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Transcripts, [c. 1827] (watermark 1825), in an unknown hand, of journals of tours in Wales and parts of England undertaken by Sir Richard Colt Hoare in 1793 and 1801-1803, taken from manuscripts now at Cardiff Central Library, MS 3.127 and MS 4.302.
The journals include a tour of North Wales, 12 April-1 August 1801 (ff. 1-88, original pagination 1-176), and tours of South Wales, 25 April-14 July 1802 (ff. 96-160, pp. 1-128), 1 May-7 July 1793 (ff. 164-180, pp. 1-33) and 14 May-11 June 1803 (ff. 183-190 verso, pp. 1-16). These are all published, in edited form, in The Journeys of Sir Richard Colt Hoare through Wales and England 1793-1810, ed. by M. W. Thompson (Stroud, 1983). An additional fragment of a tour from Hagley to Stourhead, 24-27 August 1802, is also included (ff. 91-95, pp. 1-10); this is not recorded by Thompson. Each individual tour is accompanied by a list of places visited (ff. 89-90, 162-163, 181-182, 191). A letter, 28 September 1904, from Emmeline Salvin, concerning the volume's provenance, has been tipped in on f. ii.

Sketches and memoranda, relating mainly to Shropshire, Montgomeryshire, Merioneth, and Caernarvonshire, made during a tour in North Wales, 1799, by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 'second baronet (1758-1838; D.N.B., xxvii, 26), lists of places in Merioneth and Caernarvonshire at which he fished, notes on lakes in North Wales, and 'Catalogue / of / Pictures and Portraits / at / Hagley Hall / Worcestershire / The Seat of Ld Lyttelton / Taken by Sir R. C. Hoare Bt.'

Papers of Sir Rhys Hopkin Morris, 1921-1940, comprising his diary, 1928, whilst a member of the Parliamentary Delegation to Tanganyika; material relating to the Parliamentary Commission on the Palestine Disturbances, 1921-1930; and duplicate typescript Daily Digests of foreign broadcasts prepared by the Monitoring Service of the BBC, 1939-1940. No material concerning the Liberal Party is included.

Papers relating to the donor's work as Clerk of the National Assembly and Chair of the Commission on Devolution in Wales.

A manuscript containing music set to Welsh words for the Sir Owen M. Edwards (1858-1920) memorial number of Cymru, January 1921.

A volume of transcripts containing a collection of speeches by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, delivered in Parliament, the Guildhall, the Privy Council, and the Courts of Star Chamber and Exchequer, 1557/8-1571 and undated; a prayer by Sir Nicholas Bacon; a collection of poems entitled 'The Recreatyons of his Age'; letters from Sir Nicholas Bacon to Queen Elizabeth, William Cecil, baron Burleigh, Robert Dudley, 1st earl of Leicester, the Privy Council, and Sir Francis Walsingham, 1564-1578 and undated; and an undated letter from Queen Elizabeth to Sir Amyas Powlett. At the end of the volume is a free-metre verse in Welsh in an eighteenth century hand.

Eleven letters, 1854-1902, some incomplete, from Sir Llewelyn Turner (1823-1903), Parkia, Llanfair-is-gaer, co. Caernarfon, to John Breese (1830-58), town clerk of Pwllheli, and to 'Mr Wynn' [possibly Frederick George Wynn, Glynllifon, co. Caernarfon], relating mainly to the maintenance of Caernarfon Castle and harbour, and to the Royal Welsh Yacht Club.

A scrapbook containing, amongst other material, reviews, etc., of [Sir] Lewis Morris, Songs of Two Worlds (Second Series) (1874).

Papers of Sir Lewis Morris, including original manuscripts, drafts and proof-sheets; poetry; school and university notebooks; tour journal, 1863; press cuttings of reviews; rent-rolls, etc. relating to the Glamorgan estates of Edward Herbert (1583-1648); recipes; copies of legal material; a commonplace book of H. A. Hampton; farm accounts; Carmarthenshire rent accounts; a Bible and Book of Common Prayer belonging to the Morris family; sermons; correspondence.

Papers of Messrs Powles & Tyler of Monmouth, solicitors, including deeds, accounts and correspondence, 1683-1895, predominantly 1780-1880, relating mainly to Monmouthshire families; deeds and accounts relating to individual properties, mainly in Monmouthshire, 1614-1901; sale posters for properties, mostly in Monmouthshire, 1777-1860; shrievalty papers, 1824-1845; records of civil cases, 1762-1848; probate records, 1733-1900; insurance papers, 1737-1881; taxation papers, 1800-1871; insolvent debtors papers, 1807-1831; papers of Friendly Societies, 1833-1874; papers relating to industry, 1790-1872, transport, 1826-1913, and religion, 1804-[early 20th century]; election and electoral registration papers, mainly in Monmouthshire on behalf of the Conservative party, 1818-1885; personal papers, 1808-1895; and miscellaneous items, [c. 1250]-1886, including oriental documents, [early 19th century], acquired by Sir Leonard Twiston Davies, mainly the work of Persian poet, Mīzrā 'Abdu'l-Wahhāb of Eşfahān (d. 1828).

More than one hundred letters, 1674-1684, from Sir Leoline Jenkins (1623-1685), lawyer and diplomatist, English representative at Nimeguen, 1676-1679, and Secretary of State, 1680-1684, to Sir Richard Bulstrode (1610-1711), diplomatist, who was envoy at Brussels, 1676-1688.

Papers of, and relating to, Sir Lawrence Hugh Jenkins of Cilbronnau, Llangoedmore, Cardiganshire, chief justice of Bombay. They include a copy order on his call to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn, 1883; the printed minute of his appointment to the Privy Council, together with a covering letter and a printed form of the oath, 1916; an autograph letter, 1926, from Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl of Balfour, lord-president of the Council, to Sir Lawrence Jenkins, on the occasion of the latter's retirement from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; and press cuttings.

A presentation copy to Sir Cyril Fox (1882-1967) of a poem entitled Carmen, printed in 1924, by Achydd Glan Troddi (i.e. Sir Joseph Bradney) (1859-1933), with a covering letter, dated 1917, from the author.

This collection of music manuscripts is from the extensive library of Sir John Williams and comprises largely of 19th century tune-books contanining hymn tunes, psalm-tunes and anthems, together with some notes on music.

A collection of four hundred and ninety-one manuscripts from the library of Sir John Williams, Plas Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire.

Personal papers of Sir John Williams comprising notes, essays, lectures and transcripts by him, [19th century]-[early 20th century]; certificates and testimonials, 1858-1915; cards and letters from the children of King George V and invitation cards to royal functions, 1889-1916; documents relating to his various honours, 1894-1911; photograph and stamp albums, 1849-[early 20th century]; other photographs, [1840s]-1905; press cuttings, [c. 1870]-1926; letters collected by Sir John, 1633-1912; letters to him, 1879-1922, the correspondents including members of the Royal Family; deeds and other documents relating to properties in Llangadog, to Plas Llanstephan and to Harley Street, London, 1790-1918; bibliographical material, [19th century]-[20th century]; medical notebooks and other papers, 1855-1900; diaries of Sir John and Lady Williams, 1872-1925; estate and financial records, 1890-[1926]; papers relating to public affairs, 1870-1911; miscellaneous items collected by Sir John, 1795-[c. 1919]; personal possessions, including University and commemorative medals, insignia, medical equipment, and ceremonial trumpets, 1861-1913; and deeds collected by Sir John Williams, 1546-1869, comprising deeds of the Vaughan family of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, the Penry family of Swansea, Glamorgan, and the Dalton family of Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, 1545-1677, relating to properties in Llangennech and Pembrey, Carmarthenshire; deeds of John Jones, Ystrad, Carmarthenshire, relating to Llansadwrn, Carmarthenshire, 1632-1793, and the borough of Carmarthen, 1611-1869; Wynn of Gwydir deeds, 1352-1797, relating mostly to Caernarfonshire, Merionethshire and Denbighshire; miscellaneous Welsh deeds, relating mainly to properties in Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire, 1451-[c. 1840]; and miscellaneous deeds relating to England (mainly Cornwall and Staffordshire), Ireland, and Scotland, 1586-1896.

A letter of attorney, November 20, 1672, from Sir John Vaughan, Crosswood, Cardiganshire, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, authorsing his servant Evan Jones to receive on his behalf 'att his Maties Receipt of the Excheqr' the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds 'for my ffee or sallary for this present Michaelmas Terme', and a letter, October 14, 1775, from Thomas Percy, bishop of Dromore, to [Thomas] Apperley [? father of Charles James Apperley ('Nimrod')].

A work entitled A Politike Discourse. Or Dialogue between a Knight of the Commons-howse of Parliament; And a Gent: ...by Sir John Stradling (1563-1637), 1625, with a preface signed by the author and dedicated to Lord William, Earl of Pembroke (1580-1630).

Four autograph letters, [?1840]-1841, from [Sir] John S[alusbury] P[iozzi] Salusbury, adopted son of Gabriel and Hester Lynch Piozzi, to the Rev. Thomas Raffles, Liverpool, mainly concerned with the exhibiting of Raffles' collection of autographs by the [Liverpool] Royal Institution (ff. 2-3).
Salusbury also refers, 9 December 1841, to [the Rev. Thomas] Pennant, son of Thomas Pennant of Downing and Salusbury's tenant at Brynbella (f. 4).

A copy of the will of Sir John Rhys, dated 28 April 1913.