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Welsh Unitarian ministers as schoolmasters by the Reverend David Evans [?and] the Reverend T. R. Morgan. English. Paper. Donated by D. T. Morgan, Barmouth, June 1960.

An elaborately bound volume lettered 'Trade Tokens (XVII century) Wales', containing a copy of George C. Williamson: Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century in [Wales] by Corporations, Merchants, Tradesmen, Etc. [1889], together with marginal and interleaved annotations and copious additions in the hand of R. D. Roberts, Bethesda. Bound into the volume are a holograph letter, [19]03, from James W. Lloyd, Kington, to R. D. Roberts, and a note [1914] in the hand of John Ward, F.S.A., National Museum of Wales, both documents relating to a Holyhead token.

A volume of papers from the Mytton library at Halston, consisting of draft dissertations by Dr. Humphrey Foulks of Marchwiel and other papers:- 'a dissertation of the literature of the antient Britains'; 'a dissertation on the places of worship, judicature, and sepulture of the antient Britains'; 'a short dissertation on the state of the lordship of Denbigh'; 'an essay about the setting of land'; a fair copy of a preface to 'The modern Antiquity of Wales'; a draft title-page and preface to a projected edition of Robert Vaughan's British Antiquities Revived, and Sir John Wynn's 'History of his own family'; drafts and transcripts of letters and documents relating to Welsh history; transcripts from 'Mr. Owen Salisbury's painted book'; transcripts of annals of the rebellion in North Wales; pedigrees; lists of the sheriffs of Flint and Denbighshire to 1739, extended by another hand to 1741; transcripts of monumental inscriptions in Bangor [on Dee], Wrexham, Gresford, Marchwiel, and Montgomery; a valor of Bromfield and Yale, 11-12 Henry VIII; and holograph letters by Rees Powell, Llanharan, 1736, Thomas Lewis, St. Asaph, 1736, and E. Lloyd, Ripple, 1737.

Papers relating to Welsh activities in Liverpool, including a minute book, 1856-1857, and other papers relating to the Liverpool Cambrian Society (founded 1807); notices of a proposed circulating library at Seacombe in connection with the Calvinistic Methodist Sunday Schools, 1858, of a 'Welsh Bardic Congress' held at Liverpool, 1851, and of the Liverpool committee for promoting the Llangollen eisteddfod, 1858; a list of subscriptions to the 'Llewelyn Monument', 1857; Welsh translations by D. G. Jones, Liverpool of English poetry; press cuttings; etc.

A transcript made for David Pennant, Downing, Flintshire, by John Hicken, in 1809, from the originals now in the Public Record Office, London, of a valuation, taken 47, 48, and 49 Edward III [1373-5] of the possessions of Edward, prince of Wales (the Black Prince), in North Wales, and a translation of the Great Charter of Liberties granted by Prince Edward to the burgesses of Flint, September 20, 34 Edward III [1360].

The file comprises papers, 1935-1976, relating to Mrs Nell Pennell's research into the earliest Welsh Cob stables, including correspondence, notebooks, draft and published articles. Further letters, 1928-1949, relating to the Welsh Pony and Cob Society from Edgar Herbert; Jones, Dinarth Hall, Llandudno; Tom Jones Evans, Craven Arms; Major Careless, Solicitor, Llandrindod Wells; Mrs Pennell; and Miss Brodrick, Coed Coch were received in 2012.

Pamphlets and papers, 1970-1987, accumulated by W. D. Michael relating to Welsh political issues including Wales TUC, John Jenkins, the Miners' strike and the Ffestiniog quarrymen's strike, the Socialist Republican Party of Wales, Welsh Railways, the Development Board for Rural Wales and the Welsh Committee of the Communist Party; together with material on student politics at University College, Swansea, and other colleges, collected whilst the donor was secretary of University College Swansea Socialist Society in the 1970s.

One of three volumes containing material used by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846-1931) in the compilation of Welsh Poetry Old and New in English Verse (London, 1912), including drafts and transcripts of poetry and translations by Graves himself and others, proof sheets, etc.

One of three volumes containing material used by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846-1931) in the compilation of Welsh Poetry Old and New in English Verse (London, 1912), including drafts and transcripts of poetry and translations by Graves himself and others, proof sheets, etc.

One of three volumes containing material used by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846-1931) in the compilation of Welsh Poetry Old and New in English Verse (London, 1912), including drafts and transcripts of poetry and translations by Graves himself and others, proof sheets, etc.

Correspondence, papers and press cuttings, 1911-1912, relating to the Welsh Nationalist League (Cyngrair Cenedlaethol Cymreig), formed at Caernarfon in January 1911 to press for Home Rule for Wales on federal lines and organised by Dr Edward Lloyd Owen ('Iorwerth Feddyg') and John Williams ('Cambrensis'), both of Cricieth. There are also a few papers relating to the St David's Order of Chivalry (Urdd Arwrol Dewi Sant), founded in 1912. The correspondence, mainly addressed to 'Cambrensis', includes letters from W. Llewelyn Williams, MP, Walter F. Roch, MP, Sir J. Herbert Lewis, MP, Francis Edwards, MP, E. T. John, MP (8), Clement Edwards, MP, the Reverend E. Tyrrell-Green, Beriah Gwynfe Evans (2), Silyn Roberts and Lord Harlech.

Papers of the Welsh National Fund, 1916-1921, accumulated by Sir Vincent Evans as the Honorary Treasurer, including its constitution, minutes of the executive and sub-committee meetings, letters, schedules of grants made and bank books, together with some papers relating to the National Fund for Welsh Troops.

Papers relating to the Welsh National Council of the League of Nations received by Mr J. R. Thomas, including an appreciation of his services and support to the Peace Ballot, 1934-35.

The minute book, April-July 1905, of the Aberystwyth committee of collectors for the Welsh National Agricultural Show held at Aberystwyth, August 1905.

A typescript list compiled by Kevin L. Davies in 1997 entitled 'Welsh names for the hornworts, liverworts and mosses of Glamorgan' containing the scientific name, proposed Welsh name, and a literal English translation; together with illustrations by Mike Newman.

A short bibliography of Welsh music from 1530 to 1795, compiled by 'Beuno'.