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Mae'r gyfres yn cynnwys gohebiaeth rhwng yr Academi, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Dyffryn Lliw a Phrifysgol Cymru, Aberystwyth, ynglŷn â lleoliad rhai o greiriau Gwenallt, 1989.

Llungopïau o gerddi Cymraeg sy'n cyfeirio at frwydr Llangyndeyrn, sef 'Sir Gaerfyrddin (Cân deyrnged i Lywydd Plaid Cymru [Gwynfor Evans] ar ei ethol yn Aelod Seneddol)' gan Gwenallt (o Y Coed (Gwasg Gomer, 1969)); 'Cwm Cymwynas' gan Mererid Hopwood; 'Dathlu 50 Mlynedd Achub Llangynderyn' gan Tudur Dylan; 'Llangyndeyrn' gan Arwel John; 'Y Frwydr' gan Idris Reynolds; 'Pentref (i bobol Llangyndeyrn)' gan Iolo Jones; 'Y Frwydr' gan Geraint Roberts (cyhoeddwyd yn Beirdd Bro Eisteddfod Sir Gâr (gol. Geraint Roberts) (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas, 2014)); 'Llangyndeyrn' gan y Parchedig W. M. Rees (gweler nodyn ym mhrif weithlen yr archif); 'Dŵr' gan Hannah Roberts; a 'Bro Fy Mebyd' gan W. T. Thomas. Cyhoeddwyd 'Cwm Cymwynas', 'Dathlu 50 Mlynedd Achub Llangyndeyrn' a 'Llangyndeyrn' (Arwel John) yn Sefyll yn y Bwlch: Brwydr Llangyndeyrn 1960-1965 gan W. M. Rees (Y Lolfa, 2013) (gweler nodyn ym mhrif weithlen yr archif). 'Y Frwydr' oedd englyn buddugol y Prifardd Idris Reynolds ar gyfer Talwrn y Ddau Gwm (Tryweryn a Gwendraeth Fach) (meuryn: Tudur Dylan) adeg dathlu hannercanmlwyddiant y frwydr yn 2013. Arnodiad, yn ôl pob tebyg yn llaw Hywel Gealy Rees wrth yr englyn 'Pentref (i bobol Llangyndeyrn)' gan Iolo Jones: 'Iolo Jones Y Talwrn Radio Cymru'. Cyhoeddwyd 'Llangyndeyrn' gan y Parchedig W. M. Rees yn y gyfrol Cloi'r Clwydi a gyhoeddwyd gan Gymdeithas Les Llangyndeyrn ym 1983 (gweler dan Dathlu'r ugain mlynedd). Arnodiad, yn ôl pob tebyg yn llaw Hywel Gealy Rees wrth y gerdd 'Dŵr' gan Hannah Roberts: 'Cerdd fuddugol gan Hannah Roberts' (ni enwir y gystadleuaeth).
= Photocopied Welsh poetry which relates to Llangyndeyrn's 'fight for victory', comprising: 'Sir Gaerfyrddin (Cân deyrnged i Lywydd Plaid Cymru ar ei ethol yn Aelod Seneddol)' ['Carmarthenshire (Song in tribute to the Leader of Plaid Cymru [Gwynfor Evans] on his election as Member of Parliament)'] by Gwenallt (from Y Coed (Gomer Press, 1969); 'Cwm Cymwynas' ['Favour Valley'] by Mererid Hopwood; 'Dathlu 50 Mlynedd Achub Llangyndeyrn' ['Celebrating 50 Years Since the Saving of Llangyndeyrn'] by Tudur Dylan; 'Llangyndeyrn' by Arwel John; 'Y Frwydr' ['The Battle'] by Idris Reynolds; 'Pentref (i bobol Llangyndeyrn)' ['Village (to the people of Llangyndeyrn)'] by Iolo Jones; 'Y Frwydr' ['The Battle'] by Geraint Roberts (published in Beirdd Bro Eisteddfod Sir Gâr (ed. Geraint Roberts) (Barddas Publications, 2014)); 'Llangyndeyrn' by the Reverend W. M. Rees (see note in main section of archive); 'Dŵr' ['Water'] by Hannah Roberts; and 'Bro Fy Mebyd' ['My Birthplace'] by W. T. Thomas. 'Cwm Cymwynas', 'Dathlu 50 Mlynedd Achub Llangyndeyrn' and 'Llangyndeyrn' (Arwel John) were published in Sefyll yn y Bwlch: Brwydr Llangyndeyrn 1960-1965 by W. M. Rees (Y Lolfa, 2013) (see note in main section of archive). 'Y Frwydr' was the winning englyn (four-line strict-metre verse) in a competition between poets of the Gwendraeth and Tryweryn Valleys, chaired by the award-winning poet Tudur Dylan, to celebrate the half-centenary of Llangyndeyrn's 'fight for victory' in 2013. Annotation, probably in the hand of Hywel Gealy Rees, alongside the englyn 'Pentref (i bobol Llangyndeyrn)' by Iolo Jones (trans.): 'Iolo Jones Y Talwrn [poetic competition] Radio Cymru'. 'Llangyndeyrn' by the Reverend W. M. Rees was published in Cloi'r Clwydi (pub. Llangyndeyrn Welfare Society, 1983) (see under Twentieth anniversary celebrations). Annotation, probably in the hand of Hywel Gealy Rees, alongside 'Dŵr' by Hannah Roberts (trans.): 'Winning poem by Hannah Roberts' (competition not specified).

Thirteen exercise books, those numbered I-XII containing miscellaneous poetic and prose compositions (many in draft form), by, and in the hand of, Isaac Jones, Diserth, co. Flint [father of Thomas Gwynn Jones, professor of Welsh literature, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth]. The items include 'pryddestau' entitled 'Abel' (a draft and a more finished version, composed for competition at an eisteddfod at Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1891), 'Cartref', 'Y Nefoedd', and 'Naaman y Syriad' (draft) (composed for competition at eisteddfodau or literary festivals at Abergele, 1885, 1889, and 1890, respectively), and 'Y Croeshoeliad'; a draft of a romance in serial form called 'Teulu'r Groesffordd' (seven chapters completed, chapter 8 incomplete); a short story called 'Hywel Tudur yr Hendre'; a draft of the beginning of a novel to be called 'Teulu'r Hafod'; draft or final versions of short dissertations or essays on such topics as 'Geirwiredd' (for competition at an eisteddfod at Llanrwst, 1891), 'Cadwraeth y Sabbath yn ei berthynas a llwyddiant tymhorol' (incomplete), 'Y Ddeddf air Efengyl', 'Y Tair Gardd' (1922), 'Peryglon y Swydd i Ysbryd y Blaenor' (headed by a pencilled note, in another hand, reading 'Papyr a ddarllenwyd yn Nghymdeithasfa Caerlleon, gan Isaac Jones, Dyserth'), and 'Gwyrthiau'; an incomplete copy of a letter referring to tithe legislation, addressed to the editor of Y Faner; and other incomplete fragments. The note-book numbered XIII contains a copy of the poem by T. Gwynn Jones entitled 'Dyddiau y Parch. Richard Owen' [see Dyddiau y Parch. Richard Owen, gyda Chynyrchion Buddugol Ereill, gan Gwynvre ap Iwan a Gwilym Meredydd (Wyddgrug, 1891)]. This is probably the actual holograph copy of the poem, which, under the pseudonym 'Deigryn Hiraeth', T. Gwynn Jones submitted for competition at a literary festival held at Abergele, Christmas 1888. Included with the note-books are a holograph note from Mrs. S[arah] E[lin] Jones, sister of T. Gwynn Jones, undated, a holograph letter from Owen Jones, husband of the said Mrs. S. E. Jones, Diserth, [19]53, and a letter from the said Owen and S. E. Jones, Dyserth, [19]53, [all three to D. Gwenallt Jones, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth], and all relating to the note-books, which were being forwarded to the recipient. Included also are typescript notes compiled by, and bearing the initials of, A[rthur] ap G[wynn] [son of T. Gwynn Jones], listing, and commenting on, the contents of each individual note-book.