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Sermon notes by Titus Lewis and Hugh William Jones ('Yr Utgorn Arian'), Baptist ministers at Carmarthen.

An essay, written about 1913, by Dr. Hugh Jones, Liverpool, entitled 'A Scheme for the Diffusion of Knowledge of First Aid, Home Nursing, and Domestic Hygiene in Wales'.

Papers relating to the activities of the Welsh Baptist Young Men's Society in Liverpool and District, 1878-1881; a programme of the inauguration meeting of the new building of the Liverpool Young Men's Christian Association, 1877, and a 'promises card' for December 1883; papers relating to temperance meetings in Liverpool, 1879, a circular entitled 'Cenhadaeth Ddirwestol Cylchdaith Caernarfon ... 1897'; and a handbill for a series of temperance meetings held at Denbigh, 1899.

Six exercise books containing a collection of local folk-rhymes, riddles, customs, and superstitions; accounts of fairs and of other events in the parish of Llanwenog; and a list of subscribers to the Mary Thomas Testimonial, 1922.

Holograph manuscripts of three tenor solos composed in 1930 by Thomas Hubert J. Rees - 'Y Gwylanod', 'Y Seren Unig', and 'Y Cwmwl', words by Sir John Morris-Jones.

An account book, 1847-77, of a blacksmith at Glanavon Forge, Llanllwni, Carmarthenshire.

A letter, 1896, from David Watkin Jones ('Dafydd Morganwg') to John Daniel Evans with transcripts of unpublished poems by Thomas Evans ('Telynog'); a postcard, 1902, from William Jones, M.P., to J. D. Evans at Goginan, Cardiganshire; an unsigned letter, 1900, containing a brief history of the Baptists in Goginan and district; and a hymn-tune entitled 'Goginan' by William Aubrey Williams ('Gwilym Gwent'), 1869.

A school exercise book in arithmetic subsequently used for agricultural accounts and memoranda, 1858-1892, by James James, Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, Cardiganshire; a register of pupils, 1859-1860; and letters by Thomas James, Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, 1895-1897, Thomas Hamer, Aberdare, 1895, and Mary Parry, Liverpool.

A poor rate assessment book, 1861-1866, for the parish of Doithie Camddwr, Cardiganshire.

Stanzas, written in 1826, by John Parry ('Bardd Alaw'):- 'A sentiment' (with music), 'The Scare-crow', and' Musicians and actors'.

Correspondence, 1854, relating to sanitation at Portmadoc and Tremadoc.

An autograph album, 1861-1907, containing entries by Henry Rees, John Ogwen Jones, Thomas Raffles, J. R. Kilsby Jones, John Jones, Abercin, D[avid] Saunders, Lewis Edwards, John Owen ('Owain Alaw'),Thomas Nicholas, William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog'), John Roberts, Cherrapoongee, Thomas Levi, and others.

A typescript dissertation on 'The History of Traeth Mawr and the Industrial Results of the Formation of the Embankment', by William Morgan Richards, Portmadoc, 1925.

A typescript dissertation entitled 'A General Survey of the Slate Industry of Caernarvonshire and Merionethshire', by William Morgan Richards, Portmadoc, 1933.

Minutes, 1907, of a committee for postal reforms in Rhostryfan and Rhosgadfan, Caernarvonshire.

A 'Book of Quotations and General Remarks' or 'Cyfeiriadau Clasurol (Detholion)', containing extracts from, and notes on, classical and other sources, e.g. Homer, Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Virgil, Dante, John Milton, etc. The volume was originally used as a contributions book of a Workmen's Association, and some accounts for the period 1881 are preserved on the inside lower cover.

A survey of the manors of Penmarke, Funmon, Barrey, and Lancadle, Glamorgan, made by Evan Mouse in 1622, being a typescript copy (280 pp.) of the Welsh section of a manorial survey acquired in 1936 by the Bedfordshire County Record Office.

A volume of transcripts of poetry, mainly 'cywyddau' and 'englynion', by Iowerth Fynglwyd, William Llŷn, Huw Cae Llwyd, Gwilym ap Sefnyn, Dafydd Nanmor, Thomas Prys, Syr Dafydd Trefor, Aneurin Gwawdrudd ('Anearan Gwowdrudd'), Rhys Pennardd, Iolo Goch, Gutun Ceiriog, Siôn Mawddwy, Dio ap Ifan Du, Rhys Goch Glyndyfrdwy, Dafydd ap Edmwnd, Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug, Philip John Philip, Siôn Philip, Owain Gwynedd, Ieuan Brydydd Hir, Siôn Cent, David Jones, Rhys Wynn, Siôn Tudur, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Meredydd ap Rees, Llywelyn ap Gutun, Syr Owain ap Gwilym, Griffith Philip, Rowland Vaughan, Richard Philip, Edmwnd Prys, Robin Ragett, Tudur Aled, John Prichard Prys, Robert Klidro, Ellis Rowland 'o Harlech', Hugh Llwyd 'o Gynfal', Huw Morris, Lewis Morris, Mr. David Roberts, Rice Lloyd, Moris ap Robert, Bala, and Thomas Jones, Orsedd Las. The greater part of the volume was written in the early eighteenth century. Among slightly later hands at the end of the volume is that of William Jones of Orsedd Las. At the end of the volume is a letter from a Welsh emigrant, written from Delaware, 21 September, 1828.

A transcript, made in 1936 by Frank Ward, Torquay, of a fragmentary sheet of accounts of William Thomas, warden of the upper division of the parish of Trawsfynydd, for the year 1778.

Register of Thomas Morgan Llewellin, notary public, Newport, Monmouthshire, 21 July, 1854-27 June, 1861, relating to movements of ships at the port of Newport.