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Comprises letters, 1957-1997, to John Morris, mainly of political interest. Many of the letters are from John Morris's Aberavon constituents. In some cases there are copies of his replies and/or drafts of his replies, prepared to be typed up by a secretary. The letters cover a wide range of subjects, mainly governmental affairs and the work of various governmental ministries and departments, above all the Welsh Office. Many letters concern the Labour Party, its various committees and its internal affairs. Many of the letters are from constituents who make enquiries and refer problems and difficulties to their Member of Parliament. Some also concern the framing and implementation of various pieces of legislation. There are also many subject files, 1951-1995, divided into British subjects, Welsh affairs, many of these concerning devolution, and constituency matters. The subject files relating to British politics nationally include material on a wide range of subjects including defence, disarmament, education, the EEC, parliamentary elections, the environment, foreign affairs, housing, the Labour Party, leasehold reform, local government, pensions, the steel industry, transport, and specific pieces of parliamentary legislation. The files on Welsh affairs include material on the Welsh Office, the Labour Party Wales, the Crowther/Kilbrandon Commission and devolution, the Development Corporation for Wales, and the Welsh language. Thirdly, there is a group of printed, typescript and manuscript materials and diaries, 1943-1991. A further file, being Lord Morris's earliest drafts of the chapter on Kosovo (chapter 21), for inclusion in his book 'Fifty Years in Politics and the Law', published in 2011, was received in Februay 2013. This file is under Embargo during the lifetime of the donor. Further donations of material were made in Augist 2015 and August 2015. These remain uncatalogued although photographs have been transferred to photo albums and videocasettes, sound cassettes and DVDs have been transferred to the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales.

Additional papers, 1982-2016, deposited in September 2016 Not to be viewed without the permission of the depositor.

Additional papers, relating to S4C and Garter Day, were received in May 2018. A large box of photographs of Lord Morris's political career, together with a speech and 8mm roll of film, were transferred to the NLW photographic collection and NSSAW respectively.

Further papers comprising correspondence, including a letter from James Callaghan and a copy of a letter from George Thomas; copies of speeches; observations on legislation including the EU Withdrawal Bill; and material relating to the justice system; April 2019. A small box containing video tapes and one audio cassette was transferred to NSSAW.

Further political papers including reports concerning politics in Wales during the 1960s and the legal status of the Welsh language, together with correspondence with the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, and the Secretary of State for Wales, George Thomas; July 2022.

Three boxes containing additional material, including correspondence, diaries, notes, speeches, and papers relating to Devolution in Wales and a separate legal jurisdiction for Wales; August 2022.

An additional box of political papers; October 2022.

Sermons and notes written about 1844 by John Morris, Pontypool.

Typescript copy of Derek Bissell's work, together with a copy of Hamlyn leisure atlas Wales (compiled and edited by Colin Wilson) published in 1981 outlining the roads referred to by Derek Bissell.

The music manuscripts, [1808x1879], mainly of John Orlando Parry, together with a few concert programmes relating to his performances. Also, journals, diaries and other manuscripts of John Orlando Parry.

The collection comprises correspondence and papers, 1982-1998, relating to the activities of the Campaign for a Welsh Assembly, later the Parliament for Wales Campaign. They consist of minutes of meetings, strategy documents, press statements, press releases, discussion documents and press cuttings.

Papers of, or relating to, John Owen (1873-1914), Forest Mill, Brechfa, co. Carmarthen, composer, including notes, 1898-1905, by John Owen concerning his musical activities at local 'eisteddfodau' and chapels and autograph and printed copies of his compositions (ff. 1-20); memorial verses to him, entered for competition at 'Eisteddfod Ffynnon Y Byrgwm', Brechfa, 1915 (ff. 24-39); and transcripts of miscellaneous items relating to Brechfa.

Works for organ, transposed from old notation into tonic sol-fa.

Stanzas, written in 1826, by John Parry ('Bardd Alaw'):- 'A sentiment' (with music), 'The Scare-crow', and' Musicians and actors'.

Private ledger, 1933-1943, of John Paton (1863-1943) of Pontypool and Llanfair Grange, Abergavenny recording his business and financial affairs and reflecting extensive investments in the coal, steel and tinplate industries in Monmouthshire.

Poems, mainly political and topical, composed between 1809 and 1814, and transcribed in 1819, by 'Owen ap Hoel', i.e. John Penwarne, and including 'Odes to Colonel Wardle and Mrs. Clarke. To which is added Wardle, Burdet, and Cobbett; A Patriotic Eclogue', which was published in London in 1809; some poems which appeared in The Satirist and The Morning Post.

Nineteen letters, 1939-1951, from the artist and engraver John Petts (1914-1991) and one, 1951, from his wife Kusha Petts (b. 1921) to Wesley J. Elliss of Aberdaron, chiefly concerned with printing work undertaken by the Caseg Press, together with related accounts.

Papers, 1934-1991, of or relating to artist John Petts and which includes correspondence, 1934-1968, from Petts's first wife, writer and artist Brenda Chamberlain, and others, including Alun Lewis, Kyffin Williams, John Piper, Gwynfor Evans, the Golden Cockerel Press and the Golden Grove Book Company, mainly relating to his artistic work; together with artwork by both Petts and Brenda Chamberlain, and biographical notes, [c. 1971], relating to Petts.

A collection relating to the life and work of John Phillips. They include a biography, sermons, correspondence and diaries.

Tune book, compiled 1812-1821 (watermark 1810), containing psalm tunes, music for a funeral anthem (ff. 4 verso-6), and hymn-tunes, noted in the hands of Edward Maesgwynne [?p. Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire], 1812 (f. 3), John Phillips, 1820 (f. 22) and Richard Jones Phillips, 1821 (f. 6). The volume belonged to John Phillips of Penrallt kibier [Pen yr Allt Ceibwr, p. St Dogmael's, Pembrokeshire] (inside rear cover). Two tunes - Pleasant Morning and New Durham - are accompanied by Welsh words (ff. 6 verso-8).
The source of one tune is noted as 'David Morgan's Book 1820' (f. 3 verso), and the authorship of two tunes - Abergeleu and Wonderful - is ascribed to the same individual, 1820 (ff. 16 verso, 18 verso, 19 verso). David Morgan may possibly be identified as Dafydd Siencyn Morgan (1752-1844), the Cardiganshire precentor and composer.

Papers of author and academic Dr John Pikoulis, almost all of which relate to his research into the life of Second World War Anglo-Welsh poet Alun Lewis (1915-1944) in the course of editing his anthology of Lewis's works Alun Lewis: A Miscellany of his Writings (Poetry Wales Press, 1982) and of compiling his two memoirs Alun Lewis: A Life (Poetry Wales Press, 1984, 2nd ed. 1991) and Alun, Gweno and Freda (Seren Books, 2015), the latter focusing on Lewis's relationship with his wife Gweno and with Freda Aykroyd, his mistress and muse whilst he was on active service in India from 1942 to 1944, the 'central feature' of the collection - as expresssed by Pikoulis in his accompanying note - being the voluminous correspondence between Pikoulis and Freda Aykroyd, which spans over three decades and provides an eloquent and heartfelt account of Aykroyd's brief but passionate relationship with Lewis. The archive comprises correspondence between John Pikoulis and members of Lewis's circle of family, friends and acquaintances and with Lewis's military and work/academic colleagues, as well as correspondence with individuals who had no direct acquaintance with Alun Lewis but who contributed to Pikoulis's research and correspondence between Pikoulis and his publishers Poetry Wales Press/Seren Books regarding publication of Alun Lewis: A Life (1984) and Alun, Gweno and Freda (2015); notes taken during interviews conducted by John Pikoulis with Lewis's family, friends and colleagues, together with Pikoulis's own biographical notes on Alun Lewis; photocopied and transcribed poetry, prose and correspondence of Alun Lewis; Pikoulis's general research material comprising press cuttings, articles and other material relating to Alun Lewis and to others of the 'war poets', which includes commemorative poetry following Lewis's death and material relating to the centenary of Lewis's birth; and other papers of family, friends and colleagues of Alun Lewis which directly relate to Lewis, including responses to queries from Pikoulis or to Pikoulis's published works on Alun Lewis.
The archive also includes a small amount of material not directly related to John Pikoulis's research into the life and work of Alun Lewis, but which nevertheless was in the possession of or had been obtained by Pikoulis during his period of research.

A sheet of typescript notes by John Pikoulis, kept in Box 1 of the collection, comprises background information to this archive.

Many of the individuals mentioned within the archive - for example, correspondents of John Pikoulis - may be found via the index in John Pikoulis: Alun Lewis: A Life (Poetry Wales Press, 1984).

Many names are cross-referenced throughout the archive, particularly within correspondence.

CONTENT WARNING: Readers are advised that suicide and suicidal motives are discussed within this archive.

Further papers, received July 2024, have been added to the collection. These comprise two scripts of plays relating to Alun Lewis, the one by Freda Aykroyd and the other by Charles Way.

Commonplace book, [c. 1817]-[1883x1887], of John Price (Old Price), containing entries relating mainly to the natural sciences (with a few drawings and specimens) and the niceties of classical philology, some entries indicating that Price was also interested in the Welsh language. There are references to members of the Darwin family of Shrewsbury on ff. 20, 31v, 46, 47v, 50v. An index is on ff. 144-156v.

Pedigree and achievement, 1598, of John Price [or Pryse] of Gogerddan, Cardiganshire, with fifteen coats of arms, all emblazoned and painted, compiled by Thomas Jones of Fountain Gate, Tregaron, Cardiganshire.
The pedigree consists of the achievement of arms in the centre and the arms of Price's male ancestors arranged around the border, and is an example of 'Style 5' in Michael Powell Siddons, Welsh Pedigree Rolls (Aberystwyth, 1996), p. 12. The pedigree is traced from the tenth-century 'Klothian ap Gwydhere' [Cloddien ap Gwrydr Hir] and his wife Morfudd, daughter of Owain ap Tythwalch. Although ascribed to Jones, the pedigree was written by one of a number of scribes employed by him (see Michael Powell Siddons, 'Welsh Pedigree Rolls - Additions and Corrections', National Library of Wales Journal, 32 (2001-2), 433-42 (pp. 433-4), and Daniel Huws, 'Twm Siôn Cati', Carmarthenshire Antiquary, 45 (2009), 39-45 (pp. 40-41, 45)).

A manuscript copy of the unpublished 'Sonatina for Piano' by John Rippiner Heath (1887-1950); together with his composition Six Inventions for Piano (London, 1920) and a signed copy of The Enchanted Hour (London, 1920).

The file contains an envelope addressed to 'John Rees, Adviser in Agricultural Botany'; correspondence, 1923-1925, between John Rees and D. Lleufer Thomas relating to the Welsh Housing & Development Association Yearbook, 1924; a letter from the National Museum of Wales to the National Library of Wales, 1955, enclosing the material as a donation from John Rees's widow, and a copy of the acknowledgement letter from the Library to Mrs Rees, 1955.