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A volume lettered 'Detholion', containing printed matter and press cuttings mainly relating to Welsh eisteddfodau. The printed matter includes an announcement, 1849, of the sale of building land on the Gloddaeth estate of the Hon. E. M. L. Mostyn, M.P.; correspondence, 1836, between the Reverend D. James, Kirkdale, Liverpool, and Arthur James Johnes, Garthmyl, concerning a resolution of thanks by the Liverpool Society of Ancient Britons to Arthur James Johnes 'for his laudable attempt to remove the abuses which have crept into the established church in Wales through the appointment of English bishops and English incumbents ...'; a prospectus of an eisteddfod to be held at Liverpool on 1 March, 1838, under the auspices of the Liverpool Society of Ancient Britons; an appeal by the London Society of Ancient Britons for subscriptions to a fund for the delivering of lectures in Welsh on scientific subjects and for the translation into Welsh of scientific treatises, etc.; minutes of proceedings of the Liverpool Gordovigion Royal Eisteddfod, 1840; etc. The majority of the press cuttings are from The Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald, The North Wales Chronicle, The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian, and The Merthyr Chronicle, and include a report on the Beaumaris Royal Eisteddfod, 1832; a letter, 1837, by John Parry ('Bardd Alaw'); a report of a meeting of the Wrexham Literary Association [1859]; letters of John Jones ('Talhaiarn') and others relating to the failure of the London Eisteddfod of 1855; a report of a concert given by the Liverpool Welsh Choral Society [1849]; letters relating to criticisms of adjudications at the Cardiff Athenaeum eisteddfod, 1851; poetry; songs; etc.

A volume of awdlau, englynion, cywyddau, carolau plygain, etc., 1819-1917, by Edward Evans (Iolo Gwyddelwern, 1786-1853), Hugh Morris (Rhuddfryn, 1830-1908), both of Rhuthun, and others, including Edward Davies (Iolo Trefaldwyn, 1819-1887), in the hands of Edward Evans and Hugh Morris.

Four medals, 1824-1834, one presented to William Owen Pughe, 1824, and three to his son Aneurin Owen, 1832-1834.
They comprise: (i) the medal presented to William Owen Pughe on 22 May 1824 in a meeting held at Freemasons' Hall, London, to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the (revived) Cymmrodorion Society (inscribed 'Cymmrodorion Llundain i Idrison am ei Ymegnïon er Amlygu Jaith ac Hanesïon y Cymry Mai 22. 1824'; it was designed by [John] Flaxman, RA, and executed by [William] Wyon of the Mint, see The Cambrian, 29 May 1824, p. 4); (ii) a medal awarded to Aneurin Owen at Beaumaris Eisteddfod, 1832, for his essay on agriculture ('Eisteddfod Beaumaris / Aneurin Owain am ei Draethawd ar Amaethyddiaeth 1832'); (iii) a further medal awarded to Aneurin Owen at the same eisteddfod, inscribed 'Presented by their Royal Highnesses The Duchess of Kent and The Princess Victoria to Aneurin Owain August 1832'; and (iv) a medal awarded [to Aneurin Owen] at Gwent and Dyfed Royal Eisteddfod, [Cardiff, 20-22 August 1834], for the best [Welsh] song ('Rhoddwyd yr Ariandlws hon am y Gan Oreu'). All except (iv) are housed in their original presentation cases.