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Unpublished collected essays by Peter Yorke, 2011, relating to William Haggar.

A small collection of material of miscellaneous interest acquired by Mr William Griffiths, formerly of Foyle's Bookshop in London, including a letter to him from Nikolai Tolstoy, 1960, and a letter from John Thomas, harpist to Queen Victoria, 1875, and from the soprano Edith Wynne.
Includes five photographs numbered 6394997/1-5 - a studio portrait of German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician & archaeologist Theodor Mommsen by Giacomo Brogi, Firenze; two cartes de visite (cdv) of George Eliot by The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company; a cdv of 'Gladsone & Grandson'; one cdv titled '14 views of Beddgelert' by Francis Bedford.

The author's manuscript, 1724, of A Welsh Grammar. Or A short and easie Introduction to the Welsh Tongue ... (Carmarthen, 1727) by William Gambold (1672-1728), rector of Puncheston, Pembrokeshire.

Autograph letter, dated 1 September 1646, from William Foxwist, Recorder of St Albans, Hertfordshire, to his mother, Mrs Ellen Wynne, at Caernarfon, mainly containing instructions for the management of his estate in Caernarvonshire (ff. 1-2; text on f. 1 recto-verso).
Added in an eighteenth-century hand is a biographical note relating to Foxwist and his wife (f. 2). A few pencil annotations, [?late 19 cent.], have been added to the letter (f. 1 recto-verso), with a note in the same hand on the accompanying leaf (f. i).

A copy of an address delivered by William Evans (1864-1934), Porth from the chair of the Welsh Baptist Union, 1931.

Copies of letters sent by William Evans, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, 1845-1850, mainly to his brother in America.

An essay on the history of the literature of Wales, entitled Hanes Llenyddiaeth y Cymry, by William Davies (Gwilym Teilo) (1831-1892), which was awarded first prize at the Caernarvon National Eisteddfod, 1862.

Eleven letters, 1829-1834, from William Cobbett (1763-1835), journalist and politician, to William Williams (1788-1865), at the time a merchant of Watling Street, London, but later MP for Coventry and then for Lambeth, mainly concerning political matters.

Twenty-two letters, 1831-1834, from William Carey, bishop of St Asaph, to the Rev. T. G. Roberts, rector of Llanrwst, discussing Welsh church affairs and clergy within the diocese, with occasional references to national events, particularly to the anti-tithe agitation.

A document confirming the acceptance of William Abraham ('Mabon', 1842-1922), MP for the Rhondda and first President of the South Wales Federation of Coalminers, to the Privy Council, 4 February 1911.

A photostat facsimile of the probate of the will of George William Gruffyth [Griffith] of Pen y Benglog, parish of Meliney [Melinau], Pembrokeshire, esquire, 29 August, 1655. The will is dated 12 May, 1651.

A booklet compiled by the donor Brian Carter of his writings on Will Roberts RCA comprising his memorial address given at the artist's funeral in St David's Church, Neath, 18 March 2000, his obituary reproduced from The Independent, and an address given by him at the Will Roberts Memorial Exhibition (Royal Cambrian Academy), 27 April 2002.

The original will of Josiah Boydell, Esquire, (1752-1817), painter and engraver born near Hawarden, Flintshire, dated 18th February 1817.

Typescripts of abstracts of documents, 1730-1734, relating to the will of John Roberts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a native of Llandderfel, Merioneth, with details of bequests, including some to persons in Bala and the neighbourhood.

A typewritten non-official copy of the will of Ellis Wynne of Lasynys, 12 July 1734, proved 4 October 1734.

A copy of the will of Mr Edward Rhys-Price, Monmouth, a benefactor of the National Eisteddfod and other Welsh institutions.

A typewritten copy of the will, with inventory, of Jasper Griffyth, clerk, vicar of Hinckley, co. Leicester, proved in the archdeaconry court of Leicester, [28 May] 1614, with a covering letter, 1940, from Eleanor Swift, Archivist, Leicester City Museum, to W. Ll. Davies (afterwards Sir William Ll. Davies), Librarian of the National Library of Wales.

Will book of R. Ivor Parry, solicitor, Pwllheli, containing indexed copies of wills.(Formerly Borth-y-gest MS 74.) Welsh, English. 3/4 leather. Purchased from the library of Mr R. E. Jones, Borth-y-gest, 1959-1961.

Papers of, or relating to, Wilhelm Ganz (1833-1914), Professor of Singing at the Guildhall School of Music, and accompanist to Adelina Patti (1843-1919), Craig-y-Nos Castle, co. Brec., including concert programmes, 1855-1935; illustrations and other material for inclusion in his volume, Memories of a Musician (London, 1913); and a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings concerning the Musical Copyright Bill compiled, 1929-30, by Alfred W. Ganz. [For papers of Wilhelm Ganz see NLW MSS 23351-6].