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Records, 1927-1963, of the White House charity, Folkestone, Ty Gwyn Charity Convalescent Home, Llwyngwril, and Boverton Girls' Camp and Hafod Rest Home, Llantwit Major, including account books, financial statements, deeds, visitors books, admission and attendance registers, minute books, a medical log book, superintendents' reports, letters, and other associated papers.

The music manuscripts, 1927-1986, of Mansel Thomas, comprising music for male voice choirs, mixed choirs, youth and female voices, solo songs, and instrumental compositions. They consist mainly of Christmas music, hymn-tunes, liturgical music, arrangements of Welsh traditional melodies, secular music and solo songs, the majority of which have been published by the Mansel Thomas Trust and the Cwmni Cyhoeddi Gwynn Publishing Company. Some manuscripts are in the hand of copyists and may contain later notes and additions.

Deeds and documents, [1600]-[1810], mainly relating to the counties of Northampton, Hertford and Surrey, together with an account book, 1786-1793, relating to the Franklen estate in South Wales.

Records mainly of the manor of Monmouth, 1549-1919, including a survey of the manor, 1612; entry books of surrenders of customary properties, 1673-1919; transcripts of papers relating to heriots and alienations, 1606-1628; conveyances, 1610-1774, of the manors of Monmouth, Ebboth and Longstocke, and the lordships of Kidwelly, Carnwyllion and Iscennen; and transcripts of documents relating to the borough and corporation of Monmouth, 1549-1716.

Records, correspondence and notes, 1819-1983, relating to the history of Manafon school.

Papers of John Evans (d.c.1949) of Tre-boeth and Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, including an autobiographical essay,[c. 1949], programmes of eisteddfodau and singing festivals with which he was associated, 1891-1949, manuscript music composed by him, 1893-1948, his eisteddfod adjudications,[c. 1912]-1926, and records and papers relating to his music shop, 1913-1941; papers of his -- daughter Mali Evans d. 1991), including papers, some collected, relating to the Welsh colony in Patagonia and the Welsh diaspora, [c. 1895]-1987, and letters from her uncle, Jack Edwards of Aberystwyth, bookseller, musician and Esperanto enthusiast, 1928-1935, and correspondence of Arthur W. Wade-Evans (1875-1964), Welsh historian, and his daughter Mary Phillips to Mali Evans together with printed articles presented by Arthur W. Wade-Evans to Mali Evans. Four additional items from the printers Lowe & Brydone pertaining to 'Môr o gân yw Cymru i gyd', including receipts and a letter, dated 1928 and 1938, from among the papers of John Evans, were received in March 2019.

Deeds relating to the Maesnewydd estate in the parish of Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn,Cardiganshire, together with account books, 1819-1969, and diaries, 19th cent., mainly of J. T. Morgan.

A collection of deeds and documents relating to the family of Davies of Maesmawr Hall, parish of Llandinam, co. Montgomery, and formerly of the Marsh, parish of Westbury, co. Salop. The archive had previously been carefully sorted and annotated by the depositor's brother Major E. H. C. Davies, M.B.E., Surbiton, Surrey, and the deposit includes a full list which he had made of the documents. The collection may be classified as follows:

A group of manuscript volumes. An interesting group of manuscripts, mainly memoranda books containing domestic and medical recipes, house hold, rent and other accounts, family particulars, etc., the earlier ones belonging to the late seventeenth century. Also included are a letter book, 1783-1808, of Pryce Davies; an apportionment of tithes belonging to Rev J. Davies; a volume relating to the commutation of tithes for the parish of Llandinam, 1845, a sketch book [c.1840] of Jane Ann Pryce containing scenes from various counties in North Wales; a notebook containing details of excursions in the neighbourhood of Llanberis, 1892; and an account book, 1844-1853, of the trustees of Pryce Jones of the Rock.

A number of pedigrees, 1783-1921, including a group of pedigree rolls relating to the Davies family, Maesmawr Hall, and other related families, with a print of Newtown public rooms erected in 1832; together with a bundle of papers, mainly correspondence, relating to Ann Ffoulkes of Trelydan, 1762-1886; and to Colonel Cecil John Lyons Allanson, 1917 & 1920, including a personal diary and career summary; and a collection of poetry written mainly in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, but including copies of correspondence, 1741-8, and verses relating to the marital adventures of Sir John Pryce of Newtown. Several poems, such as elegies on the deaths of Mr. John Devereux by Rev [William] Thomas of Forden, and of Mr. Tilsley on the Western Main, are of local interest, while verses to Mr. [John] Wilkes, 1776, and to the memory of Dr. [Richard] Price are more general in their appeal. Translations from classical authors made for Dr. Bayley / Bayly in August 1792 are also included.

A group of legal and administrative documents, consisting of testamentary records, including originals and copies of wills and/or probates and letters of administration of members of the Davies and related families, belonging mainly to the nineteenth century; together with numerous deeds, indentures, settlements, and schedules, 1602-1938. Earlier items of note relate to Thomas Price of Dolvorwyn, 1657, Sarah Judge of Newtowne, 1717/18, William Roberts of the Pentrey, parish of Aberhavesp, 1729/30, and Rice Price, 1772, and Vaughan Foulkes, 1794, both of the parish of Mynavon, all in co. Montgomery, and John Rowland of Ymwlch, parish of Llandanwg, co. Merioneth, 1744, and the estate of Humphrey Jones of Garthmill in the parish of Berriew, 1748.

A group of family and personal papers, consisting of records relating to the Maesmawr Hall Estate, 1899-1938, including sale catalogues, plans, rentals, accounts, inventories, and a valuation of the Manafon estate, 1834; files of personal papers relating to the Davies family, 1673-1971, mainly correspondence, accounts, legal documents, professional papers of the members of the family who were clergymen, a diary, 1943, of Miss Annie Davies of Harlech, and papers collected with the duties of those who filled the office of high sheriff for co. Montgomery, some of which were sorted by Major E. H. C. Davies into files for individual members of the family with whom they are concerned, and files for certain related families; correspondence of family and historical interest, 1648-1972, including a letter written on St. Helena in 1685 and another shortly after the writer had fought at the battle of Waterloo; three files of Davies family bonds, 1583-1789, consisting of deeds mainly relating to properties in Montgomeryshire and Shropshire including Marsh, Vennington, and on the Maesmawr Estate; parochial papers relating mainly to Llandinam parish, 1748-1901, including a petition, 1833, by the inhabitants of part of the deanery of Arustley for a change in the system of paying tithes and for the correction of abuses in the established church, terriers, 1790, of the tithes, etc., of Llanwnog and Llandinam, and correspondence, etc., 1833, relating to the Montgomeryshire Canal; and two files labelled ‘Unsorted Letters’, 1712-1913, including a writ, 1712, to confess judgment for the Company of Mine Adventures touching properties in the parishes of Llanidloes, Tre Eglwys, Carno, Llanbrynmair, Llangerrig and Machynlleth, and in Arustley and Talerthaige, co. Montgomery.

The collection also includes a small group of Davies family Bibles, together with presentations made to the Rev. Herbert Davies at Glastonbury and Syston, 1867-1997.

Deeds, probate records, family settlements, etc., 1565-1888, relating to the Howell and Powell family and their Maesgwynne estate in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, 1565-1888.

Deeds relating to the estates of Lloyd of Maesannod, parish of Llanynys, and Rhydonnen, parish of Llandysilio-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire, 1592-1845.

Deeds relating to premises in the parish of Maenordeifi, Pembrokeshire, and neighbouring parishes, 1553-[early 20 cent.].

Personal and estate records of the associated families of Evans, Hayward, and Phillips of Maenol, near Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, and especially of Thomas Hayward, a Llanidloes solicitor, including title deeds and abstracts of title, [mid-18]-[early 20 cent.], relating to properties in Montgomeryshire, and St Davids, Pembrokeshire (being the original estate of the Phillips family), and Radnorshire, including deeds relating to railway development in Llanidloes and Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, 1865-1916; original, copy and draft probate records, 1732-1928, of members of the families of Evans of Llanidloes, Phillips of Llanidloes and St Dogmaels, and Lucas of Llangurig; accounts, correspondence and other documents of Thomas Edmund Marsh of Llanidloes, solicitor, 1831-1837, in connection with his investigations of the title to properties in Llangurig and Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, purchased by Thomas Evans of Maenol; and legal and business letters to Thomas Hayward of Llanidloes, mainly 1877-1879.

Papers relating to the Madryn estate, Caernarfonshire, mainly comprising accounts, 1834-1904, title deeds, 1806-1890; family correspondence, 1833-1868; and papers of Roger Edwards, Mold (1811-1886), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author, whose grand-daughter, Eleanor, married George Frederick Cunningham Yale, a descendant of the Jones-Parry family.

The collection comprises scripts, 1982-1997, together with associated publicity material, programmes and reviews, and papers relating to Write On! festivals, including workshops and rehearsed readings. Many of these scripts include drafts, fair copies and rehearsal copies. There are also adaptations of foreign plays, 1930-1993; scrapbooks, 1984-1992, containing press cuttings of reviews of performances, programmes, and posters relating to productions and festivals staged; scripts from 'Write On!' festivals, 1985-1993; and miscellaneous papers, 1982-1992.

Machynlleth Salvage Papers, 1858-1925, including correspondence from Machynlleth Urban District Council clerks' office, 1895-1923; rate books, 1861-1886; Poor Law rate books, Machynlleth parish, 1916-1917; Machynlleth Poor Law Union overseer's book of receipts and payments, 1910-1927; papers relating to the local government elections, 1894-1908; Machynlleth Waterworks papers, 1878-1910; Dovey fishery papers, 1890-1902; papers relating to Royal visits, 1889-1911; papers relating to roads and streets, 1898-1911; Machynlleth sewerage schemes papers, 1897-1914; papers relating to Machynlleth town hall, 1862-1891; papers relating to Machynlleth markets and fairs, 1903-1916; papers relating to the fire brigade, 1909-1914; papers relating to Machynlleth isolation hospital, 1912-1913; and papers relating to the Owain Glyndwr Institute, 1910-1925.

Papers relating to Mabel Pakenham-Walsh, 1937-1998, including family correspondence, 1937-1987; general correspondence, [c. 1962]-1998, from other artists and friends including Martin Leman, Maeve Peake, Lord Snowdon, Jean Coggan, wife of Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Tom Stoppard, the author Andrew Roberts and Malcolm Yorke; papers relating to exhibitions and sales, 1959-1992; correspondence with the Crafts Advisory Committee, 1972-1979, Design Council, 1973-1976, Crafts Council, 1973-1990, and Contemporary Applied Arts, 1974-1991; papers concerning her employment at Pinewood and Shepperton Film Studios, 1960-1961, and other miscellaneous items; a photograph of a speech day at St Hildas School, Hickleton Hall, with Lord and Lady Halifax as guests, 1949; notes on family history; and papers relating to Mabel Pakenham-Walsh's involvement in campaigns against traffic and supermarket developments.

A collection, mainly of essays, 1883-1905, written for the National Eisteddfod of Wales by Moses Owen Jones.

A collection comprising an account of a tour in Germany, 1869, and Spain, 1914; an account of the attempted French invasion of 1797, with drawings relating to the invasion; a farce entitled 'Thought Reading'; and an illustrated story entitled 'Perspective'.

182 deeds and documents, 1678-1913, including deeds relating to properties in Llanbadrig, Llanbedrgoch, Llanfachreth, Llanfechell, Llangaffo and Pentraeth, co. Anglesey, Llandysilio and Wrexham, co. Denbigh, Flint, co. Flint, and Llandwrog co. Caernarvon; papers and correspondence of the Reverend John Elias, Llanfechell, of his brother, Rev David Elias, Pentraeth, and of his son, John Elias, Tre'rgof Isaf, Cemaes; and letters and accounts of William Evans, Tyfry, Pentraeth, who married a grand-daughter of Rev John Elias.

Papers of Lyn Howell, 1943-1982, including articles, addresses, notes and broadcast scripts, 1975-1982; letters to Lyn Howell, 1960-1981; and three volumes of press cuttings, one relating to his period as regional officer in the welfare department of the Colonial Office, 1943-1949, the second, 1957-1958, relating to Huw T. Edwards, chairman of the Wales Tourist Board; and the third relating to the Wales Tourist Board, 1967-1969.