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Casgliad o farddoniaeth amrywiol, 1733-[1970], yn tarddu o nifer o ffynhonnellau, wedi eu derbyn rhwng 1910 a 1970 a'u hel gyda'u gilydd yn y Llyfrgell Genedlethol. = A collection of miscellaneous poetry, 1733-[1970], derived from various sources, accessioned between 1910 and 1970 and collected together at the National Library of Wales.

Y mae'r casgliad yn cynnwys: llythyrau, 1909-1938, at 'Ioan Brothen', a llythyrau, 1950-1974, at Enid Jones; dyddiaduron Ioan Brothen, 1894, 1931-1940; llyfrau nodiadau a llyfrau lloffion, 1888-1940, yn cynnwys cerddi, englynion, penillion, torion o'r wasg, arysgrifau cerrig beddau; papurau amrywiol, 1823-1996; ac eitemau printiedig, 1922-1926. = The collection comprises: letters, 1909-1938, to 'Ioan Brothen, and letters, 1950-1974, to Enid Jones; diaries of Ioan Brothen, 1894, 1931-1940; notebooks and scrapbooks, 1888-1940, containing poems, englynion, verses, press cuttings, gravestone inscriptions; miscellaneous papers, 1823-1996; and printed items, 1922-1926.

Mae'r casgliad yn cynnwys papurau'n ymwneud â theulu a disgynyddion David Davies, 1871-1982; llyfr nodiadau yn cynwys barn Davies ar bregethau a glywodd, 1930-1933; ffeil o farddoniaeth a phenillion; llyfr cyfrifon Ffatri Emlyn, 1903-1930; a deunydd amrywiol. = The collection comprises papers relating to the family and descendants of David Davies, 1871-1982; a notebook containing Davies's opinions on sermons which he has heard, 1930-1933; a file of poetry and verses; an account book, 1903-1930, of Ffatri Emlyn; and miscellanea.

Holograph poetry, largely in the form of 'englynion', by Owen Williams ('Owain Gwyrfai'), Waunfawr, co. Caernarvon. The volume is indexed. At the end are copies, in another hand, of verses entitled 'My Native Land' ('Fe gyfansoddwyd y gân hon gan Mr. Robert Jones gynt Tailor & Draper Caernarfon, yr hwn a ymfudodd ir America y flwyddyn 1839') and 'Mae Gwyrddlas Fryn' ('Cyfieithiad o There is a Green Hill Faraway'). Inset is a holograph letter from Thos William David Jones [sic], wheelwright, Llanrhaiadr, near Oswestry, [18]51 (a request for the words and tune of the 'A.B.C.').

Llyfr poced masnachol, 1849-1862, yn cynnwys cerddi gan, ac yn llaw, W. J. Roberts ('Caersallwg'), dilledydd, Caernarfon, ynghyd â nodiadau ganddo yn ymwneud â dirwest. = Commercial pocket book, 1849-1862, containing poems by, and in the hand of, W. J. Roberts ('Caersallwg'), draper, Caernarfon, together with notes by him relating to temperance.

Llawysgrif, 1887, yn llaw [John] Gaerwenydd Pritchard, o'i awdl 'Y Frenhines Victoria', a gynigwyd, gyda'r ffugenw 'Owain Tudur', ar gyfer cystadleuaeth y Gadair yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1887 yn Llundain. = Autograph manuscript, 1887, of [John] Gaerwenydd Pritchard's awdl 'Y Frenhines Victoria', entered under the pseudonym 'Owain Tudur' for the Chair competition at the 1887 National Eisteddfod in London.
Enillydd y gystadleuaeth oedd y Parch. R. A. Williams (Berw). = The winning entry was that of the Rev. R. A. Williams (Berw).

A volume, 1875-1879, belonging to Thomas Hughes, Holyhead, containing a log of the barque 'Oswingo' (commanded by Captain A. Waycott), recording a voyage from Manilla to New York, September-November 1876 (ff. 1-33), and from New York towards Glasgow, December 1876 (ff. 37 verso-44).
The volume also contains scriptural catechisms in Welsh (ff. 46 verso-50 verso, 52 verso, 53 verso-58), shorthand exercises (ff. 59-65, 100 verso), notes on navigation (ff. 94 verso-98 verso) and miscellaneous prose and poetry in Welsh (ff. 81 verso, 82 verso, 83 verso, 91 verso-93 verso, 99 verso-100, 101).

Ten letters, 1877-1884, in English and Welsh, to David Edwards, farmer, of Gilfach Glyd, Ynysybwl, Glamorgan, from Thomas Thomas (Twm Ddwywaith), farmer, of Cefn Pennar Ycha, Aberdare, dealing with personal matters and including englynion, tribannau and other poetry in Welsh, mostly by Thomas (ff. 3-20); together with one letter to Edwards from [Henry Austin Bruce], Lord Aberdare, 11 August 1877, thanking him for translating an englyn into English (f. 1).
Also included are verses in English in an unidentified hand (f. 21), and a covering letter, 4 May 1953, from the donor (f. ii recto-verso).

The last of three volumes containing indexed transcripts by Mrs Mary A. Jones, Johannesburg, of poetry in Welsh by her uncle Richard Williams (Gwydderig, 1842-1917).

The second of three volumes containing indexed transcripts by Mrs Mary A. Jones, Johannesburg, of poetry in Welsh by her uncle Richard Williams (Gwydderig, 1842-1917).

The first of three volumes containing indexed transcripts by Mrs Mary A. Jones, Johannesburg, of poetry in Welsh by her uncle Richard Williams (Gwydderig, 1842-1917).

Commonplace book, 1876-1893, of the Rev. Dr William Hopkyn Rees, a missionary in the North China, LMS, mission field, containing Welsh and English verse; sermon and other notes; quotations and maxims; and personal memoranda.

Autograph poetry by Richard Jones ('Glan Ednant').

Moore's Vox Stellarum; or ... Almanack ... for the year 1818 with manuscript entries by Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi) of preaching and other ministerial engagements, January 1818-January 1819, maxims and other extracts from printed sources, household accounts, and other memoranda. Also included are epitaphs and other verse by Thomas Evans (ff. 30 verso, 47 verso).

A commonplace book of John Jones, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire containing aphorisms and transcripts of poetry by John Davies ('Ossian Gwent').

Two carolau plygain and 'Cerdd i ofyn cyf[r]wy' by 'John Richard o'r Garth' (Siôn Ebrill). 'G. Griffiths, Dyffryn, ai ysgrifenodd i Richard Jones, Cowper, Harlech, 1865' (f. 12 verso).

A collection of poems composed, or translated, and written by John Castell Evans (1844-1909).

The original manuscript of the chair poem ('Tu hwnt i'r Llen') submitted by Ben Davies, Panteg, to the National Eisteddfod held at Llandudno, 1896.

Poems, including several 'englynion', by Daniel Jones and others, many of them submitted for competition at various eisteddfodau in Monmouthshire and Glamorgan.