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Deeds and documents, 1764-1865, relating to the Lloyd Jack estate mainly in the parish of Llanfihangel Ystrad, Cardiganshire, and premises in the parishes of Dihewyd, Cardiganshire, Pencarreg, Carmarthenshire, and Almondsbury, Gloucestershire.

Minutes, 1893-1986, and 2005-2006, of the meetings of the council of the Football Association of Wales and its committees as well as other material such as match programmes, together with a folder containing amateur international match records, 1908-1955.

Manuscripts and papers, [1540x1600]-1850, from the library of Dr William Owen Pughe of Mysevin, relating primarily to Welsh literature and culture and to antiquarian subjects. The material includes correspondence addressed mainly to William Owen Pughe, from prominent contemporary antiquarian and literary figures, including Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg), Owen Jones (Owain Myfyr), Theophilus Jones, Richard Llwyd, Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Richard Fenton, Thomas Pennant and Edward (Celtic) Davies; manuscripts in the hand of William Owen Pughe, Iolo Morganwg and others, including Owen Pughe's translations of the Mabinogion; manuscripts and printed papers relating to the Gwyneddigion Society, the Cymreigyddion Society and the Cymmrodorion; diary of William Owen Pughe, 1811-1835; and transcripts of unpublished letters and papers, 1792-1820, of the writer and prophet Joanna Southcott.

A cywydd composed and written by Richard Parry (Gwalchmai) (1803-1897) for an eisteddfod held at Rhuddlan, 1850, under the title Cywydd er anfarwol Goffadwriaeth am Dr. Morgan [William Morgan (c. 1545-1604)], diweddar Esgob Llanelwy a chyfieithydd y Bibl Cymraeg, with biographical and historical notes illustrating the text.

An album compiled by Richard Parry (Gwalchmai), Congregational minister, poet, and litterateur, of Llandudno, etc. It contains holograph letters from, amongst others, Thomas Dick, 1848; W. Williams (Williams o'r Wern), 1839; and Taliesin Williams, 1839; autographs, largely in the form of cut-out signatures of letters, of, amongst others, Richard Cobden; George Hadfield, politician; Daniel O'Connell; [Sir Thomas] Love [Duncombe] Jones Parry; Richard Llwyd (Bard of Snowdon); Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd); John Jones (Talhaiarn); John Williams (Ab Ithel); Samuel Roberts (S.R.); John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia); Augusta Hall, baroness Llanover (Gwenynen Gwent); Christmas Evans; J[ohn] Jones (Tegid); David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri); Brinley Richards, 1879; and Joseph Hughes (Carn Ingli); verses in the hand of, and in most cases composed by, amongst others, Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd), 1851; David Griffith (Clwydfardd), 1874; E. Herber Evans, [18]77; Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn), 1869; Richard Parry (Gwalchmai), ?1871; Richard Davies (Mynyddog), 1870; J[ohn] Thomas (Siôn Wyn o Eifion), 1836; William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog), 1870; Lewis Morris (Llywelyn Ddu o Fôn); David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion), 1836; W. Cadwaladr Davies, [18]74; and T. Tudno Jones (Tudno), 1875-1894; the certificate, 1843, of the election of Richard Parry (Gwalchmai) to membership of Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion y Fenni; a biographical note on, and a blazon of the arms of, Hwfa ap Cynddelw, head of the first of the fifteen tribes of North Wales; a pardon, bearing the signature of [Sir] R[obert] Peel, 1830; etc.

The collection consists of election addresses, leaflets, circulars and other printed matter, 1837-1999, generally acquired before the establishment of the Welsh Political Archive; election addresses, leaflets etc., 1905-2024, collected by the WPA; and printed materials, 1887-2024, concerning the political parties in Wales, various pressure groups and organisations, subject files, and other miscellaneous papers.

A volume, [1813x1815] (watermark 1813), containing translations into English verse, probably by Sir John Bernard Bosanquet (see pencil note on f. 2), of Welsh poetry by Dafydd ap Gwilym (ff. 4-5), Aneirin (ff. 6-7 verso), Taliesin (ff. 8-10), Gwalchmai ap Meilyr (ff. 11-13), Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr (f. 14 recto-verso) and Iolo Goch (ff. 16-17 verso).
Also included are notes on the poets and their works (ff. 20-30 verso) and an English translation of triads attributed to Catwg Ddoeth (ff. 18-19 verso). The volume is illustrated with six ink and wash sketches (ff. 3, 4, 5, 11, 17 verso, 26), including one of Cilgerran Castle, Pembrokeshire (f. 4). Frances Elizabeth Lewis (d. 1846), to whom the volume was given (see f. 2), was the sister of Mary Anne (d. 1819), wife of J. B. Bosanquet.

A group of 'vouchers' collected by N. G. Harries towards the history of the family of Harries of Tre-gwynt contained in NLW MS 12062E. The material includes attested copies of wills and extracts from parish registers; birth, baptism, and marriage certificates; pedigrees; holograph and autograph letters of C. F. Egerton Allen, Tenby, [19]03, A. T. Butler, Heralds College, 1906-1912, Francis Green, St. Davids, 1907-1917, J[ohn] Harries, Ripon, 1910, and E[dward] Laws, Tenby, 1902-1903 (partly typescript copies); lists of Harries entries from the indexes to the St. Davids probate records; a printed sale catalogue of the Tregwint estate in the parishes of Grandston and Mathry, 1830; a transcript of a 'General Nominal Index to Pembrokeshire Families' by F. C. [sic] Egerton Allen; military commissions and a certificate of proficiency of Nelson George Harries, 1896-1914; transcripts of statements of account of Thomas Fred[eric]k Harries, 1807-1809, and of a covering letter, 1809, from Wm. Evans, Haverfordwest, in connection with the will of the former's father [George Harries]; transcripts of letters, 1810-1815 and undated, of Sir George Beaumont, [Colonel] O[wen] Philipps, Bath, Wm. Evans, Haverfordwest, Gwynne Harries, Haverfordwest, [Thomas] Fred. Harries, Haverfordwest, and Eliza Powell, Haverfordwest and Dale 'Arbour' [Harbour]; etc.

Chapel records of Argyle and Rhyddings Church, Rhyddings Terrace, Brynmill, Swansea.

Cofnodion Eglwys Carmel ger Treffynnon, 1865-1992, yn cynnwys cofrestr bedyddiadau, 1865-1964; cofnodion ariannol, 1949-1992; a llyfr ystadegau, 1926-35, a llyfr cofnodion, 1951-65, yr Ysgol Sul.

Papers and correspondence of Robert Silyn Roberts and his wife Mary Silyn Roberts, 1888-1965, including correspondence 1904-1965, including papers relating to the establishment and early development of Coleg Harlech, 1926-1928.

Mounted press cuttings, mainly from The Cambria Daily Leader, The Carmarthen Chronicle, The Carmarthen Journal, The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter, The Times, and The Welshman, consisting of reports on, and copies of correspondence relating to, the National Eisteddfod of Wales, held at Carmarthen, 2-6 September 1867, and copies of two letters, October 1867, addressed to the editor of the Welshman, relating to opinions, alleged by reviewers to have been expressed in Matthew Arnold: On the Study of Celtic Literature [(London, 1867)], p. 11, concerning the attitude of [Connop Thirlwall], bishop of St. David's, towards the Welsh language.

Miscellaneous correspondence including holograph letters from J[ames] C[olquhoun Campbell, bishop of] Bangor, from Bangor, to the Reverend W. J. [? William John] Beamont [? fellow of Trinity College and vicar of the parish of St. Michael's, Cambridge], 1861-1862 (2) (the writer's willingness to advocate the cause of the Additional Curates Society at Cambridge, the appropriate allowance for a pensioner at Cambridge University), and Chief Justice [by inference, Sir William Bovill], 1869 (social); J[ohn] B[anks Jenkinson, bishop of] St. Davids, from Abergwilly, to [ ], 1827 ( personal postal matters); W[illiam] Basil [Tickell Jones, bishop of] St. Davids, from Abergwili Palace, to [ ], 1876 (personal); Alfred Ollivant [professor of Divinity], Trinity College [Cambridge, aft. bishop of Llandaff], to [ ], 1844 (instructions re studies); Tho[ma]s V[owler Short, bishop of] St. Asaph, from St. Asaph, to [Henry Montagu Villiers], bishop of Carlisle, 1859 (? an accident to the writer); and C[onnop Thirlwall, bishop of] St. Davids, from Abergwili Palace, to the Reverend Dr. [? John William] Donaldson, 1858 (doubts as to his ability to attend at the election of the classical examiner, his belief that no candidate would be equal to recipient).

Letters, 1691-1909, of miscellaneous provenance, to and from bishops, mostly of Welsh dioceses, and other dignitaries relating mainly to social, personal and church matters. Among the correspondents are John Randolph, bishop of Bangor (1) [c. 1807]; Edward Copleston (1) 1844, Joshua Pritchard Hughes (1) 1909, Richard Lewis (1) 1901, Alfred Ollivant (4) 1849-1858, and John Shipley (1) 1769, bishops of Llandaf; John Owen (3) 1897-1899, and Connop Thirlwall (7) 1845-1871, bishops of St Davids; Edmund Gibson, bishop of London (2) 1731; Samuel Butler, headmaster of Shrewsbury School, later bishop of Lichfield (2) 1834; and Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, archbishop of Westminster (3) 1886-1893. Also included is a letter, 1790, from Selina Hastings, countess of Huntingdon.

An album of 'memoranda, made to the year 1857', together with copious annotations and an index, by Richard Rees (born 1781) of Alltycham, Pontardawe, seventh child by the second marriage of Josiah Rees (1744-1804), Unitarian minister, of Gellionnen, parish of Llan-giwg (Llanguicke), Glamorgan. The volume consists largely of holograph letters addressed for the most part to Richard Rees, the writers including Josiah Rees, 1802-3 (relating partly to the church at Gellionnen); William Wyndham Grenville, baron Grenville, 1818 (a description of the writer's home at Dropmore, information concerning Neath Abbey); George Owen Rees, Guy's Hospital, London, 1846 (biographical notes on the writer's father, Josiah Rees); C[hristopher] R[ice] M[ansel] T[albot], London, 1848; C[onnop Thirlwall], bishop of St. Davids, 1848; Geo. Rice Trevor, aft. 4th baron Dynevor, 1838 (concerning Neath Abbey); John M. Traherne, Coedriglan, Cardiff, 1848; [Edward Copleston, bishop of Llandaff, 1848]; [Sir Thomas Phillipps, Middle Hill, 1848]; H[enry] Hussey Vivian, London, 1855 (the death of John Henry Vivian); etc. The miscellaneous documents contained in the volume include material towards a pedigree of the family of Rees of Gelligron; the certificate of ordination of Josiah Rees at Gellionnen, 6 August, 1767; poetry and ballads, including an epigram by Thomas Rees, fifth child of Josiah Rees by his second marriage and an 'englyn' to Richard Rees; newspaper cuttings, including obituary notices of Josiah Rees, 1804, Mary Rees, his widow, 1829, Owen Rees of Gelligron, 1837, and Sarah Rees, daughter of Josiah Rees, 1851; copies of letters of Richard Rees, 1846; etc.
Amongst the references are those to the election and admission of Richard Rees for Morden College, Blackheath; the Smith family of Castellau, Glamorgan; the Penllergaer estate, Swansea; and the experiences of an emigrant to Australia, 1843.

Miscellaneous autograph letters, the correspondents including John Barrow (Prince Edward Island), Francis Buckland, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Philip Burne-Jones, John 3rd Marquis of Bute, William Benjamin Carpenter, David Charles (the younger, Carmarthen), Frances Power Cobbe, Griffith Davies, F.R.S., John Cadvan Davies (Cadvan), W. Cadwaladr Davies, G. A. Denison (archdeacon of Taunton), J. P. Earwaker, Edward Edwards (Llanuwchllyn), Sir Owen M. Edwards, John Gwenogvryn Evans, Lewis Edwards, Thomas Charles Edwards, Robert Ellis (Cynddelw), Thomas Edward Ellis, Max Förster (Munich), Thomas Frewen, W. E. Gladstone, Laurence Housman, Father Ignatius (Llanthony), John Banks Jenkinson (bishop of St. Davids), L. D. Jones (Llew Tegid), W. Basil Jones (bishop of St. Davids), Joseph Loth (Rennes), H. E. Manning, Sir Lewis Morris, J. H. Newman, Kate Norgate, James Gordon Oswald, C. T. Owen (Hampstead), Sir Richard Owen, Alfred Neobard Palmer, Joseph Parry, John Cowper Powys, J. Roland Phillips, Evan Rees (Dyfed), William Rees (Llandovery), Henry Richard, Brinley Richards, Sir John Rhys, Jeremy Taylor (a modern transcript), Connop Thirlwall (bishop of St. Davids), Brandon Thomas, William Thomas (Islwyn), Sir John Williams (first President of the National Library of Wales), Samuel Wilberforce (bishop of Oxford), and E. Llywelyn Williams (New York).

Eight notebooks containing journals, 1841-1843, kept by (Lady) Marianne Lewis, of tours on the Continent and in South Wales, in the company of her husband (Sir) Thomas Frankland Lewis of Harpton Court.
The journals contain accounts of their tour of France and Germany, 28 April-7 June 1841 (16582iC, ff. 1-20); Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 9 June-29 August 1841 (16582iiC, ff. 21-73); Italy (mainly Rome and Naples), 30 August 1841-[19] January 1842 (16582iiiC, ff. 74-128), 20 January-10 March 1842 (16582ivC, ff. 129-148), 11 March-10 April 1842 (16582vC, ff. 149-163), and, 12 April-27 May 1842 (16582viC, ff. 171-194 verso); and Germany and Belgium, 31 May-10 July 1842 (16582viiC, ff. 195-220); followed by a tour of South Wales, 16 October-30 December 1843, where she accompanied her husband and other members of the Commission of Inquiry into the Rebecca Riots (16582viiiC, ff. 242-259 verso).

Personal and family papers, including letters to William Spurrell on phonetics and spelling reform, 1848-1885, and Spurrell family history, 1873-1885; letters from Sir James and Lady Hills-Johnes of Dolaucothi, 1885-1917; printed material regarding Welsh mutations and spelling reform, 1876-1889; notes on the Rebecca riots and Carmarthen history, 1872, with additions by H. W. Spurrell, [20th century]; personal papers of, and letters from, Walter Spurrell, 1858-1900; papers relating to Dr Charles Spurrell, including a volume of family pedigrees; letters concerning possible evidence for Welsh Indians, 1891-1892; a diary of Edith Spurrell, 1865; papers relating to Elizabeth Thomas's family, 1817-1839; travel journals and accounts of members of Florence Mary Turner's family, 1821-1902; and miscellaneous papers of H. W. Spurrell, [c.1900]-1984.

A letter by Godorfig, i.e. Edward Davies, Dolcaradog, Machynlleth, written for publication in the Welsh Gazette (see issue for January 24th 1901) in the course of a newspaper controversy relating to the Rebecca riots, 1842-1844.

Academic papers of Edward Arthur Lewis, [c.1910]-1941, comprising abstracts from medieval and modern public records, including Chancery, Exchequer, Star Chamber and Court of Requests Proceedings, Ministers' Accounts, Subsidies, Chamberlains' Accounts, Pleas before the Justice of North Wales, and Quarter Sessions and Great Sessions records; abstracts from the Powys, Wynnstay, Brogyntyn, and Bronwydd Archives, with schedules of manorial records contained in these deposits; memoranda on the Welsh records in the Public Record Office; abstracts of records and notes on the lordships of Cydewain, Arwystli, Cyfeiliog, Broniarth, and Ardudwy; material for the history of Welsh boroughs (supplementing that published in Lewis, E. A., Medieval Boroughs of Snowdonia (London, 1912)); collections for the study of Welsh trade, commerce, customs duties, industry, shipping and agriculture; drafts of studies on Welshmen in London and the Welsh Fair (Barnet) from the Sessions Records of Middlesex in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Rebecca Movement, the Abbey of Strata Florida, claims of the study of Welsh History upon the attention of the University of Wales, country life in medieval Merioneth, the Kyffin family, the Raglawship of Cardiganshire, the coal and tobacco trade in Pembrokeshire; reports on theses and essays; and letters from Sir William Llewellyn Davies (1887-1952), Sir John Edward Lloyd (1861-1947), and others.