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Papers of John Bedford, 1762-1791, largely relating to his time in South Wales, and deal with iron-making techniques, his interests in experimenting with and improving these techniques, and the state of his own business ventures in forging and quarrying. The papers include notes on iron-making techniques, 1763-1788; management and business papers, 1766-1791; correspondence, petitions and miscellaneous notes, 1766-1789; and quarry notes, 1762-1789.

The collection consists of personal, literary, and editorial correspondence, including correspondence from various poets and literary figures from Wales and other countries, and related papers, 1970-2017; literary contracts, agreements, and statements, 1971-2016; typescripts for published works, 1986-[c.1998]; papers relating to poetry readings, conferences, and events, 1995-2007; press cuttings and reviews, 1974-[c.2012]; papers relating to various music and poetry groups, 1999-2015; and diary notes, 1978-1985.

Papers, 1969-1977, relating mainly to John Barnard Jenkins of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru, including copies of letters, 1971-1973, sent to Jenkins whilst he was imprisoned and correspondence, 1969-1977, relating to his and other nationalists' imprisonment and to Jenkins's appeals against his sentence, 1970-1975.

Journal of a tour in Wales by John B. Scott, August-September 1892.

Llyfr yr hen Shon Ashton, Geseilfa - yr hwn oedd yn Fidler medrus, given by John Ashton (1830-1896) to Nicholas Bennett (1823-1899), being a printed collection of airs with instructions to the dancers.

Two journals, 1717-1737, and a fragment of a letter-book, 1726-1727, of Sir Erasmus Philipps, fifth baronet, of Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, containing descriptions of tours in Wales, England, Holland and Germany, entries relating to family and political matters, etc.; and a notebook, 1706-1710, of Erasmus's father, Sir John Philipps, fourth baronet, of Picton Castle, containing details relating to the execution of the will of his brother-in-law, John Shorter.

A photographic copy of a letter, 20 July 1820, written by John Reynolds, Baptist minister at Felinganol, co. Pembroke, to his nephew; and a list of sermons and places at which they were preached, 1836-1849, by William Reynolds, written in a record book of the Misses Hill's School, Haverfordwest.

A collection of research papers, mostly of the period 1970-80, accumulated by musicologist Joan Rimmer, largely relating to Nansi Richards (Telynores Maldwyn), with some relating to John Parry (John Parry Ddall) and Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin). The papers include letters, offprints, and manuscript music scores, including one copied in 1895 by W. Ll. Roberts of Penyceunant.

Joan Lent's work on the deaneries of the St Asaph and Bangor Dioceses, comprising draft typescript booklets, with original sketches and photographs, on sixteen St Asaph deaneries (NLW ex 1415-8), two Bangor deaneries (NLW ex 1419), and on four Bangor (Anglesey) deaneries (NLW ex 1420), and miscellaneous research material (NLW ex 1421). See also NLW ex 875.

Papers of Jill Hutt, [c. 1963]-1998, relating to the formation of the Wales Trades Union Council (WTUC), 1970-1974; the Cardiff Trades Union Council, 1977-1989; the Association of Clerical, Technical and Supervisory Staff Section (ACTSS) Branch 4/45 of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), 1976-1979; National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO), 1969-1994, and copies of Union Eyes, the Journal of the Cardiff Trades Union Council, 1987-1997; Parliament for Wales Campaign, including minutes of the Cardiff and Vale branch, South Glamorgan; 1992-1998; the Cardiff Unemployed Group papers, 1963-1998; low paid and part time work surveys, 1988-1991; the Welsh Language Act, 1992-1995; and the Welsh Baltic Association (WBA), and its Cardiff group, 1992-1997.

The archive comprises the papers of Jill Evans, mostly produced and accumulated in the course of her work as a Member of the European Parliament for Plaid Cymru between 1999 and 2020 and include material relating to various campaigns on employment, the environment, women's issues, food standards, international development, the Iraq war, the Welsh language and Catalonia.

Papers, 1849-1853, relating to the Baptist churches at Goginan and Cwmsymlog, Cardiganshire and at Ffynnon Henry, Carmarthenshire.

A typescript copy of 'Jerusalem', a one-act play by Emlyn Davies-Williams, first performed at the Neath Little Theatre, 26 March, 1936.

Papers of Jenny Porter as co-ordinator of Cymru Pride Wales (CPW), relating to The North Wales Lesbian Line; publicity material; minutes of meetings; early Stonewall documents; papers relating to the formation of the LGB Forum Cymru launched in 2001, including a letter from Sir Ian McKellen apologizing that he is unable to attend the first proposed Welsh Pride on 23 October 1999.

Genealogical and heraldic material relating to the family of Jenkins of Cilbronnau, Cardiganshire.

An account of tours in England and Wales made in 1819 and 1836 by Captain Jenkin Jones, R.N.

Photocopies of documents and photographs relating to the ancestors of Jon Bradley Jeffreys, including a genealogy of the Jeffreys family of Llywel, Breconshire, and Llanddeusant, Carmarthenshire, 1400-1900, prepared by him, 1999; papers concerning the career of Admiral David Powell Price (1790-1854), together with his portrait, a transcript of his memorial tablet at Cil-y-cwm Church, Carmarthenshire, and an extract from the Mobile Press Register, 1980, referring to him; the pre-nuptial settlement, 1869, of Walter Powell Jeffreys (1843-1920) of Henllys near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, and his first wife Agnes Robinson (d. 1877), Frankton Grange, Ellesmere, Shropshire, referring to Llwynyfron and Llwynyfron Mill in the parish of Llanddeusant, Carmarthenshire, together with a conveyance, 1886, concerning the same properties; a reprint of a tribute to his son Geoffrey Jeffreys (1885-1953) from The Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, April 1954; and a photocopy of Nicholas Robinson, Some memoirs of Nicholas Robinson 1769-1854 and his family (London, 1915), containing references to family members.

Title deeds and other documents of depositor's clients, 1557-1939, relating to properties in Brecknockshire, 1557-1939, in particular to the Little Bell, Brecon, 1759-1883, and to the Pant Griffith estate, Merthyr Cynog, 1705-1856; in Glamorgan, 1731-1920, including the Court Rhyd-hir estate, 1731-1920; and in Radnorshire, 1639-1800, Monmouthshire, 1756-1834, and Herefordshire, 1557-1763.

The fonds comprises two accruals. The first consisting of papers, 1936-1987, including local affairs, 1973-82, Welsh affairs, 1972-83, domestic politics, 1978-82, legal matters, 1978-80, foreign affairs, 1978-81, Social Democratic Party, 1981-5, and Labour Party, 1986-7. The second accrual, described here, consisting of scrapbooks, 1970-1976, relating to Jeffrey and Margaret Thomas' work in the Abertillery constituency; scrapbooks relating to Jeffrey Thomas' general election campaigns in Barry and Abertillery, 1966-1979; and other political and personal papers.