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A volume containing material collected by the editor, Richard Williams, Celynog, Newtown, for the second edition (1887) of Philip Yorke: The Royal Tribes of Wales ... (Wrexham, 1799), with a few notes in the hand of Isaac Foulkes (Llyfrbryf), the publisher of the second edition.

A copy of an essay 'Towards a fifth and sixth century chronology of Southern Britain' by Richard White, Essex, submitted for the Legonna Celtic Research Prize, 1998.

Typescript draft by Ernest Lewis Thomas ('Richard Vaughan', 1904-1983) of his first novel, Moulded in Earth (London, 1951), with corrections by the author, being the final draft submitted to the publishers, incorporating a number of changes to the earlier manuscript draft (now NLW MS 14799C).

Ten letters, 1972-1975, from the novelist Richard Vaughan (Ernest Lewis Thomas) to the donor Robert King, written from Talley.

A typescript thesis 'Richard Vaughan as a regionalist writer' submitted for a higher degree at the Sorbonne, Paris, in 1965 by Marie-Hélène Estève.

A copy of an essay by Richard Suggett entitled 'Dendrochronology: Progress and Prospects in Wales', submitted for the Legonna Celtic Research Prize, 2003.

Two lyrics, 'Mari Lee' and 'I fyny fo'r nod' by R[ichard] S[amuel] Hughes (1855-1893), musician.

A collection, [1842x1922], consisting mainly of correspondence, miscellaneous papers, etc., relating to the religious and civic activities of Richard Rees (Maldwyn).

A volume containing poetry, [c. 1863], in Welsh, by Richard R. Williams, Llangollen.

An essay on the history and antiquities of the commote of Creuddyn, Caernarvonshire, with illustrations, by Richard Parry (Gwalchmai), which was awarded the prize at the National Eisteddfod at Llandudno, 1864, with notes and remarks by Robert John Pryse (Gweirydd ap Rhys), one of the adjudicators.

A cywydd composed and written by Richard Parry (Gwalchmai) (1803-1897) for an eisteddfod held at Rhuddlan, 1850, under the title Cywydd er anfarwol Goffadwriaeth am Dr. Morgan [William Morgan (c. 1545-1604)], diweddar Esgob Llanelwy a chyfieithydd y Bibl Cymraeg, with biographical and historical notes illustrating the text.

Awdl ar y Greadigaeth written by Richard Parry (Gwalchmai, 1803-1897) for an eisteddfod at Aberffraw, 1849, with notes by the poet on y Mesurau caethion a rhyddion and Cerddoriaeth, offerynau cerdd, datganu, etc.

The original manuscript of Richard Parry (Gwalchmai, 1803-1897), Enwogion Môn (Amlwch, 1877) written originally for an eisteddfod at Holyhead, 1872.

Business records and personal papers of Richard Owen, Glan Conway, Denbighshire, [c.1910]-[c.1960], including ledgers, account books and financial papers, index of funerals, 1927-1959; and family papers, [19th cent.]-[20th cent.].

Photocopies of pages from Richard Llwyd (Bard of Snowdon, 1752-1835), Beaumaris Bay...(1800 and 1832 editions); the 1800 edition bears a manuscript note relating to the case of Richard Rowlands, Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, who was executed at Beaumaris in April 1862 for the murder of his father-in-law.

Three letters, April-May 1806, from Richard Llwyd (The Bard of Snowdon), Beaumaris, to Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd baronet, of Nannau, concerning Vaughan's pedigree which Llwyd was then compiling, together with drafts of the pedigree and other related notes (ff. 1-13).
The papers comprise: (i) a letter, [?mid-April 1806], discussing Vaughan's descent from the Williams family of Ystum Colwyn and enclosing a draft of the pedigree (ff. 1-4); (ii) a letter, dated 22 April 1806, enquiring as to the whereabouts of a letter sent by Llwyd a week earlier (whose contents match ff. 1-4) (f. 5); (iii) a letter, dated 14 May 1806, enclosing a revised draft of the pedigree and a list of outstanding issues to be addressed (ff. 6-8); (iv) an undated document detailing Vaughan’s descent from Bleddyn ap Cynfyn (ff. 9-12); and (v) a description of six inscribed Elizebethan stone tablets at Nannau (f. 13). Also included is (vi) one letter, 27 November 1818, from Llwyd, Chester, to Vaughan's brother Colonel G[riffith] H[owel] Vaughan of Rûg, Corwen, containing a transcript of a document detailing revenue from ancient escheat (or King's Rent) in Edeirnion in 1509-1510 (ff. 14-15).

A letter, 1874, sent by Richard Lloyd (1834-1917), uncle of the Rt Hon. David Lloyd George (1863-1945), to Dr R. Davies Evans, afterwards of Blaenau Ffestiniog.

An autograph sermon by Richard Lloyd, Llwynrhydowen (1760-1797).