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Press cuttings, mainly from the Illustrated London News and the Penny Magazine containing descriptions and illustrations of ceremonies connected with various eisteddfodau held at Abergavenny, Aberystwyth, Pontypool, London, etc., 1845-1887.

Family and personal papers of Marion Warren Williams, 1864-1991, including scrapbooks containing notes, newspaper cuttings and printed ephemera, mainly relating to Guilsfield and Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, 1864-1991; travel notebooks, 1959-1969; family photographs, [c. 1900], and family tree opf Mrion Warren Williams, [20th century]; and watercolour sketches [20th century].

Deeds, wills and documents, 1718-1767, relating to people and properties in the parish of Llanrhidian, Glamorgan.

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.

A volume, dated 1888, from the library of James Morris, blacksmith and magician, of Cwmbelan, Montgomeryshire, containing transcripts from ['Raphael' (pseud.):] The Art of Talismanic Magic: being selections from the Works of Rabbi Solomon, C. Agrippa, F. Barrett, etc. ... 1879 (London, 1880).

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.

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

Over seventy letters and cards, 1917-1986, of miscellaneous provenance from twentieth-century Welsh writers to various recipients; the correspondents include E. Tegla Davies (1) 1956, W. J. Gruffydd (1) 1952, R. T. Jenkins (1), 1946, David James Jones (Gwenallt) (1) 1953, T. Gwynn Jones (9) 1923-1939, J. Saunders Lewis (5) 1931-1976, Caradog Prichard (4) 1962-1972, Kate Roberts (28) 1937-1983, D. J. Williams (6) 1917-1969, and T. H. Parry-Williams (1) 1953.

Saith llawysgrif gerddorol, 'llyfrau pricio', sef llyfrau tonau codwyr canu o ardal Parc y Bala, David Edwards, Mary Edwards, Richard Edwards, a William Edwards, ynghyd ag 'ach' syml yn nodi perthynas perchnogion gwreddiol y cyfrolau i'w gilydd.

An anthology of Welsh verse ('cerddi', 'dyriau', 'carolau', 'cywyddau', and 'englynion') and some prose, begun by William Elias in 1752, and including several selections from the works of Owen Gruffydd of Llanystumdwy and Goronwy Owen. Other poets represented are 'Aneuryn Gwawdrydd' ('englynion y misoedd'), Dafydd ap Gwilym, 'Dic y Dawns', William Elias, Wm. Gough, Gruffudd Hiraethog, Huw Llyn, Lewis Glyn Cothi, Morgan ap Hugh Lewis, Edward Morus, Hugh Morus, Lewis Morris, Richard Parry, William Phylip, Robert Prichard o Bentraeth, Edmund Prys, Morus Roberts, Thomas Prys, Tudur Aled, Wiliam Llyn, and William Wynn. Miscellaneous items include 'Anherchion Gwyr Cybi', 'englynion brud', 'Breuddwyd Goronwy Ddu o Fon', 'Gorchestion Dafydd Nanmor', 'cywydd hanes Criccieth a suddodd Tawchfor', a valuation of land including Plas y Glyn, and recipes.

The tune book of Owen Jones, Vrongain and Llwyn'rodyn, 1850-1857, containing nineteenth century hymn-tunes, anthems and glees, including a copy of an anthem composed expressly for the Annual Festival of the Merthyr Tydfil Temperance Society, 1844, by D[aniel] T[homas] Williams ['Tydfylyn'], and other temperance songs.

A pocket book belonging to William Thomas, Ty'ngadfan, Llanwnda (d. 1892), containing an incomplete metrical dialogue on temperance by Owen Griffith Owen, Bryncrin; 'Cwynfan gwraig meddwyn' (unsigned); an incomplete carol by Robert Jones, Bryn-y-gro; 'Cân ar ddull o ymdiddan rhwng Dyn a Llyffaint'; names of subscribers to Athraw Cerddorol and towards a Welsh oratorio; notes of sermons preached at associations held at Llangefni, Caernarvon, and Pwllheli, 1857-60; and a table of a Dinorwic quarryman's earnings, 1851-60.

A volume containing medical recipes and a botanologium.

The diary, 1865-79, of Hugh Charles Howells, containing an autobiography, reminiscences, and records of his ministry at Baptist churches at Sirhowy and Clydach.

The first register of [Corris] Temperance Society, August-December [1836] and undated.

An imperfect volume of South Caernarvonshire provenance containing accounts of a blacksmith, 1847, and accounts of a farmer [?Watkin Williams], 1847-1861.

An account and memorandum book kept by a family of coopers in Edeyrnion, Merioneth, 1818-1880. It includes details and prices of work done in east Merioneth, particularly in Edeyrnion, and household and farming accounts, including the sale of dairy produce, the buying and selling of farm stock, details of sheep sent to winter pasture, etc.

A minute book, 1794-1824, of the quarterly meetings of Baptist churches in Aberystwyth, Aberduar, Penybont, Y Drefach, Panteg, Y Graig, Llwyndafydd, Cilfowyr, Blaenywaun, Ebenezer and their branches, with answers to questions set for the meetings.

Minute book,in Welsh, of the Welsh Baptists Historical Society, 1925-1957.

Llyfr cofnodion, 1925-1957, Cymdeithas Hanes Bedyddwyr Cymru.