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Rubbings of church plate at many churches in co. Card.; tickets for the Aberystwyth National Eisteddfod of 1865; an early font at Cenarth; a report of the ceremony of awarding a D.Litt. to D. Silvan Evans; Frances Power Cobbe of Hengwrt, co. Merioneth; the Rev. D. H. Davies, vicar of Cenarth; Cardigan parish church; an account of a walk from Aberystwyth to Cardigan, Newcastle Emlyn and Llandysul visiting the parish churches; a list of Cardiganshire church plate; letters from Susan Williams of 6 Laura Place, Aberystwyth; Mount Church; rubbings taken at Machynlleth and Strata Florida; the 1902 Coronation Bonfire at Pen Dinas, Aberystwyth; rubbings taken at St Davids College, Lampeter, and at St Davids Cathedral and Nevern parish church, co. Pemb.; the Llanfihangel Ystrad cup; &c.

Extracts from the 'St David's Diocese Book, 1715' [now NLW, Church in Wales Collection SD/Misc.B/39]; a sermon delivered at an Aberystwyth Unitarian meeting; a medallion at Dolaucothi, co. Carmarthen; photographs of the Einion Valley; Neuadd Fawr private burial ground; an appeal from Cribyn Unitarian Church; Dihewyd and Llwynrhydowen; cuttings of 'Philip Sidney' articles from The Welsh Gazette; the proposed National Library of Wales; photographs of Abercarn Board School, co. Monmouth; St. David's College Library, Lampeter; photographs of the 1904 British Chautauqua at Aberystwyth; cuttings of letters from Herbert M. Vaughan; photographs of a visit to Mount; a transcript of a letter from John Ruskin to Henry Bonsall, 1889; rubbing from a child's grave at Tregaron; the presentation of drawings to Aberystwyth Public Library; a photograph of Peterwell ruins, Lampeter; printed matter re the proposed National Library of Wales; rubbings of book-bindings; a message from David Davis, Castell Hywel, to his congregation; the British Chautauqua of 1905; a visit to Thomas Evans of Cellan; cuttings re a novel by 'Allen Raine'; a transcript of a letter from Edward Roberts, 'Iorwerth Glan Aled', 1852; a printed letter re the Edward Lhuyd Memorial; the opening of the Joint College and Counties Training Farm at Tanygraig, near Llanilar; a visit to Cilbronnau library; Morris of Carrog; Albany Wallis; pedigree of Vaughan of Brynog, Llangoedmore and Greengrove; St. David's College, Lampeter, degree day, 1905; the Capel-y-Fadfa appeal; &c.

Twenty-one original churchwardens' presentments, 1678-93, for several parishes in Cardiganshire, and one original bishops' transcript, 1678, for Aberporth; transcripts of letters, 1807-46, re the suicide of Daniel Evans, 'Daniel Ddu o Geredigion', two being from Samuel Rush Meyrick; photographs of Crosswood; a transcript of a letter, 1750, from John Lloyd, Peterwell; letters from J. Grey Lloyd of Cresborough, Haverfordwest; a prize distribution at Aberystwyth County School; 'Allen Raine Land'; an appeal from Sychbant Unitarian Congregation, Llanwenog; an account of a gibbeting at Bwlchcaebrith, Newcastle Emlyn; a printed ballad, Cambrian Belle (Aberystwyth, c. 1856); Christmas cards; John Davies of Capel Dewi, Llandysul; a grand bazaar at U.C.W. Aberystwyth; a letter from J. D. Lewis, Llandysul; brochures of the Plynlymon and Waterloo Hotels, Aberystwyth; the will of Sir Pryse Pryse, Gogerddan; the Rev. Peter Williams; Llanarth cum Llanina 1696-1721; correspondence re U.C.W., Aberystwyth, Library; the opening of a new Public Library at Aberystwyth; the manor of Perfedd; a list of magistrates for Cardiganshire, c. 1740; photographs of Aberystwyth and Llangorwen; St. David's College, Lampeter, degree day, 1906; a photograph of Mountain Cottage Inn; the Manchester and Milford Railway; the British Chautauqua, 1906; photographs of Cribyn; letters from Ben Morris, Blaenplwyf Lodge, Lampeter; hand-bills of the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway; the Nant Conwy Antiquarian Society; &c.

Place-names in the area between Aberystwyth and Llanddewibrefi; tickets for the Aberystwyth National Eisteddfod of 1865; the seven-hundredth anniversary of Strata Florida Abbey; a conversation with Samuel, The weaver, of Llain-y-gawsai; a conversation with a Llanbadarn grave-digger; tickets for meetings at Aberystwyth Temperance Hall, 1864-75; impressions of seals of the Bonsall family of Fronfraith; the history of Palé, Rhydyfelin; Penegoes, co. Mont.; visits to Llanafan and Gwnnws; visits to Fronfraith, Nanteos and Llidiardau; engravings of Aberystwyth and Mynach Falls; a visit to Miss Frances Power Cobbe; the British Chautauqua at Aberystwyth; the findings of the inquest on victims of the 'Queen Bee' pleasure-boat sinking at Aberystwyth; sketches of Llanbadarn Fawr crosses; a presentation to Viscount Castlereagh at Machynlleth; the Welsh Library at U.C.W., Aberystwyth; transcripts of documents at Mount Church; Aberystwyth Corporation Seal and other council matters; the abolition of vivisection; Undeb y Ddraig Goch; the death of Archdeacon James Havard Protheroe; the perambulation of the manor of Genau'r-glyn; &c.

Photographs of Aberystwyth boatmen, &c.; views of the Llandysul area; a visit to Monk's Cave; visits to Tregaron and Nanteos; invitations to various U.C.W., Aberystwyth, functions; the University of Wales degree ceremony, 1898; views of Corris, co. Mer.; Llanbadarn Fawr; photographs of Llwyn Rhys, Llangeitho, Llyn Eiddwen, &c., taken by T. W. Jones, station master at Tregaron; a letter from Ada A. Puddicombe, 'Allen Raine'; Mount Church; Nanteos; Aberystwyth Castle; Pentre Padarn, Llangeitho; the British Chautauqua at Aberystwyth, 1902; Coronation celebrations at Aberystwyth, 1902; Cardigan scenes, including salmon fishermen; photographs of Tregaron and district; post-cards of Cardigan and of St David's Cathedral; the 75th anniversary of St David's College, Lampeter; photographs of Strata Florida, Pontrhydfendigaid; &c.

Drawings of Llwyn Rhys, Llangeitho; post-cards of Llanybydder; the death of Frances Power Cobbe; a cup at Llanbadrig Church, co. Ang.; a sketch of Cilgwyn Chapel; Welsh Tabernacle Mutual Improvement Society, King's Cross, London; post-cards of Aberaeron; Unitarians at Aberystwyth and Brondeifi; a sword at Allt-lwyd; the British Chautauqua of 1904 at Aberystwyth; Cardiganshire tumuli; rubbings of church-plate at Nevern, Newport, Clydey, and Bridell, co. Pembroke; the Cambrian Archaeological Association's visit to Cardiganshire; a burial place at Wstrws, Capel Cynon; stained glass at St Mary's Church, Cardigan; Cilgerran Castle; old Cardiganshire book-plates; notes on the Lloyd family of Brynllefrith; a Cardiganshire wedding; notes on [Daniel Evans] 'Daniel Ddu o Geredigion'; degree day, 1904, at [St David's College] Lampeter; the drowning at Clarach of George Barker; notes re a periodical called Y Cwmwl, 1842-3; Pant Teg Unitarian Chapel near Newcastle Emlyn; letters from Herbert M. Vaughan relating to Archdeacon Benjamin Millingchamp of Llangoedmore; the Nant Conwy Antiquarian Society; a transcript of the will, 1788, of Oakley Leigh of Brongest; notes on the Gambold family of Cardigan; the University of Wales graduation ceremony, 1904; &c.

A ghost at Nanteos; harvesting at Piercefield Farm, near Aberystwyth; Navy Hall, Lledrod; the post of Librarian at Aberystwyth Public Library; the sin eater of Llanwenog; photographs of Miss Jane Owen of Glascoed, Penparcau; Dyffrynllynod Estate, Llandysul; Cardigan town and liberties; the burgesses of Cardigan; Trevilan parish; Rogers of Gelly and Abermeurig: the Cardiganshire Militia; Tregaron - ancient and modern; a list of brass rubbings at Whitchurch, Salop; letters from W. T. Evans of Llanon at Oxford; the National Library of Wales; brochure of the Coliseum, Aberystwyth; a thanksgiving post-card; a post-card from H. Elvet Lewis; photographs of a Llangawsai cottage; Aberystwyth County School; an attempt to save a life at Clarach; the 'Darllenfa' and Mission Room at Penparcau; the Welsh Student Christian Conference; letters from Ben Morris, Lampeter; a poster re Vaughan Davies, radical candidate for Cardiganshire; the evictions of 1868; an original list of freeholders for Lampeter; an eighteenth century election, Gogerddan versus Mabws; post-cards from J. D. Lewis, Llandysul; a letter and poem from Arthur Williams re Llanbadarn; &c.

Letters re the place-name Ynys Lochtyn, including one from Timothy Lewis; letters re Y Gaer, Blaenporth; the Welsh Bibliographical Society; Aberystwyth County School; Cardigan town and liberty; transcripts of and extracts from bidding letters, posters, &c.; Cardigan Free Grammar School; seals of Cardigan; maces of Cardigan; Cardigan Gaol, 1757; a letter from Herbert M. Vaughan, Llangoedmore; Davies of Voelallt; letters from A. Hadrian Allcroft, Brighton; the Irish Book-plate Club; the Typographical Association meeting at Aberystwyth; Cardiganshire Red Cross Hospital Magazine; the Aberystwyth Public Library and the application of W. R. Hall for the post of librarian; programmes of various Aberystwyth functions, December 1920; &c.

A list of Aberystwyth characters; tracings of famous signatures; a Welsh poem by 'Eos Lwyd'; a transcript of a Welsh play performed at Brynteg, 27 April 1882; rubbings taken at Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn; 1903 British Chautauqua at Aberystwyth; degree day at [St David's College] Lampeter, 1903; photographs of Ystrad, Trefilan, Llanddewi Aberarth, Llanrhystud, Llansantffraed and Llanwnen churches; post-cards of Tregaron; letters from E. B. Morris, Blaenplwyf Lodge, Lampeter; photographs of Aberystwyth, Furnace Falls, a 'peithynen', &c.; letters from H. Davies Evans of Highmead, Llanybyther; photographs of Tregaron; the Swansea Scientific Society; a transcript from the family Bible of David Davies, Castell Hywel; post-cards of the Carmarthen area; letters from Frances Power Cobbe of Hengwrt, D. Pryse Williams, 'Brythonydd', of Brongest, J. H. Davies, E. Tyrrell Green of Larnpeter, and S. Baring Gould; the U.C.W. Aberystwyth Literary Society; extracts from Betws Ifan vestry books; further Tregaron post-cards; details of lectures by J. Estlin Carpenter; a visit to Frances Power Cobbe; printed forms of the Lampeter & Vale of Ayron Reading Society, 1830 and 1836; an exhibition of Welsh Bibles at Cardiff; a rubbing taken at St Dogmael's Church; notes on the parish of Troedyraur; &c.

The Aberystwyth Parish Church Completion Fund; letters from Herbert M. Vaughan, Llangoedmore; the opening of Aberystwyth Theological College; 'Cymdeithas Lyfryddol Cymru'; Aberystwyth County School'; Aberaeron; Aberystwyth Castle; T? Tringad; letters from Ben Morris, Blaenplwyf Lodge, Lampeter; Llansanfraed and Llanon; letters from W. T. Evans, Llanon; Llanbadarn Fawr; St. David's Day, 1907, at Lampeter, Llanio and Llanddewi Brefi; post-cards from Prof. John Rhys; letters from M. Lewes, T? Glyn Aeron, Ciliau Aeron; letters from W. T. Evans, Llanon; comic post-cards of the Aberystwyth area; a rubbing and inscription from Nately Scures Church, co. Hants.; Nant Conwy Antiquarian Society; Welsh Quakers; the Manchester and Milford Railway; the British Chautauqua at Pwllheli, 1907; St. David's College, Lampeter, degree day, 1907; a printed pedigree of the Lloyd family of Abercydigill, co. Montgomery; The Aberystwyth Handbook (1907); The Welsh Language Society; General Booth's visit to Aberystwyth; a visit by part of the Channel Fleet to Aberystwyth; Neuaddlwyd Congregational Chapel; off-prints from Archaeologia Cambrensis (1907); the opening of the Edward Davies Chemical Laboratories at U.C.W., Aberystwyth; the Aberaeron Literary and Debating Society; troubles at St. David's College, Lampeter; letters from Egerton Phillimore of Corris, co. Merioneth, and John Edward Lloyd of Bangor; letters re a barrow at Llanwenog; a borough guide to Lampeter; 'The Pirates of Penzance' at the Coliseum, Aberystwyth; &c.

A letter from Kuno Meyer, Liverpool; the death of Henry Tobit Evans of Trewylan; the Bangor Welsh Manuscripts Society; post-cards of the parish church at Lyme Regis; the death of [Mrs. A. A. Puddicombe] 'Allen Raine'; letters from, and a photograph of, W. T. Evans, Llanon; letters from Gwilym Davies and D. C. Lloyd Owen, Birmingham; letters from Harry Davies, Ferndale; letters from David Rees, Bryndewi, Llangrannog; letters from Tom Lewis, Merthyr Tydfil; a wooden spade found at Darren Mine; Aberystwyth County School; letters from John Rees, Cardiff; the National Library of Wales; the Quaker burial ground at Wern-driw, Llanddewibrefi; Sir John Williams; Hen Gaer, Broncastellan; letters from W. Ll. Morgan, Brynbriallu, Swansea; letters from Thackeray Turner, London; Llanddewibrefi Church; Roman coins at Rhiwarthen; photographs of Parson's Bridge, Hafod Arch and Llanbadarn Fawr; the Nant Conwy Antiquarian Society; the centenary of printing at Aberystwyth; degree day at St David's College, Lampeter, rgog; Strata Florida Abbey; the Lampeter, Aberayron & New Quay Light Railway Company; &c.

Letters from W. T. Evans at Oxford; Cae Castell, Llanwenog; Cardiganshire place-names; a public lecture by John Ballinger; acknowledgments from the National Library of Wales; a printed poem re David Thomas, 'Dewi Hefin'; a lecture on 'Old Welsh Punishments'; post-cards of Tregaron and Ystrad Meurig; the N.U.T. Conference at Aberystwyth, 1910; the funeral of the Rev. D. H. Davies, vicar of Cenarth; the Jones family of Derlwyn, Llanllawddog; the geology of Monk's Cave; Beulah Congregational Chapel graveyard, near Cardigan; John Vaughan, Earl of Carbery; a letter from Lady Hills-Johnes of Dolaucothy, co. Carmarthen; the Rev. William Jones of Aberystwyth, nonagenarian; the Llanilar Debating Society; a letter from F. N. Morgan, Nantcaerio; the death of the Rev. Alexander Williams of Elerch; the Post Office Concert at Aberystwyth; the Royal Visit to Aberystwyth, 1911; a printed application, with testimonials, by Ben Morris, for a post at the National Library; Coronation Day, 1911, &c.

The royal visit to lay the foundation stone of the National Library of Wales; the will of Edward Vaughan of Green Grove; a letter from J. Glyn Davies; Cilgell-isaf Farm, Lampeter; the folk-lore of Cardiganshire; letters from Herbert M. Vaughan of Llangoedmore; Court Leet presentments for Genau'r-glyn; the Cedewain Field Club; the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland; a letter from and photograph of W. T. Evans of Llanon; letters from Mary Thomas of Llanwenog; the folk-lore of the Cardiganshire coast; the Welsh National Memorial to King Edward VII; a letter from James Gunter of Glasbury; Shop y Jones, Llandysul; the Romans in Cardiganshire; St. David and Cardiganshire; performances at Meithrinfa, North Road, Aberystwyth; a letter from H. J. Fleure, Aberystwyth; the Welsh Bibliographical Society; an account of emigration to America from Llanwenog in 1832; a letter from Geo. Fossett Roberts, Aberystwyth; Aberystwyth County School; Christmas cards, 1912; the Aberystwyth N.S.P.C.C. and R.S.P.C.A.; Cymdeithas Llen Gwerin Ceredigion; the Senghenydd Colliery Disaster Relief Fund; an illustrated poster attacking the Welsh Disestablishment Act; Pen Dinas restoration by F. S. Wright; the Cardiganshire Constabulary; the death of the Rev. John Jones of Ystrad Meurig; churchyard crosses at Llanbadarn Fawr; Mount Church; &c.

Mainly south Cardiganshire, including: notes on tumuli, &c., in the following districts: Caron-is-Clawdd, Prysg & Carfan, Gorwydd, Caron-uwch-Clawdd, Verwick, Blaenporth, Aberporth, Cardigan, Llangoedmore, Llandysiliogogo, Troedyraur, (letters from David Powell, Broniwan, Rhydlewis), Penbryn, Llangrannog, (letters from Thomas Jones, Blaengloewon Fawr, Talgarreg), Llanarth, Llanwenog, Llandysul, (letters from J. J. Davies, Ffwrneithin, Mydroilyn), Llanfihangel Ystrad, Llangybi, Llanfair Clydogau, Betws Bledrws, Silian, Lampeter, Cellan, Doethïe Pysgotwr, Doethïe Camddwr, Llandygwydd, Llangynllo, Betws Ifan, Llanfair Trelygen, Llanfair Orllwyn, Llandyfrïog, Henllan and Bangor Teifi.

Two scrap-books containing notes, cuttings, diagrams, &c., relating to Cardiganshire tumuli, 'carneddau', 'meini hirion', circles and earthworks.

Mainly north Cardiganshire, including: an off-print of an article by R. U. Sayce on 'Hill top camps with special reference to those of North Cardiganshire'; a map of North Cardiganshire showing the distribution of the major hill-top camps; notes on features in the following districts: Ysgubor-y-coed, Llangynfelyn, Henllys, Cynnull Mawr, Cyfoethybrenin, Ceulan a Maes-mawr, Elerch, Trefeurig, Parcel Canol, Aberystwyth, Broncastellan, Tirymynach, Melindwr, Cwmrheidol, Llanddeiniol, Llanychaearn, Llanbadarn-y-Creuddyn, Llanilar, Rhostïe, Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, Llanrhystud Mefenydd, Llanrhystud Haminiog, Llangwyryfon, Lledrod, Llanafan, Gwnnws, Ystrad Meurig, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Llansantfraed, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys, Llanddewi Aber-arth, Caron-is-clawdd, Caron-uwch-clawdd, Llanbadarn Odwyn, Llandysiliogogo, Llangrannog, Cilcennin, Llanfihangel Ystrad, Trefilan, Llanio, Gwynfil and Nantcwnlle.

George Eyre Evans's own copy of Cardiganshire: a personal survey of some of its antiquities, chapels, churches, fonts, plate, and registers (Aberystwyth, 1903).

Lists of the townspeople of Carmarthen arranged under professions, trades, social status, etc., based upon entries in parish registers, marriage bonds, etc., the whole being described as 'A Carmarthen Directory 16[ ]-18[ ] attempted by George Eyre Evans'. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 312.

A copy of a register of boys who attended the Free Grammar School and the Sir Thomas Powell's School, Carmarthen, which were known as the Carmarthen Endowed Schools from 1857 onwards following amalgamation, together with some miscellaneous notes relating to Carmarthen. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 307.

A draft scheme relating to Carmarthen Grammar School entitled 'Rough draft of a scheme embodying the most important Clauses from the Charity Commission Scheme and containing also the Rules for the internal management of the School'. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 421.