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Miscellaneous documents, 1824-1852, relating to church affairs within various parishes in Montgomeryshire, among them Berriew (several of the documents concern Berriew school), Darowen, Eglwysfach, Llanfyllin, Llangynyw, Llansanffraid, Llanwddyn, Welshpool and the township of Garthbwlch, together with Denbigh, county Denbighshire. There is also a notebook bearing entries for the period 1827-1848 on visitations, inspections and statements of accounts relating to various schools within Montgomeryshire.

The letters, 1910-1919, discuss the establishment and organisation of the Welsh National Memorial Association, set up in 1911, the National Health Insurance Commission Wales, the preparation and publication of The Welsh Outlook, the WEA, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (where a number of developments and appointments are discussed in some detail), the University of Wales, and the financial support of the Davies family of Llandinam for many initiatives in Wales.

Marriage licences granted by the Bishop of St Asaph for a marriage to be solemnized at Llanymawddwy, county Merioneth, 1787, and at Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, 1810.

The correspondents include: D. R. Daniel (3), 1899-1912, Thomas Darlington, 1901, Sir Alfred T. Davies (3), 1908-1917, D. Cunllo Davies (7), 1913-1923, David Davies, Baron Davies of Llandinam (16), 1901-1925, E. Clement Davies (6), 1907-1909, Ellis W. Davies MP (3), 1909-1912, George M. Ll. Davies (3), 1904-1925, Gwilym Davies, 1923, J. Glyn Davies, 1905, J. Gwynoro Davies (8), 1894-1925, and J. T. Davies, 1915.

Exercise book endorsed 'Proses and fair copies' containing Greek and Latin exercises undertaken by T. I. Ellis presumably while an undergraduate student.

The letters, 1905-1925, give family and domestic news. Some were written during travels on the Continent.

The correspondents include Alafon (2), 1915, J. Mortimer Angus, Registrar of the University of Wales, (8), 1906-1919 and undated, D. Brynmor Anthony, Registrar of the University of Wales, (7), 1923-1926, Bodfan Anwyl (13), 1920-1924, Sir Edward Anwyl (9), 1892-1914, and Charles Ashton (7), 1893-1894.

Most of the letters, 1901-1920, are sent on behalf of the family legal practice Lloyd George and George, requesting J. H. Davies's opinion on legal cases and the estates of a number of deceased persons.

The correspondence, 1885-1926, is very varied and reflects closely many facets of Welsh public, cultural and intellectual life during this period. There are a large number of invitations to J. H. Davies to attend various meetings, events and occasions and to deliver public lectures in Wales and beyond. He is often invited to subscribe to books and journals and to contribute to a large number of charities and worthy causes. -- After Davies's appointment as Registrar of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, in 1905, a large number of the letters relate to the college: its development, expansion, departments, academic staff, the convention of public lectures etc. A number of letters also concern the establishment and the early development of the National Library of Wales: its location at Aberystwyth, its building appeal fund, and the grant of a royal charter. -- Many of the letters are from academics, both historians and literary scholars, who write to J. H. Davies concerning their researches and writings. Welsh manuscripts and printed works feature prominently in the letters. There is a particular interest in his work on the Welsh ballads and his researches on Morgan Llwyd and Lewis Morris. -- Some letters concern the Calvinistic Methodist connexion and others the Church in Wales, especially the deliberations of the contentious Welsh Church Commission, set up in 1906, of which J. H. Davies was a member. There are also a few letters devoted to legal matters, particularly the running of the Cwrt Mawr estate. Several also concern local events and developments in the Tregaron-Llangeitho locality. A few of the correspondents are engaged in local history and family history research.

The correspondents include: André Barbier, 1924, W. Ambrose Bebb (2), 1924-1925, Henry Blackwell, New York (9), 1904-1925, Ivor Bowen, 1914, Rev. Thomas Bowen, Merthyr Tydfil (7), 1911-1920, Joseph A. Bradney (23), 1909-1925, Thomas Brigstocke, 1915, W. Brigstocke (4), 1895-1899, and J. Davies Bryan, 1923.

The correspondents include: Robert Joseph Davies, father of J. H. Davies (22), 1885-1892, T. Huws Davies (10), 1909-1914, M. L. Vaughan Davies (2), undated, Walford Davies (39), 1919-1926 and undated, Sir William Llewelyn Davies, 1925, and H. W. C. Davis, 1924.

The correspondents include Griffith Ellis, Bootle (7), 1902-1907.

Includes letters from: Harry Farr, Cardiff, (5), 1901-1911, J. Kyrle Fletcher (3), 1906-1909, H. J. Fleure (21), 1909-1925, J. O. Francis (4), 1914-1923, and H. C. Fryer (4), 1895-1904.

The correspondents include: A. G. Prys-Jones, 1922, C. Bryner Jones (33), 1907-1925, Sir David Brynmor Jones (3), 1909-1912, Major Edgar Jones, Barry (16), 1902-1925, E. Penllyn Jones (6), 1889-1898, and Fred Llewellyn-Jones (2), 1898-1924.

The correspondents include: Walter Spurrell, Carmarthen, (22), 1902-1916, Lord Stamfordham, 1926, Sir George Stapledon (2), 1921 and undated, and Dr G. Arbour Stephens, 1925.

The letters, 1894-1913, refer to the writer's academic work, researches and publications on the Welsh manuscripts. He refers to his research trips to a number of libraries and archival repositories. There are also a few passing references to contemporary events in Wales and to developments at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

The letters, 1899-1913, discuss antiquarian books and the author's research work.

General papers, 1793-1925, relating to the family of J. H. Davies, Cwrt Mawr, including deeds and documents, 1793-1896, stray letters, 1822-1925, Watkin family letters, 1848-1873, school reports, 1883-1889, and miscellaneous financial papers, 1819-1825.

General letters, 1853-1892, to R. J. Davies. Many relate to the affairs of the Calvinistic Methodist connection, preaching engagements etc. Others concern business and financial matters or local government. There are also a number of sympathy letters sent on the death of R. J. Davies's son 'Bertie' in 1879. The correspondents include Lewis Edwards, Y Bala, (2) 1871-1879, and Thomas Charles Edwards (3), 1873-1892. There is also a sympathy letter from Principal Thomas Charles Edwards to Davies's widow following his death in 1892.