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Election addresses and leaflets circulated in various constituencies including East Glamorgan Division, Mid-Glamorgan, Merthyr Boroughs and Breconshire during the December 1910 General Election.

Addresses relating to the political scene in Wales, written by Saunders Lewis on behalf of his daughter, Mair Saunders Jones, the donor; three are from the late 1940s and another from the 1950s.

Twenty six letters, 1922-1937, from D. J. Williams, Fishguard, to Flora Forster. They relate mainly to their personal relationship, but also contain references to his imprisonment, 1937 (ff. 48-9), George M. Ll. Davies (ff. 29 verso-30, 41), the 1922 parliamentary election (ff. 1-3), Saunders Lewis (f. 14 verso), and Welsh nationalism (ff. 45-8).

Some sixty letters, 1886-1913, to Alfred Thomas, 1st baron Pontypridd, relating mainly to national and local politics and to secondary and university education in Wales. The correspondents include Sir Edward Anwyl (1) 1905, Henry Austin Bruce, Lord Aberdare (1) 1886, Sir D. Brynmor Jones (2) 1900, J. Viriamu Jones (3) 1900, Sir Isambard Owen (1) 1893, Robert Threshie Reid, Lord Loreburn (4) 1908-1911, Lord Rendel (2) 1899, 1902, and Charles Vaughan, dean of Llandaf (6) 1888-1897.

Letters to Elwyn Davies, translator and poet, from literary friends. They contain personal news and observations on the correspondents' own writing, on Anglo-Welsh literature and on current affairs in Wales. The main correspondents are Raymond Garlick (44) 1963-1980, Glyn Jones (23) 1934, 1944-1981, and Roland Mathias (7) 1965-1972.

Two holograph letters from David Robert Daniel, organising agent, North Wales Quarrymen's Union, from Fourcrosses, Chwilog, to [David] Lloyd Humphreys [of Blaenau Ffestiniog, aft. of Pwllheli], 1899 (labour relations in the North Wales slate industry), and twenty holograph letters and post cards from D. R. Daniel, Camberwell, etc., to J[ohn] Lloyd Humphreys, Dolawel, Blaenau Ffestiniog [brother of David Lloyd Humphreys, and quarry manager, etc.], 1918-1930 and undated (books, World War I, an appreciation of [J.] Glyn Davies, the writer's health, the collection of dialect terms, an appreciation of W. Llewelyn Williams, comments on [John Davies] 'Siôn Gymro', parliamentary elections and current politics, the preservation of the Welsh language, observations on [Elfennau Gwleidyddiaeth by J.] Jones Roberts, personal, news of friends, etc.).

Some thirty letters, 1925-1940, from the Dutch scholar Theodor Max Chotzen to Dr E. D. Jones. Written mainly in Welsh, they contain personal news, details of the writer's publications, references to contemporary Welsh scholars, and observations on political events in Wales. Also included is a letter, 1946, from his widow containing information concerning her husband's imprisonment by the Germans and subsequent death on 27 February 1945.

Miscellaneous twentieth century pamphlets and leaflets of political interest, [1934]-[1987], many relating to Plaid Cymru and nationalist groups, collected by J. E. Jones, secretary and organiser of Plaid Cymru, 1930-1962, including some manuscript notes by him and publications by him. = Pamffledi a llyfrynnau amrywiol o'r ugeinfed ganrif o ddiddordeb gwleidyddol, [1934]-[1987], nifer ohonynt yn cyfeirio at Blaid Cymru a grwpiau cenedlaethol, wedi eu casglu ynghyd gan J. E. Jones, Pwllheli, ysgrifennydd a threfnydd Plaid Cymru, 1930-1962, gan gynnwys nodiadau llawysgrif ganddo a chyhoeddiadau ganddo..

Miscellaneous papers, 1995-2007, of the Liberal Democrats in Wales, many relating to the party's Welsh conferences and other events; material produced by the 'Yes for Wales' campaign in the 1997 devolution referendum, including the minutes of meetings of its steering committee; papers deriving from the 2008 Welsh party leadership election contest between Kirsty Williams and Jenny Randerson; and papers relating to possible voting patterns for the forthcoming National Assembly elections. = Papurau amrywiol, 1995-2007, y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol yng Nghymru, llawer ohonynt yn ymwneud â chynadleddau’r blaid yng Nghymru a digwyddiadau eraill; deunydd a gynhyrchwyd gan yr ymgyrch 'Ie dros Gymru' yn y refferendwm datganoli yn 1997, gan gynnwys cofnodion cyfarfodydd y pwyllgor llywio; papurau’n deillio o'r etholiad ar gyfer arweinyddiaeth y blaid yn 2008 rhwng Kirsty Williams a Jenny Randerson; a phapurau’n trafod patrymau pleidleisio posib ar gyfer etholiadau’r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol yn y dyfodol.