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Three scrapbooks of press cuttings and papers assembled by Edward James (1885-1971), London editor of the Western Mail and South Wales Echo, 1913-59, a barrister, prominent Conservative and member of Holborn Borough Council, 1935-65:. Press cuttings and papers, 1903-28, many relating to the Tonypandy Riots of 1910, the abortive home rule campaign of E. T. John, 1910-14, and the Suffragette campaigns (Edward James gave evidence in 1913 in a court case against Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst) (NLW ex 1543). Press cuttings and papers, 1914-40, many concerning the implementation of the Welsh Church Act, 1920, notably its disendowment clauses, and the devolution campaigns of the early 1920s, together with letters from Sir Alfred Robbins, 1923, J. A. Sandbrook, 1936, and A. J. Sylvester, 1933 (NLW ex 1544). Press cuttings and papers, 1934-59, some relating to Stanley Baldwin, D. Lloyd George and Dr Thomas Jones, C.H., together with a letter from Sir Alfred T. Davies, 1948 (NLW ex 1545).

Three pieces for violin and piano and First set of twelve impressions for piano, Nos. VII, XI, and XII by Dr Ernest L. M. Prichard. (Formerly Ernest L. M. Prichard MS 7.) Music notation, English. Between boards. Donated by the Honourable Mervyn Roberts, Abergele, April 1959.

Three notebooks of Gwen Evans, Y Wern, Betws-y-coed, two containing verses composed by her, 1924-58, and the other containing sermon texts and notes copied by her, 1923-34.

Three letters, 1982, 1992 and one undated, concerning Roy Powell's father Ivor Powell (d. 1983), painter, together with a list of his paintings exhibited at the gallery of RONA (Register of Naïve Artists) in 1981.

Three holograph letters and two holograph and one autograph letter from David Lloyd George. English. Purchased from Maggs Bros, London, March 1975 & July 1974.

Three files containing papers accumulated by Ann Ffrancon as a member of the Welsh Arts Council Literature Committee and Children's Literature Panel.

Three Bibles (1768, 1794, 1823) of the Thomas/Gorwig-Thomas family of Llannon, co. Carmarthen, and Jooting Lodge, co. Surrey, containing ostensive genealogical memoranda 1729-1859, including details of vaccination by Edward Jenner (1802) and others.

Three albums mainly comprising press cuttings and photographs relating to Welsh youth organizations, principally compiled by Malcolm Capener, General Secretary of the Welsh Association of Youth Clubs.

Six miscellaneous photos including a child playing on a beach, family portrait, a view of Cricieth Castle, two anonymous portraits and a studio portrait of Rev Owen Evans DD, Congregationalist minister, Liverpool.

A commonplace book which belonged to Thomas Wills, containing coloured ornamental capital letters, miscellaneous memoranda relating to Somerset, arithmetical exercises, veterinary recipes, etc.

An 'incomplete history' by the donor Nicholas C. Jenkins, 2007, into the history of Thomas Town Brickworks, Merthyr Tydfil. The first section of the work was published in the Merthyr historian, vol. 19 (2008), and the second section includes reproductions of Merthyr Brick and Tile Company Limited company records which are held by the National Archives, Kew.

A manuscript containing notes taken from a book begun by Thomas Spenser, 19 December 1580, relating to his descent from Simon Burnell to the devolution and status of the manors of Witton, Feniton and Newton, Salop and to the advowson of Worthen; genealogical data concerning Thomas Spenser and his family, 1536-1586; a valuation of his estate; a pedigree of the descendants of Griffith ab Ieuan ap Ryrith, esquire, showing the marriage of his daughter Margaret to William Spenser.