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A facsimile copy, [1965x1985], of a letter, 15 July 1937, from Dylan Thomas, Mousehole, Cornwall, to Vernon Watkins, announcing his marriage to Caitlin Macnamara and apologising for altering a poem by Watkins prior to publication.
The original letter is now BL Add MS 52612, f. 5. It was first published in Dylan Thomas, Letters to Vernon Watkins, ed. by Vernon Watkins (London, 1957), pp. 27-28; see also The Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas: New Edition, ed. by Paul Ferris (London, 2000), p. 294.

Letter, 14 June 1939, from Dylan Thomas, Laugharne, to the poet and writer Charles Fisher, arranging to meet and referring to a new poem, his baby son, Llewelyn, and a forthcoming broadcast with Keidrych Rhys.
The letter was published in The Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas: New Edition, ed. by Paul Ferris (London, 2000), pp. 435-436.

A typescript copy, [20 cent., third ¼], of a letter, [Summer 1930], from Augustus John, Renvyle, County Galway, to Will [?Rothenstein], in which John explains his presence in Ireland to paint W. B. Yeats' portrait.
The typescript has the date supplied in the hand of [?Michael Holroyd] and resembles typescripts of other letters to Rothenstein to be found in NLW, Michael Holroyd (Augustus John) Research Papers 4/6.

A letter, [1881x1912], from Mary C[reswell] Carver, West Derby, Liverpool, to her Uncle, Benjamin Carver, containing personal news and referring to the diary of her father, John Carver.

Fragment of a printed letter, 20 July 1804, from J[ohn] Jones, secretary of the Anglesey Druidical Society, to J[ohn] Lewis, Esq., Bodior, giving notice of the Anniversary (or annual) Meeting of the Society, to be held at the Bull's Head Inn, Beaumaris, on 2 August 1804.

Llythyr, 28 Rhagfyr 1917, oddi wrth D. J. Williams, Rhydcymerau, at gyd-heddychwr, Tom Llewelyn Thomas, Birchgrove, Abertawe, yn cyfeirio at heddychaeth gyfoes ac at lyfryn Love of Country (1917) o waith y derbynydd. = Letter, 28 December 1917, from D. J. Williams, Rhydcymerau, to fellow pacifist Tom Llewelyn Thomas, Birchgrove, Swansea, concerning contemporary pacifism and the recipient's pamphlet, Love of Country (1917).

Letter, 13 October 1982, from Saunders Lewis, Penarth, to Kathryn A. Klar, Richmond, California, replying to a letter concerning her research into Canu Aneirin at the University of California, Berkeley.
He describes the negative reaction of Ifor Williams, amongst others, to his book Braslun o Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg (Cardiff, 1932), the conclusions of which however correspond with those of Klar and her colleagues; he also describes his current state of health.

Llythyr, 5 Ebrill 1955, oddi wrth D. J. Williams, Abergwaun, at Huw Davies, [Llandaf], yn mynegi ei farn ynghlŷn â Mudiad Gweriniaethol Cymru, a sefydlwyd gan Davies ymysg eraill. = Letter, 5 April 1955, from D. J. Williams, Fishguard, to Huw Davies, [Llandaf], giving his views on the Welsh Republican Movement, of which Davies was a founder member.

A bill for services rendered, 18 January 1871, in the hand of Dr William Price, Pontypridd, and addressed to the Rev. Dr Rees [?Henry Rees].

Letter, 13 January 1977, from R. S. Thomas, Aberdaron, to a Mr Morgan [of ?Leicester], apparently replying to questions about the influences on his poetry and the social and linguistic make-up of his previous and current parishes.

Typescript letter, 26 March 1927, from W. H. Davies, Oxted, to [Aubrey] Herbert, [Oxford], apparently declining an invitation to speak at the Oxford Union.

Letter, 4 January 1946, from Robert Graves, Galmpton, nr Brixham, Devon, to Gwyn Jones, in which the sender discusses the literary future of Wales and argues for the Mabinogion as a possible influence on Shakespeare's Tempest.

Autograph draft, [1931], in the hand of Helen Thomas of a passage from her memoir World Without End (London, 1931), corresponding to the second paragraph on p. 168 of that work.

Letter, [1888x1895], from three individuals, Thomas Thomas, M. A. Thomas and Olive [?Thomas], Cheam House, Pontnewydd, [?Monmouthshire], to one Miss Thomas, enclosing a copy of the English translation of Daniel Owen's novel Rhys Lewis, Minister of Bethel: An Autobiography, trans. by James Harris (Wrexham, [1888]).
The sender, [Thomas Thomas], refers to meeting Daniel Owen in Mold.

Letter, 16 May 1903, from John Ballinger, Central Library, Cardiff, to the Rev. T. Llechid Jones, enclosing requested publications.

Letter, 29 September 2005, from Peter Prendergast, Deiniolen, to Rosemary Markham, concerning his work and his health.

Letter, 28 August 1936, from Dr Thomas Jones CH, at St Gallen, Switzerland, to Con[stance de] Madariaga, Geneva, regarding the situation of her husband, the Spanish writer and diplomat Salvador de Madariaga.
Jones offers to help Maderiaga who had fled Spain for England the previous month due to the Spanish Civil War. He also refers to his forthcoming trip with Lloyd George to Germany and Berchtesgaden.

Dau lythyr ac un cerdyn post, Hydref-Tachwedd 1942, oddi wrth J. E. Davis (Clwydian), Putney, Llundain (ff.10-12), ynghyd â cherdyn post, [24] Hydref 1942, oddi wrth R. Rhys Hughes, Bethesda (f. 14), wedi eu cyfeirio at y Parch. T. Llechid Jones, Llangynhafal. = Two letters and one postcard, October-November 1942, from J. E. Davis (Clwydian), Putney, London (ff. 10-12), together with a postcard, [24] October 1942, from R. Rhys Hughes, Bethesda (f. 14), addressed to the Rev. T. Llechid Jones, Llangynhafal.
Ymateba'r gohebwyr i lythyr Llechid yn Y Llan, 23 Hydref 1942, t. 6, yn holi am ddechreuadau gwasanaethau Cymraeg Anglicanaidd yn Llundain. Amgaeir darlun, [1932x1942], o'r Parch. John Crowle Ellis, fu'n gwasanaethu eglwysi Dewi Sant a Bened Sant, Llundain (f. 13), ynghyd â nodiadau yn llaw Llechid, [?1942], ar 'Yr Eglwys yn Llundain' (ff. 15-16). = The correspondents write in response to Llechid's letter in Y Llan, 23 October 1942, p. 6, requesting information on the origins of Welsh-language Anglican services in London. Also included is a photograph, [1932x1942], of the Rev. John Crowle Ellis, who served the churches of St David's and St Benet's, London (f. 13), together with notes in Welsh by Llechid, [?1942], on 'The Church in London' (ff. 15-16).

A note, 26 July 1969, from Mary Lago to Michael Holroyd (ff. 111-112) enclosing typescript extracts, [July 1969], of a letter from Mrs George Prothero [i.e. Mary Frances Prothero] to Alice Rothenstein, Rye, 11 September [1907x1909] (f. 111).
Prothero's letter contains gossip and news concerning Roger and Helen Fry, Augustus John, Dorelia McNeill, Henry and Euphemia Lamb and Charles Conder.

Letter, 14 June 1930, from Gwen John, Meudon, to fellow artist [Mary] Constance [Lloyd], concerning Ursula Tyrwhitt and her recent indiscretions (f. 20).
Also included are three letters, June-August 1980, from art historian Cecily Langdale, New York, to Mrs Rachel Collyns, Bristol, niece of Mary Constance Lloyd, relating to Gwen John (ff. 21-23), and supplying background information on John's letter and on Tyrwhitt (f. 23).