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Deeds, 1728-1850, relating to the manor of Golon and other properties in Radnorshire, and Ludlow, Shropshire; deeds and documents, 1778-1808, relating to the manors of Brilley and Eardisley and other properties, Herefordshire, and the manor of Aberedw and other properties in Radnorshire; and a schedule of the Whitehead estate in Radnorshire, [early 20th century].

Deeds and documents, 1703-1865, relating to lands in the township of Bodran, Llanfyllin, 1703-1838, the townships of Main and Peniarth, Meifod, 1786-1865, and in Guilsfield, 1828, all in Montgomeryshire.

Deeds and documents concerning lands in Evenjobb, in the parishes of Old Radnor and Presteigne, Radnorshire, 1631-1894; bonds and quitclaims of moneys, 1715-1766; Inland Revenue accounts, 1903-1905, of duty payable on the estate of Thomas Duggan Stephens; and documents relating to Upper Rowley Farm, 1923-1970.

Deeds relating to the Pit, Dorstone, Herefordshire, and to Brook House, Llanigon, Brecknockshire, 1754-1965; and deeds relating to a cottage in Llanigon, 1854-1898.

Cofysgrifau Capel yr Annibynwyr, Ebenezer, Abertawe, 1803-1904.

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.

Cofysgrifau yn perthyn i Eglwys Tarsis/Penrhydlyniog, Pwllheli, gan gynnwys llyfr casgliadau misol y Brodyr, 1862-1868; a llyfr casgliadau misol y Chwiorydd, 1862-1868, sy'n cynnwys casgliad y Tlodion a manylion eraill yn ymwneud â'r aelodau.

Correspondence and research notes of Dr. A.W.L.Seaman relating to politics in Merthyr Tudful before 1914, comprising correspondence and papers relating to the biographies of three members of parliament for Merthyr Tudful (c. 1880-1914), namely William Pritchard-Morgan, Keir Hardie, and Edgar Jones (including letters from Edgar Jones, 1960-1961,) and newspaper cuttings and ephemera relating to the Merthyr Tydfil parliamentary election, January 1910.

Papers relating to the Society for the Development of Tregaron and District (Cymdeithas Datblygu Tregaron a'r Cylch) comprising a minute book and draft minutes, 1967-1982; correspondence, 1967-1982; financial papers, 1967-1979; papers, 1969, relating to a survey by the Mid-Wales Industrial Development Association into the availability of labour in the Tregaron Rural District; and miscellaneous reports and printed booklets.

Deeds and plans, 1759-1879, relating to a farm called Penygeulan, Llangurig, Montgomery, comprising conveyances, mortgages and an abstract of title of Penygeulan, 1759-1879, with sale plans, 1921, of portions of the Clochfaen estate, Montgomery, including Penygeulan.

Deeds and documents, 1870-1907, concerning the estates of the Crewe-Read family of Llandinam Hall, Montgomeryshire.

Papurau Pwyllgor Ymgyrch Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Penmaen-mawr,1964-1968, yn ymwneud â sefydlu ysgol feithrin Gymraeg a'r ymgyrch dros ysgol gynradd Gymraeg, yn cynnwys cofnodion,1964-1968, copi o'r cyfansoddiad, gohebiaeth gyffredinol,1964-1967, a gohebiaeth gyda'r awdurdod lleol, sefydliadau rhieni ac athrawon Cymru, ac Aelodau Seneddol, 1964-1967 = Papers of the Penmaenmawr Welsh Primary School Campaign Committee, 1964-1968, relating to the establishment of a Welsh nursery school and the campaign for a Welsh primary school, comprising minutes, 1964-1968, a copy of the constitution, general correspondence, 1964-1967, and correspondence with the local authority, Welsh parents' and teachers' organisations, and Members of Parliament, 1964-1967.

Papers, 1946-1947, relating to an outbreak of typhoid fever in Aberystwyth in 1946; an account of the history of medical services in Aberystwyth (published in Ceredigion, vol. V (1966), pp. 168-208), with related notes and correspondence, 1955-1966.

Papers, 1849-1927, of the Simons family, including a diary of William Simons, 1849; a commonplace book, 1891, of Elsie Simons; letters, 1893, relating to the Dolgellau gold mines; probate copies of wills, 1908-1927; and an issue of The Merthyr Express, 29 April 1982, with an article on the family.

Documents, [16th century]-1976, relating to the manors of Crucadarn, Rhiwiau, Gwerngoed Owen, and Felin-newydd, in the parish of Llandyfalle, Brecknockshire.

The second and third of three volumes (see also NLW MS 23701E) of typescript and manuscript accounts by women from Wales of their experiences in the Second World War, selections from which were published in Parachutes and Petticoats: Welsh Women Writing on the Second World War, ed. by Leigh Verrill-Rhys and Deirdre Beddoe (Dinas Powys, 1992). The material was submitted in response to an appeal in 1991 by the publishers, Honno. NLW MS 23073D comprises contributions not represented in the published volume; the reminiscences of Hilda H. Price (ff. 232-241) were published in Llafur, 6 (1992), 110-113. A copy of the complete archive has been donated to the Imperial War Museum, London.

Notes for a guided tour of the commote Uwch Aled, Denbighshire written by Robin Gwyndaf, 2011.

A vesting assent dated 17 December 1953, bound in book form, relating to the Llysnewydd Estate in the counties of Carmarthen and Cardigan, 1953-1981, including an estate map.

A transcript of the notebook of Kurt Ockert (1920-2011), a German Prisoner of War, posted to work in Radnorshire during the Second World War who married a Welsh girl from Presteigne and lived there until his death. It was transcribed by the donor George P. Lancett after Kurt Ockert's death in November 2011.