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The first of three volumes containing some one hundred and eighty-eight letters, 1856-1888, addressed to Henry Richard and dealing particularly with politics, the peace movement, education and other affairs in Wales.
The correspondents include Sheldon Amos (Sydney, New South Wales), Henry Austin Bruce, first baron Aberdare, Elihu Burritt (New Britain, Conn.), Josephine E. Butler, Sydney Charles [Buxton], earl Buxton, Estlin Carpenter, Joseph Chamberlain, F. W. Chesson, J. J. Colman (Norwich), Leonard Courtney, John Stewart [Gathorne-Hardy], second earl of Cranbrook, Henry W. Crosskey, R. W. Dale, Edward Henry [Stanley], fifteenth earl of Derby, Charles W. Dilke, L. L. Dillwyn, George Dixon, Henry T. Edwards (dean of Bangor), Lewis Edwards (Bala) and Thomas Charles Edwards (Aberystwyth).

Letters addressed to David Lewis, mainly on matters relating to Welsh music, 'eisteddfodau' and the bibliography and biography of music. The correspondents are Anne Edwards, Aberystwyth, 1903, Creigvryn Edwards, Ruabon, 1887, Peter Edwards ('Pedr Alaw'), 1893, Principal Thomas Charles Edwards, 1889, Dr William Edwards, Cardiff, 1903, William Ellis, Llanrwst, Abergele, Conway and St Asaph, 1869-1893, A. I. Evans, Haverfordwest, D[aniel] Silvan Evans, Llanwrin, 1875-1881, David Evans, London and Warrnambool, 1864-1898, Archdeacon David Evans, Llandudno, 1903-1906, D[avid] Emlyn Evans, 1867-1904, Samuel Evans, Carmarthen ['Gomerydd'], 1852, William Evans ('Alaw Afan'), 1883, and W[illiam] M[organ] Evans, Carmarthen, 1868.

The first of seven volumes of about six hundred letters mainly addressed to Thomas Gee and relating to a variety of subjects particularly in the fields of education, temperance reform, religious movements, and political questions. -- The principal correspondents are H. Adams, Ruthin, 1868; William Ambrose ('Emrys'), 1865; R. Myddelton Biddulph, 1868; John Bright, 1866-85; Joseph Chamberlain, 1885-90; David Charles, Abercarn and Aberystwyth, 1866-9; Sir Robert A. Cunliffe, 1872, 85; Dr. R. W. Dale, 1885; David Davies, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1898; Sir. D. S. Davies, 1892; W. Cadwaladr Davies, 1884; O. M. Edwards, 1889-91; Principal Thomas Charles Edwards, 1889; Thomas E. Ellis, Dr. E. Herber Evans, 1877; E. Vincent Evans, 1898; S. T. Evans, 1891-3; and William Evans, Chester, 1883-4.

Letters addressed mainly to John Matthews, on political and literary matters, by T. F. Burton, Cromer, 1830; M. Daniel, Carmarthen, 1868; David Davies, Llandinam, 1868; Evan Davies, Swansea, 1868-9; J. Davies, Llandyssul, 1869; J. C. Davies, Holywell, 1869 (to G. O. Morgan); J. Lloyd Davies, London, 1855; Lewis Davies, Merthyr Tydfil, 1859; Edward Drury, Bala, 1825; Lewis Edwards, Bala, 1868; Thomas Charles Edwards, Bala, 1849-59; E. Ellis, Bettws y Coed; Griffith Ellis, Aberystwyth, 1867; A. M. Evans, Cardigan, 1868; H. C. Fryer; John Griffiths ('Y Gohebydd'), 1869; Edward Hall, Aberystwyth, 1901; Thomas Harris, Landyssul, 1868; J. and H. Hughes, Aberystwyth, 1869: John Jenkins, Chester, 1868; Messrs. Jones, Francis, & Bosanquet, London, 1864; David Jones, Aberystwyth, 1856; G. Jones, London; J. H. Jones, Aberaeron, 1868-9; Thomas Jones, Manchester, 1869; A. L. Lewis, Bethesda, 1861; W. L. Lewis, Berriew, 1870; Morgan Lloyd, 1840-5; Thomas D. Lloyd, Bronwydd, 1868-70; Anne Matthews, 1833; John Matthews, 1827-68; Jane Owens, Aberystwyth, 1870; Robert Parry ('Robyn Ddu Eryri'), 1839; W. Pierce, Penllwyn, 1858; E. L. Pryse, 1868; E. W. Richards, London, 1831; Henry Richard, 1828-69; E. M. Richards, 1868-70; Sloane Richards, 1869; I. Roberts, Manchester, 1835; John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'), 1853; John C. Roberts, Utica, 1870; D. M. Rowlands, Swansea, 1869-70; H. Sandwith, Belgrade, 1876; Edward Stephen ('Tanymarian'), 1858; B. T. Williams, London, 1869; Evan Williams, Merthyr, 1869; and W. R. Williams, Rhyl, 1869; and miscellanea. Also two letters to John Matthews, Amlwch, son of John Matthews, junior.

Letters mainly addressed to H. Cernyw Williams by Elias H. Jones, Llangernyw, 1905, Henry Jones, Glasgow, 1897-1921, Charles Davies, Liverpool and Cardiff, 1883-1925, Thomas Charles Edwards, Aberystwyth and Bala, 1886-1895, C. H. Spurgeon, 1887-1888, and Owen Thomas, Newtown (to John Williams at Pwllheli), 1849.

Letters, 1876-1915, mainly addressed to C. Tawelfryn Thomas, from R. G. Berry, Gwaelod-y-garth; E. Bush, Caerphilly, 1886; R. A. Caledfryn, London, 1876; D. E. Coleman, Mountain Ash, 1881; Charles Davies, Cardiff, 1889; David Davies, Weston-super-mare and Brighton, 1883-1888; Ebenezer Davies, Ruthin, 1880; J. Davies, Blackburn, 1892; John Davies, Pentyrch, 1888; J. R. Davies, Cardiff, 1893; John M. Davies, Menai Bridge, 1894; P. Davies, Pant-teg, 1894; T. R. Davies, Bala and Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1876-1883; Thomas Davies (Bethel), 1882; Thomas Davies, Treforris, 1893; W. Davies, Llandilo, 1896; Thomas Charles Edwards, Aberystwyth, 1889; Wmffre Elis, Llangwm, 1878; D. Silyn Evans, Aberdare; E. Herber Evans, Caernarvon and Bangor, 1888-1894; J. T. Evans, Bodringallt, 1889; James D. Evans, Pontypridd, 1915; M. O. Evans, Wrexham, 1902; T. Penry Evans, Pontardulais, 1887; J. Foulkes, Aberavon, 1889; Thomas Gee, Denbigh, 1887; D. Griffith, Dolgellau, 1888; G. Pennar Griffiths, Merthyr Vale, 1887; Dr. Griffith Griffiths, Barry, 1902; H. Griffiths, Swansea, 1885; Ivor Griffith, Llanfair Caereinion, 1908; R. Griffiths, Cefn Coed y Cymer, 1890; H. Hughes, Llandudno, 1887; H. M. Hughes, Brecon and Cardiff, 1886; Thomas Hughes, Cardiff, 1894; Lewis James, Narberth, 1901; W. James, Swansea and Porth, 1894; E. Jenkins, Swansea, 1882-1891; W. Jenkins, Swansea, 1885; W. G. Jenkins, Huddersfield; D. S. Jones, Chwilog and Penmaenmawr, 1877-1893; Evan D. Jones, London, 1890; J. Jones, Mynyddislwyn, 1885-1889; J. Bowen Jones, Brecon, 1889; J. Cynddylan Jones, Cardiff, 1890-1894; J. Grawys Jones, Trecynon, 1889; J. R. Kilsby Jones, Llanwrtyd, 1882; Owen Jones, Mountain Ash, 1890; R. Jones, Gyffylliog, 1878; Rachel Evan Jones, Abergavenny, 1881; R. Puw Jones, Pencader, 1890; J. Towyn Jones, Garnant, 1890; W. E. Jones (Penllyn), 1894; W. Emlyn Jones, Morriston, 1889-1890; Watkin B. Joseph (Y Myfyr), Colwyn Bay, 1880; David Lewis, Llanelly, 1889; David Lewis, Hirwain, 1890; E. R. Lewis, Scranton (writing from Llanharan), 1885; H. Lewis, Greenmeadow, 1915; Lewis W. Lewis (Llew Llwyfo), 1888; Thomas Lewis, Bangor, 1888-1891; D. Morgan, Resolven, 1890; W. I. Morris, Pontypridd, 1883; William John Nicholson, Cardiff, Swansea, and Liverpool, 1886-1889; D. Oliver, Holywell, 1887; Henry Oliver, Bristol, 1884-1888; John Owen, Warden of Llandovery College, 1889; O. R. Owen, Glan-dŵr, 1888; O. Roger Owen, Holyhead, 1885; Richard Owen, Aberystwyth, 1887; and W. Owen, Llanharan and Hankow, 1876-1880.

Six scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings and manuscript notes compiled by the Reverend John Evans, Liverpool, approximately during the period 1884-1910. They contain accounts of religious and public meetings in Liverpool and elsewhere (e.g. the Liverpool Institute prize distribution, 1884, the opening of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, 1893); obituaries (e.g. Thomas Rees, D.D., Swansea, 1885, Edward Stephen ('Tanymarian'), 1885, Edward Matthews, Ewenny, 1892, John Hughes, D.D., Caernarvon, 1893, John Evans ('Eglwys Bach'), 1897, Thomas Gee, Denbigh, 1898, Dr. Joseph Parry, 1903, etc.); sermons and addresses (e.g. by Principal Thomas Charles Edwards, John Phillips, Bangor, Owen Evans, D.D., London, H. Elvet Lewis ('Elfed'), etc.); poetry, generlaly in the form of 'in memoriam' verses; portraits; rules of Rose Place Day School, Liverpool, established in 1844; a table of events in the history of Tabernacle Congregational Church, Liverpool, from 1800 to 1907; a history of Chatham Street Calvinistic Methodist Church, Liverpool, from 1839 to 1910; Brief Sketch of the past & present of Denbigh Castle (n.d.), etc. The volumes are indexed.

Letters, mainly to Edward Anwyl, the correspondents including J. Mortimer Angus, Sir John Ballinger, Vernon Bartlett (Oxford), Sir Joseph A. Bradney, Charles E. Breese, W. N. Bruce, O. H. Fynes-Clinton, John Daniel ('Rhabanian'), Thomas Darlington, C. Dauncey, D. H. Davies (Cenarth), R. Isgarn Davies, E. S. Dodgson, Sir Owen M. Edwards, Thomas Charles Edwards, Thomas Edward Ellis, Sir E. Vincent Evans, J. Gwenogvryn Evans, John Young Evans, Samuel J. Evans, A. M. Fairbairn, John Fisher, W. Foy (Cologne), Alfred Perceval Graves, John Griffith (Llangynwyd), W. B. Halhed (Llanrwst), James Hastings (editor of the Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics), C.H. Herford, N. Marais-Hoogenhout, Paul Hook, Ivor B. John, Sir John Morris-Jones, L. D. Jones ('Llew Tegid'), M. H. Jones, T. O. Neill Lane, Edward Laws, Philip H. Lawson, Sir John Herbert Lewis, Charles Lloyd (Maesycrugiau), R. Luyten (Haarlem), Jean Marx (Paris), A. Meillet (Paris), Kuno Meyer, A. W. Moore (Douglas, I.O.M.), Eluned Morgan (Patagonia), Sir James M. Murray (Oxford), E. W. B. Nicholson, Henry Owen (Poyston), A. C. Humphreys-Owen, Owen Owen (Chief Inspector, Central Welsh Board), Sir T. Isambard Owen, Julius Pokorny, Stuart (1st baron) Rendel, Sir John Rhys, T. Francis Roberts, Sir Walter Runciman, K. G. Schilling (Giessen, Germany), E. A. Sonnenschein, John E. Southall, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Ludwig Christian Stern, John Strachan, Sir Daniel Lleufer Thomas, A. O. Vaughan ('Owen Rhoscomyl'), J. Vendryes, Sir Paul Vinogradoff, Alfred T. Warren, Stanley J. Weyman, Hugh Williams (Bala), and Sir Thomas Marchant Williams.

Seven volumes containing several hundred letters, 1867-1916, most of them addressed to Daniel Davies, Ton, Ystrad, Glamorgan. Among the numerous correspondents, many of whom were Calvinistic Methodist ministers, are Ben Bowen, David Charles Davies, W. D. Davies (Hyde Park, Scranton, U.S.A.), Lewis Edwards, Roger Edwards, Thomas Charles Edwards, Daniel Silvan Evans, Henry Tobit Evans, Thomas Gee, John Griffith (Wiarton, Ontario), James Griffiths (Mankato, Minnesota, U.S.A.), William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog'), W. T. Rees ('Alaw Ddu'), J. J. Roberts ('Iolo Caernarfon'), John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'), Daniel Rowland (Normal College, Bangor), John Thomas ('Eifionydd') and William Thomas ('Islwyn').

Sermons preached by Thomas Charles Edwards in various Presbyterian churches in Liverpool, 1872-1876, transcribed for William Davies, draper, Liverpool from shorthand notes taken by J. C. Duckworth.

Letters addressed to William Hobley and others by Frederick Dally, Wolverhampton, 1900; R. Davies, Treborth, 1889; John R. Davies, Bangor, 1924; J. H. Davies, Aberystwyth, 1912; Ellis Edwards, Bala, 1905-1910, Thomas Charles Edwards, Liverpool, Aberystwyth and Bala, 1872-1894; Roger Edwards, Mold, 1881; Thomas Edward Ellis, 1898; J. R. Furness, Conway, 1893; T. W. Griffith, Llandudno, 1897; John H. Hobley, New York and Chicago, 1886-1899; R. Humphreys, Liverpool; W. H. Hume Humphreys, Australia, 1927; E. Penllyn Jones, Aberystwyth, 1897; Francis H. Jones, London, 1900; T. M. Jones, Prestatyn, 1930; J. T. A. Jones, Bala, 1901; John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd'), 1910; J. Puleston Jones, 1902-1924; Richard Jones, Llaneurgain, 1905; R[hys] B[evan] Jones, Porth, 1919; [Sir] Henry Lewis, 1904; E. I. Lloyd, Aberystwyth, 1905; John Lloyd, Wallaroo, 1898; Owen Lloyd, Caergwrle, 1898; Hugh Hughes, 1823; T. G. Crippen, London, 1904; A. Hobley, Randolph, 1891; John Davies, London, 1883; R. M. Davies, Bagillt; R. Ellis ('Cynddelw'), 1870; J. Gwenogvryn Evans; John Hughes, Islington, 1887; Selina, Countess of Huntington (autograph signature) to the congregation at Ely Chapel, 19 May 1790; Thomas Hughes, Chester, 1883; David Jenkins, Islington, 1878; Evan Doged Jones; Robert Jones, Llanfair, 1833; James Rhys Kilsby Jones, London, 1864; Howell Elvet Lewis, Hull; Mary Manuel, Llanover, 1878; M. F. Lloyd, Nannerch, 1879; S. A. Maude, Ruthin; R. Morgan, Beaumaris, 1872; Sir Lewis Morris, 1889; John Owen, Southport, 1916-1919; Robert O. Owens, Caernarvon, 1799, (concerning the distribution of Bibles); Alice Gray Jones ('Ceridwen Peris'); Eben Rees, Liverpool, 1883; Morgan John Rhys, Washington, 1795 (a copy of a part of a letter relating to John Evans and his journey up the Missouri); David Roberts, Wrexham, 1872; J. Ll. Roberts, Llanrwst, 1907; John Roberts, Tyddyn Willim, 1859; J. J. Roberts, Portmadoc; Samuel Roberts, 1881; R. R. Richards, Caerwys, 1829, with a copy of 'englynion Llys Ifor Hael' by Evan Evans ('Ieuan Brydydd Hir'); William Roberts, Timmalin, 1799; J. R. Williams, Pwllheli, 1898; W. J. Williams, Salford, 1871; Griffith Williams, Llannor, 1834; William Williams, Llangollen, 1898; Peter Williams, to David Jones, Llangan; L. P. Wynne Yorke, Dyffryn Aled; Thomas Thomas, Pontypridd, 1885; Owen Thomas, Liverpool, Tregeiriog, 1880; John Owen, Bala, 1906; John Owen, West Kirby, 1925; Owen J. Owen, Birkenhead, 1908; John Owens ('Ap Glaslyn'); J. Pritchard, Birmingham, 1908; H. Morgan Pugh, Carmel, 1906; J. E. Quinn, Bangor, 1921; D. Gwynedd Roberts, Conway, 1910; Robert Roberts, Llanbeblig, 1920; John Roberts, Bangor, 1895-1896; Morris Thomas, Bangor, 1910; John Thomas ('Eifionydd'), 1902; John Owen Thomas, Menai Bridge, 1902; R. Thomas, Talsarnau, 1909; [Sir] Ifor Williams, 1908; Isaac Jones Williams, Llandderfel, 1908; Hugh Williams, Bala, 1900; M. Williams, Bala-deulyn; W. Elias Williams, Pen-y-groes, 1922; H. Cernyw Williams, Corwen, 1904; Henry Jones Williams ('Plenydd'), 1910-1921; John Richard Williams ('Tryfanwy'), and others.