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The file comprises letters to David Jones, 1943-1966, from the BBC (some incomplete and undated) including letters from Douglas Cleverdon, Glyn Jones, Alun Oldfield Davies, Elwyn Evans, Aneirin Talfan Davies, Anna Kallin, Meirion Edwards, and Tristram Powell, with also contracts and payment slips, 1946-1962, and a letter to Douglas Cleverdon from Stanley Honeyman.

Includes letters from Kyffin Williams; Alun Oldfield-Davies (2); Raymond Garlick (14); Jac L. Williams (5); Ian Parrott (4); Arthur Giardelli (3); D. W. T. Jenkins; Cecil Price; Myra Owen (5); D. J. Williams; and Gwyn Jones. A number of letters refer to Roland Mathias's appointment as Head of Herbert Strutt School, Belper.

Includes letters from Glyn Jones (2); Raymond Garlick (15); L. Alun Page; R. George Thomas (3); Alun Oldfield-Davies (7); Arthur Giardelli; Gerallt Jones (letter addressed to Raymond Garlick); Nan Davies (2); David Eccles; E. Howard Harris (letter addressed to Raymond Garlick); Gwyn Jones (3); A. O. H. Jarman; and D. Tecwyn Lloyd (letter addressed to Raymond Garlick).

One hundred and twenty-four autograph letters, 1959-1974, from painter-poet David ('Dafydd') Jones, all addressed to Valerie ('Elri') Wynne-Williams (née Price), with the exception of two to her husband Michael ('Mihangel') (ff. 54, 112-113) and one to them both (ff. 55-56), discussing a variety of topics including his, and her, health and living conditions, his work, his friends, the Welsh language and Welsh history and politics. Some letters are illustrated with coloured pencil, pen and ink drawings, mainly of animals and flowers (ff. 8, 32, 33, 45 verso, 46 verso-47, 48 verso, 76, 103, 104 verso, 152), inscriptions (ff. 9, 34, 124 verso, 128, 136 verso) and sketch maps of Harrow (ff. 143, 144).
There are references throughout to friends and correspondents including Saunders Lewis (ff. 2-11 passim, 42-188 passim), Harman Grisewood (ff. 4-192 verso passim), René Hague (ff. 42 verso-187 passim), David Blamires (ff. 160, 186, 190 verso, 192), Louis Bonnerot (ff. 123, 186 verso), Tom Burns (ff. 13, 14 verso, 48, 64 verso, 68 verso, 77, 85 verso, 86 verso, 89 verso, 110, 116, 140 recto-verso, 188 verso), Douglas Cleverdon (ff. 68 verso, 160 verso, 162, 163 verso, 187), Aneirin Talfan Davies (ff. 9 verso, 11, 14 verso, 16, 33 verso, 63 verso, 71 verso, 123, 124, 128, 129 verso, 154 verso, 162), Clarissa Eden (f. 107 verso), T. S. Eliot (ff. 51 recto-verso, 62 verso, 67 verso, 69 verso, 71, 73, 74, 85), Gwynfor Evans (ff. 29 verso, 31, 131-192 verso passim), Illtud Evans (f. 6, 11 recto-verso, 37, 46 verso, 57, 61), Arthur Giardelli (ff. 150, 151 verso, 171 verso, 186), Eric Gill (ff. 45 verso, 66, 67 verso, 68 verso, 121), Stanley Honeyman (ff. 84, 140, 154 verso, 159 verso), Morag Owen (ff. 59, 98, 140), Catherine Rousseau (née Ivainer) (ff. 36 verso-127 passim), Stephen Spender (ff. 81 verso-82, 83 verso, 91), Bill Stevenson (f. 158 verso) and Helen Sutherland (ff. 68, 97 verso, 157). There are also occasional references to Desmond Chute (f. 120 verso), Idris Foster (ff. 60 verso, 63 verso), Philip Jones Griffiths (ff. 1, 131), David Lloyd George (ff. 108 verso-109, 127 verso), Megan Lloyd George (ff. 18 verso, 20, 21-22), J. D. Innes (f. 49 verso), Augustus John (f. 85 verso), Alun Oldfield-Davies (ff. 37, 77), Tristram Powell (ff. 142 recto-verso, 144), Caradog Prichard (ff. 19 verso, 77, 108), Kathleen Raine (f. 59 verso), Keidrych Rhys (ff. 6 verso, 8, 9, 16, 30 verso, 36 verso), Meic Stephens (ff. 171, 175), Vernon Watkins (ff. 47, 128 verso), D. J. Williams (f. 106 recto-verso), Kyffin Williams (ff. 49, 63, 77) and R. O. F. Wynne and his family (ff. 61, 62, 63, 64 verso, 67 verso, 81, 94 verso, 96 verso¸ 98, 130 verso), and brief reminiscences of his experiences during the First World War (ff. 70 recto-verso, 76, 79 recto-verso, 108 verso-109, 130 recto-verso, 151 verso, 164). Also included is a copy of his letter, dated 10 August 1959, to Megan Lloyd George (f. 21; for her reply see NLW, David Jones (Artist and Writer) Papers CT3/3, f. 247); cuttings of letters to the Times by David Jones, Valerie Price and others, 1958 (ff. 193-196); and a copy of a 1959 photograph of the two by Philip Jones Griffiths (f. 197). The letter of 23 September 1973 (ff. 178-179 verso) was published under the title 'Yr Iaith' in Planet, 21 (January 1974), 3-5.

The file comprises miscellaneous manuscript drafts of letters from David Jones to friends and associates, including Mr Alcock, Jackson Knight, Tony Stoneburner, Walter Shewring, Glyn Jones, Harman Grisewood, Alun Oldfield-Davies, T. Charles Edwards, Gwynfor Evans, Peter Orr, Valerie Wynne-Williams, Rachel Bromwich, and others. Many of the drafts are incomplete, many only of the first paragraph of the letter. There are also many letters to editors of newspapers.

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Alun Creunant Davies (2); Alun Oldfield-Davies (2); Jennie Eirian Davies; J. Gwyn Griffiths; Nel Gwenallt; Iorwerth C. Peate.

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Eileen Beasley; Alun Oldfield-Davies (3); Dr Noelle Davies; Huw T. Edwards; T. I. Ellis (3); Arthur fforde, BBC; Emyr Humphreys; Dafydd Iwan (Jones); Rachel M. Jones, BBC (2); Edward Nevin; Thomas Parry; Delwyn Phillips (3); Bertrand Russell; Parch./Rev. Lewis Valentine; Jac L. Williams.

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Henry Brooke (2); John Clement (2); Alun Oldfield-Davies; Ithel Davies; Nan Davies, BBC (2); Dr Noelle Davies (5); T. I. Ellis; Sydney Herbert (2); T. Mervyn Jones; Edward Nevin; Dewi Watkin Powell (4); Y Prifathro/Principal Anthony Steel (2), Abertawe/Swansea; Dr Ceinwen H. Thomas; Tudor E. Watkins AS/MP (2); R. O. F. Wynne.

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Cynog Dafis; Alun Oldfield-Davies (4); Cassie Davies; Dr Elwyn Davies; John Davies; Dr Noelle Davies; Per Denez; Dr T. P. Conwell-Evans (2); J. Gwyn Griffiths (2); J. Selwyn Gummer; Frank Price Jones; E. T. Nevin; Dewi Watkin Powell (4); Gareth Price, BBC Cymru/Wales; Goronwy O. Roberts AS/MP (2); Jac L. Williams (2); John Tudno Williams; Waldo Williams.

The file comprises letters from various people including D. Brynmor Anthony, Vernon Watkins (6, 1 incomplete) and Gwen Watkins, William Cookson, Howard Griffin, Vincent Lines (3), Vera Bassett, Neville Braybrooke (4), K. M. Elisabeth Murray, Louis Bonnerot, Percival R. Kirby, Sir Ifor Evans (2), Charles L. H. Duchemin (4), Arnold Palmer (3), William Blissett, Raymond Garlick (2), John Buckland Wright, August Closs (4), D. Emrys Evans, Helen Sutherland (2), David Bell (2), Megan Lloyd George, T. Charles Edwards, Valerie Wynne-Williams (2), J. E. Jones, William Hayward (4), John P[iper], Sir John Cecil Williams (2), Donald Nicholl (5), A. Robert Caponigri, Prof. Thomas Jones (3), Elwyn Evans (2), Alun Oldfield-Davies (3, 1 incomplete), Canon Walter Hussey, Alan Pryce-Jones, Geraint Gruffydd (2), Harman Grisewood, V. E. Nash-Williams, Kenneth Clark, Dr Charles Burns (incomplete), Colin Wilcockson, Janet Stone and W. B. Dalton.

The file comprises letters to David Jones from various people including Melvyn Bragg, Will Carter, Sean Day-Lewis, Nicolas Jacobs (4), Sacheverell Sitwell, Alwyn D. Rees, Donald Allchin (3), E. D. Jones, Valentine Ackland, T. H. Parry-Williams (2), Peter Orr, Gerald Morgan, Ken Etheridge, T. D. Williams (2), Moelwyn Merchant, Bryn Griffiths (2), David Blamires (3), Douglas Cleverdon, Christina Foyle, Sir Gilbert S. Inglefield, Ben G. Jones, Alun Oldfield Davies and Rachel Bromwich.

Llythyrau, 1925-1969, gan gynnwys rhai oddi wrth J. E. Daniel (1), [Yr Arglwydd David] Davies, [Llandinam] (1), Alun Oldfield-Davies (1), Alun Talfan Davies (2), Aneirin Talfan Davies (23) a Cassie Davies (49).

Llythyrau, 1941, yn llongyfarch Iorwerth Peate ar dderbyn gradd D.Sc. gan Brifysgol Cymru. Yn eu plith ceir llythyrau gan Arthur ap Gwynn; W. Ambrose Bebb; E. G. Bowen; Alun Oldfield Davies; Aneirin Talfan Davies; D. Tegfan Davies; J. Kyrle Fletcher; H. J. Fleure; Cyril Fox; D. R. Hughes; R. T. Jenkins; E. K. Jones; Frank Price Jones; Gerallt Jones; Gwyn Jones; John Tysul Jones; John ac Elena Puw Morgan; T. E. Nicholas; Tom Parry; Prosser Rhys; Alf Sommerfelt; J. B. Willans; Ifor Williams; a J. L. C. Cecil-Williams.

Llythyrau, 1922-1980, gan gynnwys rhai oddi wrth J. E. Daniel (2); Alun Oldfield-Davies (2); Aneirin Talfan Davies (12); Clement Davies (2); D. Jacob Davies (2); E. Tegla Davies (23, cyfeirir un at Dafydd); George M. Ll. Davies (19); J. Breese Davies (4); J. Glyn Davies (2); Leonard Twiston Davies (6); Nan Davies; R. H. Davies; Rhys J. Davies (2); William Ll. Davies; Myles Dillon; ac A. H. Dodd (4).

Llythyrau a chardiau amrywiol, 1961, gan gynnwys rhai oddi wrth Dilwyn John (3); Thomas Parry (2); Vincent H. Phillips; David Williams (copy); Cynan; Stuart F. Sanderson (3); Ffransis Payne (2); Griffith John Williams; H. Meurig Evans; Trefor M. Owen; Tony Lucas (2); Glanmor Williams; Iolo A. Williams; W. Leslie Richards; Alun Oldfield-Davies; a T. E. Nicholas. Anfonwyd rhai ohonynt at Nansi Peate, ac mae nifer yn cyfeirio at lawdriniaeth Iorwerth Peate.

Llythyrau, 1925-1982, gan gynnwys rhai oddi wrth Kevin Danaher (5); Glyn Daniel (3); Aled Lloyd Davies; Alun Creunant Davies (7, rhai ohonynt yn ymwneud â Rhwng dau fyd); Alun Oldfield-Davies (3); Alun Talfan Davies (4); Catrin Puw Davies; Idris Davies (2); Ithel Davies (4); Eirian Davies (4); Jennie Eirian Davies (7); J. Glyn Davies (3); Pennar Davies (2); a Tomas de Bhaldraithe (3). Ymhlith yr ohebiaeth mae llythyrau yn ymwneud ag ewyllys Iorwerth Peate, a thir yn ymyl ei gartref, Maes-y-coed.