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A volume containing an account by a midshipman of his service on board H.M.S. Ranger and H.M.S. Doris on duty in South American waters, 1825-1828. Amongst the ports the ships called at were Monte Video, Buenos Ayres, Rio [de] Janeiro, and St. Catharine's, on the eastern, and Valparaiso, Talcahuano, Arica, Islay, Pisco, and Callao, on the western seaboard of South America. A visit was also made to the island of Juan Fernandez. At the reverse end of the volume are transcripts of miscellaneous late seventeenth and early eighteenth century memoranda and accounts, including tithe accounts of [the Reverend] Thomas Nepiker, rector of Bepton [co. Sussex].

A notebook containing an account, 16-22 December 1941, in diary form with interleaved carbon copy, of part of a wartime voyage from Liverpool to the Seychelles via Durban by Joseph Boumphrey (see MS 22633 above). An unbound typescript account of the same voyage, 16 December 1941 - 28 December 1942, by his wife has been tipped in between ff. 17 and 29 of the notebook (see Mewn Gwisg Nyrs. Atgofion Annie Boumphrey (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1990).

Vouchers, 1844-1857, relating to work done by Andrew and Richard Humphreys of the Smithy, Llawr-y-glyn, parish of Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, for David Jones, grandfather of Professor E. T. Jones; and a further group of vouchers, 1844-1864, relating to purchases by the said David Jones (lime, sheep, butter, etc.)

Miscellaneous vouchers and accounts of the period 1802-1875. The earlier items are vouchers of John Jones, Gellifyharen, in respect of county stock for the lower division of Moythin, the salary of H. Bowen, vicar of Llandyssil (1817), tithes and poor rate of Llandissil, tree plants, household requirements (at Abercerdyn), etc.

Vouchers from William Duncan, 1818, and William Williams, 1822, both linen and woollen drapers, of Brecon, and from W. and G. Smith, Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, 1854

Five finely bound 'folders' containing typescript and manuscript works commissioned for Celtic Connections, Opening / Oscailt, 9 March 2001. They include words by Michael Coady and music by John Metcalf, together with words by Menna Elfyn and a manuscipt score of Eifion Wyn's 'Mis y Mêl' by Brian Hughes which was commissioned by Islwyn Evans of Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion.

Two volumes containing manuscript music, 1809-1828, one inscribed within by 'Mary Madocks, alias Williams, Vron-Iw, October 1809', and two volumes of printed music, one of which belonged to Mrs Henry Laird, inscribed within by 'Jessie Laird, 1879', and bearing the initials 'J.L.', and the other bearing the bookplate of Mrs Mevekson-Sandbach. One manuscript copy and a printed copy has 'Mrs Williams, 1822' written on their covers.

Volume recording events on Bardsey Island, 1875-1898, in the hand of W. T. Jones and W. Jones.

Volume of the signatures of speakers at the Tabernacle Baptist Chapel, Carmarthen, Young Men's Fellowship. English. Boards. Donated by the late T. J. Evans, Esq., M.B.E., Clunderwen, February 1966.

Volume of sermons, partly by the Reverend William Price, vicar of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch. Welsh, English. Leather.

Volume of records of the Llanfyllin Gas, Coke, and Fitting Co. (Ltd). English. Donated by Mr Edwin Green, Midland Bank, Poultry, London, July 1980.

Volume of press cuttings relating to 'Cwm Glo' by Kitchener Davies. Welsh, English. Boards. Purchased from Mr D. R. Davies, Llwydcoed, April 1974.

Volume of press cuttings of north Pembrokeshire interest compiled by John Brynach Davies ('Brynach'). Welsh, English. Boards. Donated by Captain J. O. Davies, Sarnau, Llandysul, March 1967.

Volume of poetry by Eliseus Howells. (Formerly Eliseus Howells MS 9.) Welsh, English. 1/4 leather. Purchased from Mrs Eliseus Howells, Bridgend, March 1970.

Volume of notes on 'Christian Dogmatics' by and in the hand of Lewis Probert, D.D. (1837-1908), Principal of Bala-Bangor Independent College. English. Boards. Donated by Miss Eileen Probert, December 1967.