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A collection of miscellaneous letters and papers, 1804-2005, purchased or received by donation from various sources by the National Library of Wales during the period May 2004-May 2008 and boxed as one volume.

Llythyr, 12 Awst 1977, oddi wrth [R.] Gerallt Jones, Borth, at Hywel M[eredydd] Davies, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, yn trafod ei ddaliadau Cristionogol yng nghyd-destun ei nofel, Triptych (Llandysul, 1977), a oedd newydd ennill y Fedal Ryddiaith yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol. = Letter, 12 August 1977, from [R.] Gerallt Jones, Borth, to Hywel M[eredydd] Davies, Bridgend, discussing his Christian beliefs in the context of his novel, Triptych (Llandysul, 1977), which had just won the Prose Medal at the National Eisteddfod.

A facsimile copy, [1965x1985], of a letter, 15 July 1937, from Dylan Thomas, Mousehole, Cornwall, to Vernon Watkins, announcing his marriage to Caitlin Macnamara and apologising for altering a poem by Watkins prior to publication.
The original letter is now BL Add MS 52612, f. 5. It was first published in Dylan Thomas, Letters to Vernon Watkins, ed. by Vernon Watkins (London, 1957), pp. 27-28; see also The Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas: New Edition, ed. by Paul Ferris (London, 2000), p. 294.

Letter, 14 June 1939, from Dylan Thomas, Laugharne, to the poet and writer Charles Fisher, arranging to meet and referring to a new poem, his baby son, Llewelyn, and a forthcoming broadcast with Keidrych Rhys.
The letter was published in The Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas: New Edition, ed. by Paul Ferris (London, 2000), pp. 435-436.

A typescript copy, [20 cent., third ¼], of a letter, [Summer 1930], from Augustus John, Renvyle, County Galway, to Will [?Rothenstein], in which John explains his presence in Ireland to paint W. B. Yeats' portrait.
The typescript has the date supplied in the hand of [?Michael Holroyd] and resembles typescripts of other letters to Rothenstein to be found in NLW, Michael Holroyd (Augustus John) Research Papers 4/6.

A letter, [1881x1912], from Mary C[reswell] Carver, West Derby, Liverpool, to her Uncle, Benjamin Carver, containing personal news and referring to the diary of her father, John Carver.

Fragment of a printed letter, 20 July 1804, from J[ohn] Jones, secretary of the Anglesey Druidical Society, to J[ohn] Lewis, Esq., Bodior, giving notice of the Anniversary (or annual) Meeting of the Society, to be held at the Bull's Head Inn, Beaumaris, on 2 August 1804.

Llythyr, 2 Mai 1933, oddi wrth y Parch. W. Nantlais Williams, Rhydaman, at y Parch. a Mrs George J. Davies, Tre-boeth, Abertawe, yn trafod materion teuluol â chyfraniadau arfaethedig ar gyfer Yr Efengylydd, misolyn a olygid gan Nantlais. = Letter, 2 May 1933, from the Rev. W. Nantlais Williams, Ammanford, to the Rev. and Mrs George J. Davies, Tre-boeth, Swansea, discussing domestic matters and planned contributions to The Evangelist, the monthly magazine edited by Nantlais.
Am gefndir teuluol y derbynwyr, gweler Cynog Dafis, Mab y Pregethwr (Talybont, 2005). = For the recipients' family background see Cynog Dafis, Mab y Pregethwr (Talybont, 2005).

Llythyr, 28 Rhagfyr 1917, oddi wrth D. J. Williams, Rhydcymerau, at gyd-heddychwr, Tom Llewelyn Thomas, Birchgrove, Abertawe, yn cyfeirio at heddychaeth gyfoes ac at lyfryn Love of Country (1917) o waith y derbynydd. = Letter, 28 December 1917, from D. J. Williams, Rhydcymerau, to fellow pacifist Tom Llewelyn Thomas, Birchgrove, Swansea, concerning contemporary pacifism and the recipient's pamphlet, Love of Country (1917).

Letter, 13 October 1982, from Saunders Lewis, Penarth, to Kathryn A. Klar, Richmond, California, replying to a letter concerning her research into Canu Aneirin at the University of California, Berkeley.
He describes the negative reaction of Ifor Williams, amongst others, to his book Braslun o Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg (Cardiff, 1932), the conclusions of which however correspond with those of Klar and her colleagues; he also describes his current state of health.

Llythyr, 5 Ebrill 1955, oddi wrth D. J. Williams, Abergwaun, at Huw Davies, [Llandaf], yn mynegi ei farn ynghlŷn â Mudiad Gweriniaethol Cymru, a sefydlwyd gan Davies ymysg eraill. = Letter, 5 April 1955, from D. J. Williams, Fishguard, to Huw Davies, [Llandaf], giving his views on the Welsh Republican Movement, of which Davies was a founder member.

A bill for services rendered, 18 January 1871, in the hand of Dr William Price, Pontypridd, and addressed to the Rev. Dr Rees [?Henry Rees].

Llythyr, 25 Chwefror 1904, oddi wrth y Parch. W. Glanant Jones, Nantyffyllon, i weinidog Annibynol anhysbys, yn gofyn iddo gymryd rhan mewn gwasanaeth yng Nghapel Siloh, Nantyffyllon, i ddathlu canmlwyddiant y Gymdeithas Feiblaidd. = Letter, 25 February 1904, from W. Glasnant Jones, Nantyffyllon, to an unnamed Congregational minister, asking him to participate in a service at Siloh chapel, Nantyffyllon, to celebrate the centenary of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Llythyr, 12 Ebrill 1956, oddi wrth Saunders Lewis, Penarth, at Mrs Dodd, yn amgau geirda. = Letter, 12 April 1956, from Saunders Lewis, Penarth, to a Mrs Dodd, enclosing a reference letter.

Letter, 13 January 1977, from R. S. Thomas, Aberdaron, to a Mr Morgan [of ?Leicester], apparently replying to questions about the influences on his poetry and the social and linguistic make-up of his previous and current parishes.

Typescript letter, 26 March 1927, from W. H. Davies, Oxted, to [Aubrey] Herbert, [Oxford], apparently declining an invitation to speak at the Oxford Union.

Letter, 4 January 1946, from Robert Graves, Galmpton, nr Brixham, Devon, to Gwyn Jones, in which the sender discusses the literary future of Wales and argues for the Mabinogion as a possible influence on Shakespeare's Tempest.

Autograph draft, [1931], in the hand of Helen Thomas of a passage from her memoir World Without End (London, 1931), corresponding to the second paragraph on p. 168 of that work.

Llythyr, [?6] Mawrth 1920, oddi wrth John Thomas (Eifionydd) at Glyn Myfyr, o bosib ynghlyn ac erthyglau ar gyfer Y Geninen. = Letter, [?6] March 1920, from John Thomas (Eifionydd) to Glyn Myfyr, possibly concerning proposed articles for Y Geninen.

Rhigwm ar gyfer hel calennig, fu'n eiddo i Samuel Thomas, Trefeglwys, Sir Drefaldwyn, ac wedi'i ddyddio 7 Rhagfyr 1854. = A rhyme for collecting calennig (New Year's gift), belonging to Samuel Thomas, Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, and dated 7 December 1854.