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Deunydd yn ymwneud â phenddelwau o enwogion Cymreig a gomisiynwyd oddi wrth ac a grewyd gan John Meirion Morris, y gwrthrychau'n cynnwys y chwaraewr rygbi Ray Gravell, y naturiaethwr, botanegydd, ieithydd, daearyddwr a'r hynafiaethydd Edward Lhuyd, yr addysgwr Ifor Owen, y mynach a'r offeiriad Sant John Roberts, y bardd, hynafiaethydd a'r casglwr Iolo Morganwg (Edward Williams), a'r beirdd Dafydd ap Gwilym, R. S. Thomas, Gwenallt (D. Gwenallt Jones) a Waldo Williams. Mae'r deunydd yn cynnwys gohebiaeth, drafft-ddarluniau, amcangyfrifon, ffotograffau a llungopïau o ddeunydd printiedig. Ymhlith y gohebwyr y mae'r gwleidydd a'r bargyfreithiwr Elfyn Llwyd, y caligraffydd, cerflunydd ac athro Ieuan Rees a'r ysgolhaig a'r gwleidydd cenedlaetholgar Edward (Tedi) Millward.
= Material relating to busts of famous Welsh people commissioned from and created by John Meirion Morris, the subjects including the rugby player Ray Gravell (1951-2007), the naturalist, botanist, linguist, geographer and antiquarian Edward Lhuyd (1660-1709), the educator Ifor Owen, the monk and priest Saint John Roberts, the poet, antiquarian and collector Iolo Morganwg (Edward Williams), and the poets Dafydd ap Gwilym, R. S. Thomas, Gwenallt (D. Gwenallt Jones) and Waldo Williams. The material includes correspondence, draft drawings, estimates, photographs and photocopies of printed matter. The correspondents include the politician and barrister Elfyn Llwyd, the calligrapher, sculptor and teacher Ieuan Rees, and the nationalist academic and politician Edward (Tedi) Millward.

A composite volume mostly in the hand of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) containing a copy of Sir John Wynn's History of the Gwydir Family, taken from a transcript made by Thomas Mostyn of Gloddaith (ff. 1-74); extracts from papers of Robert Vaughan, Hengwrt (ff. 75-86); lists of manuscripts at Gwydir and Llannerch (ff. 89 verso-94, 185) (for the Llannerch manuscripts see Cambrian Register, Vol. i, p. 320, etc.); poetry by Siôn Cent, Tudur Aled, Siôn and Gruffydd Phylip and others (ff. 95-153, 190-203); a pedigree of the Panton family (ff. 186-189); copies of letters from Edward Lhuyd to Robert Davies, Llannerch (ff. 204-219), and of a letter from Thomas Price, Llanfyllin to Robert Davies, Llannerch (ff. 220 verso-225); extracts; etc.

Five booklets containing transcripts by Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), including a commonplace book of Dr Thomas Williams; letters to Edward Lhuyd from Sir Richard Mostyn, John Tibbots and others; letters from Humphrey Humphreys to Lewis Anwyl; 'Trioedd Ynys Prydain' with notes by Robert Vaughan, Hengwrt [possibly related to NLW MS 2019C] (ff. 49-70); various texts written by Thomas Williams and Robert Vaughan; a Welsh-English vocabulary; pedigrees; etc.

The first of two volumes (see also NLW MS 1975B) containing an account, in the autograph of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), of volumes I-VII of the Sebright Manuscripts ('being Edward Lhuyd's MSS' (p. 17)), with some extracts (pp. 17-79); and the beginning of a transcript of Brut y Tywysogion from the Red Book of Hergest (pp. 81-278); etc.

A manuscript, 1773-1774, in the hand of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) containing notes on a Welsh chronicle from Adam to Cadwaladr Fendigaid (ff. 1-62), originally written, with notes, by John Jones, Gellilyfdy, in 1622 (see f. 1), and which seemingly includes Hanes Taliesin (ff. 26-48) (cf. Peniarth MS 111, p. 1); an account of a Latin manuscript of Brut Tysilio, etc., (ff. 63-72) 'which now belongs to Doctor Treadway Nash, near Bevere, Worcester, 1773, bought out of the library of the late Mr. Lewis Morris of Penbryn in Cardiganshire' (see f. 63); a copy of an Edward Lhuyd letter, including the inscription on the Eliseg stone (ff. 73-77); and various other extracts (ff. 78-95 verso). On f. 97 is a note by D[afydd] Ddu.

A manuscript in the autograph of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) containing a copy of Nennius's 'Eulogium Britanniæ' (ff. 1-57); notes relating to Nennius copied from a manuscript in the hand of Robert Vaughan, Hengwrt (ff. 67-88); triads copied from a manuscript in the hand of Robert Vaughan, Hengwrt, by Lewis Morris in 1738, with marginal and intertextual notes (ff. 89-112), and from the Red Book of Hergest (ff. 137-152); 'Araith Iolo Goch' (ff. 114-116); poetry, the poets cited including Aneirin, Iolo Goch and Mabclaf ap Llywarch (ff. 119-157b); etc. On f. 189 is a table of contents in a later hand. On f. iv the title page reads 'Y Cynfeirdd Cymreig, Vol. II'.
This manuscript is the source of the text of Series I of the Triads in the Myvyrian Archaiology Vol. ii, pp. 1-22. The englynion at ff. 119-122b are practically the same as those in Myvyrian Archaiology, pp. 543-547, col. i, but that the arrangement is different. The text at f. 132 was copied in September 1758 from an autograph manuscript of Edward Lhuyd. The text at f. 154 verso was transcribed from Llyfr Coch Nannau (see Mostyn MS 144) 'and collated it with my brother Lewis Morris MSS'.

An imperfect volume in the hand of Edward Lhuyd containing ['Araith Siôn Tudur']; 'cywyddau' largely by Tomas Prys and D[afydd] ab G[wilym], but with a few by Sion Dafydd Lâs, Wiliam Llun, William Fylip, Sion Filip, Sion Tudur, Sion Morgan (1689), and Owain Gwynedd, and '[Araith] Wgon'. Laid down on the fly-leaf is a note in the hand of E. G. B. Phillimore identifying the scribe.

An early eighteenth century transcript of Edward Lhuyd's Parochialia (1696).

The file comprises brief notes on the lives and work of William Bingley, Thomas Johnson, John Ray, Edward Lhuyd and Peter Bayley Williams, showing their positions in the chronology and development of botany in North Wales, descriptions of certain mountain plants with the Welsh equivalents of their names, and a record office information leaflet.

The file comprises a handwritten schematic chronology or 'life plan' and notes describing Lhuyd's family background, education, career, interests, his knowledge of Welsh mountain flora and the influence of John Ray, study of antiquities, contribution to Camden's Britannia, and work for his unfinished Celtic encyclopaedia, establishment of the Edward Lhuyd Society, references and quotations from relevant manuscript and published sources, bibliographies, lecture notes, manuscript and typed drafts of BBC radio talks, 1960, to celebrate the tercentenary of Lhuyd's birth, one of them entitled 'The Greatest Naturalist in Europe', accompanied by two letters from the producer, and a typed article entitled 'A Pioneer Welsh Botanist', with list of textual corrections; relevant correspondence, including letters from Arthur Chater (3), 1960-1980, Dafydd Davies of Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1), 1985, and Brynley F. Roberts (4), 1974-1993, a press cutting about Lhuyd's connection with Gogerddan, several typed and printed items by other Lhuyd scholars, including the script of a radio talk, with accompanying letter, by Professor E. G. Bowen, 1954, and articles by Arthur Chater, Frank Emery, Dr Brynley F. Roberts and Gwyn Walters.

Two volumes of miscellaneous transcripts mainly in the hand of Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain, 1761-1849), relating to the antiquities, history, topography, language, and literature of Wales. They include catalogues of Welsh manuscripts; transcripts of manuscripts of Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir), of letters of Edward Lhuyd, Lewis Morris, Goronwy Owen, etc., of Strata Marcella abbey charters, of monumental inscriptions, of Evan Evans's transcripts of Richard Farrington's archaeological notes, etc.; notes on Llanerfyl, Llangadfan, and Garthbeibio, written by William Jones, Llangadfan, and sent by him, with letters, to Walter Davies; a letter, 1792, from Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg) to Walter Davies; an extract, by Lewis Morris, from his Celtic Remains; Marwnad Lewis Morys ... by Goronwy Owen, in the autograph of Evan Evans; etc. Both volumes are indexed.

Transcripts by Walter Davies, from manuscripts in the Ashmolean Museum, of letters to Edward Lhuyd from William Nicolson, William Price, Nic. Roberts, W. Rowlands, Jo. Maddocks, Edward Thomas, T. Davies, Thomas Hamorne, Maurice Jones, William Gambold, Erasmus Saunders, J[ohn] Ll[oyd], Robert Humphreys, and Humphrey Foulkes.

Archaeological and genealogical notes transcribed by Walter Davies from various manuscripts, and including Memoranda ... copied from Mr. [John] Lloyd of Caerwys's copy which he transcribed from loose scraps of paper which he found in the 3 vols. of Mr. [Edward] Lhuyd's Itinerary &c. which is at Hallstone.

A manuscript containing extracts made by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) from letters sent by Edward Lhuyd (1660-1709) to Humphrey Foulkes (1673-1747) 'for Richard Mostyn' and by William Foulkes (d. 1691) to Richard Mostyn, together with genealogical and other miscellanea in the hand of Richard Llwyd (Bard of Snowdon) (1752-1835).

British Remains ... to which are added Memoirs of Edward Llwyd ... By the Rev. N[icholas] Owen Jun A.M. (London, 1777), with nineteen pages giving the arms, drawn and coloured by hand, of the families mentioned in that portion of the manuscript called The Names and Arms of the Ancient Nobility of North Wales ..., followed by a pedigree of the Ruthven family.

An imperfect volume written by Perys Mostyn otherwise Perys ap Rychart ap Howell 'o degaingl (degygl)', 1543, with one lacuna (7 pp.) completed by John Lloyd of Caerwys, c. 1779, from a manuscript of Ed[ward] Llwyd [sic] in the Sebright library. It contains 'englynion y misoedd' by Neryn Gwodrudd [Aneirin Gwawdrudd]; 'llyma y devddec arwydd y sydd yn mestroli y xij miss y vlwyddyn ...' by D'd Nanmor; 'llyma englynion yn dangos pedwar man y byd affeth yw naturiayth pob vn o honynt ...' by Rys Brychan; 'Gossodiad ynys brydain', 'Racgorav yrnys bellach', 'Rhyfedhodau yr ynys hon', 'Rhannau yr Ynys', 'Llawer o ryfedhodau sydh Ynghymru ...', 'O racynyssedd yr ynys', 'O briffyrdd brenhinol yr ynys', 'Y Prif avonydd penaf', 'O brif ddinessydd yr ynys ...', 'Gwledydd a Siroydd yr ynys...', 'Kyfreithiav yr ynys ...', 'Or kenedlaythav a wladychassant yn ynys brydain ...', 'Or Saith brehinniayth ai tervynav ai dechread a pha hyd i parhassant ...', 'O eisteddvay pennaf archescyb ...', 'Or kenedlavthav a wladychant yr ynys honn a pha amser y doyth pob vn ir ynys ...', and 'Or iethoydd a natvriaythev y kenedloydd a wladychassant yr ynys hon ...'; 'divegwawd taliessin'; '... y llythyr a elwir kyfrinach y kyfrinachoedd a gavas arestotteles yn hemyl yr haul ...'; 'Llyma y modd y Ranwyd ac i Rivwyt kantrefoedd a chymydav holl gymerv yn amser Llywelyn ap gruf' y twyssoc diwaythaf or kymerv'; and a Red Book of Hergest version of 'Ystorya de Carolo Magno' (incomplete).

A manuscript in the hands of the Reverend Samuel Williams, Moses Williams, Iaco ab Dewi and others, containing one hundred and sixty-eight numbered items, mainly poetry, including about two hundred and thirty-five triads (item 13). The poets cited include Taliesin, Bleddyn Fardd, Iolo Goch, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Siôn Cent and Siôn Phylip. Item 165 contains a genealogy of Welsh saints. Item 166 is a copy of cols 1165-1169 of the Red Book of Hergest. Item 167, which contains englynion, is in the hand of Edward Lhuyd, and was 'sent through the post to W. Baxter in Totnham Highcross near London'. Item 168 is a piece entitled 'A true Character ... of the Gentry within the Counties of Carmarthen, Pembroke and Cardigan during the Commonwealth'.

The file includes scripts about marshland birds, 1961, birdwatching in Switzerland, Edward Lhuyd, 1960, 1966, leadmining in Wales, 1963, island birdwatching, 1957, polecats, 1954, seals, 1954, and a programme in which Peter Scott and Tony Soper also participated, 1963.

The file includes observations on the topography and wildlife of several sites in Cardiganshire and Anglesey, and notes on pioneer botanists, especially William Bingley and Edward Lhuyd.