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Deeds and documents acquired by Urdd Gobaith Cymru, relating to lands and property in the parishes of Llangower, Llanymawddwy, and Llanycil, Merionethshire, 1679-1900.

Papers of the Department of Music of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1883-1986, including concert programmes, 1898-1988, posters for concerts, 1961-[c. 1983]; minute book of the UCW Aberystwyth Musical Club, 1920-1927; student record cards, 1922-1929; attendance registers, 1933-1981; staff notes and reports, 1951-1983; miscellaneous papers and correspondence relating to the Department, 1921-1984; minute book of the Aberystwyth Music Festival, 1925-1927; papers relating to Aberystwyth and Gregynog music festivals, 1922-1969; music manuscripts and facsimiles by individual composers, including Arthur Charles Edwards, Ian Parrott, and David Wynne, 1916-1982; miscellaneous music papers, 1883-1904; papers of Charles Clements, 1909-1973; and papers of Griff Williams and his wife, 1916-[1980s].

The fonds comprises minutes books of the Society, 1952-1997, and files of correspondence and papers, 1960-2001, together with a file of correspondence with the Inland Revenue, 1960-1961.

Records of Vale of Glamorgan Liberal Association and Barry Constituency Liberal Association, comprising minutes of Annual General Meetings, 1974-1982; Executive Committee minutes, 1975-1987, papers relating to the Welsh Liberal Party, 1982-1987; Barry Town Liberal Association accounts, 1975-1984; correspondence concerning Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, 1981-1982 and with Vale of Glamorgan SDP, 1981-1985; notes on environment and planning in South Glamorgan, 1981-1982; general correspondence and papers, 1982-1987, including the proposed amalgamation with the SDP, 1987; election literature, 1983-1987; and papers relating to Sully and Wenvoe branches, 1983-1986.

Records of Vale of Glamorgan SDP, comprising members and committee meeting minutes and Group papers, 1981-1990; SDP Council for Wales correspondence and papers, 1988-1989; and miscellaneous printed material, including policy documents and newsletters, 1981-1986.

Records of the Vale of Neath Brewery, 1844-1913, including ledgers, 1894-1897; pay books, 1882-1912; purchase abstract books, 1896-1908; beer sales books, 1896-1913; spirit sales books, 1897-1912; and printed books, 1863-1913.

Deeds and documents of the Bennett family of Glanyrafon, Montgomeryshire, and the Owen family of Dolgoed and Llawrpenegoes, 1546-1946, relating mainly to properties in the parishes of Llanidloes, Llanwrin, Penegoes, and Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, and Talyllyn, Merionethshire; and a map of properties in Trefeglwys, 1819.

The collection known as the Vaux Manuscripts are the manuscripts of W. S. W. Vaux, F.R.S., Cambridge.

Estate and family records of the Lyon, Winder, and Corbett-Winder families of Vaynor Park, Berriew, Montgomeryshire, including title deeds, leases, abstracts of title, and subsidiary documents relating to the Vaynor Park estate in Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, 1459-1977; plans, valuations, and accounts, mainly nineteenth century; particulars and conditions of sale of properties in Montgomeryshire; and accounts of rents of Lord Viscount Herefordshire's estates in Montgomeryshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Pembrokeshire, and Herefordshire, 1740-1751.

Papers, largely relating to her work, of artist and draughtswoman Vera Bassett, comprising items relating to exhibitions; draft pictorial and textual designs; correspondence; press cuttings; photographs; and miscellaneous material relating to Vera Bassett or to her family.

Dates denote those of original material, not date of photocopying.

A collection comprising largely of eighteenth and nineteenth century volumes of music, including vocal music, piano and other instrumental arrangements, dance music, etc., some of which are of Italian and Spanish-American origin. Amongst the composers mentioned are Weber, Beethoven, Rossini, Mozart, Verdi and Mendelssohn. Also included is a nineteenth century volume comprising poetry, hymns and transcripts of correspondence.

Papers, [1920s]-1988, of Vernon Watkins, comprising drafts of poems published in collections and elsewhere, 1934-1967, unpublished poems, [1920s]-1967, and verse translations from German, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish and Hungarian, [1920s]-1967; drafts and translations of verse dramas, [1920s]-[1940x1967]; prose articles and essays, [1935]-1967; radio scripts, 1948-1967; talks and lecture notes, 1947-1967; correspondence, 1937-1988, including letters to Gwen Watkins following her husband's death; diaries, 1931, 1966; bibliographical lists of his poetry, [?1941]-1967; and some literary material relating to posthumous publications, 1976-1978.

Papers of Victor Hampson-Jones, 1881-1975, comprising lectures and speeches, 1966-1973, teaching notes, radio scripts, 1966-1975, material relating to lawsuits and tribunals involving trades union members, 1960-1975, material relating to Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru, 1953-1972, and personal and family papers, 1881-1973.

Papers relating to the disestablishment of the Church in Wales including pamphlets and speeches debating the cases for and against disestablishment and discussing the drafting of schemes and amendments; papers used as research for the drawing of the Constitution; drafts and printed copies including amendments of the Constitution of the Church in Wales, and schemes for the Governing Body, the Representative Body, and the establishment of Ecclesiastical Courts; schedules of revised statutes; papers relating to the Convention of the Church in Wales held in 1917; papers relating to questions and disputes arising from the disestablishment; papers relating to the work of the Governing Body and the Representative Body; papers relating to the Joint Committee of the Church in Wales; papers relating to stipends, livings and benefactions; correspondence between Viscount Sankey and various dignitaries of the Church in Wales and other individuals; and other papers relating to the disestablishment and the Church in Wales, 1853-1948, 1972. -- Also included within this archive are the papers of Frank Morgan relating to the Constitution of the Church in Wales, mainly comprising correspondence with C. A. H. Green, 1910-1934, but also including a manuscript draft of the Constitution in the hand of C. A. H. Green; and papers of Derrick Greenslade Childs on Viscount Sankey and the disestablishment, [1948]-[c. 1965].

General personal and political correspondence, 1936-1997, including letters from the Royal Family, MPs and Government Ministers, such as James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher and John Major; subject files including the Labour Party, 1951-1979, the National Union of Teachers, 1963-1971, Secretary of State for Wales, 1968-1969, Devolution in Wales, 1970-1973, the Christian Heritage, 1977-1985, Aberfan Disaster Fund Bill, 1978-1979, Cardiff West Constituency Labour Party, 1981-1982, the National Children's Homes, 1981-1993, British housing, 1984-1985, GT's memoirs, 1983-1985, the College of Preceptors, 1982-1987, the House of Lords, 1985-1987, St George's House, Windsor Castle, 1985-1987, education, 1986-1987, European Union, 1990-1997, the Welsh Assembly, 1996-1997, the WDA, 1991-1992, and various medical and charitable foundations, 1982-1997; miscellaneous political and personal papers, 1927-1997, including material concerning the Cardiff City Labour Group; 1927-1958; religious interests, 1960's-1990's; Speaker's engagements and official papers, 1976-1983; general publications, 1950-1987, including The Gospel Witness, 1955-1983; Parliamentary publications, 1961-1986, The House Magazine, 1980-1991; personal papers, [c. 1940s]-[1990s]; political papers, accumulated as MP for Cardiff West, Government Minister and Member of the House of Lords, 1955-1997; and letters, 1983-1997, from Sir Julian Hodge, relating to European union and devolution.

Records of the Vivian family, later barons Swansea, of Cornwall and Swansea, including records of the copper industry in Cornwall and Swansea (the Hafod works), 1720-1934; estate papers, 1853-1909; business and personal correspondence, 1807-1934, notably that of John Henry Vivian (1785-1855), and Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea (1821-1894). The archive is a major source for the 19th century history of Swansea.

Records of the Voelas and Cefnamwlch estates in Denbighshire and Caernarfonshire, mainly 19 cent.-20 cent.; including rentals, 1808-1949, uncommonly full estate correspondence, 1866-1948, building accounts, 1865-1870, estate ledgers, 1866-1912, title deeds, 1726-1956, valuations, 1855-1945; records of the Pooley estate, Warwickshire, and the Pooley Hall colliery, 1838-1909; and family and personal papers of the Wynne and Wynne-Finch families, including letters from Alice Mary Sybil Wynne Finch, 1914-1917, William Heneage Wynne Finch, 1919-1929, and John Charles Wynne Finch, 1924-1945.

Deeds relating to the parishes of Llanbadarn Fawr, 1548-1597, and Llangynfelyn, 1841-1848, Cardiganshire.

Deeds purchased from W. A. Evans, relating to Denbighshire, Flintshire and Anglesey, 1310-1795.

Musical papers and other compositions of John Jones and William Bradwen Jones, [late 17th cent.]-1970, including printed works, 1932-1964, chants and hymn tunes, 1929-1956; anthems, 1934-1942; sacred music, 1931-1961; arrangements for eisteddfodau, 1932-1962; music for piano and for violin and piano, 1929-1960; music for organ, 1928-1950; and draft poems and family memoranda, 1859-1877.