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Music manuscripts and personal papers of the composer William George, 1865-1920, including anthems, [1900]-1920; hymns, 1894-1920; part-songs, [1901]-1908; marching songs, 1901-1913; secular music, 1910-1917; duets, 1913-1919.

The papers donated by Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos in five groups between 1990 and 1997 comprise Lord Cledwyn's diaries, 1970-1978; his engagement diaries, 1966-1984; general correspondence files, 1956-1997; subject files, 1958-1997, including papers relating to Welsh affairs, 1962-1997, and to the Parliamentary Labour Party, 1968-1979; constituency papers, 1955-1996; speech notes, 1952-1979; and printed matter, 1945-1997. The The further papers donated by Lady Cledwyn in May 2001 comprise correspondence files, 1964-2001, including many letters from prominent politicians and individuals, files on specific subjects, 1989-2000, and miscellaneous papers, 1980-1999. --

Court books, 1794-1841, and other records of the manor of Rhuddlan, 1732, 1760-1765, 1861, 1908; records of the estates of Bodrhyddan, Aberkinsey and Bryn Iorcyn in Flintshire and Denbighshire, 1284, 1606-1855, including deeds, rentals and accounts, 1784-1794; and surveys, and correspondence, 18 cent.-19 cent., including a group relating to sugar plantations in Nevis and St Kitts in the West Indies.

Papers of Sir Samuel Thomas Evans, comprising correspondence, 1876-1920, including letters relating to D. Lloyd-George, personal matters, such as family matters, UCW Essay Prize and Evans' death, political matters and the Welsh Church Commission; miscellaneous political papers, leaflets, notes etc, [1890]-[1910]; miscellaneous notes, pamphlets, notebooks etc. of a personal nature, 1875-[1919]; speeches and notes, [1900-1918]; papers relating to the Welsh Church disestablishment question, [1893], [1908x1910]; legal cases, 1894, 1910-1918; press cuttings, [1890x1918]; and miscellaneous material, 1881-1916.

Records of the Association of Welsh Local Authorities, 1928-1976, including minutes of annual meetings, 1952-1973; minutes of council meetings, 1952-1973; cash books, 1958-1973; administration papers, 1953-1976, papers relating to the withdrawal of railway services in Wales, 1962-1970; and subject files, 1952-1974, relating the interests and activities of the Association, such as water resources, transport, education, and the Welsh economy.

The collection comprises autobiographical essays submitted for the autobiographical essay competition, 'Ar fy Myw!/On my Life!' organised by the Welsh Arts Council in 1987. It also includes reports by the four adjudicators on the entries; and press releases prepared in June 1988 giving details of the successful competitors.

Papers relating to the disestablishment of the Church in Wales including pamphlets and speeches debating the cases for and against disestablishment and discussing the drafting of schemes and amendments; papers used as research for the drawing of the Constitution; drafts and printed copies including amendments of the Constitution of the Church in Wales, and schemes for the Governing Body, the Representative Body, and the establishment of Ecclesiastical Courts; schedules of revised statutes; papers relating to the Convention of the Church in Wales held in 1917; papers relating to questions and disputes arising from the disestablishment; papers relating to the work of the Governing Body and the Representative Body; papers relating to the Joint Committee of the Church in Wales; papers relating to stipends, livings and benefactions; correspondence between Viscount Sankey and various dignitaries of the Church in Wales and other individuals; and other papers relating to the disestablishment and the Church in Wales, 1853-1948, 1972. -- Also included within this archive are the papers of Frank Morgan relating to the Constitution of the Church in Wales, mainly comprising correspondence with C. A. H. Green, 1910-1934, but also including a manuscript draft of the Constitution in the hand of C. A. H. Green; and papers of Derrick Greenslade Childs on Viscount Sankey and the disestablishment, [1948]-[c. 1965].

Deeds relating mainly to Carmarthenshire, 1531-1857, and to other Welsh counties including Brecknockshire, 1655-1800, Cardiganshire, 1628-1819, Glamorgan, 1673-1792, Monmouthshire, 1636-1795, Montgomeryshire, 1675-1702, Pembrokeshire, 1724-1811, and Radnorshire, 1689-1773. There is no apparent connection between the deeds.

Cofnodion Bwrdd Ffilmiau Cymraeg, 1970-1986, yn cynnwys papurau gweinyddol, gohebiaeth gyffredinol, gohebiaeth yn ymwneud â chynhyrchu ffilmiau i'r Bwrdd, a phapurau a gohebiaeth yn ymwneud â phynciau ariannol,1972-1986, gan cynnwys cofnodion y Bwrdd, 1970-1972, dan yr enw Panel Ffilmiau Cymraeg Gregynog; a chofnodion ariannol,1986-1991 = Records of Bwrdd Ffilmiau Cymraeg, 1970-1986, comprising administrative papers, general correspondence, correspondence relating to the production of films for the Board, and papers and correspondence relating to financial matters, 1972-1986, and including minutes of the Board for 1970-1972, under the name Panel Ffilmiau Cymraeg Gregynog; and financial records, 1986-1991.

The fonds consists of personal papers and correspondence, 1826-1967, of members of the family of Rees Jenkin Jones, namely the Rev. John Jones (1802-1863), Mrs Anne Griffith Jones (1852-1899), Dr Goronwy Jones (1881-1945), the Rev. Simon Jones (1879-1967) and the Rev. Rees Jenkin Jones (1835-1924) himself, together with estate records, 1620-1916, of the Clettwr estate, Cardiganshire, Cilgell Isaf estate, Carmarthenshire, and of premises in Aberdare, Glamorgan. Much of the material relates to the Unitarian cause in Wales.

Papers accumulated by Ivan Monckton relating to his trade union activities in Wales, including papers of the Agricultural and Allied Workers National Trade Group Committee, 1918-1990; correspondence relating to the General Executive Committee of the TGWU and AAW, 1988-1989; correspondence relating to cruel sports, 1984-1993; correspondence and other papers relating to his work with the Forestry Commission, including union activities, 1983-1990; and reports, minutes and other documents relating to the Labour Party and the Health and Safety Executive Subcommittee, 1984-1992.

Papers of Goronwy Edwards, mainly medieval Wales research notes, 1909-1977, including his undergraduate material, 1909-1913; postgraduate material, 1913-1915; Oxford lecture notes, 1919-1948; London lecture notes, 1948-1960; public and special lecture notes, 1921-1963; and correspondence and research notes, 1928-1979.

Family and estate papers of the Heaton family of Plas Heaton, comprising mainly of deeds, 1381-1908, relating to estates in Denbighshire, Flintshire, Norfolk and the city of Chester.

Deeds relating to the Hendrefelen estate, 1546-1885, in Cardiganshire, Brecon and Manchester, including a faculty from the bishop of St Davids enabling Edward Richard to set up a library at Ystrad Meurig.

Records relating to the traffic movements of Cambrian Airways Ltd, 1958-1978, including business, operating and traffic records, 1959-1978; statistics required by legislation and collected by the Board of Trade, Department of Trade and Industry until 1972 and afterwards by the Civil Aviation Authority, 1960-1979; and day-by-day breakdown of passengers to flights, 1964-1968.

The papers of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, comprising material relating to his architectural projects, including the village of Portmeirion and the Voelas, Bodnant and Brondanw estates, 1907-1978; papers, minutes and agendas, 1930-1977, of the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the Council for the Protection of Rural Wales and the Advisory Committee on the Landscape Treatment of Trunk Roads; speeches given by Clough Williams-Ellis at various meetings; articles and reviews published by him in newspapers, journals and magazines, and articles published by others on his works; correspondence concerning articles to the press, his publications, fixtures, invitations to various meetings and dinners, letters from architects, artists and other prominent figures; letters, cards and other papers relating to landmarks in his life, such as the conferring of a CBE and knighthood and the celebration of birthdays and his diamond wedding anniversary; and drafts of autobiographies and other writings, 1952-1978.

Deeds, letters and miscellaneous papers of the families of Williams, Jones and Jones-Bateman of Pentre Mawr in the parish of Abergele, Denbighshire, relating almost entirely to properties in the parish of Abergele.

Papers and calligrams of William Emlyn Davies, 1931-1985, including calligrams based on the poetry of Dylan Thomas, 1946-1983, as well as on his own poems and those of other poets; presentation copies of his calligraphy, 1954-1967; catalogues and printed matter, 1970-1983; calligraphic programmes of the Oxford Street Senior Boys' School, Swansea, 1932-1939, the Glanmor School for Girls, Swansea, 1953-1965, and Swansea and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children programmes, [?1960sx1980s], of which his wife was assistant secretary and subsequently president; and family papers, 1969-1972.

Records of the Picton family of Poyston, Pembrokeshire, and Iscoed, Carmarthenshire, including deeds, 1691-1909; rentals and accounts of the Poyston and Llandow estates, 1806-1842; papers and accounts relating to various members of the Picton family, 1786-1883, and papers of the Brogden family of Porthcawl, Glamorgan, 1884-1925.

Papers of Wayne David, 1979-1999, comprising Labour Party papers, 1987-1998, including correspondence, 1989-1995, publications, 1992-1996; papers relating to the environment, 1989-1994; papers relating to the European Parliament and the European Union, 1989-1994; papers relating to regional policy and European Community grants, 1990-1994; articles by Wayne David, 1990-1998; subject files of the South Wales Central constituency, 1993-1999; financial contributions files, 1993-1998; press releases and newspaper cuttings, 1989-1998; papers relating to visits, conferences and invitations, 1994-1997; recommendations and references, 1994-1998; news articles, 1997-1999; congratulatory letters, 1994-1997; papers relating to elections, 1997-1999; miscellaneous papers, 1991-1994; desk diaries; 1990-1998; telephone message books, 1994-1999; correspondence books, 1994-1998; and petty cash book, 1979-1984.