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The correspondents include Rees J. Jones, Walter J. Evans, Philip M. Higginson, Thomas Thomas, Alx: Gordon, J. Gwenogvryn Evans, H. Gordon Palmer, G. J. Holyoake, Charles de Winton Kitcat, J. Ellis Mace, W. Blazeby, James C. Street, Alfred Amey, Richard Heape, John Kent, and J. Islan Jones.

A volume of letters, post-cards &c. from Laura Hirtzel Powell (1828-1901), to George Eyre Evans, her nephew, together with her photograph. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 355.

A bundle of miscellaneous letters sent to George Eyre Evans, together with a few printed items, post-cards, &c. The letters relate mainly to the Carmarthen Museum, the Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society & Field Club and other archaeological and antiquarian matters. Also included in the bundle are three bidding letters, Llanegwad/Llangathen 1826, Laugharne 1828, and Felinwen 1885; an elegy for Thomas Roberts of Gellyglyd, [Llanegwad], who died 12 Nov. 1883, aged 21; a printed poem, Cwyn y Cristion, by John Thomas (1775-1863) of Dyffryn Clettwr, co. Card., printed by Jenkin Howell of Aberdare; 'An account of Money Laid out by Anne Thomas Kilyrychen [Llandybie] in Biddings', 1815-1829; and two receipts, 1832, relating to the craft 'George & Jane' at Carmarthen, &c. English; Welsh. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 369.

A bundle of miscellaneous letters received by George Eyre Evans. The correspondents include J. Islan Jones, Bolton, J. C. Warren, Nottingham, R. J. Jones, Aberdare, Daniel Evans, Sheffield, J. W. Brown, Colyton, E. Basil Lupton, Leeds, Stephen Davies, Ystrad Rhondda, and Phoebe Pickard, Cardiff. The bundle also includes several letters from servicemen on active service during the First World War. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 370.

A bundle of miscellaneous letters received by George Eyre Evans from various correspondents, including H. Wilson Holman, London, Herbert M. Vaughan, Llangoedmore, R. J. Jones, Aberdare, William Blazeby, Sheffield, James Knox, Manchester, Kentish Bache, Ross, Alfred Amey, Colyton, Philip J. Worsley, Clifton, W. J. Evans, Carmarthen, Arthur A. Rollason, Dudley, E. Alfred Jones, London, J. Morgan Whiteman, Burnley, John Hibbert Swann, Manchester, and Alice Turner, Cheadle Hulme. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 372.

A group of family and business letters to and from George Eyre Powell, R.N. (1790-1855). They include letters (5) from Powell to his wife, Catherine, 1819-1820, one being from St. Helena; letters (2) from Catherine Powell to her husband, 1822 and 1834; letters (5) from Henry Corbin to Powell, and copy replies (4), 1826; a copy conveyance between Henry Corbin and Joseph Power regarding a pound-house, 1823; and a letter from Thomas Colfox to Powell, and copy reply, 1854. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 378.

Papers of George Eyre Evans, 1669-1939, including personal papers; family papers; notes, transcripts, correspondence and other papers relating to his religious and antiquarian interests and to his publications; copies of printed books and journals with insertions and annotations; and various original manuscripts collected by him.

A list compiled by George Eyre Evans of the mayors, bailiffs, sergeants, petty constables, coroners, chamberlains (accountants), scavengers and bellmen of Aberystwyth, 1690-1835.

Three collecting books used for recording subscriptions received towards the formation of a 'Darllenfa', or reading-room, at Penparcau, near Aberystwyth, 1908-1909.

Poems on various subjects, some of which were written circa 1833 and printed in The Age.

Essays on 'Hanes Ysgol Penparciau' (1912) and 'Christmas' (1910), written for competitions in connection with 'Darllenfa Penparciau', also essays on 'The history of Wales, 450-650', written by Cardiganshire secondary school children (1910).

Notes dealing with and extracted from the registers and other records of the parish of Llangoedmore, Cardiganshire.

Three miscellaneous letters, one, dated 185[3], from John and Elizabeth Morris, emigrants to Wisconsin, USA; the others sent from Bristol, 1824.

Material relating to the exhibition held at Aberystwyth in 1909 to celebrate the centenary of the introduction of printing into the town, comprising minutes of the exhibition committee, correspondence and press cuttings, and copies of the booklets issued and of addresses given by David Samuel. Also included are the signatures of visitors to the exhibition.

A copy of Enwogion Aber Dâr (Llanbedr Pont Steffan, 1910), autographed by the author, Ben Morus, with press cuttings, notes, etc. relating to him inserted in the volume.

About two hundred and sixty-five autograph letters and postcards, 1904-1906, written to George Eyre Evans in connection with his appeal for subscribers to his Lampeter (Aberystwyth, 1905).
The names of the majority of the correspondents appear in the published list of 'Subscribers'.

Material relating to the history of Lampeter, Cardiganshire acquired by George Eyre Evans largely during 1904.
They include extracts from the parish register, 1765-1805, the vestry book, 1777-1803, and accounts of the churchwardens and overseers of the poor, 1705-1742; extracts from the presentment books of the manor of Lampeter, among the Falcondale muniments, 1741-1883; extracts from the manuscripts of William Floyd in the National Library of Wales and of Sir Richard Colt Hoare in the Public Library, Cardiff, a transcript of 'The Case of the Lordship and Manor of Lampeter, drawn by Mr. James Price of Killgwin, with the Advice and Opinion of Richard Aston, Esq.', 1755, relating to the election of portreeves; a list of portreeves, 1615-1883; a list of vicars, 1662-1903; extracts from letters from W. J. Rees, Cascob to John Jenkins, Kerry, 1826-1828, from NLW MS 1737, letters from Rice Rees, Lampeter to his uncle W. J. Rees, Cascob, 1820-1830, from the Tonn Manuscripts in the Public Library, Cardiff and letters from D. R. Rees, Stamp Office, Llandovery to his brother, W. J. Rees, Cascob, 1818-1828; seventeen autograph letters and postcards, 1904-1910 and undated, to George Eyre Evans from T. W. Barker, Diocesan Registry, Carmarthen, Ll. J. M. Bebb, St David's College, Lampeter, D. H. Davies, Verwig, Herbert Davies-Evans, Highmead, Walter J. Evans, Carmarthen, John C. Harford, Falcondale, J[ohn] Lloyd, bishop suffragan of Swansea and vicar of Lampeter, Benjamin [Morris], Lampeter and John H. Swann, Manchester; nineteenth century monumental inscriptions; extracts from private sources; and press cuttings.

A bound volume of notebooks containing wharfage accounts at Aberystwyth Harbour, 1826-1835.

A bound volume of official acknowledgments of gifts of manuscripts, books, periodicals, pamphlets, etc. made by George Eyre Evans to various libraries in the British Isles, 1901-1933; together with a list, in the autograph of George Eyre Evans, of the chairmen or librarians of such libraries.

Transcripts of monumental inscriptions from the Unitarian graveyard at the foot of Newcastle-hill, Bridgend, Glamorgan, in the autograph of William Davies, Bridgend, together with an autograph covering letter from Davies to George Eyre Evans, 26 May 1903.