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Poetry and essays written by John Jones ('Gwalch'), Aberaman, mainly for 'eisteddfodau' in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.

A collection of psalm-tunes and anthems made c. 1850.

'The day book of Subsistance &c. at Esgr mwyn [i.e. Esgair Mwyn lead mine, Cardiganshire] Sept. 25th to Novr. 22th 1754', and a transcript of an act 'Concerning the Laws to be used in Wales', 27 Henry VIII, c. 26.

A volume containing an early manuscript draft, [c. 1932], by Margiad Evans of her second novel, The Wooden Doctor (Oxford, 1933), here entitled 'A Divine Image', and containing material not included in the published text. The volume was originally in the possession of the geologist and palaeontologist Robert Etheridge and contains notes by him, 1854, on lead mining in Cardiganshire (ff. 242 verso-244).

Notes of sermons preached, 1828-1829, by John Breese, Dafydd Owen, Evan Davies (Llanrwst), Da[vid] Jones (Treffynnon), William Williams (Wern), John Griffith (Manchester), David Morgan (Machynlleth), John Roberts (Llanbrynmair), Da[vid] Roberts (Dinbych), etc.

A volume in the hand of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) containing pedigrees of Cardiganshire gentry families (pp. 1-136), together with a few from Carmarthenshire (pp. 137-163) and Pembrokeshire (pp. 164-179).

A book of sermons written in 1610. A receipt by John Jones, clerk, to 'Mr Morgan', vicar of Llanhasaph [i.e. Llanasa], 8 December 9 James I [1611], entered in the book suggests that it belonged to Evan Morgan, nephew of Bishop William Morgan. There are tithe and building accounts in the original hand. Later entries include lists of children of the Corwen and Gwyddelwern districts attending a local school, medical recipes and a copy of a brief on behalf of John Jones of Aberdaron, miller. In the middle of the eighteenth century the manuscript belonged to Evan Thomas, Cwmhwylfod.

An essay by Thomas Edwards on 'Flintshire Place-names', with numerous emendations and additions by the author and others. The preface is dated March 1909, and an accompanying autograph letter, dated 10 October 1910, from W. H. Evans, Sons & Co., The Farmers' Herald Office, Chester, to the author, contains an estimate of the cost of the proposed publication of the volume.

Ichthyographical notes and lists of British animals and birds by Thomas and David Pennant and 'An Account of such Fish as are either Natives or that frequent The River Wye Herefordshire' by 'Doctr. Roberts'.

Sermons, notes for lectures and articles, and a note of routes used by cattle drovers in Brecknockshire, Carmarthenshire, etc.

Notes of sermons preached by Abel Francis, D. Jenkins, James Lewis, and D. Williams, at Aberduar, Crug-y-maen, and Rhyd-y-bont, 1731-1763.

Press cuttings of articles, poetry and miscellaneous notes by 'Rhuddenfab', including notes on 'eisteddfodau'; a series of seventy articles entitled 'Deugain Mlynedd yn Ôl' by 'Rhen O', i.e. 'Rhuddenfab'; and autograph letters to 'Rhuddenfab' from Rowland Williams ('Hwfa Môn'), Sir George Osborne Morgan, John Davies ('Taliesin Hiraethog'), William Jones ('Ehedydd Iâl'), J. Ceulanydd Williams ('Ceulanydd'), Richard Davies ('Mynyddog') and John Thomas ('Eifionydd'); etc.

A manuscript containing sermons preached at various places in Denbighshire, Flintshire, Montgomeryshire and Caernarvonshire.

Service books of the Mid-Cardiganshire Shire Horse Society's stallions, 'Ivy Victor Chief', 1915, 'Elksley Prince William', 1916, 'Frithville Conquering King', 1917, 'Leek Challenger', 1918, 'Sundridge Dray King', 1919, 'Dollar Dictator', 1920-1921, 'Groby Stonewall', 1922, 'Hafren Clansman', 1923, 'Chatsworth Drayman', 1924, 'Quarry Goalkeeper', 1925, 'Member for Carlton', 1926, 'Frodingham Major', 1927, and The Stallion Owner's Service Register and Groom's Check Book for 'Ivy Victor Chief', 1914.

Jottings relating to matters connected with education in Wales.

'Calendar of all The High-Sheriffs for The County of Carmarthen and of all the Mayors, Bailiffs and Sheriffs of the Corporation of Carmarthen from the year of Our Lord 1400 to 1818 ...'; genealogical notes and tables largely of South Wales families, with numerous notes and annotations by Stedman Thomas; etc.

Miscellaneous accounts, 1869-1892, including a record of rents from houses, dividends from building societies, etc. in the Swansea district received by John Evans, grocer, Skewen, Glamorgan, father of S. T. Evans.

Photostat facsimiles of two letters, 1864-1865, from 'Talhaiarn' to his niece Elizabeth Anne Jones, of a psalm tune composed by her with English and Welsh words by 'Talhaiarn', and of two letters, 1922, from Elizabeth Anne Jones's daughter Lilian M. Jones, Craigfechan, near Ruthin, to Sir John Ballinger, with a list of 'Talhaiarn''s material transferred to the National Library in 1922.

A typescript copy, 1940, of 'The Tribal System in Wales Examined' by Timothy Lewis (1877-1958), a version of which was published as 'The Tribal System in Wales' in the Economic History Review, second series, 6 (1954), 297-304, and also 'Seebohm's Tribal System of Wales' in ibid., second series, 9 (1956), 16-33.