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First draft of Saunders Lewis's address to the jury during his trial at Caernarfon Assizes, October 1936, for arson at Penyberth Bombing School. The address was subsequently published as a pamphlet, Why we burnt the Bombing School (1936). Also included is a draft of his account entitled 'The Story of the Burning' (ff. 32-8).

First draft, [1940s], of an unfinished television play in Welsh by Saunders Lewis, based on the novel Journal d'un curé de campagne (Paris, 1936) by Georges Bernanos. A note, 1975, by Saunders Lewis (f. ii) explains why the play was never completed.

Typescript of an English version of Saunders Lewis's libretto 'Serch yw'r Doctor', adapted from Molière's L'Amour Médecin, for an opera by Arwel Hughes. The Welsh text was published in Esther a Serch yw'r Doctor (Llandybïe, 1960).

Two typescript copies of Saunders Lewis's play, Problemau Prifysgol (Llandybïe, 1968), which was written in 1962.

Typescript, with some autograph revision, of Saunders Lewis's novel Merch Gwern Hywel (Llandybïe, 1964).

Typescript draft (end wanting), with some autograph revision, of Saunders Lewis's play Cymru Fydd (Llandybïe, 1967), first performed at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Y Bala, 1967; together with a photocopy (ff. 72-118) of ff. 1-29, 55-71 of the typescript and of the final page missing from the typescript. The typescript bears some revision not included in the photocopy.

First draft, June-July 1968, of Saunders Lewis's radio play, 'Y Cyrnol Chabert', based on a story by Honoré de Balzac. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Wales, 19 December 1968, and repeated on 13 March 1970. The play was published in 1989.

An exercise book and loose papers containing notes and drafts made by Saunders Lewis, [c. 1970], when working on two plays in Welsh, one based on the life of St Catherine of Siena (d. 1380) and the other on the life of the nuclear physicist Niels Bohr (1885-1962). Neither of these plays appears to have been completed. Also included (ff. 39-52) are notes for, and a fragmentary draft of, a play set in the Pope's palace at Orvieto, 1281.

Typescript, with some autograph revision, of Saunders Lewis's play Dwy Briodas Ann, first performed on BBC Wales Television, 16 October 1973, and published in Dramâu'r Parlwr (Llandybïe, 1975).

Typescript draft, with minor autograph revision, of Saunders Lewis's radio play 'Cell y Grog', first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Wales, 2 March 1974, and subsequently published in Taliesin 31 (1975).

Typescript draft, with some autograph revision, of Saunders Lewis's television play, '1938', first performed on BBC Wales Television, 27 February 1978, and subsequently published in Y Cyrnol Chabert a 1938 (Pen-y-groes: Gwasg Dwyfor, 1989); together with photocopies, some bearing autograph revision, of earlier typescript drafts containing some variation of text and passages omitted from the final version.

Draft of the charge to the ordinands delivered by the Reverend Lodwig Lewis, Saunders Lewis's father, at the Quarterly Association of the Presbyterian Church of Wales held at Aberystwyth, November 1925; and a typescript draft, 1976, with autograph revision, of an article by Saunders Lewis on Dafydd ab Edmwnd, published in Ysgrifau Beirniadol 10 (1977).

One hundred and six letters and a telegram, 1915, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, written while serving as a private soldier in Merseyside and later as an officer with the South Wales Borderers, and containing references to literature, including drafts of his own poems (ff. 102 verso, 179 verso-80, 196, 218 verso, 238, 252-3).

Seventeen letters, 1914, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, written whilst he was a private soldier at Knowsley Park military camp, Merseyside, including references to English and Irish literature, and a draft of one of his own poems, entitled 'A Leaf of Last Year' (f. 36 recto-verso).

Eighty letters and a postcard, 1916, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, many written from the trenches in France, including drafts of his poems (ff. 22 recto-verso, 118 verso, 119 verso, 143).

Forty-eight letters, 1917, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, from the trenches in France and, following his injury, from convalescent homes in England, together with a press cutting and two letters, 1991, relating to Luton Hoo, co. Bedford, part of which was used to care for injured officers during the Great War.

Sixty-one letters, 1918, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, written from hospital and army camps in the Liverpool and Manchester areas, and later from Italy and Greece, where he served as an intelligence officer at Athens, and including a poem written by him (f. 8 recto-verso).

Fifty-seven letters and two letter cards, 1920, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, written while studying at Liverpool University and while pursuing his research work at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, with many references to drama and poetry, and including a poem written by him (f. 29).

Fifty-five letters, 1922-3, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, written while he was working as a rural librarian for the Glamorgan County Library at Pont-y-clun, and later as a lecturer in the Department of Welsh at University College, Swansea, including many comments on his early playwriting.

Fifty letters, 1921, from Saunders Lewis to Margaret Gilcriest, written while pursuing his research work at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, and later while working as a librarian at Pont-y-clun; together with two letters from Professor Oliver Elton of Liverpool University to Saunders Lewis, commenting on his thesis and a play.