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Letters, 1890-1901, to William Latham Bevan (1821-1908) mostly relating to Bevan's Appendix to his diocesan history and discussing in particular local history and place-names; together with miscellaneous notes mostly in Bevan's hand. Correspondents include Henry Tobit Evans (2) 1901, John Fisher (1) 1893, and Egerton Phillimore (3) 1890-1893.

Thirty-four letters, 1886-1907, to William Marcus Thompson (1857-1907), barrister-at-law, mostly relating to his editorship of Reynolds's Newspaper and to political life, in particular the activities of the Independent Labour Party and the Social Democratic Federation. The correspondents include Horatio Bottomley (3) 1899-1905, H. Hamilton Fyfe (1) 1894, David Lloyd George (1) 1901, H. M. Hyndman (3) 1893-4, and Benjamin Tillett (2) 1899-1901. Also included are a few legal and other papers.

Letters to William Evans from W. Ll. Davies, J. G. Davies, O. M. Edwards, J. Morris Jonesand others. Welsh, English. Between boards. Donated by William Evans, Cardiff, after 1955.

Letters to William Horstall, Chester, on his silver wedding and to William Horstall, Prestatyn, on his marriage. English. Between boards. Purchased from Mr Tom Lloyd Roberts, Caerwys, December 1972.

Nine letters, 1963-83, addressed to William Robert (Bill) Carrick, including seven from the novelist Richard Vaughan, dated 1963-9 and 1981.

Letters to Winifred, Lady Ingestre (afterwards Pennoyer) from John Betjeman, Dame Melba, H.R.H. Princess Alice and others. English. Between boards. Donated by Judge Gwyn Morris, Q.C., London, October 1973.

Letters, 1937-1939, to William R. Edwards, 'Wil y Glo' (d. 1985), Llanafan, co. Cardigan, together with miscellaneous documents, 1848-1917, formerly in his possession, relating mainly to the Frongoch lead mines and to other property in the parishes of Llanafan and Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, co. Cardigan.

Letters written by Arthur Thomas, Cardigan to his parents while on naval service. English. Between boards. Donated by Arthur Thomas, Cardigan, July 1962.

Letters written by Dylan Thomas to Maurice Carpenter (2), Edith Sitwell, and Cordelia Sewell. English. Between boards. Purchased from Sotheby's & Co. Ltd, London, December 1965 & December 1972.

Eight letters written by Griffith Lloyd of Forest, Carmarthenshire, his son, Samuel, and his daughter-in-law, Lady Beatrice.

Four holograph letters to the Reverend Dr. [William] Buckland, Christ Church, Oxford, from J[oshua] Trimmer, Caerna[r]von, etc., 1834-1836 (a 'good budget' of 'diluvial news' from Caernarvonshire, the 'alluvia' of Dublin Bay, etc.) (together with one draft reply), and from J[ohn] E[ddowes] Bowman [the elder], from Varteg near Ponty Pool, Monmouthshire, and from Gresford, near Wrexham, 1836 (papers read at the British Association meetings at Bristol, the excavation of the Cefn bone cave); and one holograph letter from Geo. Cumming, Dolhyfryd, near Denbigh, to the Reverend Edward Stanley (of Adderley) [sic] at the British Association, Bristol, 1836 (observations on the limestone caves at Cefn).

Twenty-nine holograph letters from Evan Lloyd, Jesus College, Oxford, etc., [cleric and author, aft. absentee vicar of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd] to his father John Lloyd and to his brother Robert Lloyd, Vron [Dderw], near Bala, co. Merioneth, 1751-1773; a holograph letter from Robt. Lloyd, Vron, to Evan Lloyd, Temple Bar, London, 1768; a holograph letter from E[lizabeth] Baker to Miss Lloyd, Vron, 1783; and the blank sheet of a letter to John Lloyd, Vron, franked by J. Dunning.

Two Latin letters, one from Gabriel Goodman, Dean of Westminster, 1569, and the other from Thomas Godwin, master of Abingdon School, and letters from P. Francis, 1787, and John Fenn, 1773.

Fifteen letters, 1816-28, written by William Michell (ca. 1774-1829), vicar of Llantrisant, co. Glamorgan, to his father Dr John Michell, vicar of Fairford, co. Gloucester (4), his mother (10), and his brother Major Edward T. Michell (1), containing mainly news and gossip about the gentry of counties Brecon and Glamorgan, in whose society he moved; included in the last letter is a survey, 1828, of the Michell family estate in Huish Episcopi, co. Somerset.

Three holograph letters:- from John, 2nd baron St. John of Bletso, from London, 14 March, 1594/5, to John Wynne of Gwydor, esq. (the execution of the Queen's commission in the matter of encroachments); from H. Evans from Brasenose [College, Oxford], 17 July ---, to Mr. Jhon Wynne at Gwedr (or at Conway in the Sessions) (the writer's ill-treatment by Mr. Wy ... of Clynocke, together with an eulogy in Latin entitled 'Carmen amoris ad amantissimum Juvenem et fidelissimum amicum Jo. Wynne, authore amore. H.E.') (mutilated); and from Henry Herbert, 4th baron Herbert of Chirbury, from Badminton, 3/13 December, [16]81, to 'Monsieur le Chevalier [Sir Richard] Bulstrode, Resident pour sa Majesté de la grande Bretagne, a Bruxelles' (the receipt of a letter and of answers to the enclosed, hopes of 'some quiet' in Flanders, 'the Luxembourg affaire', intelligences of action with the French).

Autograph letters from Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, to Howel Harris, 1770, with a draft reply by Harris, from David Jones, Llangan to Mr. Rogers at Carnachenwen, near Fishguard, 1804, from Thomas Charles, Bala, to Mrs. D. Davies at the Bank, Aberystwyth, 1809, and from E[benezer] R[ichard], Tregaron, to Mrs. Davies, Carnachenwen, 1816, and an extract from an unsigned letter.

Eleven letters and a telegram, 1956-1961, from Augustus John to his son Robin (ff. 1-13); together with a letter, 1961, to the same from his elder brother David John, recounting the death of their father (f. 14); a letter, 1966, from his aunt Ursula Nettleship (f. 20); and a photograph, 1904, of Augustus John, presented to the artist by the art collector Charles Rothenstein (f. 21).

A letter, 1887, from Charles A. Buckler to --- Lloyd (possibly Jacob Youde William Lloyd (1816-1887), author of The History ... of Powys Fadog ... (London, 1881-1887)) and three letters, 1909, from William Martial Myddelton (1852-1929) to Colonel Charles S. Mainwaring, Bwlchybeudy, Cerrig-y-drudion, referring to arms, pedigrees, etc.