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Includes letters from John Petts; L. Alun Page (2); Friedrich Könekamp (4); R. George Thomas (2); Glyn Jones (2); Kyffin Williams (3); and Dyfnallt Morgan (2).

Includes letters from Catherine Macdonald Maclean (4), Reginald Moore (2), Roland Mathias (131), Ralph Maud (8), W. Moelwyn Merchant (3), Robert Minhinnick (17), Harriet Monroe (6), William Montgomerie (2), Dyfnallt Morgan (14), Prys Morgan (10), Robert Morgan (111), T. J. Morgan (12), Jan Morris, and Edwin Muir (3).

Diary of Raymond Garlick, Blaenau Ffestiniog, for 1957, with two days to a page, containing entries for 27 December 1956-31 December 1957 (pp. 4-215), mostly concerning personal and family matters, his writing and broadcasting, teaching at Ffestiniog County School and his activities in the Catholic Church.
There are references throughout to Garlick's literary and other friends, most notably John Cowper Powys and his wife Phyllis Playter, including preparations for a radio broadcast on Powys in which Garlick participated (pp. 4-150 passim, 183, 186-187). Among the school pupils mentioned are Grey Evans (the actor), who, with his father, accompanied Garlick on an Easter trip to Rome (pp. 8, 44, 46, 67-72, 152), and former pupil Bruce [Griffiths] (p. 11). Incidents recounted include a row with the artist Frederick Konekamp (p. 45), and Dyfnallt Morgan winning the crown at the National Eisteddfod, with Aneirin Talfan [Davies]'s comments on the Gorsedd (p. 131). The family briefly took in as a lodger Susan Russell, Viscountess Amberley, the daughter of the poet Vachel Lindsay and estranged wife of Bertrand Russell's son (pp. 183-199 passim). The volume contains fair copies of parts of three poems, comprising the first verse of 'Monsignor Tudor' (p. 95), four verses of 'Therapy' (p. 101) and a prayer, 'Heart of Jesus, in you I place…' (p. 144); 'Monsignor Tudor' was collected in A Sense of Europe: Collected Poems 1954-1968 (Llandysul, 1968), p. 85. The volume also contains various cuttings, memoranda and accounts (pp. 1, 3, 125, 220-237 and inside back cover).

This file consists of letters written by various authors discussing matters relating to Menna Gallie's work as a writer, [1959]-[1990]; the authors include, John Boyd, Frank O'Connor, Gwyn Jones, Dyfnallt Morgan, Mattie [Prichard], Meic Stephens and Gwyn Thomas. There are also two draft letters from Menna Gallie, one regarding corrections to her translation of Un Nos Ola Leuad, the other relating to the publishing of an article by her.

Letters to John Pikoulis from former work and academic (both school and university) colleagues of Alun Lewis and from academic institutions previously attended by Alun Lewis, the correspondents comprising: Richard (Dick) Mills (1977-1987 and undated); Chris Germanacos (1979, 1981); D. W. Thomas (1979); Glyn Rees (1979); Professor Christopher Cheney (1979-1980), together with notes by John Pikoulis on Lewis/Cheney correspondence, which includes a chronology of events in Lewis's academic life (for further notes on Alun Lewis's letters to Professor Cheney, see under Gweno Lewis (Alun Lewis research papers): Biographical and literary notes)); Andrew Davies (1980); Gwyn Prosser (1980); Department of History, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1980-1981); Registrar's Office, University of Manchester (1980); Barrie Davies (1980); Sir Idwal Vaughan Pugh (1981); Gwynfor Evans (1981); Dr Charles Franklin (1981); Haydn Evans (1981); Cledwyn Hughes, Lord Cledwyn, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos (1981); John Jones, Gresford (1981); the John Rylands University Library of Manchester (1981); D. [?V.] Marks, St David's University College, Lampeter (1981); [?Nans] Richards (1981); Dewi Lewis (1981); Evan J. Hopkins (1983); poet, literary critic and translator Dyfnallt Morgan (1986); Wendon Jones (née Mostyn) (1986); and Matt Jones (1995).

Each envelope marked with name of correspondent and date(s) of correspondence.

Some seventy-five letters, 1939-83, to Keidrych Rhys from various correspondents (surnames M-P), mainly in his capacity as editor of Wales and Welsh correspondent of The People, together with poems, short stories and essays submitted to him for publication. The correspondents and contributors include Hugh MacDiarmid (1) 1939, Dyfnallt Morgan (3) 1963, Robert Morgan (1) 1963, James/Jan Morris (3) 1967-75, Leslie Norris (1, with five poems) [c. 1958]-1968, and Caradog Prichard (1) 1959.

Notebook of Berta Ruck, April 1962-July 1964, including letters from Lord Toby Aldington, August 1962, Ursula Bloom, October 1963, Barbara Cartland, [n.d.], Harold B. Hewitt, October 1963, Heather Jenner, November 1963, Dyfnallt Morgan, October 1963, and Harold Nicolson, December 1962; and a memorial service card of her brother Oliver Laurence Ruck, Llanidloes Parish Church.

Notebook of Berta Ruck, July 1964-[August] 1965, including letters from William Condry, September 1965, Dyfnallt Morgan, December 1964, and Raleigh Trevelyan, February-March 1965.