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A small group of the papers of (Morgan) Goronwy Rees (1909-1979), former Principal of the University College of Wales Aberystwyth, 1953-1957, including correspondence, articles, notebooks and photographs. They relate mostly to Goronwy Rees's literary work, his resignation as Principal of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and his links to the Cambridge Spy Ring and Soviet espionage.

Deeds, 1507-[1839], mainly relating to Flintshire, and to a lesser extent to Denbighshire and Anglesey.

The Franco-Welsh text of the ceremony of the entry of the Gorsedd into St. Donat's Castle, 9 August 1934, composed by Morgan Watkin at the request of Geoffrey Crawshay.

Llungopi o osodiad Pwyll ap Siôn o'r gerdd 'Ar Ymweliad' gan Alun Llywelyn-Williams (1913-1988) ar gyfer cystadleuaeth Gwobr Goffa Alun Llywelyn-Williams. / Photocopy of an arrangement by Pwyll ap Siôn of the poem 'Ar Ymweliad' by Alun Llywelyn-Williams (1913-1988) for the Alun Llywelyn-Williams Memorial Prize competition.

Rhai cannoedd o osodiadau cerdd dant mewn sol-ffa, 1929-71 a heb ddyddiad, gan Ted Richards ('Iorwerth Maldwyn', 1893-1973), tad y rhoddwraig a chefnder Nansi Richards ('Telynores Maldwyn', 1888-1979), a luniwyd gan mwyaf ar gyfer cystadlaethau yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, Eisteddfod yr Urdd, Eisteddfod Powys ac eraill

Goulding's Pocket Book and Farmers' Diary by W. & H. M. Goulding, with MS notes by Morgan Evans. English, Welsh. (Formerly Oakford MS 35.) See also NLW MSS 14036-14060. Morocco. Donated by Mr S. Jones, Oakford, Llanarth, January 1942.

Goulding's Pocket Book in the hand of David Morgan, Llangeitho. (Formerly Jane Morgan MS 45.) Welsh, English. Leather. Donated by Miss Jane Morgan, Llangeitho, August 1944.

Government papers relating to the Welsh Colony in Patagonia. English. Cloth. Purchased from the library of Henry Tobit Evans, March 1963.

A typescript copy of a script by Gwyn Alf Williams which was sent to the donor when they were both making a programme on Goya for Channel 4 UK. [His Goya and the impossible revolution was published in 1976 and an Italian translation was later published].

Memoranda by Grace Ellis, Bangor relating to Dr Henry Ellis (1815-1869), Dr Ellis Henry Ellis (1848-1882) and Catherine Ellis (d. 1922).

A facsimile copy of 'Thou Art the One Truth' (1935) and two of 'My Last Duchess' by Grace Williams (1906-1977), which belonged to the late baritone Louis Berkman. The latter work was specially composed for him by Grace Williams, in 1975, to the words of Robert Browning and one of the copies contains manuscript additions by her; together with concert programmes and promotional material, 1975-88, relating to performances of the work by Louis Berkman.

Musical manuscripts of the composer Grace Williams, [1928]-1992, including orchestral scores of her works, [1932]-1973, concertos for solo instruments and orchestra, 1950-1973; scripts and scores for narrator and orchestra, 1946-1963; incidental and chamber music scores, [1930s]-1970; choral music scores [1928]-1975; film and incidental music, 1948-1970; personal and miscellaneous papers, 1826-1936; and poetry by Vivien Cutting, 1947-[1967]; note on the papers, by A. J. Heward Rees, 1997.

Typescript copy of her autobiography, 1907- 2000, by the donor relating to a varied career in nursing including 'A day in the life of a junior nurse' in Stoke on Trent Infirmary, and her new life in Llanrwst; she celebrated her hundredth birthday on 2 January 2007.

Graig Baptist Chapel, Newcastle Emlyn: register of members' subscriptions. English. Leather. Donated by the Trustees of Graig Baptist Chapel, Newcastle Emlyn, June 1971.

A volume [watermark 1813] in the hand of Richard Robert Jones ('Dic Aberdaron') containing 'Peithadur neu Lythyreg Hebrëig', an Hebrew Grammar in Welsh (ff. 41 verso-50 verso, 54 verso-132 verso, text in reverse, written mainly on the versos); a short Hebrew-Welsh vocabulary (f. 9 recto-verso); and miscellaneous extracts from the scriptures in English, many written in shorthand (ff. 1-14).

A copy of Grammadeg Cymraeg John Rhydderch, Mwythig, 1728.

A volume in the hand of Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant') containing (a) a Welsh bardic grammar comprising 'Traethiad am Gerddwriaeth Cerdd Dafod, nid amgen nog or Cynghaneddion ...' (pp. 1-11), 'Am adnabod mesurau cerdd' (pp. 12-14), 'Traethiad am y pedwar mesur ar hugain ...' (pp. 15-26), 'Henwau beiau Cerdd' (pp. 27-35), and '... y pedwar ffugur sydd yn esgusodi dros bedwar cam neu fai' (pp. 35-36), and (b) 'Llyfr or ffigurau ai rhannau y rhai a ymchwelawdd William Salbri or Lladin ir Gamberaeg' (pp. 1-25). Both sections are indexed.