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Over seventy letters and cards, 1917-1986, of miscellaneous provenance from twentieth-century Welsh writers to various recipients; the correspondents include E. Tegla Davies (1) 1956, W. J. Gruffydd (1) 1952, R. T. Jenkins (1), 1946, David James Jones (Gwenallt) (1) 1953, T. Gwynn Jones (9) 1923-1939, J. Saunders Lewis (5) 1931-1976, Caradog Prichard (4) 1962-1972, Kate Roberts (28) 1937-1983, D. J. Williams (6) 1917-1969, and T. H. Parry-Williams (1) 1953.

A notebook, 1882, containing sheep earmarks from farms in the parishes of Penmachno, Caernarvonshire, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, and Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire.

Includes personal and official letters and papers relating to Roland Mathias's case as a conscientious objector.

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 on place names, mainly in Wales.

Property tax assessment book, 1852, for the town of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, listing the names of occupiers and owners of properties, arranged according to street name.
A contemporary inscription on the wrapper identifies the collectors as Edward Ellis and Lewis Hopkins.

A collection of psalm-tunes ('erddiganau salmau') by Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg).

Two essays on religious subjects and a draft of a 'llythyr serch' written for an 'eisteddfod' by Trebor Aled.

Autograph draft, 1932, of 'With the Romans to the West', an apparently unpublished essay by William Evans on Roman roads in Anglesey.

A volume of transcripts of poetry, mainly 'cywyddau' and 'englynion', by Iowerth Fynglwyd, William Llŷn, Huw Cae Llwyd, Gwilym ap Sefnyn, Dafydd Nanmor, Thomas Prys, Syr Dafydd Trefor, Aneurin Gwawdrudd ('Anearan Gwowdrudd'), Rhys Pennardd, Iolo Goch, Gutun Ceiriog, Siôn Mawddwy, Dio ap Ifan Du, Rhys Goch Glyndyfrdwy, Dafydd ap Edmwnd, Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug, Philip John Philip, Siôn Philip, Owain Gwynedd, Ieuan Brydydd Hir, Siôn Cent, David Jones, Rhys Wynn, Siôn Tudur, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Meredydd ap Rees, Llywelyn ap Gutun, Syr Owain ap Gwilym, Griffith Philip, Rowland Vaughan, Richard Philip, Edmwnd Prys, Robin Ragett, Tudur Aled, John Prichard Prys, Robert Klidro, Ellis Rowland 'o Harlech', Hugh Llwyd 'o Gynfal', Huw Morris, Lewis Morris, Mr. David Roberts, Rice Lloyd, Moris ap Robert, Bala, and Thomas Jones, Orsedd Las. The greater part of the volume was written in the early eighteenth century. Among slightly later hands at the end of the volume is that of William Jones of Orsedd Las. At the end of the volume is a letter from a Welsh emigrant, written from Delaware, 21 September, 1828.

Tune book, ca. 1796, containing hymn-tunes and anthems, compiled by John Jenkins (ca. 1760-1840), Llanddeiniol.

Six exercise books containing a collection of local folk-rhymes, riddles, customs, and superstitions; accounts of fairs and of other events in the parish of Llanwenog; and a list of subscribers to the Mary Thomas Testimonial, 1922.

One of two albums which belonged to Henry Blackwell (1851-1928), New York, containing press cuttings, mainly of Welsh and Welsh-American interest, from Welsh, English and American newspapers and journals, 1885-1892.

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

Descriptions, with diagrams, of sheep ear-marks used on farms mainly in Caernarvonshire together with the names of the farms and their occupiers, and a few accounts.

Miscellaneous papers, 1708-1893, relating to Cardiganshire, including a survey of lands and houses in Aberystwyth by Thomas Evans and John Richard, 1708 (ff. 1-2); particulars of tithe owners in north Cardiganshire, mid eighteenth century (ff. 3-7 verso); and minutes of a meeting of estate owners relating to enclosing the manor of Mefenydd, 1814 (ff. 11-12).

An essay, in Welsh, by W. Jones, Peniel Terrace, Ffestiniog, on 'Enwogion (Hen a diweddar) Sir Feirionydd', entered for competition at 'Cylchwyl Lenyddol Blaenau Ffestiniog', 1870, with a pasted-in press cutting of the adjudication on f. 1v.

Account book, 1925-1943, of D. W. Price of Felindre, Three Cocks, Breconshire, builder, carpenter and undertaker. Miscellaneous accounts and invoices found loose inside the volume have been filed separately (MS 21885iiE).