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Bank book and vouchers, 1917-21, relating to the Cellan Patriotic Society.

An autograph book owned formerly by Eira D. Richards, containing the autographs of hospitalised soldiers and also noting their regiments rind dates and locations of wounding.

An album, 1912-1930, 1965, which belonged to Bell Crossfield, the donor's aunt, who was a nurse during the First World War at the Morfa Camp, Conwy, including poems and pen sketches by soldiers from the Third Border Regiment recovering from their battle injuries.

The diary of soldier Thomas Davenport Twist (Tommy Twist), 1915, who served with the Welsh Regiment during the First World War until he was wounded, and documents relating to his military career and other papers. He was born and brought up in Lancashire, England, and moved to Ammanford. A brief typescript biography and transcriptions of his diary and documents have been included with the items.

A notebook containing accounts relating to concerts held at Cwmystwyth Council School in aid of the soldiers' fund, and a list of persons contributing to the war memorial at Cwmystwyth.

Some reminiscences of Ellis Humphrey Evans ('Hedd Wyn') under training at the military camp at Litherland, Lancashire, by a friend and fellow-soldier, J. B. Thomas, Seven Sisters.

The Hendregadredd manuscript, containing poems by the Gogynfeirdd bards, etc.
The contents of the manuscript were published by the University of Wales Press Board in 1933 under the title of Llawysgrif Hendregadredd.

A ring binder containing records, 1916-1917, of visits to hospital patients on behalf of the Committee for the Care of Wounded Welsh Soldiers in London Hospitals, listed by names of participating churches.

Notebook of the Committee for the Care of Wounded Welsh Soldiers in London Hospitals, containing lists, [?1915]-[?1918], of patients visited by representatives of various participating churches.

Minute book, 1915-1920, of the Committee for the Care of Wounded Welsh Soldiers in London Hospitals, organised by the London Welsh Churches.
The majority of the minutes are signed by the Committee's President, the Rev. H. Elvet Lewis. Items found loose within the volume have been either tipped in (ff. 15-16, 24, 28-29, 48) or inserted in an archival envelope (ff. 76-84).

One of two roll books, 1915, of D Company, 20th Battalion and of E Company, 16th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

One of two roll books, 1915, of D Company, 20th Battalion and of E Company, 16th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

Correspondence, 1915-[1923], of the Comforts Committee of the 11th Service (the so-called Cardiff Pals) Battalion of the Welch Regiment.

One of three volumes containing minutes and correspondence, 1915-1916, of the Comforts Committee of the 11th Service (the so-called Cardiff Pals) Battalion of the Welch Regiment.

One of three volumes containing minutes and correspondence, 1915-1916, of the Comforts Committee of the 11th Service (the so-called Cardiff Pals) Battalion of the Welch Regiment.

The minute book, 1915, of the East Denbighshire Parliamentary Recruiting Committee.

Poetry, masques, short plays, memoranda, etc. by 17th century members of the Salusbury family of Llewenni, Denbighshire, in particular Sir John Salusbury (1567-1612), Sir Henry Salusbury (1589-1632), first baronet, and Sir Thomas Salusbury (1612-1643), second baronet, whose poem 'History of Joseph' was published in 1636.

Souvenirs of the war of 1914-18, including Christmas and other cards from troops on active service, programmes of concerts given to the troops, particularly to Welsh units, a copy of a farewell address given on November 19, 1918, by Brigadier-General H. E. ap Rhys Pryce on relinquishing the command of the 113th Infantry Brigade, and cognate material collected by J. W. P. Parry, Aberystwyth.

Greek papyri from Oxyrhynchus in Egypt, presented by the Egypt Exploration Society in 1922, being numbers 1521, 1572 and 1591 - dated respectively A.D. 113, A.D. 299, and 4th century - in Vol. XII of B. P. Grenfell and A. S. Hunt: Oxyrhynchus Papyri (1916).