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A collection of twenty-eight folk-songs, mostly with words, noted by Mrs [later Lady] Ruth Herbert Lewis, collected in Flintshire and Denbighshire in 1910-1911. Thirteen of the songs are published in her Folk-songs collected in Flintshire and the Vale of Clwyd (Wrexham, 1914) or Journal of the Welsh Folk-song Society, 1 (1909-12) and 2 (1914-25).

Papers of, and acquired by, the Welsh Church Commission, 1283-1960, including records of the Commission, 1914-1960; records relating to border parishes, 1914-1915; accounts, 1920-1958; papers relating to Sir Alfred Watson, 1916-1941; records concerning compensation to lay holders of freehold offices, 1915-1931; records relating to burial grounds, 1934-1947; records relating to the destination of records, 1914-1960; records relating to parish lands, 1844-1946; manorial records and court books, 1842-1925; transfer of documents, 1822-1947; deeds of properties, 1566-1929; and rentals and surveys, 1919-1947.

A List of Catholics connected with Wales who suffered death for the Faith, 1539-1680 A.D., with an addition and a corrigendum in manuscript by Thomas Peter Ellis.

A volume containing a transcript of Griffith Jones, Welch Piety for 1751-1752 (London, 1753) and of part of the Welch Piety for 1753-1754 (London, 1755) and 1756-1757 (London, 1757) (ff. 1-138); extracts relating to the history of religion in Wales (ff. 139-232v) mainly from published works but a few extracts from manuscripts of H. T. Edwards, dean of Bangor (see ff. 149v, 168v-9v, 171v-2, 188. 201v); and extracts from Panton MSS 41 and 57 (ff. 234-343). Most of the volume appears to be in the hand of the Reverend David Jones, biographer of Dean Edwards and author of Life and Times of Griffith Jones sometime Rector of Llanddowror (London, 1902) and the dates 1889 (ff. 198, 201, 202v) and 1891 (ff. 332, 343, 'Copied by me D. J. ...') occur.

A manuscript containing an account of money gifts received by Richard and Elizabeth Davies (probably of Carmarthen) on their wedding day, November 19th, 1811, and of gifts 'repaid' by them.

Account book, 1887-1916, of Thomas Jones, Pant-teg, Bronnant, co. Cardigan, weaver, with a few later memoranda, 1921-1924, mostly concerning machinery, by his son E. D. Jones. Note on 'Patrwn Carthen Felinfach' inside back cover.

Account book, mainly in Welsh, 1867-1907, of Thomas Jones (d. 1897), Brynmeheryn, Ystradmeurig, co. Cardigan, containing customers' accounts for weaving, sometimes with details of patterns; also included are a few veterinary recipes. Later entries are in the hand of Evan W. Jones, possibly the son of Thomas Jones.

Deeds and documents relating to properties mainly in Montgomeryshire, 1615-1910.

A typescript copy of an unpublished work by Richard Anthony entitled 'Water over Wales's Valleys', 1985.

Deeds, wills and other documents relating to Monmouthshire, 1568-1825.

Particulars, in the autograph of Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) (1761-1849), of wages paid to agricultural workers in Wales c. 1800.

Correspondence and other papers used in preparation towards the Wales Assembly of Women's report for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on the status of women, Beijing, 1995.

The reminiscences of William Robert Hall (1849-1937), written in forty exercise books and published serially in The Cambrian News, 1920-1921.

A notebook containing notes on the history and practice of the Courts of Great Sessions in Wales accumulated by W. Llewelyn Williams, K.C., M.P. (1867-1922) (see Y Cymmrodor, XVI, pp. 1-87). Many of the extracts are taken from the Llwynwormwood MS, i.e. NLW MS 4492D.

Deeds and documents relating to Cardiganshire, 1590-1751; and Montgomeryshire, 1517-1770; deeds and documents relating to the Hughes family of Gogarth, 1669-1910; and miscellaneous items, 1692-1825.

Deeds relating to properties at Deep Dean, Walford, Herefordshire, 1799-1816, and in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, 1788-1859.

Deeds purchased from W. A. Evans, relating to Denbighshire, Flintshire and Anglesey, 1310-1795.

Deeds relating to the parishes of Llanbadarn Fawr, 1548-1597, and Llangynfelyn, 1841-1848, Cardiganshire.

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.

A vesting assent dated 17 December 1953, bound in book form, relating to the Llysnewydd Estate in the counties of Carmarthen and Cardigan, 1953-1981, including an estate map.