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The papers of Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, comprising literary material, 1912-1977, including manuscript and typescript drafts of his autobiographies, poetry and prose, translations, and related correspondence; radio scripts, articles and addresses, 1927-[?1971]; personal papers, [c. 1900]-1976, including correspondence and diaries; and family papers, 1850-1951, including the papers of his father, John Griffith, and documents relating to family history.

The papers, [?1888]-1950, of Wyn Griffith's father, John Griffith, and his son, John Wyn Griffith; together with papers, 1850-1951, relating to the family history.

Papers, [?1888]-1949, of, and relating to, John Griffith (1863-1933), father of Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, including correspondence, diaries, and arrangements of songs.

The correspondence, [?1888]-1942, includes letters to John Griffith from H. Graham Dakyns (including one to his brother, J. R. Dakyns), 1910-1911, and Sir Walford Davies, [?1919]-1933; letters from John Griffith to J. Breese Davies, 1912-1930, and a related letter, 1942, from L. A. Breese Davies to Wyn Griffith.

Transcripts by Wyn Griffith of John Griffith's diaries, Nov. 1916-Feb. 1918; and a few diary entries in John Griffith's hand, 1927-1931, relating mainly to family, friends, and musical topics. A photograph of Watcyn, Wyn Griffith's brother who died in Mametz Wood in 1916, is also included.

A few hymns, carols and songs, being mainly arrangements by John Griffith, including a bound volume containing arrangements, [?1891], of two carols dedicated to May Hughes, entitled 'Carol Fair' (arrangement and words by John Griffith) and 'Wel dyma foreu'. A copy of Cân Miriam: i soprano solo a chydgan. Cyfansoddwyd gan Franz Schubert. Y geiriau gan J. Griffith. Trowyd i nodiant solffa gan W. G McNaught (London, [c. 1903]), is also included.

Letters, 1934, from Sir Walford Davies and T. Gwynn Jones, relating to Walford Davies's composition written as a memorial to John Griffith, and published as Ah! gentle may I lay me down. Words taken from William Blake and Edmund Prys (Cardiff, 1934).

Two letters, 1949, to Wyn Griffith, relating to his father's college record.

Papers of J. F. Wyn Griffith (1919-1942), son of Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, who was killed in a bombing raid on Lubecke in 1942. They comprise correspondence and diaries, 1937-1940, literary papers, 1925-1940, and personalia, 1935-1950.

Two diaries, January to June 1937 and September 1939 to August 1940; together with a few family letters and photographs, 1937-1940.

A small group of poems and prose written by John Wyn Griffith, mainly 1925-1940.

Personal and miscellaneous papers, 1935-1950, including a copy of his birth certificate; Army Book, 1939-1941; and photographs and correspondence, 1944-1950, relating to his grave in Hamburg, Germany.

Material relating to the family history, including the papers, 1945-1948, of Rowland Williams of Rhiw, Pwllheli, and deeds and documents, 1850-1916.

Correspondence, 1945-1951, between John Griffith's cousin, Rowland Williams, and Wyn Griffith, following the latter's request for information regarding the family history; together with three exercise books, one containing an autobiography of Rowland Williams, dated April 1946, and the others containing miscellaneous notes, 1945-1948. A few pedigree charts are also included.

Miscellaneous documents, 1850-1916, including deeds, 1867 and 1877, relating to properties in the parish of Llanfaelrhys, co. Caernarvon, and copies (extracted 1916) of the wills of Henry Williams and William Parry, both of Ty Isaf in the parish of Rhiw, co. Caernarvon, proved 22 May 1850 and 5 March 1855 respectively.

The literary papers, 1912-1977, of Wyn Griffith, comprising mainly drafts of, and correspondence relating to, his autobiographies, novels, short stories, poetry, translations and libretti; together with articles, speeches and radio scripts, and a small group of research papers on early Welsh and English music.

Manuscript drafts, [?1930]-[?1935], of parts of Wyn Griffith's autobiographical works, Up to Mametz and Spring of Youth.

An autograph copy, [?1935], of a 'continuation of Spring of Youth', a description of Wyn Griffith's childhood in Wales; together with a broadsheet produced by the publishers, Constable & Co. Ltd.

Manuscripts and typescripts of novels, short stories, essays and a radio play by Wyn Griffith.