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A collection comprising correspondence, essays, pedigrees, medical recipes, hymns, and transcripts of hymns and poems, together with sermons and miscellaneous extracts and notes. Also included are papers relating to James Owen, Presbyterian minister; account books belonging to John Thomas of Penddol, Llanllwni and to David Davies ('Dafydd y Gof') of Pencarreg, Carmarthenshire; a manuscript in the hand of the Reverend David James ('Dewi o Ddyfed'); and sermons in the hand of the Reverend John Owen, Thrussington.

Medical recipes, names of drugs, etc.

A notebook of John Thomas, Penddol, Llanllwni containing 'bidding' accounts, poems, hymns, texts of sermons preached at Llanybyther [sic] and micellaneous notes.

One of four manuscripts containing transcripts by John Davies from the parish registers of Lampeter, Llanddewibrefi, Cellan, Nantcwnlle and Llanddewi Abergwessin [sic], together with miscellaneous notes.

One of four manuscripts containing transcripts by John Davies from the parish registers of Lampeter, Llanddewibrefi, Cellan, Nantcwnlle and Llanddewi Abergwessin [sic], together with miscellaneous notes.

One of four manuscripts containing transcripts by John Davies from the parish registers of Lampeter, Llanddewibrefi, Cellan, Nantcwnlle and Llanddewi Abergwessin [sic], together with miscellaneous notes.

One of four manuscripts containing transcripts by John Davies from the parish registers of Lampeter, Llanddewibrefi, Nantcwnlle and Llanddewi Abergwessin [sic], together with miscellaneous notes.

Medical recipes copied in 1812 by James Griffiths, chemist, Llandysul; hymns, etc. by James Griffiths and Francis Thomas; 'englynion'; pedigrees, etc.

'Hymnau o Fawl i Dduw' written by Evan Lewis, Carmarthen, 1798; poems by Evan Lewis, Rees Jones ['Amnon'], I. Thomas, R. Davies, 'Ioan Machno' [John M. Price], 'Britwn' [Edwin Foulkes], 'Eryr Trichrug', 'Meudwy', 'Dewi Glan Ffrydlas' [David E. Davies], 'Telynog' [Thomas Evans], 'Talhaiarn' [John Jones], 'Gwerydd Gwyllt' [Evan W. Jones], John Jones and Richard [Rhisiart] Phylip; 'englynion'; miscellaneous notes on Unitarians and Unitarianism.

Papers relating to James Owen, Presbyterian minister at Oswestry and Shrewsbury, together with lists, by Dr Charles Owen and by Jeremy Owen, of works published by James Owen.

An account book, 1814-1848, of John Thomas, Penddol, Llanllwni.

A transcript made in 1912 by John Davies [1860-1939] of a privately-printed genealogy of the Stedman Thomas family of Pantygof, Carmarthenshire.

An account book, 1826-1842, of David Davies ('Dafydd y Gof'), smith, Pencarreg, Carmarthenshire.

A list of Cardiganshire authors containing brief biographies and complete lists, with biographical details, of their printed works, 1600-1900, which was compiled by John Davies for the National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Aberystwyth in 1916, with some additions by John Humphreys Davies.

Essays written by John Davies for competition at 'eisteddfodau' held at Llandysul, Cardiganshire: 'Ymchwiliad Hynafiaethol a Thraddodiadol am Ellen Wyn o Ddyffrynllynod ynghyd a Theuly y Wyniaid, Plwyf Llandyssul', 1900; 'Hen Feirdd Plwyf Llandyssul', 1906; and 'Casgliad o Enwau lleoedd yn y gymdogaeth ynghyd a'u hystyron', 1908.

A book of transcripts by John Davies including extracts from a book belonging to Rees Charles, Dinas Gerdin; his address on the history of Maesyfelin, Lampeter; an account of 'Cân Morgan Jones o'r Dole Gwyrddon'; notes on the history of Newcastle Emlyn and district; extracts from a manuscript belonging to James Griffiths, Llandysul, 1818-1837, containing local lore, ballads, hymns, etc.; press cuttings including articles on 'Beirdd Cwmdu', 'Y Parch Philip Pugh a'i Amserau' and 'Morgan Jones o'r Dole Gwyrddon'.

Extracts taken by John Davies from Cardigan Fines, Inquisitions Post Mortem and Lay Subsidy Rolls, mainly relating to Lampeter, with translations by Dr E[dward] A[rthur] Lewis.

Transcripts by John Davies of poems from manuscripts and ballads in the University College of Wales collection.

A list, compiled by John Davies, of Welsh pseudonyms not included in Cardiff Free Libraries, Catalogue of Printed Literature in the Welsh Department, Cardiff, 1898.

A list by John Davies of Cardiganshire authors, with a copy of a letter written by Benjamin J. Davis, Philadelphia, 1847, a pedigree of his family, and a pedigree of the family of Thomas of Mallwyd.