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Papers, 1837-1848, of John Jones, draper, Llanuwchllyn, containing catechisms and notes of sermons and addresses on temperance and theological subjects, a list of subscriptions in the Pandy district towards the Temperance Society and the cost of a new banner, 1838, minutes of a delegate meeting at 'Yr Hen Gapel', 1 December 1837, and a printed address from the Montgomeryshire Association of Temperance Societies, 1838.

An account book of John Jones, skinner, Llanuwchllyn, 1813-1819, with 'A survey of the Great Truths taught in the Scriptures', a few diary entries, and notes of books read and lent, and miscellaneous memoranda.

An account book of the Pandy Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Llanuwchllyn, 1856-1870, with minutes, obituary notices and records of burials.

A miscellaneous collection of poetry including an incomplete 'pryddest' on the story of Kulhwch and Olwen written on the backs of sheets of a Birkenhead list of voters, 1876; a carol by D[avid] Lewis ('Ap Ceredigion'); a poem entitled 'Sion fy Nhaid' and a hymn by Henry Rowlands ('Henri Myllin'); a poem entitled 'Trefaldwyn' by J. R. Williams ('Tryfanwy'); poems entitled 'Gwlaw Sdiniog' and 'Cyfrinach y Tannau' by Robert Roberts ('Isallt'); an elegy on the death of Evan E. Owen, Assheton House, Ebenezer, 1883; a fragment of a song entitled 'Priodas yr Oen'; 'englynion' on Pont y Benglog taken from Tywysog Cymru, 15 Tach. 1832; English poems entitled 'The Burial of Abel', 'America', and 'Go Forward'; and selections from the writings of Rhys J. Huws written on the back of circulars relating to his Testimonial Fund, 1917.

A holograph draft of part of [William Thomas] ('Islwyn')'s 'Y Storm', and some proof sheets of Gwaith Islwyn (Llanuwchllyn, 1903), the foreword to which was written by O. M. Edwards.

Miscellaneous prose and verse including holograph poems on 'Dirwest' and 'Rhyddid' by Robert Parry ('Robyn Ddu Eryri'); a copy of an elegy on the death of Watkin Wynne of Voelas, 1774, by John Thomas, Pentrefoelas; 'pryddest: Paul yn Areopagus' submitted by 'Z.Y.Z.' for competition at the Tabernacle Eisteddfod, Pontypridd, 1862; 'Molawd i'r Iaith Gymraeg' (beginning 'Chwi hoff frodorion Cymru dirion'); a note by Owen M. Edwards on Gwen Jones, Panty March, Llangower, 1879; jottings by Owen M. Edwards of discussions at Lincoln College, Oxford, 1905-1906; a typescript copy of a letter by Owen M. Edwards from Geneva, printed in Y Goleuad, 31 Rhagfyr 1887; a note by Charles Ashton on a seventeenth century Welsh manuscript in his possession, 1891; a fragment entitled 'Gweledigaeth y Babell Wag'; 'Lloffion Llenyddol Mawddwy'; the first sheet of a letter on education in Anglesey, with a carol beginning 'Sain Hosanna Haleliwia'; and a sheet of sermon notes.

Transcripts mainly by [Sir] Owen M. Edwards of poetry by Ellis Cadwaladr, William Cadwaladr, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd [Dafydd Llwyd, Mathafarn], Dafydd Nanmor, John Edwards, Elis y Cowper, Gruffudd Hiraethog, Guto'r Glyn, Gutun Owain, Iolo Goch, Hugh Jones, 'Mr. Lewis curad Cerrig y Drudion', Lewis Glyn Cothi, Mathew Owen, Gruffydd Phylip, Siôn Phylip, William Phylip, Edmwnd Prys, Thomas Prys, Robert Siôn Owen, Ellis Rowland, Simwnt Fychan, Siôn Dafydd Las [John Davies], Tudur Aled and John [Siôn] Tudur.

Typewritten copies of 'Ymddiddan yr Enaid a'r Corff', 'Y Tri Brenin o Gwlen', and 'cywyddau' by Owain Gwynedd, Siôn Powel 'y Gwehydd o Ryd Eirin', and Gruffudd Hiraethog, taken from 'Y Piser Hir'.

'Cywyddau' and 'awdlau' by Sion y Kent, Iolo Goch, Sion Tudur, Gryffyth Grug, Gruffudd Hiraethog, Sion Tudur, Deio ap Ifan Du, and Dafydd ap Edmwnt.

Material (text, vocabulary, and notes) collected by Tom Matthews for a second volume of 'Gwaith Iolo Goch' in continuation of Gwaith Iolo Goch printed in 'Cyfres y Fil', Llanuwchllyn, 1915.

Two notebooks containing poems by Rhys J. Huws, including 'Pryddest: Sancteiddrwydd', 1896.

A volume of press cuttings of poems by John Davies ('Ossian Gwent').

A bundle of notebooks containing poems by John Davies ('Ossian Gwent').

A volume of poems by Isaac Roberts.

Transcripts by Owen M. Edwards and another of 'cywyddau' by John Cent, John Vaughan o Gairgai, William Phylip, William Wynn, Rowland Hugh, Thomas Prys, and Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (Dafydd Llwyd, Mathafarn); and 'englynion' and an elegy by Thomas Edwards ('Dochan Fardd').

An exercise book containing poems by William Cynwal Jones, Utica; press cuttings from Y Drych, 1904, containing a short biography and adjudication of memorial verses to W. C. Jones; and a covering letter by Moses Jones, Bala, 1909.

A notebook containing 'Cerddi' by John Jones, 1772-1775, Owen Griffith, and Ellis Roberts, and accounts relating to the raising of slates at Gloddfa bach.

A bundle of notebooks containing poetry mainly by Owen Lloyd which Sir Owen M. Edwards received from T. C. Jones ('Alonydd'), Liverpool. They contain miscellaneous 'englynion'; 'Rhiangerdd' composed for the Cemaes, Anglesey, Eisteddfod, 1870; 'pryddest: Crefydd, sef testyn cadair Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Eryri, 1879'; an elegy upon the death of Thomas Aubrey by Owen Lloyd; 'Pryddest: Marwolaeth Samson', 1872 'Pryddest: Rhyfeloedd y Groes'; verses: 'Melys yw hun y gweithiwr', 1872; 'Pryddest: Y Beibl'; 'awdl: Ffrwyth myfyrdod ar wlad Canan'; and a fragment of a poem entitled 'Elias ar ben Carmel'.

'Carol ar Don a elwir Mwyneidd-dra neu symlen pen bys' by Rowland Hugh, 1791, and a carol 'gofyn bwiall' by Ellis Roberts, Llanddoget.

A collection of poems by Hugh Jones, Penygroes, entitled 'Blodau Awen yn cynnwys ychydig Englynion, Pennillion a Cherddi, &c., o waith Hugh Jones, Penygroes, Llanwnda, yr hwn a fu farw Awst 6fed, 1825, wedi eu casglu yn ofalus gan O Jones, Bangor, 1828'; with a short biography of Hugh Jones ('Gwyndaf Ieuanc'.)