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Research papers of Rev. Islwyn Jenkins, 1971-[c. 1990], mainly notes on the history of the Rhymney Valley; and miscellaneous papers, 1977-1979.

The archive consists of various stray letters, 1913-1972, to members of the family of Rev. Hugh Roberts; and other miscellaneous family papers, 1877-1949.

The papers of the Rev. Hugh Jones, including letters, 1825-1871, mainly addressed to him and relating to preaching engagements and church affairs during his ministry at Tredegar and Carmarthen; drafts of letters, articles and sermons [1825x1872]; diaries, 1833-1853; and miscellaneous material, [1809x1872].

Manuscripts, [c. 1860]-1865, of Henry J. Vincent relating to his researches into the history of the parish of St Dogmael's, Pembrokeshire, its abbey and the surrounding areas of Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire, including six volumes (Nos I-IV and VIII-IX) in a numbered series of at least nine.

Papers of the Reverend Henry Thomas Jacob, 1891-1957, mainly sermons and addresses, 1891-1957, including addresses and lectures on Greek fables, 1904-1948.

Letters, 1883-1928; diaries, 1923-1932; biographical materials of Welsh interest; sermons; addresses and papers on religious, moral, political and historical subjects, including Congregationalism; poetry, including hymns; and papers relating to the history of Ebenezer Welsh Congregational Church, Cardiff, and to his biography of Griffith John, missionary to China, including letters from him, 1889-1894, and proof copies of Griffith John, D.D.: Arwr China.

Personal correspondence, 1916-1954; study notes, 1902-1952; biographical material, 1903-1954; notebooks entitled 'Tennyson Biography'; sermons and addresses, 1932-1952; orders of service for Victory, 1945, the United Nations 1946, Human Rights Day, 1951-1954, the Coronation and other occasions, 1931-1954; religious and international affairs, 1944-1945; Welsh Book Festivals, 1935-1938; Welsh School of Social Service, 1911-1940; The Gregynog Conferences on International Education, 1922-1937; Advisory Education Committee minutes, 1926-1929; international co-operation, 1933-1937; Welsh nationalism, 1910-1943, including nationalists' attitudes towards World War II, 1939-1941; broadcasting materials mostly of Marconi and Kemp, 1931-1953; Welsh broadcasting, 1923-1948; the Welsh Children's Peace Message, Pageant, and Wales and the Peace Movement, 1923-1955; BBC staff changes and administration in Wales, 1934-1952; the League of Nations, 1923-1952; the Welsh National Council of the League of Nations Union, 1923-1945; United Nations, 1942-1954; UNESCO, 1925-1947; addresses, radio talks and notebooks on the international situation, 1930-1954; Council for Education in World Citizenship, 1940-1950; London International Assembly, 1941-1944; Welsh Committee of the UNESCO, 1949-1953 and human rights materials, 1945-1953.

The diaries of the late Reverend Francis Insull for 1945 and 1946 during his period of service in the Middle East as Assistant Commissioner Church Army; together with a copy of the Mid-East Review, no 5, January 1946, edited by him.

Journals and diaries, 1878-1930, of the Rev. Evan Ungoed-Thomas (1860-1930), minister of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Carmarthen. The journals and diaries were originally deposited by Mr T. J. Evans, Clunderwen, in December 1963 and March 1964 without the permission of the Rev. Evan Ungoed-Thomas's family.

Volumes of essays, lectures, and lecture notes by Edward Jones, 1880-1918; sermons by him and others, 1866-1924; manuscripts and papers, including essays on the history of Berthlwyd Baptist Chapel by Isaac Craigfryn Hughes and Edward Jones, 1883; and papers relating to Bethania Baptist Chapel, Maesteg, 1895-1909.

Notebook containing diary entries by the Rev. Ellis Thomas Davies, Abergele, Congregational minister, October 1864-March 1865 (ff. 4-38 verso), November-December 1866 (ff. 50-56), recording personal news and preaching engagements.
An englyn by Davies is on f. 18.

Papers of the Rev. Dr W. T. Owen, including the records of the Congregational Fund Board, 1737-1839; records of the Presbyterian Fund Board, 1690-1848; and papers concerning Dr Williams's school, 1724-1878.

Manuscripts of the Rev. Dr Thomas Davies (1833-1899) of Dolgellau, Painswick and London.

Papers of the Rev. David Glanaman Jones, Pontardawe, 1887-[1946x1951]. including notebooks, 1887-1942, [1946x1951], containing poetry, including some by his brothers, together with some sermon notes and addresses; other poems and addresses, [20 cent., first ½]; papers, 1906-1932, collected while researching and writing Cofiant Cranogwen (Caernarfon, 1932); and papers relating to the family of Mrs D. G. Jones.

Manuscripts of the Rev. David Davies and the Rev. David Rees Davies, including material relating to Brynhyfryd Baptist church, Swansea; sermons; poetry; an autobiographical sketch; diaries; and accounts.

Papers relating to the Reverend Caradoc Jones (1875-1969), Rhosllannerchrugog, who went to Paimpol in Brittany in 1920 under the auspices of the Pioneer Mission and remained there until his retirement in 1967. The papers include some 75 letters, 1937-1968, written by Caradoc Jones to Eirene Stephens together with a summary list prepared by her of these, other documents and photographs of Paimpol; her correspondence, 1978-1979, with The National Library of Wales; together with publications of Caradoc Jones and concerning him, an article, 'The Gospel in Brittany', reprinted from The Christian, 25 November 1937; an account 'Holding the fort at Paimpol' by Rev. Caradoc Jones published in The Pioneer Review, April-June 1940, Winifred M. Pearce, Knight in royal service: a brief biography of the Rev. Caradoc Jones (London, 1962); and a newsletter, March 1969, from the Pioneer Mission, containing his obituary.

Papers of Rev. Brynmor P. Jones, mainly his research papers, including papers accumulated while researching Trials and Triumphs of Jessie Penn-Lewis (1997); papers relating to Evan Roberts, 1907-1924; the Llandrindod Wells Conventions, 1903-1911, and other conventions, 1902-1917; the 1904-1905 Revival; and miscellanea including the Gwent Welsh Baptist Association Records, 1800-1900, and research papers relating to The Spiritual History of Keswick in Wales 1903-1983 (Cwmbran, 1985).

Papers, 1935-1945, of the Rev. B. George Rees, Curate of Llangynwyd, Maesteg (1936-38), and Laleston (1938-44), Rector of Llansannor (1944-48), and a WEA lecturer on literature at the Maesteg Unemployed Centre and elsewhere. The papers include letters, 1939-1940, from a number of authors and poets, responding to requests by Rees for their thoughts on lecture subjects such as 'Life and Literature'.
The respondents include W. H. Auden, [1939] (ff. 2-3), Winston Churchill, 17 January 1939 (f. 8), C. Day Lewis, [?1939]-1940 (ff. 10-12), Aldous Huxley, 27 March 1940 (f. 16), Glyn Jones, April 1939-February 1940 (ff. 19-27), Herbert E. Palmer, February-March 1940 (ff. 35-44), John Cowper Powys, February-March 1940 (ff. 45-47), J. B. Priestley, 10 January 1939 (f. 48), Dylan Thomas, September 1939-February 1940 (ff. 56-60), and Emlyn Williams, 8 February 1940 (f. 63); a few respondents, such as Glyn Jones (f. 25) and Dylan Thomas (ff. 59-60), supplied Rees with brief essays. Also included are notes, newspaper cuttings and other papers relating to Rees's lectures (ff. 66-91); and papers, 1935-1945, relating to his Church career, including letters and telegrams concerning his Institution at Llansannor, August-September 1944 (ff. 92-100), sermon notes (ff. 102-109), and parish magazines and pages from annual reports relating to Laleston, 1935-1944 (ff. 110-120).

A Book of Private Prayer used as a scrapbook, 1927-1944, by the Rev. B. G. Rees, Curate of Defynock (1934-36), Llangynwyd, Maesteg (1936-38), and Laleston (1938-44), and Rector of Llansannor (1944-48); the volume consists mostly of press cuttings and letters relating to his ordination and career and his column in the Bridgend Advertiser, with some syllabuses for his lecture courses at the Maesteg Unemployed Centre with the WEA and YMCA (45 ff.). Also included are proofs, [?1938], of W. H. Auden's twenty-seven sonnet sequence 'In Time of War', for publication in W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood, Journey to a War (London, 1939), pp. 259-285; the proofs contain a very few manuscript emendations by the author and suggested titles for some of the sonnets and were given to Rees by Auden (see Auden's letter, NLW MS 24059E, f. 2) (6 ff.).

Photocopies of papers, 1902-1903, relating to the Rev. Arthur John Riddle, Hughesovska.