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NLW MSS 3641-4252 belonged to William Floyd (?1810-?1898), who spent many years at the Public Record Office - he applied for a ticket as from Bridgend, Glamorgan in 1856 - and in the British Museum engaged in research in the various types of records relating to the history of England and Wales preserved in those two institutions. With a few exceptions, most of which are described at the beginning of the collection, all the volumes are Floyd's notebooks and memoranda books. His collection, which had been presented to the London Library, of which he had been a member since its foundaton in 1841, was by that body transferred in 1899 to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth at the time when the Welsh Library Committee of the College was accumulating material of Welsh interest to form a nucleus for the projected national library for Wales.

A folding case formerly housing a letter, 29 May 1813, from the Rev. Thomas Charles, Bala, to Joseph T. Price, Neath Abbey (now NLW MS 24045F, f. 38). Affixed to the case is a paper label attesting to the loan of the letter to the Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition held during the Church Congress at Swansea in October 1909.

Deeds and documents relating to the estate of the Foley family of Ridgeway, Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, mainly in that county, 1365-1869, together with letters, 1815-1851, from the agents and solicitors of Mrs Emily Foley relting mainly to her estate in Kent.

A file of papers, certificates, and cards, relating to food rationing, 1917-1920, kept by William Henry Davies, The Stores, Rhuddlan.

Minutes, 1893-1986, and 2005-2006, of the meetings of the council of the Football Association of Wales and its committees as well as other material such as match programmes, together with a folder containing amateur international match records, 1908-1955.

A copy of Alun E. Evans's MA thesis 'Football on the Edge. The relationship between Welsh football policy-making and the British International Championship' (De Montfort University, Leicester, 1996).

Forest (Cilgerran) rent receipts of Thomas Edwards, John Edwards, and Elinor Edwards. English. Between boards. Donated by Mrs M. J. Phillips, Rhoshill, Cardigan, April 1959.

Correspondence, press cuttings and broadsheets, 1969-1996, relating to The Forestry Action Group formed in 1970; together with a booklet entitled Undertaker (1962) produced for the 'Thirty Club', a debating society at U.C.N.W., Bangor, and including an explanatory note by Jim Davies.

Two prayers, prepared by the archbishop of Canterbury, to be used in all churches and chapels in 1833 'during the continuance of danger from the cholera morbus'.

Two tabulated forms, filled in for the Bangor and Beddgelert districts, giving details of the use made of grants for midwifery and maternity nursing provided by the Ministry of Health for work done by District Nursing Associations affiliated to the Caernarvon County Nursing Association for the year ending 31 March 1929.

Material mainly in the autograph of Foulk Roberts (Eos Llyfnwy) (1774?-1870), Llanllyfni, including a copy of the certificate of his marriage at Llanberis, 6 August 1800, to Catherine Williams of Llanberis; two hymns, each entitled Hymn Nadolig Crist, by John Williams (Ioan Rhagfyr) (1740-1821); two hymns written on the death of William Foulk Roberts (d. 27 July 1839); verses, 1854, by Foulk Robert Williams (i.e. Foulk Roberts) on the new place of worship at Cwmyglo.

A collection, c. 1834, by Ffoulk Robert Williams (Eos Llyfnwy, Llanrug) (1774?-1870), entitled Llyfr Cerddoriaeth o Gerddi Sion, A Gwir folianwur yr Arglwydd, containing anthems, hymn-tunes, carols and old airs written by himself and also Edward Jones (Dolydd Byrion, Cricieth), John Williams (Ioan Rhagfyr) and others; also included are triads, ballads and miscellanea.

An account of the laying of the foundation stone of a new parish church at Llandwrog, Caernarvonshire, October 1858.

Four addresses by the late R. J. Thomas, Tre'r-ddôl, Llangynfelyn, on 'Rhai o enwau lleoedd gogledd Ceredigion a Dyffryn Dyfi', 'Enwau lleoedd gogledd Ceredigion' and 'Ann Griffiths'.

Manuscript entitled 'Four men on the road, being the simple story of a six days' motor tour in Wales by Edwin Vaughan Owen', 1920, together with one Edwardian photograph of an unidentified chapel, and three Edwardian postcards.