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Poetry by Richard Davies ('Tafolog').

Transcripts by Robert Oliver Rees of poetry by Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd').

Poetry, mainly 'englynion', written for 'Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion Dolgellau' and a letter, 5 November 1831, to John Jones, secretary of the Society, from 'Ieuan ab Gruffudd' on behalf of 'Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion Caerludd'.

A poem entitled 'Dafydd' by 'Eiddilyn ap Eiddil'.

Transcripts of nearly two hundred and fifty epitaphs to David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) in the form of englynion, many of which were written for a competition adjudicated by Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd).

Press cuttings of letters, reviews, poetry, etc. contributed to various newspapers by Evan Jones '(Ieuan Gwynedd'), together with obituary notices, appreciations, etc.

Transcripts by Robert Oliver Rees of poetical works by Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd').

Original poetry and translations by Owen Jones.

A commonplace book kept by Ioan Pedr containing a large number of notes on a variety of subjects; 'englynion', hymns and other poetry; folk- and nursery-rhymes; tales, games and anecdotes relating mainly to Bala and district; a Welsh translation of Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act I, Scene I; notes on sheep ear-marks, with examples and diagrams; lists of poems by Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant'); biographical, bibliographical and philological notes, including lists of dialect words; inscriptions and epitaphs at Llanycil church; a copy of a letter written 21 September 1828 from Delaware, U.S.A., by John Edwards ('Eos Glan Twrch') to his parents at Tynyfedw, Cynllwyd, Merioneth; etc.

Transcripts mainly by Ioan Pedr of 'cywyddau', 'cerddi' and other poems by Morus ap Robert, Elis Roberts, John Edwards ('Philomath'), Jonathan Hughes, Evan James ('Ieuan ab Iago', Tynyffridd, Llanfachreth) and others; transcripts of poetry, proverbs, etc. contained in manuscripts of Robert William (Pandy, Rhiwaedog), Rowland vab Owen (Llanfachreth), John Jones (Tynybraich, Dinas Mawddwy) and Evan Lloyd (Fron, Bala); transcript of 'Einion ap Gwalchmai', an interlude by Hugh Jones (Llangwm) and John Cadwaladr (Bala).

Transcripts by Ioan Pedr and others of 'cywyddau' and other poems by Wiliam Llŷn, Guto'r Glyn, Siôn Brwynog, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Llywelyn ap Gutun [ap Ieuan Lydan], Huw Arwystli, Wiliam Cynwal, Siôn Tudur, Edmwnd Prys, Ellis [ab] Ellis ('gweinidog Eglwys Rhos a Llandudno'), [Rhisiart] Phylip, Humphrey Owen, [Sion] Rhydderch, Dafydd Manuel, John Pritchard, Dafydd Jenkins, Robert Thomas, Twm Simon and Rowland Jones ('Roli Penllyn'); a copy of the charter granted to Pwllheli, 1423; and a copy of a letter, February 1812, from John William Prichard, Plas y Brain, Anglesey to William Roberts.

Original poetry by Ioan Pedr, together with translations by him from Dante, Petrarch, La Fontaine, Rousseau, Homer, Virgil, etc.

'Trysorfa Gyffredin', a miscellany containing extracts from John [or Siôn] Rhydderch: Grammadeg Cymraeg ... (Mwythig, 1728); copies of 'englynion' in the churchyards of Dolwyddelan, Llangower, Llanuwchllyn, Llanfor, Llandrillo, Glyn Caerog, Llantysilio and Rhewl (Dyffryn Clwyd); poems by John Page ('Ioan [Glan] Dyfrdwy') and Charles Saunderson ('Siarl Wyn o Benllyn'); lecture notes; etc.

Miscellaneous poems, many of them written for 'Cymdeithas y Bala', 1849-1851, some being by Ioan Pedr and John Page ('Ioan [Glan] Dyfrdwy').

An 'awdl' entitled 'Gobaith', written for the Caernarvon national eisteddfod, 1886.

Drafts of articles relating to Welsh literature and history and to Celtic institutions; lists of Welsh words derived from English and of words common to both branches of the Celtic family; and a poem entitled 'Rhiangerdd Gwenfalwy o Gastell Caerphili' by 'Idwal Trefor', 1874.

The titles of contributions to Y Celt (July 13 and 27, 1883), with the names and pseudonyms of the authors; extracts from two trust deeds relating to Ebenezer Congregational chapel, Bangor; poems, including 'Horoscope Y Wladfa Gymreig'; a note on Ebenezer Morris, 'Capel-twr-gwyn', and 'Mr. Jones, Trelech'; a stamped copy of a High Court document relating to the candidature of D. S. Davies for a seat on the Carmarthenshire County Council, 1889; etc.

A history of Rehoboth Congregational church, Brynmawr; an address by D. S. Davies on the proposed formation by the Welsh Congregationalists of a foreign mission society, and a note by him on Welsh Congregationalists and politics; notes for a lecture on George Washington; accounts relating to publications with which D. S. Davies was connected; poems by William Davies ('Gwilym Ebrill'), Waunarlwydd; a transcript of the will of Hannah Evans, Pensarn, near Carmarthen; and drafts of letters by D. S. Davies.

A volume issued, 1828, to the antiqury Angharad Llwyd, Tyn-y-rhyl, Flintshire, for the collection of subscriptions towards St David's Welsh Church, Liverpool, but utilised by her as a commonplace and autograph book. Verse and prose entries, 1830-1853, mostly of a religious nature, include autograph poetry by John Jones (Tegid), Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc), and Bryan Waller Procter (Barry Cornwall), and entries by Sir John Bernard Bosanquet, Lady Charlotte Guest, Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover, Henry Hart Milman, David Pennant, William Owen[-Pughe], Thomas Raffles, Henry Raikes, John Bird Sumner, and Frances Wrangham. Also included is a letter of address, 1828, to Angharad Llwyd from the Rev. Robert Davies, perpetual curate of St David's Church (f. iii).

Manuscript and printed poems by R. J. Derfel, and other miscellaneous items, 1858-1913, including a photograph of him, 1902.