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The collection comprises John Owen's diaries, 1889-1926; notebooks containing press cuttings, accounts, extracts from the Bible and historical notes; and an address book (box 1); the memoirs of John Owen entitled 'College Friends', letters, 1872-1894, including many letters concerning the tithe rent charge, papers on the 1889 Welsh Intermediate Education Bill (box 2); a catalogue of the books in the library of Bishop John Owen, 1908, speeches, draft speeches and sermons, letters and papers relating to the disestablishment and disendowment of the church in Wales, papers concerning educational matters, 1891-1895 (box 3); letters, 1893-1897, many on religious matters, including issues of church reform, some of family interest, some congratulating John Owen as Bishop of St Davids in 1897 (box 4); an incomplete manuscript, the final printers' copy and the typescript text of 'The Early Life of Bishop Owen' (box 5); letters, 1898-1905, some relating to sermons and prayers following the death of Gladstone, the 1902 Education Bill, church defence, the fire at the Bishop's Palace at Abergwili in 1903, the new Bishop of Llandaff in 1905, and matters of diocesan interest, and there are also papers, 1904-1905, concerning education, Lloyd George and the Western Mail (box 6); letters, 1897-1914, some relating to the proceedings of the Welsh Church Commission, diocesan matters, church defence etc. (box 7); correspondence and papers, 1914-1917, many relating to the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church in Wales, the Welsh Church Act, 1914, and related matters (box 8); letters, 1906-1915, some relating to the role of the church in politics, education, church defence, the Welsh Church Bill etc. (box 9); correspondence and printed material, 1914-1919, concerning disestablishment, the Welsh Church Act, the Postponement Bill and the war, the tithe and disendowment (box 10); letters and papers, 1910-1926, concerning the tithe and the Welsh Church Bill, the Welsh Church Act, the Church Commissioners, matters relating to the diocese of St Davids (box 11); bundles of letters, 1922-1926, relating to church and diocesan matters, disestablishment and finance (box 12); correspondence and papers, 1914-1926, relating to disendowment, the government of the Church in Wales, the constitutions of the Governing Body and the Representative Body of the Church in Wales, drafts, notes and correspondence concerning 'The Later Life of Bishop Owen' (box 13); papers, 1907-1918, concerning Bishop Owen's life and work, including the typescript draft of 'The Early Life of Bishop Owen' (box 14); typescript drafts of 'The early Life of Bishop Owen' (box 15); manuscript texts of 'The Later Life of Bishop Owen', and miscellaneous source materials relating to Bishop Owen's life and work (box 16); papers concerning church matters, 1889-1925, including material relating to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, the Representative Body of the Church in Wales, the 'Diocesan Board of Finance', the 'Million Pound Fund' appeal, commutation capital, the St Davids Board of Finance etc., together with the correspondence of Miss Eluned Owen, 1954-1965 (box 17); papers relating to voluntary and parochial contributions, 1905-1908, together with an extensive collection of press cuttings (box 18).
Additional papers (boxes 19-21) comprising the letters of Bishop John Owen, his wife Amelia Owen and their family, together with the recollections of their daughter, Gwenonwy Davies, and of her husband the Very Reverend J. T. Davies, Dean of Bangor, were received in August 2017.

Birdsall family papers and records of Birdsall & Son Bookbinders, including personal papers, 1889-1972, photograph albums, [c. 1886]-1918, albums of press cuttings, 1856-1960, rubbings of miscellaneous printed books, 1823-1942, glass negatives, [c. 1862]-1904; miscellaneous finishing tools and samples of binding work, 1902-1949, and a framed testimonial presented to Richard Birdsall on the occasion of his marriage, 1872.

Research papers accumulated by the co-authors of the volume Birds in Wales (London: Poyser, 1994) comprising files relating to individual species, correspondence files, photocopies of printed material, together with manuscript and typescript drafts and page proofs of the volume

Papers, 1803-[1899], relating to the Beynon family of Trewern, parish of Llanddewi Felffre, Pembrokeshire, comprising a diary and sporting journal of John Thomas Beynon, Trewern; the marriage settlement, 1803, of David Heron Pugh and Elizabeth Beynon; and Trewern and Dolwilym estate maps and a Trewern rental.

Deeds and papers relating to lands of the Hopkin family and others in the parish of Betws, Carmarthenshire, 1594-1748; papers relating to the Hopkin family, 1719-1898; and a poor rate account for the parish of Betws, 1818.

The archive consists almost entirely of deeds relating to the Bettisfield estate in Flintshire, [c.1240]-1951, and estate and family letters, 1588-1889. The remainder of the archive includes two medieval French vellum rolls, one containing a metrical version of the life of St Melor, written about the end of the thirteenth century, and the other a short religious poem, [15th cent.]; draft sheets of Sir Thomas Hanmer's 'Garden Book' [17th cent.]; pedigree rolls; rolls of proceedings at sheriffs' tourns and manorial courts of the lordship of Maelor Saesneg, 1413 and 1444; court rolls of the manor of Overton, 1618, and of the manor of Overton and hundred of Maelor Saesneg, 1672-1720; letters and warrants relating to the Civil War, 1642-1650; letters relating to Richard Steele, Puritan minister at Hanmer, 1660, and papers relating to the Bagillt, Kelsterton, Flint Mill, Boars Head, Flint Marsh, Englefield, Soughton Mountain, Dee Bank and Lletty collieries, Flintshire, 1794-1846.

Literary papers of Beti Hughes, 1941-1996, including manuscript and typescript copies and some proofs of her published and unpublished novels, [1966]-[1979]; manuscript and typescript copies of her children's novels, one of which is a translation and abridgement of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, [1961]-[1969]; notebooks including poetry, scripts, drafts and newspaper cuttings, [1958]x[1981]; together with various papers that include correspondence from Saunders Lewis, exam and competition certificates, scripts, drafts of novels, the Daniel Owen Memorial Competition adjudication, various ballads, and an order of service for unveiling a memorial stone for Beti Hughes, 1943-1994. A further file of papersrelating to Beti Hughes were received. These remain uncatalogued (May 2011).

Papers accumulated by Bet Davies, 1985-2012, in her work with the WDA, Japan 2001 festival, a celebration of Japan in Wales, and at The Wales Millennium Centre.

Papers, [c. 1890]-[1974x1978], of Berta Ruck, including notebooks containing journal entries, ideas for fiction, newspaper cuttings and ephemera, 1906-1973; literary and autobiographical manuscripts, typescripts and photocopies, [1950x1955]-[1974x1978]; letters, [c. 1890]-[1972]; poetry, [1920s]-[1930s]; and sketches, [1900x1920].

The fonds comprises papers accumulated by Bert Pearce including the minutes and papers of the Communist Party Great Britain, 1921-1998, Communist Party Wales, 1884-2002, and the Democratic Left, 1978-1999. Also included are papers relating to elections, devolution in Wales and Scotland, industry, miners strikes, anti-apartheid, international affairs, peace movement, Peoples March for Jobs, and the poll tax campaign. The accumulated papers reflect Bert Pearce's life work for the Communist Party in Birmingham and Wales, as well as the active part he played in the campaigns listed above. The archive does not contain personal material.

Papers, 1923-2004, of Bernice Rubens, novelist, writer, and director of documentary films, including manuscript and typescript drafts of her novels, film scripts and plays, and adaptations of them; related press cuttings, interviews and publicity material; business and personal correspondence; and her memoirs and some personal papers.

Early education materials from Lewis School, Pengam, 1934-1936; undergraduate materials at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1936-1940; minute books of the Joint Wages Board of Local Authorities of Monmouthshire, 1922-1951, and bills and receipts from the Gabalfa Nursing Cadet Division of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, 1952-1959.

A small collection containing verse and prose compositions by T. E. Griffith ('Beren'), most of the work having been submitted to 'eisteddfodau'.

Manuscripts of Benjamin Millingchamp, [17 cent.]-1829, including manuscripts of Persian poetry and prose, [17 cent.]-[18 cent.]; translations of Persian works, [?18 cent., last ¼]-[early 19 cent.]; manuscripts in Hindustani and Rekhta, [18 cent., last ¼]; letters and papers, 1778-1829, including Millingchamp's certificate of proficiency in Persian; Indian travel journals, 1781-1782; a diary, 1796; and sermons, [late 18 cent.]-[early 19 cent.]. Also included is the manuscript of Herbert M. Vaughan's biography of Millingchamp, 1940.

Papers, [1775x1825], of Benjamin Hall, D.D., including a diary for 1806, correspondence, an incomplete autobiographical novel, and miscellaneous notes.

Records of Benjamin Evans, Henllan, Cardiganshire, relating mainly to his work as a blacksmith, 1888-1954, comprising account books, 1888-1924; material relating to the Master Farriers and Smiths Union, Newcastle Emlyn District, including papers regarding scales of prices, c.1913-1940; and Christmas cards sent to Mr T. Evans, Benjamin Evans's sôn, 1940-1954.

Papers, [c. 1924]-1983, relating to Workington Music Festival, including correspondence, 1925-1983, programmes, 1934-1935, press cuttings, [c. 1924]-1982, and photographs.

Papers, 1889-1988, of Ben G. Jones, including academic notes, 1932-1935; personal letters, 1942-1968; political papers, 1935-1985; correspondence relating to politics in Merionethshire, 1963-1967; press cuttings, 1958-1963, printed material relating to the four main political parties in Wales, 1949-1966; papers relating to the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1939-1988; minute book, 1889-1909, of the London Welsh Mutual Improvement Societies' Union; papers deriving from the compilation and publication of the Dictionary of Welsh Biography, 1953-1986; papers relating to his public life, 1968-1984, including the Kilbrandon Commission, 1936-1969, the BBC, 1968-1978, UCW Aberystwyth, 1968-1985, and the Agricultural Land Tribunal, 1980-1984; minute book, 1889-1909, of the London Welsh Mutual Improvement Societies' Union; and papers relating to the status of the Welsh language and to teaching and broadcasting through the medium of Welsh, 1965-1987.

Family correspondence, 1882-1950; general correspondence, 1891-1952, including letters from Evan Pan Jones and George M. Ll. Davies; important correspondence with Sir Oliver Lodge, 1885-1941, concerning experiments in telegraphy etc.; correspondence, laboratory notebooks, files etc., relating to Ben Davies's work for Sir Oliver Lodge and the Eastern Telegraph Company, 1892-1946; correspondence with Messrs Bibby & Sons Ltd., 1928-1951, about agricultural experiments; papers about spiritualism, 1894-1943, including notes of communications by mediums; files of correspondence, circulars etc., concerning movements such as the Union of Democratic Control, 1914-1949, and the Fellowship of Reconciliation Committee, 1915-1922; diaries, 1884-1950; pocket diaries and notebooks, 1894-1908; bound volumes and files of press cuttings including articles by Ben Davies; manuscript and typescript drafts of his publications, lectures and articles, with offprints, pamphlets and booklets; and files, 1915-1918, concerning experiments on the detection of submarines conducted by Ben Davies on behalf of the Admiralty.

Papers, [c. 1913]-[c. 1936], mainly of the Rev. Ben Davies, comprising poetry submitted for eisteddfodau, lecture notes, sermons, and correspondence; as well as poetry of the Rev. Thomas William Llynfi Davies.