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The file comprises letters to and from J. L. C. Cecil-Williams (Honourary Secretary of the Society) and various papers relating to establishment of the Sir Henry Jones Memorial, including deeds of purchase of two cottages at Llangernyw, Denbighshire (in one of which Sir Henry Jones was born). There is a copy of the Sir Henry Jones memorial ceremony programme, held in Llangernyw, 13 July 1934, together with newspaper reports of the meeting and two black and white photographs of the memorial tablet. Financial papers include statements of account and a balance sheet, receipts, and lists of subscribers to the memorial.

The file comprises letters to and from J. L. C. Cecil-Williams (Honourary Secretary of the Society) relating to the removal of Owen Jones' (Owain Myfyr) tombstone from London to Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, and the organisation of a commemorative service on 11 August 1951.

The file comprises letters to and from J. L. C. Cecil-Williams (Honourary Secretary of the Society) and various papers relating to the arrangement of a national testimonial fund to Dr H. Elvet Lewis, which was presented to him in Cardiff, 23 January 1948.

The file comprises letters to and from J. L. C. Cecil-Williams (Honourary Secretary of the Society) relating to the erection of a memorial plaque to Dafydd ap Gwilym at Strata Florida Abbey, and the unveiling ceremony, 7 July 1951.

The series comprises correspondence relating to specific publications published by the Cymmrodorion.

The folders comprises letters from the authors, S. Baring-Gould and John Fisher, relating to the work of publishing The Lives of the British Saints. There is also a prospectus of the book and a circular letter from Sir E. Vincent Evans announcing its publication, along with letters from various correspondents to Sir E. Vincent Evans enclosing payments for volumes of the work, mainly concerning the third volume published in 1911.

Three volumes of The Description of Pembrokeshire by George Owen were published between 1892 and 1906 as part of the Cymmrodorion Record Series 1. The letters contained in this folder, to and from J. L. C. Cecil Williams, discuss the preparations for a fourth and fifth volume. The fourth volume was published in 1936 with Egerton Phillimore as editor. Egerton Phillimore died in 1937 before the fifth and final volume could be completed.

The folder comprises letters to and from J. L. C. Cecil Williams relating to the publication of Minister's' accounts for West Wales 1277-1306 by Myvanwy Rhys (Cymmrodorion Record Series n. XIII).

The folder comprises letters to and from J. L. C. Cecil Williams relating to the publication of A history of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion..... by R. T. Jenkins and Helen M. Ramage, published in Y Cymmrodor vol. L, 1951.

The file comprises letters to and from J. L. C. Cecil Williams relating to the task of preparing Mrs Russell-Wood's MA dissertation for publication in Y Cymmrodor. Professor J. Glyn Davies was given the task of editing the dissertation, and there are a number of letters between him and Cecil Williams.

The folder comprises letters to and from J. L. C. Cecil Williams relating to the publication of Dafydd ap Gwilym - fifty poems (Y Cymmrodor vol. XLVIII, 1942)

The file comprises letters to and from Gareth Haulfryn Williams relating to the task of preparing an index to Y Cymmrodor and The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion

Circulars and prospectuses, including printed and handwritten drafts, relating to publications, membership, conferences, etc.

Papers relating to the annual Cymmrodorion Dinner, the Bicentenary Celebration Dinner of the Cymmrodorion in 1951, and to the annual 'Conversazione'.

Papers relating to the annual Cymmrodorion dinner, comprising lists of toasts, menus, seating plans, tickets, invitations, and notes of speeches.

Papers relating to the bicentennial dinner of the Cymmrodorion, comprising correspondence relating to the organisation of the dinner, draft menu, notes on 'bragawd'and a brochure on mead making, draft press notice, and related correspondence. There is also a list of taverns and coffee houses used for meetings of the Trustees in the late eighteenth century, and the London Stone Tavern in Cannon Street, one of these venues, was chosen to hold the celebratory dinner in.

Printed programmes of annual 'Conversaziones' or musical evenings of the Cymmrodorion, held in various venues in London.

Various press cuttings collected by the secretaries of the Cymmrodorion relating to the various activities of the Society

The folder comprises press cuttings containing reports relating to the Cymmrodorion. Some Welsh national newspapers are also included.

The volume contains press cuttings relating to the Cymmrodorion, including tributes to Sir E. Vincent Evans (Honourary Secretary), who died 14 November 1934.