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Letters from the United States of America. Welsh, English. (Formerly Jack Edwards MS 51.) In a file. Donated by Miss Elizabeth Richards, Aberystwyth, 1942.

Two letters, 1879-1890, from Thomas Charles Edwards to 'Mr. Roberts' concerning epitaphs, and the prospects of collecting subscriptions towards the University College of Wales in Anglesey.

Ten letters, 1727, on business matters addressed by Thomas Powys from London and Salop to Thomas Hill in London.

Letters from Thomas Roberts to Peter Birt relating to the Wenvoe Estates (Wenvoe Castle, etc). English. 1/4 leather. Purchased from Jolly's of Bath, December 1970.

Letters from W. Basil Jones, Thomas Benjamin, Roger Thomas Rees, etc. Welsh, English. Between boards. Donated by Mr & Mrs E. T. Lewis, Mynachlog-ddu, June & September 1968.

Between boards. Donated by W. E. W. Story, Aberystwyth, May & November 1970.

Thirty-eight letters, 1868, from William Watkin Edward Wynne, Peniarth (1801-1880), mainly to Mr Williams [?Messrs Longueville & Co, Oswestry] relating to business and estate matters, including many relating to the lease of Tir extent, parish of Brithdir, Merioneth.

Two groups of letters from Welsh emigrants to America, 1846-1847, 1870-1878, together with letters relating to emigration from Wales, 1948-1955.

Letters from William Ambrose ('Emrys'), O. M. Edwards, Edward Stephen ('Tanymarian'), Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd') and others. Welsh, English. Between boards. Donated by Dr A. L. Davies, Bala, 1947.

Five letters from the Reverend John Williams ('Williams Castellnewydd') to his brother. English.

Letters giving accounts of the history of C. M. chapels in Birmingham. Welsh, English. Between boards. Purchased from H. Jones Davies, Llangollen, December 1961 & March 1962.

Letters to E. S. Dodgson from Falxa Simon.

Letters mainly addressed to R. Ivor Parry and A. Ivor Parry. (Formerly Borth-y-gest MS 88.) Welsh, English. Between boards. Purchased from the library of Mr R. E. Jones, Borth-y-gest, 1959-1961.

Letters mainly to the Reverend H. Jones Davies. Welsh, English. Between boards. Purchased from the Reverend H. Jones Davies, Llangollen, April-May 1961.

Over a hundred letters, 1901-1991, of miscellaneous provenance from twentieth-century Anglo-Welsh writers to various recipients; the correspondents include Gillian Clarke (10, and three poems) 1986-1988, Rhys Davies (10) 1928-1929, 1975-1978, W. H. Davies (13, together with press cuttings, 1905-1950s, and four printed poems) [1909x1913]-1925, David Jones (8) 1960-1973, John Cowper Powys (7) 1927-1953, Dylan Thomas (10) 1938-1952, Edward Thomas (7) 1901-1912, Gwyn Thomas (2) 1952-1953, R. S. Thomas (6) 1956-1960 and Vernon Watkins (5) 1962-1966.

Some fifty letters and cards, 1903-1931, to Margaret Sampson (née Sprunt), wife of Dr John Sampson (1862-1931), Librarian of the University of Liverpool, from Augustus John, 1903-1931 (ff. 1-25 verso), his first wife Ida John (née Nettleship), 1903-1906 (ff. 30-85), and his sister Gwen John, 1911-1913 (ff. 26-29). The letters contain mainly family and personal news.

Sixty-seven letters, 1912-1939, nearly all in German, mostly from Berta von Schiltberg, Munich, to the sisters Lilian and Violet Reeks at Appleton Manor, Berkshire, and Oxford, and later to Violet at Bristol and Monmouth. Schiltberg ran a pension (boarding house) for young ladies in Munich and the correspondence follows the two girls' stay with her.
The letters reflect Schiltberg's active and happy life before 1914 with many references to Munich high society and the music scene. There are numerous references to acquaintances such as the pianist Anna Hirzel-Langenhan (items 3-66 passim) and the composer and conductor Ludwig Berberich (items 8, 38, 43, 45-66 passim). Schiltberg writes on the social and economic misery in Germany during the First World War, the financial crisis of the 1920s and 1930s and her own increasing poverty. The post-war political upheavals and the disappointments and confusion of the time are also described (item 53). A frequent social guest at this time was a Herr Drexler (items 43-53 passim), possibly to be identified as Anton Drexler, founder of the German Workers' Party (DAP). Among Schiltberg's tenants from 1918 to 1923 was Leutnant Rudolf Hess, the future Nazi Party deputy leader, who is mentioned in two letters, dated 16 May 1919 (item 54) and 29 December 1935 (item 63); his future wife also lived at the pension. Six group and individual photographs, 1915-1919, mostly identifiable, are also included (items 38, 41, 44, 54).

Letters, 1691-1909, of miscellaneous provenance, to and from bishops, mostly of Welsh dioceses, and other dignitaries relating mainly to social, personal and church matters. Among the correspondents are John Randolph, bishop of Bangor (1) [c. 1807]; Edward Copleston (1) 1844, Joshua Pritchard Hughes (1) 1909, Richard Lewis (1) 1901, Alfred Ollivant (4) 1849-1858, and John Shipley (1) 1769, bishops of Llandaf; John Owen (3) 1897-1899, and Connop Thirlwall (7) 1845-1871, bishops of St Davids; Edmund Gibson, bishop of London (2) 1731; Samuel Butler, headmaster of Shrewsbury School, later bishop of Lichfield (2) 1834; and Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, archbishop of Westminster (3) 1886-1893. Also included is a letter, 1790, from Selina Hastings, countess of Huntingdon.

Letters, 1872-1875, relating to musical matters from Brinley Richards (1819-1885), and from his wife, on his behalf, to C. Hughes, Dorking and London and to D. Emlyn Evans (1843-1913); letters from Lewis Thomas, on behalf of Edith Wynne, to John Jones (Ivon) (1820-1898), Aberystwyth; etc.