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Newspaper cutting relating to the family of Edwin John, who emigrated from Llantrisant, co. Glam., to the Pennsylvania coalfields in 1851 and eventually settled in British Columbia.

A series of articles relating to the first Welsh settlers in Patagonia, Argentina, which appeared in the newspaper 'El Regional' between 2001 and 2003.

News of the revival in the Khasia Hills by J. Pengwern Jones. (Formerly Thomas Levi MS.) English. Between boards. Donated by the late Professor Emeritus T. A. Levi, Aberystwyth, 1954.

Papers, 1966-2001, relating to the Newport West Labour Party; the Newport County Borough Council Labour Group; the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union (MSF), Newport 9909 Branch; the South East Wales European Constituency Labour Party, and various election campaigns, including correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports and material relating to election campaigns.

An additional file of letters, 1956-1957, and printed leaflets etc., 2005-2006, relating to the Labour Party's activities in Newport West constituency were received. This group remains uncatalogued.

Additional papers of the donor, MP for Newport West and former member of Gwent County Council, mainly relating to local, Parliamentary and European elections, and in particular to the 2001 election. This group remains uncatalogued.

Records relating to Newport West Conservative Association, 1917-1989, comprising minute books, 1917-1982, including those of the Women's Branch, 1926-1982; ward minutes, 1939-1967; account books, 1925-1978; and miscellaneous papers comprising a scrapbook of political leaflets, pamphlets, circulars, cuttings, etc., 1938-1947, electoral registers, 1988-1989, and copies of outgoing letters from the chairman, 1973.

Records of the Newport Playgoers' Society relating to the Society’s activities and comprising mainly volumes including programmes, typed notes and press cuttings relating to various meetings (including some minutes), readings, plays, one act plays, productions, lectures and broadcasting plays; various pamphlets relating to visits and special events; together with some statements of accounts and papers relating to the plan to build a new theatre for the Company.

Deeds and documents (1668-1882) relating to properties mainly in in co. Flint (Axton, Bistre, Caergwrle, Coleshill, Cwm, Cwm Uwchglan, Diserth, Estyn or Hope, Hawarden, Holywell, Hope, Hope Owen, Huriathicke, Kilken, Kinnerton, Mould, Newmarket, Northop, St Asaph, Shordley, Skeiviog, and Whitford), but also in cos Denbigh (Denbigh, Henllan, Llanrwst and Lleweny), Chester (Chester and Dodleston), Brecknock (Devynnock), Anglesey (Amlwch, Coedana, Llanerchymedd, Llanbadrug, Llanddyfnan, Llanfechell and Llanfihangel Tre'r Beurdd), Montgomery (Berth Lloyd) and Pembroke (Amroth). The main families were Mostyn of Mostyn Hall and Hope of Broughton and Hope.

Typescript draft, [c. 1952], of an unpublished novel, Newbury in Libya, by Islwyn Williams, a native of Porth, Rhondda, author of Dangerous Waters (1952) and Newbury in Orm (1952).

The fonds comprises papers, 1950-2002, relating to the New Welsh Review, including correspondence, 1987-2001; editorial papers, 1989-1995 and 2000; contributions to the journal, 1988-2002; administrative papers, mostly concerning marketing and publicity, 1986-2001; together with various accumulated papers, 1950-2001. Papers donated in 1998, and described in NLW Minor Lists and Summaries 1999, have been incorporated within this archive.

Six boxes containing papers and electronic files of The New Welsh Review Ltd, including material concerning the history of the company (to 3 May 2024) and the partnership with Parthian; May 2024.

A report, November 1997, prepared for the New Wales Research Group entitled A Vision for Wales: The Welsh Assembly, Electronic Government and Participatory Democracy in the Twenty First Century; together with printed material, 1994-8, relating to Plaid Cymru, local government and the 1997 Referendum for a Welsh Assembly.

Copi o adroddiad, Tachwedd 1997, a baratowyd ar gyfer Grŵp Ymchwil y Gymru Newydd, yn dwyn y teitl Gweledigaeth i Gymru: Y Cynulliad Cymreig, Llywodraeth Electroneg a Democratiaeth Gyfranogol yn yr Unfed Ganrif ar Hugain; ynghyd â deunydd printiedig, 1994-8, yn ymwneud â Phlaid Cymru, llywodraeth leol a Refferendwm 1997 ar gyfer cynulliad i Gymru.

A typewritten copy of the New Radnor parish register, 1644-1708.

Charter of incorporation of the borough of New Radnor, Radnorshire, 1562, and charter of re-incorporation, 1739.

Miscellaneous papers relating to the harbour and other public matters at New Quay, Cardiganshire.

A volume lettered 'New Quay Harbour Company. Orders & Proceedings', containing minutes of annual and special general meetings of the shareholders and of the directors, annual balance sheets, and conditions for letting by auction the tolls or dues, covering the period from the incorporation of the Company in 1835 to 1884. Inset are blank share certificates embodying a plan of the harbour. The volume is indexed.

An interleaved copy of William Evans: New English-Welsh Dictionary (Carmarthen, 1771), with copious manuscript additions, largely in the form of classical and Anglo-Saxon equivalents. The owner and annotator of the volume was probably the Reverend Charles Newling, headmaster of Shrewsbury school, 1754-1770, and prebendary and treasurer of the cathedral church of Lichfield, 1770-1787.

Records, 1701-1910, of the business concerns of Charles Nevill, his son, Richard Janion Nevill and Nevill, Druce and Co., notably the Swansea Copper Works and the Llanelli Copper Works and collieries in Carmarthenshire, 1797-1910, including: a diary of Charles Nevill containing entries relating to the Swansea Copper Works and to analyses of copper ore, 1797-1802; copies of letters written from Llanelli, 1812-1813, and diary entries relating to lead works, 1811-1813, and to roadmaking at Llangennech, 1812-1813; letter books, 1804-1832; colliery accounts and reports, 1803-1836; bye-laws of the Llanelli Copper Works, 1805-1834; accounts of the sale of copper, rough copper books, etc., 1807-1874; ticketings of lead mainly from mines in Cornwall, Cardiganshire and the Isle of Man, 1852-1853; entry books of offers of lead ore, 1851-1876; registers of purchases, 1860-1875; lead ore produce books, 1862-1872; an account book of the steamer Harriet, 1838-1840; shipbuilding specifications, 1865-1872; and a large number of deeds and documents, 1701-1910, including industrial leases in Llanelli. Papers of Charles William Nevill are not included.