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The collection comprises photocopies of letters, 1748-1872, in the custody of the Methodist Archives and Research Centre, London; notebooks containing transcripts of documents and research notes taken from Methodist publications, NLW manuscripts and other sources in the custody of the National Library of Wales; photocopies of other sources; letters, 1929-1991, to A. H. Williams from scholars and researchers discussing mainly various aspects of Welsh Wesleyan Methodist history; and copies od related articles, addresses, press cuttings etc.; typescripts of books and articles written by A. H. Williams and other scholars.

Xerox copy of a typescript thesis on 'A History of Commercial Printing and Printers in Montgomeryshire 1789-1960' submitted for the Fellowship of the Library Association, by J. Iorwerth Davies, Haverfordwest.

A typescript M.A. dissertation, 1957, for Liverpool University Department of Celtic by J[ohn] G[lyn] Penrhyn Jones, entitled 'A history of medicine in Wales in the eighteenth century'.
The dissertation includes chapters on social conditions in Wales, the impact of the Industrial Revolution, 'folk' medicine and herbalism, and biographies of prominent medical men. Supplementary material, including extracts from printed and manuscript sources, is to be found in the Appendices (ff. 164-329). Two tables of contents are included (f. iii, 163a).

A history of Nantclwyd House, Ruthin, by Christopher J. Williams, a work commissioned by Denbighshire County Council, 2003.

An interleaved and extra-illustrated volume compiled by George Grant Francis and containing copies of Lewis W. Dillwyn : Contributionstowards a History of Swansea ... (Swansea, 1840), John Montgomery Traherne : Historical Notices of Sir Matthew Cradock, Knt .... (Llandovery, 1841), Thomas Bliss and Geo[rge] Grant Francis: Some account of Sir Hugh Johnys, Deputy Knight Marshal of England, temp. Henry VI., and Edward IV., and of his monumental brass in St. Mary's Church, Swansea ... (Swansea,1845), and other material relating to Swansea and to the Royal Institution of South Wales, with a few notes by George Grant Francis.

A microfilm copy of G. B. German's MA thesis, 'A history of the diocese of Menevia 1898 - 1987' (University of Liverpool, 1989 - 1991).

A copy of Angharad Llwyd: A History of the Island of Mona, or Anglesey ... (Ruthin, 1833), which bears the autograph of William Wordsworth (1770-1850).

A History of the Kite (Milvus Milvus) in Wales, compiled by H. Morrey Salmon, copy no. 1. At one time highly confidential as includes photographs and details concerning the efforts to revive the Red Kite from the brink of extinction in Wales and movements for its protection. Reportedly rescued by Iolo Williams (1962-) in a refuse skip following the closure of the RSPB Wrexham office in the late 1980s/early 1990s.

A copy of an article entitled 'A history of the Welsh community of Carroll, Nebraska' by Richard L. Guenther, copied from Nebraska History, vol. 46, no. 3, Sept 1965.

A diary by Emrys Hunter Evans (1880-1970), son of John Gwenogvryn Evans, of holidays, mostly spent with his parents in Old Colwyn, co. Denbigh, during the summer of 1893; the diary also contains references to J. Gwenogvryn Evans visiting Lord Mostyn (ff. 20, 24).

A holograph English translation by Mr Leonard Owen of 'Awdl yr Haf' by Robert Williams Parry, with notes, together with a holograph letter by T. H. Parry-Williams,. English. Donated by Leonard Owen, Gerrard's Cross, October 1965.