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Rentals, 1586-1627, and court books, 1767-1867, of the lordship of Abergavenny; and deeds, 1395, 1525-1915, relating to the lordship of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire and to other estates of the Nevill family, marquesses of Abergavenny, in Herefordshire.

My Lord Marquis of Argyle his Speech upon the Scaffold, the 27 May 1661. As it was spoken by himself, and written in Short-handby one that was present [Edinburgh, 1661], together with an almost complete contemporary copy.

Marriage certificate of the Reverend Henry Evans, minister of Horeb, Penrhyn-coch, Cardiganshire, from 1897 to 1921, and Harriet Rhoda James of Llanelli, married in New York, 9 October 1893.

A work entitled An Ode on the Marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary to the Viscount Lascelles ..., 1922, by Lewis Davies (Lewys Glyn Cynon) (1866-1953).

Leather. Donated by Mrs N. Poulgrain, Aberaeron, April 1973.

This collection of manuscripts comprises transcripted biographies of women, 1888-1893, together with an index, press cuttings of obituary notices, 1903-1917, and miscellaneous press cuttings from the second half of the 19th century.

Papers of Gwen Davies relating to the translation and adaptation of the novel Martha, Jac a Sianco (Talybont, 2004) by Caryl Lewis into English published as Martha, Jack & Shanco by Parthian in 2007, together with editorial notes, and copies of both printed works. Also included is a translation of the first chapter of Llwyd Owen’s Ffydd, gobaith, cariad (Talybont, 2006) published as Faith, love and hope in 2010. = Papurau Gwen Davies yn ymwneud â chyfieithu ac addasu nofel Caryl Lewis, Martha Jac a Sianco (Talybont, 2004) i’r Saesneg a gyhoeddwyd fel Martha, Jack & Shanco yn 2007, ynghyd â chopïau printiedig o’r ddwy gyfrol. Ceir hefyd cyfieithiad o bennod gyntaf nofel Llwyd Owen, Ffydd, gobaith, cariad ((Talybont, 2006) a gyhoeddwyd fel Faith, love and hope yn 2010.

Biographical sketches of Welsh priests, 1568-1795; research notes and papers on the education of Welsh recusants, 1579-1648; research papers relating to Welsh Catholic printed books, 1579-1777; research papers relating to Catholics in Breconshire, 1799-1830; press cuttings, 1953-1957, mainly from The Tablet, relating to Ronald Knox (1888-1957), and to the Carmelites in Wales; letters, 1953-1958, relating to Welsh Martyrs; undated notes on the Welsh clergy in Seville, 1591-1671; the Clifton diocesan archives, 1827-1828; letters, 1989-1993 and undated, from Emeritus Professor R. Geraint Gruffydd; Welshmen at Rheims, 1579-1593, and Catholic Record Society letters, 1993-1994; press cuttings, 1938-1993 and undated on reviews of religious books and archaeology; photocopies relating to Holywell, Caerwys and Llanfechain in the seventeenth century; photocopies of correspondence and papers of James Peter Coghlan (1731-1800), 1797-1799; Sir Edward Carne (c.1496-1561); Father John Kemble (1599-1679); the Blessed David Lewis (1616-1679); letters, 1956-1963, relating to the publications of The Catholic Recusancy of the Barlow Family of Slebech in Pembrokeshire the XVI and XVII Centuries (Cardiff, 1956), and A Checklist of Welsh Students in the Seminaries, 1568-1603 (Cardiff, 1958); letters, 1939-1997; genealogical notes on the Cleary line and radio scripts.

Martin Culliford allowed the Library to photocopy a list of individuals (arranged by surnames) from Newport and St. Woolos, co. Monmouth, extracted from the pre-1800 Llandaff Consistory Court Probate Act Books and Indexes.

An offprint of G. Martin Murphy's article, 'Maria's Dreams: Lady Mary Herbert, 1685-1775', published in Montgomeryshire Collections 85 (1997), 87-100, and including several references to documents from the Powis Castle Collection.

Photographs taken of various areas in South Wales by Bournemouth photographer Martin Ridley (1861-1936). Some unidentified. Particularly well represented are Cardiff, Newport, Rhondda Valley, Abertillery, Ebbw Vale and Cowbridge.

An elegy by David Jones, Bethel, Llangwyrfon, on the death of Mary Jones, sister of John Jones (Ivon), Aberystwyth.

A manuscript containing Cywydd Marwnad Gwen Fletcher o Dreborth, an autograph poem by Owen Gruffydd (c. 1643-1730), Llanystumdwy, 1716.

A poem in memory of Robert Gwyneddon Davies (Gwyneddon) (1870?-1928) written by H. Isgaer Lewis for Eisteddfod Gwynedd, 1907, together with an essay entitled Natur yn dangos Duw by Elizabeth Jane Williams (Awen Mona).

Copi llawysgrif o farwnad gan John Davies ('Ossian Gwent') i Edward Evans ('Heman Gwent').

A manuscript containing an elegy by Richard Jones Owen (Glaslyn) (1831-1909) entitled Er cof am Mrs Greaves, Aberglaslyn.

A transcript of an elegy entitled 'Marwnad ar y Pendefig goreu yn ei ddydd, Sion Lewis o'r Ddinas Gerdin [John Lewis, Dinas Cerdin, parish of Llandysul, co. Cardigan, ob. 1706]', by Gryffyd[d] Rys, 1706.