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This collection comprises some of the papers of R. J. Rees's brother, Morgan James Rees, M.D., and of Abraham Roberts, Calvinistic Methodist minister, London.

Papers of Alderman R. J. Ellis relating to Aberystwyth Borough Council and Cardiganshire County Council, mainly concerning planning and water, 1937-1975; letters relating to administration of estates, 1902-1976; personal papers, certificates, and diaries of R. J. Ellis, 1910-1972; and a letter from Irish politician Tim Healy, 1886.

A continuation of The Story of the War as seen at Ruthin by R. J. Edwards.

A manuscript by R. J. Edwards entitled Incidents of the Great War which burst out in Europe in 1914, as seen at Ruthin. The narrative is continued until July 1921.

Llungopïau gan gynnwys erthygl 'Mynwent Rawson' gan R. J. Berwyn (1863-1917) ar gyfer Y Drafod; tystysgrif geni, 1912,yn Sbaeneg, y plentyn cyntaf a anwyd yn y Wladfa yn 1865 yn dwyn llofnod 'RJB'; a dau lythyr, 1912 a heb ddyddiad, oddi wrth R. J. Berwyn at aelodau o'i deulu. / Photocopies including an article 'Mynwent Rawson' by R. J. Berwyn (1863-1917) for Y Drafod; a birth certificate, 1912, in Spanish, of the first child born in the Welsh Colony, Patagonia, 1865, bearing the signature of 'RJB'; and two letters, 1912 and undated, from R. J. Berwyn to members of his family.

Papers, [18 cent.]-[1876], from the library of Professor Richard Humphrey Richards, including a manuscript of John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), Llyfr Tonau Cynnulleidfaol (Wrexham: Hughes, 1876), Ieuan Gwyllt's manuscript of a proposed English hymnal, and correspondence, 1860-1874, and notes of Ieuan Gwyllt; sermon notes, 1731-1763; and an eighteenth-century commonplace book.

A copy, with annotations and additions, of R. H. G. Smallwood: Wales and Shorthand. Some Notes towards a Bibliography and History of Welsh Shorthand Systems and Authors ... (Gresford and London, 1912).

Deeds and documents, 1686-1911, accumulated by R. H. Evans, relating to properties in parishes in south and west Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Cheshire and Lancashire, including miscellaneous correspondence and papers and particulars of mines in Llanengan, co. Caernarvon; manuscripts, papers and volumes relating to local government and the administration of justice in the counties of Caernarfon, Anglesey and Merioneth, 1685-1905; together with a manuscript volume of 'Old Welsh Melodies' collected by John Ceiriog Hughes, 'Ceiriog', Caersws, and presented by him to Nicholas Bennett, 1885.

A catalogue, compiled by R. Gwyneddon Davies (1870?-1928), of the contents of four manuscript volumes purchased c. 1890 by John Davies (Gwyneddon) (1832-1904) from the representatives of Peter Bayley Williams (1763-1836), Llanrug.

Research papers of Professor R. George Thomas, mostly comprising typescript transcripts and photocopies of letters (the originals of which are held in English, American and Canadian repositories, and in private hands) from the poet Edward Thomas (1878-1917). The letters were assembled by R. George Thomas in preparation for his edition of Edward Thomas: Selected Letters (Oxford University Press, 1995), and are duplicates of copies deposited in the Edward Thomas Archive at Cardiff University.

The fonds comprises research material relating to drovers and drove roads in Wales, and in other parts of Britain and Ireland, reflecting R. G. Avent's interest in the subject. The papers include manuscript notes, notebooks and offprints from journals and magazines, together with some related publications. Also included is a card index containing references to relevant printed sources, some of which are cross-referenced with the notes.

Research papers of R. F. Treharne and some later items, 1924-1974, mainly comprising notes, manuscript and typescript drafts, and proofs, of articles, books and lectures, together with related correspondence, all relating to mediaeval history, particularly the baronial reforms; together with a manuscript dissertation on Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester, 1924, by Ellen Roberts, later Mrs Treharne.

Typescript draft, c. 1945, of Y Pila Glas Mawr ac Ysgrifau Eraill, a collection of essays, in Welsh, on various species of insects, illustrated with original pen-and-ink and water-colour drawings, by R. E. Vaughan Roberts (1888-1962), naturalist and broadcaster. Many of the essays were published under the pseudonym Tomos ap y Dryw Bach in Yr Haul, May 1936 - December 1938, and the volume, compiled with a view to publication (see f. 2), is referred to in Melfyn R. Williams, Doctor Alun (Tal-y-bont, 1977), p. 129.

Papers of Richard Emrys Bonsall, mainly architectural papers relating to buildings in the Aberystwyth area, Cardiganshire, 1930-1964, including notebook with architectural notes, [c. 1930]-1935; diary of Hywel Owen Jones, 1930-1933; contract certificate counterfoils, 1938-1963; building specifications, 1946-1964; papers relating to alterations to the Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Oswestry and the Royal Hotel, Llangollen, 1955-1964; and copy letters from him, 1959-1961.

This collection is from the library of Robert Davies Roberts and relates principally to family history and to the antiquities of Denbighshire.

'Logic and Organum' - notes written by R. D. Blackmore at Oxford, with drawings of various species of pansies, examination papers in classics, and definitions in Aristotle's 'Rhetoric and Ethics'.

'Miscellanea Classica or General Notes both critical and explanatory, &c.', written at Blundell's School by R. D. Blackmore in 1843.

Papers of and acquired by R. Bryn Williams, mainly relating to the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, including a diary of Joseph Seth Jones, one of the first wave of emigrants on the Mimosa to Patagonia, 1865, and correspondence, 1865-1868; correspondence of his brother, Robert Charles Jones, 1867-1877; copy records of the Welsh courts in Y Wladfa, 1872-1881; letters and minute books relating to Vrondeg Baptist Chapel, 1875-1887, Gaiman, 1877-1891, Eglwys Llanddewi, 1891, Eglwys Bryn Gwyn and Cyfarfod Misol Y Wladfa (Calvinistic Methodists), 1881-1955; papers relating to the Centenary Celebrations of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, 1952-1962; letters from the founders of the Welsh colony, 1866, and from others who had experienced life there; letters to R. Bryn Williams from Patagonia and from Wales relating to Patagonia, [c. 1941-1961]; research notes and manuscripts of books and radio plays by R. Bryn Williams, 1942-1962; miscellaneous records relating to Wales and elsewhere collected by Williams, 1865-1962; papers relating to John S. Williams, 1901-1962; papers and press cuttings on the history, culture and industry of Patagonia, 1869-1962; and typescripts of published and unpublished works, lectures, scripts, etc.

The papers relate mainly to R. A. Williams's period of active service, including his certificate of service, 1934-1945, programmes of services, concerts etc., 1941-1944, medical notes, 1941, and various miscellanea.

Quotations relating to Twm o'r Nant by G. M. Ashton. Welsh, English. In boards. Donated by Glyn Mills Ashton, Cardiff, July 1954.