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A volume of notes taken by Timothy Lewis at Dr J. Gwenogvryn Evans's lectures on palaeography at the University of Manchester, 1906-1907 (ff. 20-56); Lewis's printed registration book for the University of Berlin, 1908 (ff. 57-68); and a manuscript 'Bibliography of Material relating to the History of Wales' in the hand of E[dward] A[rthur] Lewis, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1900-1901 (ff. 1-19).
The registration book lists lectures to be taken, October 1908-March 1909 (ff. 59 verso-60), but is otherwise unused.

Most of the letters, 1892-1916, are devoted to the writer's researches, writings and editing of Wales, Y Llenor, Heddyw and Cymru for which he solicits contributions from the pen of J. H. Davies. Several letters refer to the death of Thomas Edward Ellis in April 1899, the preparation of his biography and the erection of a memorial statue at Bala. Others relate to J. H. Davies's application for the position of Registrar of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and some to Edwards's duties as Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales.

Llythyr, 22 Medi 1897, at Robert (Silyn) Roberts oddi wrth Mary Parry (wedyn Mary Silyn Roberts), Balmoral House, Neuadd Alexandra, Aberystwyth, lle 'roedd Mary (yn ugain oed) yn lletya tra'n darlithio ym Ngholeg Prifysgol Cymru, Aberystwyth. Cyfeiria at ei bywyd a'i gwaith yn Aberystwyth; at ei hewyrth, y Parchedig John Williams, Corwen [arnod yn llaw Mary Silyn Roberts: 'Rev. J. Wms Corwen'], a'i wraig, a fu'n gwmni iddi hyd Amwythig; at Tom, ei chefnder; ac yn gresynu nad oes cyfle ganddi ar hyn o bryd i gyfarfod â Silyn, ac y byddai'n well ganddi na fyddai ef yn dod i Aberystwyth i'w gweld. = Letter, 22 September 1897, to Robert (Silyn) Roberts from Mary Parry (afterwards Mary Silyn Roberts), Balmoral House, Alexandra Hall, Aberystwyth, where Mary (aged twenty) was staying while lecturing at Aberystwyth University. References to her life and work in Aberystwyth; to her uncle, the Reverend John Williams, Corwen [annotation in Mary Silyn Roberts' hand: 'Rev. J. Wms Corwen'], and his wife, who accompanied her on her journey as far as Shrewsbury; to her cousin Tom; and regrets that she has no opportunity to meet up with Silyn for a while, and that it would be best if he didn't visit her at Aberystwyth.

Llythyr, 14 Mai 1899, at Robert (Silyn) Roberts oddi wrth Mary Parry (wedyn Mary Silyn Roberts), Coleg Prifysgol Cymru, Aberystwyth, yn cyfeirio at nodiadau llenyddol a fenthycwyd iddi gan Silyn, at iechyd Silyn, ac at ei ddewisiadau gyrfäol yn ôl capeli a cholegau; yn poeni am iechyd meddwl un 'R. C. Allen'; cyfeiriad at fynychu darlith dan ofal yr Athro Syr Edward Anwyl (1866-1914) ac at ei gwaith academaidd; ei dymuniad i ddysgu chwarae tennis; cyfeiriad at ei brodyr, Evan a Henry, yn arbennig beth a ddylai cam nesaf Evan fod o ran astudiaeth a gyrfa. Arnodiad yn llaw Mary Silyn Roberts. = Letter, 14 May 1899, to Robert (Silyn) Roberts from Mary Parry (afterwards Mary Silyn Roberts), University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. References to literary notes lent her by Silyn, to Silyn's health, and to his career choices in terms of chapels and colleges; her concern for the mental health of one 'R. C. Allen'; her attendance at a lecture given by Professor Sir Edward Anwyl (1866-1914), and her academic work; her wish to learn to play tennis; mentions her brothers, Evan and Henry, with particular reference to Evan's study and career options. Annotation in the hand of Mary Silyn Roberts.

Dau gopi o lythyr, 15 Chwefror 1925, a ysgrifennwyd gan Robert (Silyn) Roberts at ei wraig Mary Silyn Roberts. Cyfeirir at gynhadledd [?Cymdeithas Addysg y Gweithwyr] y bu Silyn yn rhan ohoni ym Mae Colwyn, a sut y ffurfiwyd pwyllgor yno i greu cangen Gogledd Cymru o'r Gymdeithas yn rhanbarth annibynnol, gyda Silyn yn ysgrifennydd iddo. Awgryma geiriau clo Silyn nad oedd Mary wedi bod yn dda yn ddiweddar. Ceir mân wahaniaethau rhwng y ddau gopi, ond mae hanfod y llythyr yn aros yr un fath. Gweler hefyd Gohebiaeth rhwng Swyddfa Ranbarthol Cymdeithas Addysg y Gweithwyr, Bangor a Choleg Harlech = Two copies of a letter, 15 February 1925, written by Robert (Silyn) Roberts to his wife Mary Silyn Roberts, referencing a [?Workers' Educational Association] conference in which he took part, and the formation there of a committee to establish the North Wales branch of the WEA as an independent district, with Silyn as its secretary. Silyn's closing words suggest that Mary had recently been unwell. There are some minor differences between the two copies, but the essence of their contents remains the same. See also Correspondence between the Workers' Educational Association District Office, Bangor and Coleg Harlech.

Nodiadau ynghylch gwaith gweinyddol Cymdeithas Addysg y Gweithwyr ysgrifennwyd, 1 Gorffennaf 1930, gan Mary Silyn Roberts at ei gŵr Robert (Silyn) Roberts ar gyfer ei ddychweliad o daith i Rwsia, tra 'roedd hithau ar fîn cychwyn ar daith i Ddenmarc, ynghyd â chyfeiriadau Mary Silyn Roberts tra byddai'n aros yn Nenmarc. Bu farw Silyn ar y 15fed o Awst y flwyddyn honno. Gweler hefyd Gohebiaeth rhwng Swyddfa Ranbarthol Cymdeithas Addysg y Gweithwyr, Bangor a Choleg Harlech = Notes regarding administrative work relating to the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) written, 1 July 1930, by Mary Silyn Roberts to her husband Robert (Silyn) Roberts, to be read on his return from a visit to Russia, while she was about to depart for a visit to Denmark, together with a note of Mary Silyn Roberts' addresses during her stay in Denmark. Silyn died on 15th August of that year. See also Correspondence between the Workers' Educational Association District Office, Bangor and Coleg Harlech.

Llythyrau, 1935-1939, rhwng Mary Silyn Roberts, a'r addysgydd, ffeminydd ac ymgyrchydd heddwch Danaidd Henni Forchhammer (1863-1955) a rhwng Mary Silyn Roberts a Choleg Prifysgol Cymru Aberystwyth a chysylltiadau sosialaidd/gwleidyddol ynghylch ymweliad Henni Forchhammer â Chymru ym 1935; ynghyd â deunydd perthnasol. Arnodiadau yn llaw Henni Forchhammer ac yn llaw Mary Silyn Roberts.= Letters, 1935-1939, between Mary Silyn Roberts and the Danish educator, feminist and peace activist Henni Forchhammer (1863-1955) and between Mary Silyn Roberts and the University College of Wales Aberystwyth and socialist/political connections regarding a visit by Henni Forchhammer to Wales in 1935; together with related material. Annotations in the hand of Henni Forchhammer and in the hand of Mary Silyn Roberts.

Nodyn gan Luned Meredith, un o roddwyr y casgliad, ar daflen atodol:
'Treuliodd [Mary Silyn Roberts] lawer o amser yn Nenmarc o'r cyfnod cyn iddi briodi yn 1904 i ddiwedd y 40au neu [sic] 50au. Roedd hi'n mynd draw bron bob blwyddyn i ddysgu mewn ysgolion haf, ac aeth nifer o'r teulu draw ar achlysur gan gynnwys Silyn [Robert (Silyn) Roberts] a Rhiannon eu merch.'
Note (translated) by Luned Meredith, one of the archive's donors, on accompanying sheet:
'Mary Silyn Roberts spent a portion of nearly every year teaching summer school in Denmark from 1904 (before her marriage) to the end of the 1940s or the 1950s. Family members would occasionally accompany her, including her husband, Robert (Silyn) Roberts, and their daughter Rhiannon.'

Luned Meredith am Henni Forchhammer:
''Roedd Henni Forchhammer ... yn amlwg iawn yn y mudiad heddwch ac ym myd addysg yn Nenmarc. Mae ei phapurau yn yr amgueddfa yn y brifddinas [Copenhagen] ac mae ychydig o sôn am Mary ynddyn nhw. Bu Mary yn aros gyda hi ac fe ddaeth hi draw i Gymru i ddarlithio.'
Note (translated) on accompanying sheet by Luned Meredith, one of the archive's donors:
'Henni Forchhammer was a prominent figure within the peace movement and within education in Denmark. Her papers, in which there are some references to Mary Silyn Roberts, are kept in the museum in [Copenhagen]. Mary went to stay with her in Denmark and Henni came over to Wales to lecture.'

The file contains mainly letters addressed to O. M. Edwards, and a small number to their parents or their sister. The majority of the letters were sent from St John's College, Cambridge, where the writer was a student, or from Aberystwyth, where he was a lecturer and subsequently Professor of History. They describe his activities, pursuits and surroundings in some detail. There are also some references to family news and events.

Minutes, 1875-6, of the Aberystwyth and University Musical Society.

A poem entitled 'Y Delyn' submitted by 'Tudur' for competition at the Celtic Society Eisteddfod at the UniversityCollege of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1896.

The letters, 1910-1919, discuss the establishment and organisation of the Welsh National Memorial Association, set up in 1911, the National Health Insurance Commission Wales, the preparation and publication of The Welsh Outlook, the WEA, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (where a number of developments and appointments are discussed in some detail), the University of Wales, and the financial support of the Davies family of Llandinam for many initiatives in Wales.

Correspondence and papers relating mainly to Lord Hooson's political career, including papers regarding parliamentary questions, 1967-1978; the Welsh Liberal Party, 1963-1979; Montgomery County Liberal Association 1965-1979; Welsh Affairs, 1961-1978; University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1961-1968; Dyfed-Powys Constabulary, 1970-1976; foot and mouth disease in Wales, 1967-1968; transport problems in Mid-Wales, 1962-1974; National Theatre for Wales, 1968-1969; Rural Development Board for Wales, 1967-1970; Mid-Wales Hospital Service, 1972-1973; Farmers Union of Wales, 1966-1973; Aberfan Disaster, 1966-1967; television and radio reception in Wales, 1969-1976; Wales Tourist Board, 1968-1976; Plaid Cymru, Welsh nationalism, Welsh language, Devolution, Federalism, Welsh economy, unemployment, Rhondda West by-election, etc., 1960s-1970s; the Liberal Party correspondence, 1960s-1970s, Liberal Party organisation and policies, 1967-1971; Liberals and the Industrial Relations Bill, 1971-1973; Lib-Lab pact, 1977-1978; Liberal Foreign Affairs Panel, 1966-1967; NATO and the North Atlantic Assembly, 1966-1978; correspondence files of the Welsh Liberal Party, 1966-79; engagement diaries, 1966-1978; typescript speeches and notes for speeches, 1960s-1970s; parliamentary accounts, 1970-1972; miscellaneous speeches, press statements, newspaper cuttings, etc., 1960s-1970s; political papers [c. 1950]-1973, produced by various parties; Local Government Reform in Wales, 1993-1994; the Liberal Party's Pantyfedwen Conferences, 1956-1963; the London Welsh School, 1983-1993, the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, 1986-1997; the provision of speech therapy and physiotherapy in Clwyd, 1984-1990; constituency correspondence and papers, [1960]-1979; personal correspondence, 1965-1979; and correspondence, press releases and newspaper cuttings relating to Jeremy Thorpe, former leader of the Liberal Party, 1967-1979; together with papers relating to his business interests including, Laura Ashley Holdings Plc., 1984-1997; Severn River Crossing Plc, 1990-1997; and his legal career, 1949-1962. A further collection of Lord Hooson's papers were received in May 2011 - this group remains uncatalogued.

Cerddi gan Menna Elfyn a gyfansoddwyd cyn ymddangosiad ei chyfrol gyntaf gyhoeddiedig Mwyara ym 1976, rhai o'r cerddi heb eu cwblhau nac (yn ddiweddarach) eu cyhoeddi. Mae'r deunydd yn cynnwys cerddi a ddyddiwyd Medi a Hydref 1967; cerdd fuddugol a gynigiwyd gan Menna Elfyn i Eisteddfod Pantyfedwen 1968(?); cerdd yn dwyn y teitl Y Daith, sy'n disgrifio digwyddiad ym mis Mawrth 1969 ac a arnodir gan Menna Elfyn 'Fy ngherdd gyntaf ... darn ar goll' (er noder cerdd Eisteddfod Pantyfedwen, lle cynigir ganddi'r dyddiad cynharach 1968); cerddi a gyfranwyd gan Menna Elfyn i golofn Bord y Beirdd ym mhapur newydd Y Cymro, 1970; dau gopi o gerdd gan Menna Elfyn yn dwyn y teitl Sylwadau ar fywyd colegol (dim dyddiad, ond cymerir eu bod yn tarddu oddi ar gyfnod Menna Elfyn yn y Brifysgol); a beirniadaethau gan D. Jacob Davies, W. J. Gruffydd a W. R. Evans ar gerddi buddugol gan Menna Elfyn a gynigiwyd (dan ffugenw) ar gyfer yr Eisteddfod Ryngolegol yn Aberystwyth, 1973.

Cynhwysir yn yr adran hon ond y cerddi hynny sydd â dyddiad wedi'i nodi arnynt. Cynhwysir y cerddi hynny a all ddyddio o'r cyfnod cynnar ond sydd heb ddyddiad amlwg dan Barddoniaeth amrywiol.

A large collection of newspaper cuttings relating to Goronwy Rees's resignation as Principal of the University College of Wales Aberystwyth and a report on the subject at the time by Mervyn Jones. There is also a typescript copy of the article "Who is the Principal?" for Y Faner.

The series contains letters written by O.M. Edwards to his parents Owen and Elizabeth Edwards discussing in some detail his experiences as a student at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and at Balliol College, Oxford, his travels on the Continent, and his life as an Oxford don. Many of the letters contain references to events at Llanuwchllyn and to family life.

The series comprises letters, 1880-1920, addressed to O. M. Edwards, from his first arrival at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, until the time of his death. Many of the letters are from prominent Welsh public figures. The early letters relate to Edwards's career as a student at the UCW, Aberystwyth, the University of Glasgow and Balliol College, Oxford. Some concern his preaching engagements, his plans and ambitions, while others give local news from the Llanuwchllyn area. Following his appointment as Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1889, many of the letters concern his academic work and university responsibilities, and there are numerous requests for references and testimonials from students and former students. Some correspondents write in relation to educational matters in Wales, notably the passage and operation of the Welsh Intermediate Education Act, 1889, and the affairs of the University of Wales. -- From the 1890s onwards many letters concern O. M. Edwards's editing of Cymru and Cymru'r Plant, and later Wales, Heddyw and Y Llenor. Intermingled with these letters are some which refer to personal events in Edwards's life: his marriage in 1891, the death of his father in 1895, and the death of the eldest son Owen ab Owen in 1897. In 1899 many letters concern the death of Thomas Edward Ellis MP, the selection of Edwards as his successor as Liberal MP for Merionethshire, and his brief sojourn in the House of Commons until July 1900. -- Throughout these years the letters abound with references to educational matters, notably within the Universities of Wales and Oxford. Others relate to Welsh literary and cultural matters, the publication of Cyfres y Fil and the organization of Urdd y Delyn. A few letters concern Edwards's researches, writings and academic publications. -- From 1907 onwards many of the letters relate to O. M. Edwards's duties as Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales. Throughout the remaining years there are numerous communications from Edwards's former students at Oxford, invitations to deliver lectures and attend various functions and events, and letters relating to the editing of journals, notably Cymru and Cymru'r Plant. Others concern literary, cultural and publishing matters, and many relate to educational themes. These are interspersed with congratulatory messages on receipt of the Medal of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion in 1915 and a knighthood in January 1916. Many of the letters from the final years refer to O. M. Edwards's personal, health and family problems.

The series comprises letters written by Ifan ab Owen Edwards to his family, mainly his parents and sister Haf, primarily from Llanuwchllyn, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and France during the First World War. They describe his daily routine at university and whilst on active service.

Papers, 1889-1988, of Ben G. Jones, including academic notes, 1932-1935; personal letters, 1942-1968; political papers, 1935-1985; correspondence relating to politics in Merionethshire, 1963-1967; press cuttings, 1958-1963, printed material relating to the four main political parties in Wales, 1949-1966; papers relating to the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1939-1988; minute book, 1889-1909, of the London Welsh Mutual Improvement Societies' Union; papers deriving from the compilation and publication of the Dictionary of Welsh Biography, 1953-1986; papers relating to his public life, 1968-1984, including the Kilbrandon Commission, 1936-1969, the BBC, 1968-1978, UCW Aberystwyth, 1968-1985, and the Agricultural Land Tribunal, 1980-1984; minute book, 1889-1909, of the London Welsh Mutual Improvement Societies' Union; and papers relating to the status of the Welsh language and to teaching and broadcasting through the medium of Welsh, 1965-1987.

The letters, [1914]-[1919], refer to the events of the First World War and to developments at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, notably the teaching of music at the college.

The letters, 1896-1916, are generally very lengthy giving full accounts of their author's activities and travels. Many refer to events and developments at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, notably its Welsh Library for which he was responsible from 1899 until 1907. His activities and difficulties at the Welsh Library are discussed in some detail. Some of the letters discuss John Glyn Davies's reading and researches and some his prospective applications for posts.

Most of the letters, 1897-1925, are relatively short notes, arranging meetings, giving items of news and requesting pieces of information for the author's researches. There are many references to Welsh books and manuscripts, and occasional, passing references to contemporary national and political events. There is also some discussion of the development of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, the University of Wales, and the establishment and early growth of the National Library of Wales. There are several interesting references to the selection of the venue for the National Library and the eventual choice of Aberystwyth and to the appointment of the Library's officers. Sir John also occasionally refers to the early history of the National Museum, founded at Cardiff in the early twentieth century. During 1908 and 1909 there are letters referring to meetings with D. Lloyd George, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, and John Herbert Lewis, relating to attempts to wrest improved funding for the National Library from the Liberal government.