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A holograph letter, 10 April ----, from Felicia [Dorothea] Hemans from Wavertree, to Samuel Parkes (returning the recipient's 'nice quiet Tragedies', the writer's holiday at Seacombe); and poetry by Mrs. Hemans, including manuscript copies of 'The Child's first Grief' and 'The Better Land' and printed copies of 'Child of Earth' and 'To the Cliffs of Dover'.

Holograph papers of Mrs. Felicia Dorothea Hemans, including poems entitled 'To the Memory of Bishop Heber' and 'Hymn on the Resurrection', an incomplete poem beginning 'In the green trees ...', a letter from Bronwylfa, St. Asaph, 7 January, 1822, to Lady John Campbell (the gift of the accompanying 'little Works'), and an undated letter to J. C. Graves, Fitzwilliam Square (a visit to Cheltenham, etc.).

A group of manuscript papers of Felicia Dorothea Hemans (née Browne), including eight holograph letters written (where indicated) from Bronwylfa, near St. Asaph, and from Milburn Tower, near Edinburgh, the correspondents including M[atthew] Nicholson, Liverpool (1812) and the Reverend H. H. Milman (1823); English translations of three Italian sonnets, together with copies of the originals, 1811; holograph poems:- 'Imelda', 'The Messenger Bird', 'Gertrude', 'The Tombs of Plataea', 'The View of Castri' (incomplete) and 'The Vespers of Palermo' (fragment); two copies of an engraved portrait of Mrs. Hemans, published in 1839; a short biographical note; and a cutting of an appreciation of her poetry published on the centenary of her death.
Amongst the references made are those to Lord Byron's Childe Harolde, Sir Robert Liston and Dr James Gregory.

Letters to John Lodge, Mrs John Wordsworth, etc., from Felicia Hemans, and poetry by Felicia Hemans. English. Between boards. Purchased from Winifred A. Myers, London, September 1959.

The fonds comprises records of the Fellowship of Reconciliation ('Cymdeithas y Cymod yng Nghymru'), 1939-2001, including minutes, correspondence, newsletters, periodicals and newspaper cuttings. A further collection of newspaper cuttings were received in October 2014.

Festiniog Slate Quarry Co. Ltd day book. (Formerly Borth-y-gest MS 105.) English. 1/2 leather. Purchased from the library of Mr R. E. Jones, Borth-y-gest, 1959-1961.

Festiniog Slate Quarry Co. Ltd day book. (Formerly Borth-y-gest MS 106.) English. 1/2 leather. Purchased from the library of Mr R. E. Jones, Borth-y-gest, 1959-1961.

Festiniog Slate Quarry Co. Ltd pay account book. (Formerly Borth-y-gest MS 107.) English. 1/2 leather. Purchased from the library of Mr R. E. Jones, Borth-y-gest, 1959-1961.

Festiniog Slate Quarry Co. Ltd rent book. (Formerly Borth-y-gest MS 104.) English. Boards. Purchased from the library of Mr R. E. Jones, Borth-y-gest, 1959-1961.

The 'Golden Book of Welcome' or 'Llyfr Aur Croeso', containing signatures of visitors to Wales during the Festival of Wales in 1958.
Signatories include members of the Royal Family (ff. 1-3 verso) and the Festival of Wales organising committee (ff. 7-8 verso); competitors at (ff. 34-48) and visitors to (ff. 72 verso-79 verso) the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, July 1958; and visitors to the Royal Welsh Show at Bangor, 23-25 July 1958 (ff. 49-50), the Ebbw Vale National Eisteddfod (ff. 50 verso-51), and the Llangollen International Eisteddfod (ff. 57-72).

A photostat facsimile of the parish register of Ffestiniog, Merioneth, 1695-1791.

Surname index on microfiche to the 1881 census for England and Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and the Royal Navy at Sea; together with microfiche indexes for the counties of Cardigan and Rutland

Material largely relating to scripts and screenplays submitted to Ffilm Cymru; together with further Ffilm Cymru material, which includes proposals for film/television adaptations, casting and funding applications, employment enquiries, contracts and agreements, accounts and invoices, card indexes and correspondence.

A manuscript containing a poem entitled Ffiol Rwssia, written in 1848 by John Jones (Tegid) (1792-1852) to thank Catherine Nicholas for a gift.

Ffordd yr holl Ddaear: drama gan J. O. Francis wedi'i chyfieithu i'r Gymraeg gan Magdalen Morgan. Chwarter lledr. Rhoddwyd gan Miss Magdalen Morgan, Chwefror 1970.

A collection of manuscripts of Edmund James Jones (d. 1914), Fforest Legionis, Pontneddfechan, comprising miscellaneous papers, mostly poetry.

Records, mainly deeds, of the Ffosrhydgaled estate, mostly in the parish of Llanychaearn, Cardiganshire, and Aberystwyth, 1733-1920.

Papers of Ffransis G. Payne, 1920-1990, including letters to (and copy letters from), 1924-1981, relating mainly to his study of Welsh folk history and in particular his research into the history of agriculture in Wales; letters to Ffransis Payne, 1938-1978, relating to his research into the history of the plough and agricultural implements; general correspondence, 1932-1989; and letters from Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate, 1927-1971. Also research notes and other miscellaneous material including articles, letters, photographs, illustrations, transcripts of poems, and printed items relating to the donor's study of early agriculture in Wales, Welsh folk culture, Radnorshire poets and their patrons, Welsh poetry, and pedigrees. There are also some papers of Mrs Helly Payne.

Deeds, plans, wills, marriage settlements and other papers, 1709-1940, relating to the Ffrwdgrech estate, Llanfaes, Brecknockshire, and to lands in neighbouring parishes.

An imperfect account book of Ffrydan Woollen Factory, Bala, co. Merioneth, 1845-1848.