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Photographs by a number of photographers showing groups and activities of Merched Y Wawr, the majority from the 1960s and 1970s. All are annotated on the reverse.

A volume of transcripts by H. D. Jones, Llandrillo, of title-deeds and subsidiary documents, 1715-1846, relating to properties in the township of Vaerdre Isa, parish of Llandrillo, Merioneth, and in Talybidwell and Thwithrine [Gwythrania], parish of Bryn Eglwys in Iâl, and in the parish of Llanlidan, Denbighshire. Among the records are the pre-nuptial settlement of Edward Rogers of Bryn Eglwys in Iâl and Gwen Morgan, daughter of Morgan Pugh of Llandrillo, 1724; probate records of Morgan Pugh of Vaerdre, parish of Llandrillo, 1740, John Edwards of Maesyllan, parish of Rhiwabon, Denbighshire [son and heir of Edward Rogers of Bryn Eglwys in Iâl], 1806, Edward Rees of Wern y pennant, parish of Llanfechan, Montgomeryshire, 1819 (with administration annexed, 1822), and John Rees of Llanrhaiadr yn Mochnant, Denbighshire, 1846; and a coloured plan of allotments of common in the parish of Llandrillo, 1837. Also included in the volume is a schedule of title-deeds, 1848-1925, relating to a property previously in the possession of Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, Bart., of Rug.

The letter-book of the Merionethshire Permanent Benefit Building Society, 1890-1909, containing also copies of letters relating to the slate industry in the Ffestiniog district, 1925.

A minute book of meetings of the Merionethshire Reform Association held at Bala, 1859, in connection with the Merioneth parliamentary election of May 1859.

Photostat facsimiles and photographs of the Merthyr Mawr fragment of The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer, being three imperfect folios from an early fifteenth century text of the Nonnes Preestes Tale. The three folios originally contained II. [15]-94, [253]-332, and [417]-96 of the text. Among later marginal additions are couplets in strict metres by Tudur Aled.

A typescript copy compiled by the donor John Griffiths, 2010, of sketch-maps of some farms in the parish of Merthyr Tudful.

The second of three volumes of minute-books, 1904-1946, of the Merthyr Tudful branch of the Operative Bricklayers' Society, later incorporated with the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers.

The last of three volumes of minute-books, 1904-1946, of the Merthyr Tudful branch of the Operative Bricklayers' Society, later incorporated with the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers.

The first of three volumes of minute-books, 1904-1946, of the Merthyr Tudful branch of the Operative Bricklayers' Society, later incorporated with the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers.

A journal kept, January 2-May 26, 1860, by 'A Scripture Reader' [? E. Rowland] who visited homes, etc., in Merthyr Tydfil on behalf of John Griffith, the rector of the parish. It contains observations on the social life and conditions of the town.

A daily meteorological record for the years 1875-1882, possibly compiled by a member of the New Club, Cheltenham.

A copy of Hanes, Cyfansoddiad, Rheolau Dysgyblaethol, y'nghyd a Chyffes Ffydd y Corph o Fethodistiaid Calfinaidd yn Nghymru . . .(Aberystwyth, 1824) which belonged to William Rowlands, Cwrtycwm, Llanychaiarn, Cardiganshire (1778-?1866), who added transcripts of hymns, lists of Cardiganshire Calvinistic Methodist chapels and preachers with information concerning them, lists of delegates to the Sunday School bi-monthly meetings, and a list of preachers and of their texts, 1826-58.

Letters, 1911-21, sent to O. Gaianydd Williams, Ro Wen, Talycafn, in reply to questions circulated by him relating to burial grounds and Calvinistic Methodist chapels mainly in the Conway Valley district.

A volume entitled 'Llyfr Coffadwriaeth yn cynwys y pethau hynotaf yr ymdrinwyd a hwynt mewn cyfarfodydd eglwysig a gynhaliwyd, ac a gynhelir yn wythnosol (yn gylchynol) yn y tri Chapel perthynol i'r Trefnyddion Calvinaidd yn Liverpool Mai 13eg, 1833 ...'. The contents of the volume consist of detailed entries of admissions, 1833-50; deaths, 1833-50, 1865-74; excommunications, 1833-74; and collections to relieve the debt on individual meeting-houses and towards the Bible Society, Missionary Society, etc., 1833-41. The three meeting-houses referred to on the fly-leaf are Pall Mall, Bedford Street, and Rose Place, but other meeting-houses are subsequently represented, including Mulbree (Mulberry) Street, Burlington Street, Oil Street, Pembroke Street, Windsor, Birkenhead, and Seacombe.

A typescript copy of an essay by G. T. Williams, Dolwyddelan, on the history of Moriah Calvinistic Church, Dolwyddelan, 1901-1932.

A copy of a thesis 'The Reflexes of Indo-European *p in Celtic' presented by Dr Mícheál Ó Flaithearta for the degree of Ph.D. (Galway, 2002), and submitted for the Legonna Celtic Research Prize, 2003.

Census indexes on microfiche for the following districts in Scotland: Angus & Dundee (1841 census); Nairnshire (1851 census); Kinross-shire (1851 census); and Fife (St Andrews & St Leonards) (1851 census).

Indexes, on microfiche, to the 1861 Census Index for Aberdare and Gelli-gaer, produced by members of the Glamorgan Family History Society.

Microfiche copies of the 1901 census index for Glamorganshire parishes.