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Papers of W. Emrys Pride, 1936-1987, comprising correspondence and other papers relating to devolution and economic policy, 1969-1978; papers relating to his work as a civil servant, mainly on economic topics, 1940-1978; research papers for his publications, including 'Tinman's progress' (1966), 'Rhondda my valley brave' (1975), 'Why Lloyd George met Hitler' (1981), and 'Pride in Britain's High-Tech Progress' (1985), 1966-1985; personal papers and miscellaneous correspondence, 1936-1977; financial papers, 1949-1977; and offprints and typescripts of articles and booklets, 1949-1987.

Papers and calligrams of William Emlyn Davies, 1931-1985, including calligrams based on the poetry of Dylan Thomas, 1946-1983, as well as on his own poems and those of other poets; presentation copies of his calligraphy, 1954-1967; catalogues and printed matter, 1970-1983; calligraphic programmes of the Oxford Street Senior Boys' School, Swansea, 1932-1939, the Glanmor School for Girls, Swansea, 1953-1965, and Swansea and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children programmes, [?1960sx1980s], of which his wife was assistant secretary and subsequently president; and family papers, 1969-1972.

A piece entitled A Selection from the Book of Revelation, set to music, 1913, by William Edmund Stevenson, organist of Stow-on-the-Wold (1920).

Deeds collected by W. E. R. Allen relating to premises in the parishes of Crinow and Lampeter Velfrey, Pembrokeshire, 1753-1850.

A collection of manuscripts, comprising a pharmacist's shop-ledger kept by the donor's father during 1852-95, and nineteenth-century material of Portmadoc interest, relating to shipping and shipping shares, the Tremadoc estate, the water supply, the District School for Intermediate and Technical Education, and eisteddfodau.

A memoir of John Hancock (1896-1918), artist, by W. Dyfed Parry.

Papers, 1738-[1925], from the library of William David Roberts comprising: papers of W. D. Roberts which include details of his parochial duties at Porthmadog, Llanidloes and Llanddyfnan, 1887-1904, correspondence, 1906, sermons, lecture notes and theological notes; tunebooks, hymns, prayers, poetry and notes of the Rev. John Timothy Lewis; sermons of Lewis Gilbertson, 1839-1877, ?Thomas Richard Lloyd, 1839-1883, John Rees, Tregaron, 1849, Lewis Thomas Rowland, 1859-1887, ?Rees William Price, 1868-1886 and others, prayers by Lewis Gilbertson and hymn tunes of John Rees, Tregaron; letters of Captain T. L. P. Laugharne, 1819-1838, and of W. Edward Williams (Gwilym Rhug), 1893; poetry of John Lewis (Ioan Mynyw); parochial matters relating to Llanidloes, 1888-1899; material relating to Llanddyfnan, and to Llanidloes National Schools, 1846-1900, St Mary's Church, Bangor, 1905-1906, and Llanfyrnach parish church, 1893; and material dating from the First World War (1914-1918) or soon after, referring to Llanfair-juxta-Harlech and Harlech, and to St Mary's Church, Llanfair-juxta-Harlech.

Deeds relating to properties at Deep Dean, Walford, Herefordshire, 1799-1816, and in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, 1788-1859.

Musical papers and other compositions of John Jones and William Bradwen Jones, [late 17th cent.]-1970, including printed works, 1932-1964, chants and hymn tunes, 1929-1956; anthems, 1934-1942; sacred music, 1931-1961; arrangements for eisteddfodau, 1932-1962; music for piano and for violin and piano, 1929-1960; music for organ, 1928-1950; and draft poems and family memoranda, 1859-1877.

A copy of W. A. Leighton: The Armorial Bearings of Shropshire Families, from a MS. of ... George Morris ... (Shrewsbury, [1885]), interleaved, with manuscript additions, corrections and additional coats of arms.

Deeds purchased from W. A. Evans, relating to Denbighshire, Flintshire and Anglesey, 1310-1795.

A volume containing an account by a midshipman of his service on board H.M.S. Ranger and H.M.S. Doris on duty in South American waters, 1825-1828. Amongst the ports the ships called at were Monte Video, Buenos Ayres, Rio [de] Janeiro, and St. Catharine's, on the eastern, and Valparaiso, Talcahuano, Arica, Islay, Pisco, and Callao, on the western seaboard of South America. A visit was also made to the island of Juan Fernandez. At the reverse end of the volume are transcripts of miscellaneous late seventeenth and early eighteenth century memoranda and accounts, including tithe accounts of [the Reverend] Thomas Nepiker, rector of Bepton [co. Sussex].

A notebook containing an account, 16-22 December 1941, in diary form with interleaved carbon copy, of part of a wartime voyage from Liverpool to the Seychelles via Durban by Joseph Boumphrey (see also NLW MS 22633i-iiA). An unbound typescript account of the same voyage, 16 December 1941-28 December 1942, by his wife has been tipped in between ff. 17 and 29 of the notebook (see Mewn Gwisg Nyrs: Atgofion Annie Boumphrey (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1990)).

Vouchers, 1844-1857, relating to work done by Andrew and Richard Humphreys of the Smithy, Llawr-y-glyn, parish of Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, for David Jones, grandfather of Professor E. T. Jones; and a further group of vouchers, 1844-1864, relating to purchases by the said David Jones (lime, sheep, butter, etc.)

Miscellaneous vouchers and accounts of the period 1802-1875. The earlier items are vouchers of John Jones, Gellifyharen, in respect of county stock for the lower division of Moythin, the salary of H. Bowen, vicar of Llandyssil (1817), tithes and poor rate of Llandissil, tree plants, household requirements (at Abercerdyn), etc.

Vouchers from William Duncan, 1818, and William Williams, 1822, both linen and woollen drapers, of Brecon, and from W. and G. Smith, Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, 1854

Deeds relating to the parishes of Llanbadarn Fawr, 1548-1597, and Llangynfelyn, 1841-1848, Cardiganshire.

Five finely bound 'folders' containing typescript and manuscript works commissioned for Celtic Connections, Opening / Oscailt, 9 March 2001. They include words by Michael Coady and music by John Metcalf, together with words by Menna Elfyn and a manuscipt score of Eifion Wyn's 'Mis y Mêl' by Brian Hughes which was commissioned by Islwyn Evans of Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion.

Two volumes containing manuscript music, 1809-1828, one inscribed within by 'Mary Madocks, alias Williams, Vron-Iw, October 1809', and two volumes of printed music, one of which belonged to Mrs Henry Laird, inscribed within by 'Jessie Laird, 1879', and bearing the initials 'J.L.', and the other bearing the bookplate of Mrs Mevekson-Sandbach. One manuscript copy and a printed copy has 'Mrs Williams, 1822' written on their covers.