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The series comprises correspondence and papers, 1932-1971, relating to applications for appointments and awards. It includes several testimonials written between 1932 and 1951, on behalf of Thomas Jones by T. H. Parry-Williams and J. F. Mountford, and Thomas Jones's application for the post of Professor of Welsh Language and Literature at the University College of Wales, 1951, and his application for an Emeritus Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trustees, 1970-1971.

Includes correspondence with T.H. Parry-Williams, 1929, about teaching Welsh through the medium of Welsh in Aberystwyth.

Seven letters, 1935-1949, from T. H. Parry-Williams to E. Tegla Davies, concerning literary and personal matters.
They include discussions in January 1938 of Tegla's contribution to Ystorïau Heddiw, ed. by T. H. Parry-Williams ([Aberystwyth], 1938) (ff. 81-82), and on 8 April 1943 of their adjudication of the National Eisteddfod Prose Medal (ff. 83-84).

Scripts of broadcast talks on their reminiscences by T. H. Parry-Williams, T. J. Morgan and Wyn Griffith, together with a manuscript copy of the latter.

The file comprises papers, [1974]x1995, relating to A people's poetry: hen benillion, translations by Glyn Jones (Bridgend, 1997). This book was the culmination of many years of translating hen benillion, a collection of which was first formed during the 1970s. The file includes a bound typescript draft of the book, 1995; manuscript and typescript drafts of English translations of hen benillion [1974x1995]; correspondence, 1974-1976, 1978, and 1981-1982, including draft letters by Glyn Jones and a letter from T. H. Parry-Williams, and translations of hen benillion by E. A. Corkett. It appears that some papers pertain to translations of penillion by Glyn Jones published by Gwasg Gregynog, namely When the rose-bush brings forth apples (1980) and Honeydew on the Wormwood (1984). A few translations and draft letters are written on drafts of other works by Glyn Jones.

The file comprises typescript translations of songs, [1955]-1960, most of which were translated from German specifically for the choir by T. H. Parry-Williams. A few items include annotations in the translator's hand.