 verso, 40, 59 verso), Anthony Thorne, [1939] (f. 34), Horace Horsnell, 28 November 1939 (f. 59), Harold Nicolson, 21 November 1939 (f. 59a), and Osbert Sitwell, 28 November 1939 (f. 60 verso). There are numerous references in journal and letters to the marriages of both her sons, Arthur and Bill, in October 1939. Among the photographs are one of Ruck (inside front cover) and two of Bill Oliver (inside front cover, f. 36 verso).

Notebook of Berta Ruck, December 1939-May 1940, containing journal entries, comments on the progress of the war and notes for fiction. Press cuttings relating to contemporary events, other ephemera and some sixty-nine letters, postcards and Christmas cards, mostly to the author, have been pasted in.
The correspondents include Oliver Onions, 25 December 1939 (f. 20), Arthur Oliver, December 1939-May 1940 (ff. 2b, 20 verso, 51, 57, 63-65 verso), Vicki Baum, 25 November 1939 (f. 2), Edith Heal, [December 1939] (ff. 2a, 20 verso), Anthony Thorne, December 1939, March 1940 (ff. 7 verso, 56 verso), Osbert Sitwell, Christmas [1939] (f. 19 verso), Ménie Muriel FitzGerald, [1939] (f. 22 verso), Naomi Jacob, [December 1939] (f. 26 verso), Alys Meirion, 29 December [1939] (f. 27), Lieut-Cmdr Bradwell T. Turner, [February 1940] (f. 47 verso), Alec Waugh, [December 1939] (f. 51 verso), Sir Kenneth Barnes, 4 April 1940 (f. 57 verso), and Horace Horsnell, 2 April 1940 (f. 58). One letter from 'Effie', [January 1940], discusses the state of Ménie Muriel FitzGerald's health (f. 35 verso). The press cuttings include several political cartoons relating to the war (ff. 39 verso, 52-53 verso).