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Papers of, or collected by, Evan William Evans, Dolgellau, 1808-[1921x1925], consisting mainly of material of Dolgellau local historical and religious interest, including rate assessments and valuations, accounts, rentals, chapel records and other records, 1813-1877; agricultural, timber, slate and other account books, 1823-1879; papers of T. Mordaf Pierce, including correspondence, essays, sermons and material relating to Dolgellau history, 1894-1914; material relating to Calvinistic Methodism in Llanidloes and Dolgellau, 1808-1918; and correspondence, 1850-1921, mainly addressed to Evans.

A notebook containing a medical list for the South Camp at Frongoch internment camp, Merioneth, 17 July-18 August and 22 October 1916, compiled by Tomás O Donncadha (Tomás O Donohoe).
The lists, compiled daily, 17-23 July, 25 July, 29 July-2 August (ff. 4-10, rectos only, 11-13, 14) and 3-18 August (ff. 3 verso-7 verso, versos only, 8 verso-10 verso, 13 verso, 14 verso-20), are variously headed 'Hospital List', 'Medicine' or 'Medical List' and include the names of patients and their prisoner numbers. Three further lists, 22 October 1916 and [n.d.], are included on loose sheets (ff. 21-23). The volume also includes lists of Irish words and phrases (ff. 1 verso-2 verso, 18 verso-19). The volume is written mostly in pencil. Frongoch housed over 1800 Irish republicans between June and December 1916; the South Camp was located in an old whisky distillery, the nearby North Camp consisted of wooden huts. O Donohoe writes 'Farewell' on f. 19 verso and the end of the volume coincides closely with the release of the majority of the prisoners in mid-August.

Deeds and documents, 1660-1922, from Bronwylfa, Llandderfel, partly relating relating to the Fronheulog estate and to the Williams family of Fronheulog and Menairafon, Angelsey, and partly relating to other properties, probably belonging to the clients of Messrs Anwyl and Davies, solicitors, and printed matter, mainly Acts of Parliament, 1816-1850.

A manuscript containing a funeral oration, delivered at Jesus College, Oxford, 1685, upon Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625-1685), together with a copy of the preface to his will.

Funeral sermon of Mr John Harris by the Reverend Micah Thomas, Abergavenny, Baptist minister. English. Between boards. Donated by the Reverend Howell A. Morgan, Bridgend, December 1970.

Contemporary copies of two sermons preached by Dr. [Samuel] Benion and [Matthew] Henry at Broad Oak, co. Flint, 28 May, 1707, on the occasion of the death [? funeral] of the latter's mother Mrs. Katharin Henry. The first sermon is said to have been 'Occasion'd likewise by the death of Mr. Pell'.

Further papers received by Ceris Gruffudd relating to the immigration of Welsh Patagonian families to Australia, comprising a brief account by Gladys Amey of the Welsh settlement in New South Wales, 1912-28, and a map specifying the names of the Welsh settlers and the land allocated to each of them.

Further papers received by Mr Ceris Gruffudd relating to the immigration of Welsh Patagonian families to Australia, including a copy of the newsletter, June-July 1994, of the Leeton Family History Society.

Further papers relating to the immigration of Welsh Patagonian families to Australia comprising photocopies of letters from settlers and prospective immigrants.

A small collection consisting of a notebook and legal and other papers of George Stephens, governor of the county gaol, Carmarthen; journals of William Davies, Pumpsaint, midshipman; and a play by George Arbour Stephens entitled 'Carmarthen. A Historical Episode ...'.

Research papers and correspondence, 1982-1997, relating to the Montgomeryshire Place-Names Project, including map data entries and notes on place-names; material on etymology, 1981-1994, including correspondence and notes for talks and lectures; papers, 1971-1995, deriving from G. G. Evans's work as tutor at the Montgomeryshire College of Further Education; minutes, correspondence and papers, 1969-1996, relating to a large number of committees on which Evans served; miscellaneous correspondence and papers, 1953-1995, mainly concerning Evans's scholastic and writing work; and research notes and papers, relating to Evans's publications and other research projects.

Papers of, belonging to, or relating to George Gilbert Treherne Treherne, [1885x1924], containing for the most part material of antiquarian and historical interest. They include: notes, extracts and transcripts relating to Wales (particularly Carmarthenshire) and elsewhere, including etymological notes on place-names; extracts from Carmarthenshire tithe records of the 1840s; extracts from and notes on pedigrees relating in part to Carmarthenshire; correspondence, 1890-1924, mainly on antiquarian topics; press cuttings, 1911-1923, including an article on Treherne; draft and preparatory notes towards a work on Laugharne and the surrounding areas; an interleaved and annotated copy of Treherne's Notes on the Dedication of the Church in Honour of Saint Margaret Marlos (London, 1904); an annotated copy of Treherne's Eglwys Cymmin Book of Epitaphs (Carmarthen, 1919); and a typescript copy of G. G. T. Treherne's autobiography.

'A few hints on peach culture out of doors', being a typescript of an article written c. 1895 by G. Hall, head gardener to Evan Lewis, Brynderwen, Llandaff.

G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy, with autograph letter and drawing. English. Cloth. Donated by the Misses A. N. & M. G. Lloyd Thomas, Llanarth, August 1955.

The G. T. Clark manuscripts consist mostly of the genealogical, archaeological and historical papers of George Thomas Clark. Also included is a portion of the 'collectanea' of William Davies, Cringell, near Neath, relating to the history of Glamorgan (NLW MS 5231-5234).

Notes, made mainly between 1838 and 1842, by George Thomas Clark (1809-1898), afterwards of Dowlais and Talygarn, Glamorgan, on the architectural features of a large number of churches in England, with occasional notes on monuments, castles and certain residences, almost all the notes being accompanied by sketches.

Manuscripts, 1827-1875, from the library of G. T. O. Bridgeman, including heraldic material, etc., relating to the Wynn family of Gwydir, and also transcripts of charters and public records.