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Critical notes by Morris Williams (Nicander) (1809-1874) on poems printed in Y Dywysogaeth, October 1873.

Papers, 1861-1924, of Morris Davies comprising correspondence, 1861-1924; scrapbooks of sporting events, 1865-1923; an autograph album, 1870-1907; a game and vermin book, 1873-1917; Llanychaearn Church dispute papers, 1879-1883; and account books relating to Llanfarian war memorial, 1920-1921, and to the Goginan and Level Newydd lead mines, 1881.

Records of Morris and Son (Drapers), Merionethshire, mainly financial records, 1860-1936, including day books, 1860-1936; ledgers, 1847-1931; cashiers' check book, 1874-1908; petty cash & expenditure books, 1874-1897; customers' minor account books, 1878-1911; debts books, 1878-1891; suppliers' account books, 1899-1924; and household account books, 1901-1906.

Papers, 1793-1870, of members of the Morgan-Clifford family of Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, comprising a commonplace book and diaries in the hand of William Morgan-Clifford and miscellaneous papers of Colonel and Mrs Henry and Catherine Harriet Morgan-Clifford, which include letters from the geologist William Pengelly.

Records from the office of Morgan & Richardson, solicitors, Cardigan, 1560-1925, comprisng the papers of the following major clients: Lort-Phillips of Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire, 1560-1925; Lewes, Parry and Tyler families of Gernos, Cardiganshire, 1564-1920; Saunders Davies of Pentre, Pembrokeshire, 1575-1908; Thomas and Beynon of Llanfair and Dôl-llan and Beynon of Llaethliw, Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire, 1761-1908; Vaughan and Millingchamp of Plas Llangoedmor, Cardiganshire, 1670-1922; the Pigeonsford estate, Cardiganshire, 1762-1838; the Brynog estate, Cardiganshire, 1769-1920; and the Posty estate, Pembrokeshire, 1784-1866, together with family papers of the Morgan family, solcitors, 1595-1919.

Manuscripts and papers, 1736-1907, mainly of Cardigan interest, including ledgers, notebooks, etc., of professional people within the town; together with an eighteenth century register of leases granted by St Davids cathedral church, notebooks of the Rev. Hector Davies Morgan of Hedingham and Brecon, a volume containing reviews of a novel by C[ ] Morgan Richardson, and a notebook of knitting instructions.

Poetry by Morgan Rice Morgan (Melancthon), clergyman, together with a draft of a letter, miscellaneous memoranda, including accounts, etc. Much of the volume has a Cardiganshire interest.

Pedigree of Thomas Morgan (d. 1603) of Tredegar, traced from [Gwrtheyrn] and William the Conqueror, with thirty-four coats of arms, all emblazoned and painted, probably in the hand of Hopcyn ab Einion of Brecon (fl. 17 cent, first ¼), and continued by a later hand to include the pedigree and achievement of Sir William Morgan (d. 1653).

A copy of Biblia Sacra ... (Amsterdam, 1628) bearing the signature of Morgan Lloyd (Morgan Llwyd o Wynedd) (1619-1659).

A typescript essay on 'Morgan John Rhys a'i amserau' by 'Hereticus', i.e. Robert Owen, Croesor, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth, submitted for competition at the National Eisteddfod held at Treorky, 1928.

Papers accumulated by Morgan Henry Williams including manuscript reminiscences [? of himself]; typescript scripts of radio programmes, 1938-1946, and contracts, 1951-1960, with the BBC relating to broadcast talks; and letters, 1894 and 1916.

A volume of sermons composed between 1832 and 1834 by Morgan Evans; the first sermon was preached at Caerphilly, Cardiff and Tongwynlais in December 1832.

Papers, 1943-1990, accumulated by Morfydd Peregrine, relating to her fiancée the poet Idris Davies, comprising Davies's diary, 16 October-15 December 1946 (ff. 1-16); four holograph poems, 1943-1952 (ff. 17-20), with a further two in Peregrine's hand, 1951 (ff. 21-22); and newspaper cuttings, 1943-1990, relating to Davies, consisting of poetry (ff. 24-26, 29-34, 43, 45) and reviews, obituaries and articles (ff. 23, 27-28, 35-42, 44).
The holograph poems are 'In Treorchy Cemetery', 21 December 1943 (published as 'David Allen Evans, R.A.F.' in Tonypandy and Other Poems (London, 1945), p. 38), 'Poem for Morfydd', Christmas 1943 (apparently unpublished), 'Rhymney Hill (January 1952)' (reproduced in facsimile in Islwyn Jenkins, Idris Davies of Rhymney (Llandysul, 1986), p. 227) and 'The Choice', [1952] (apparently unpublished). The poems copied by Peregrine are a version of 'Bedwellty Church' omitting the third verse (first published in the Western Mail, 5 March 1948) and 'Brecknockshire' (see The Complete Poems of Idris Davies, ed. by Dafydd Johnston (Cardiff, 1994), C109). Also included is a photograph of Davies and Peregrine (f. 19), as reproduced in the Western Mail, 12 February 1987 (see f. 41); and printed items to accompany the publication of the memorial volume Fe'm Ganed i yn Rhymni / I Was Born in Rhymney (Llandysul, 1990) (ff. 46-51).

A copy of the second memorial volume to Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891-1918) entitled Early Songs (London, c 1923-4), containing a selection of songs composed by her between 1911 and 1914; together with a manuscript translation, 1949, by T. H. Parry-Williams (1887-1975) of her song 'To Our Lady of Sorrows', entitled 'I Fam y Gofidiau'.