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Genealogical material relating to the Powell family of Holt, Denbighshire, including a printed copy, [1885], of the 'Pedigree of Powell of Horsley and Holt, co. Denbigh; Birkenhead and Chester, Liverpool, and London', together with a letter, 1863, to Joseph Powell from Samuel Sidebotham (photocopies of these items are contained in NLW Facs 599).

Genealogical material compiled by Mr R E Hart during his researches on various families, mainly cos Mont. and Rad., including the families of Arthur, Barnett, Drew, Francis, Holt, Humphreys, Phillips, Wadeley, Griffiths, Ryder and Whittington; details of wills and administrations of persons from the parishes of Cemais, Darowen, Llanbrynmair, Penegoes and Llanwrin listed in the St Asaph Probate Index, 1660-1729 and Act Books, 1821-56; details of wills and administrations of persons from the parish of Machynlleth listed in the St Asaph Register Copy Wills, 1565-1659, St Asaph Probate Index, 1660-1729, and St Asaph Act Books, 1821-56, and of persons from the parish of Garthbeibio listed in the St Asaph Probate Act Books, 1821-56, together with additional material relating to the Whittington family; details relating to the Price and Lloyd families of Bodfach, parish of Llanfyllin, co. Mont.; genealogical information compiled by the Mr. Hart comprising details regarding the Tudor family of Penegoes, co. Mont., extracted from parish registers, bishops transcripts, nonconformist registers, census returns and St Asaph probate records. See also NLW ex 1079.

Mrs. Louise W. Horton (typescript). English. Between boards. Donated by Mrs Louise W. Horton, Austin, Texas, July 1967.

Genealogia delle case sourane d'Europa. Italian. (Formerly Phillipps MS 5752.) Boards. Donated by Iwan Morgan, March 1947. Italian. Formerly Phillipps MS 5752.

Deeds relating to properties in Montgomeryshire, 1610-1890, including y Gelli and Pentyrch, Llanfair Caereinion.

Geirlyfr Cymraeg a Saesneg by Titus Lewis, interleaved with additions by ?Sir Erasmus Williams. Welsh, English. 1/4 cloth. Purchased from John Evans, B.Sc., Cefngornoeth, June 1947.

A glossary of Ardudwy dialect words compiled by Robert Wynne, Hamilton, Canada.

Notes by J. Lias Davies on words and phrases current in Denbighshire.

Geiriadur o Gyfystyron Cymraeg gan Joseph Hugh Evans. Ffeil. Rhoddwyd gan Mrs J. H. Evans, Llanbedr, Mawrth 1945.

Geirfa hanes - an English - Welsh dictionary of historical terms compiled by Tom Jones, Trealaw. Welsh, English. Between boards. Donated by W. Rosser Jones, Trealaw, May 1965.

Deeds and documents relating to the Groydd estate in the parish of Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire, 1753-1886, and deeds, 1706-1830, relating to lands mainly in Gwyddelwern and Llangelynnin, Merionethshire.

A scrapbook of press cuttings, etc., 1909-1924, relating mainly to the career of the pianist Miss Gata Nicholas, Landore, Swansea.

Duplicate examination schedules (containing names of pupils) and related papers, 1883-1901, relating to inspections of Garn-swllt Board School, co. Glamorgan; together with typescript notes, c. 1966 (f. iii) on the history of the school.

The fonds comprises estate records, family papers and public administration papers of the Griffith family of Garn and the families to whom they were related by marriage, such as Hughes of Weeg and Cae'r berllan, Wynne of Voelas and Wynne of Garthmeilio, Cwm Mein and Plasnewydd. It includes title deeds, 1572-1903, for lands mainly in Denbigh, Henllan, Llanefydd and Llanrwst, Denbighshire, Caerhun, Caernarfonshire and Rhuddlan, Flintshire, and for properties elsewhere in Denbighshire, Merioneth, Flintshire and Anglesey; rentals, 1658-1784, other papers concerning estate administration, 1708-1912, maps and plans, 1776-1866, domestic management papers, 1725-1885, family settlements and probate records, 1606-1863, pedigrees and genealogical notes, [pre-1614]-[c.1934], schooling and career details, 1746-1920, literary papers, [1660]-1925, letters of the Griffith family, 1724-1943, and others, 1680-1882, diaries and memoranda, 1701-1853, records of court cases and other disputes, 1672-1928, family and non-family trusts, 1712-1879, financial papers such as mortgages and accounts, 1680-1906, Denbighshire militia records, 1801-1876, papers relating to local government and politics, [post-1719]-1926, and a small number of ecclesiastical records, 1727-1912.

The group donated in 1987 comprises letters from Gareth Vaughan Jones to his family, 1922-1935, many while on foreign travels; letters to him, 1919-1934; a curriculum vitae and references, 1925-1934; research notes, [c. 1930]-1932; typescripts, drafts and notes for articles and lectures, [1925]-[1935]; typescripts of press articles written by Gareth Vaughan Jones during his world tour, 1934-1935; newspaper cuttings of Western Mail articles by Gareth Vaughan Jones, [1933]-[1935]; papers concerning Gareth Vaughan Jones's death, [1935]; printed books, 1926-1927, and papers of his father Dr Edgar Jones, including letters, 1890-1952; letters concerning the death of Gareth Vaughan Jones, 1935; press cuttings and papers relating to his time as head of Barry County School, 1906-1935; typescripts of broadcasts and talks, 1939-1945; and papers relating to his death, 1953. The papers deposited in 2007, 2010 and 2011 comprise family papers, 1894-2007, including a few papers relating to Gareth Vaughan Jones's parents Major Edgar Jones and Mrs Annie Gwen Jones; papers of, or relating to, Gareth Vaughan Jones, 1916-2002, including diaries, notebooks, press cuttings of his articles, letters, mainly from him to his parents and other members of his family, and papers relating to his capture and subsequent murder in August 1935; and the papers of Dr Siriol Colley, 1922-2004, mainly deriving from her researches into her uncle's life, work and death, including transcripts and photocopies of relevant source materials. The material donated in July 2011 comprises six pocket diaries containing detailed observations and comments on Gareth Jones's travels, mainly in Germany and Russia, between 1931 and 1934, together with the last passport issued to him in 1930, and a few stray items which have been incorporated in the previous files. Another group includes photographs, postcards, negatives and lantern slides, [c. 1900 - c. 1990].

Two boxes containing additional papers were received in July 2018.

Gareth Vaughan Jones's personal copy of Russische National-Bibliothek (Leipzig, 1881), with the following notes inscribed in the front of the volume “Gareth Vaughan Jones, Trinity College, Cambridge. Riga, den 4 August, 1927”; February 2025 and his copy of Das Ende Der Reparationen by Hjalmar Schacht.

A small chest presented to Edgar Jones, Gareth Vaughan Jones' father, on being granted the Freedom of the Borough of Barry in 1950, together with a certificate marking the occasion, related press cuttings, photographs of Edgar, Annie Gwen, Gareth and Raymond Jones, a photograph of Gareth Jones' dog, and a letter from the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire following the death of Edgar's brother, Raymond, during the Great War; together with an article by the depositor about Annie Gwen Jones; March 2025.

A postcard from Strasbourg, in Welsh, from Gareth Jones (1905-1935), linguist and journalist, to Richard Lewis who was at college with him in Aberystwyth, 1919-1923. Gareth Jones was private secretary to David Lloyd George, 1931-1933. He was captured and held to ransom by Chinese bandits in 1935, and was later shot after weeks in captivity. Also included is a press cutting relating to his story, and an obituary card.

Papers of, and relating to Gareth Edwards, a young artist and poet who suffered from Muscular Dystropy, comprising a letter from Sybil Thorndike, 1967 and a letter of condolence from Gwynfor Evans, 1969, catalogues of exhibitions of his works at the Woodstock Gallery, London, 1967, and Wales, together with a notebook containing his creative writing. = Papurau Gareth Edwards ac yn ymwneud ag ef, artist ifanc a bardd a oedd yn dioddef o Ddystroffi'r Cyhyrau, yn cynnwys llythyr oddi wrth Sybil Thorndike, 1967, a llythyr o gydymdeimlad oddi wrth Gwynfor Evans, 1969, catalogau arddangosfeydd o'i waith yn Oriel Woodstock yn Llundain, 1967, ac yng Nghymru, ynghyd â llyfr nodiadau yn cynnwys ei ysgrifennu creadigol.

A hand-book on gardens and smallholdings in Wales, by John Jones, Talsarn, awarded a prize at the Caernarvon national eisteddfod, 1894.