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A collection comprising correspondence, essays, pedigrees, medical recipes, hymns, and transcripts of hymns and poems, together with sermons and miscellaneous extracts and notes. Also included are papers relating to James Owen, Presbyterian minister; account books belonging to John Thomas of Penddol, Llanllwni and to David Davies ('Dafydd y Gof') of Pencarreg, Carmarthenshire; a manuscript in the hand of the Reverend David James ('Dewi o Ddyfed'); and sermons in the hand of the Reverend John Owen, Thrussington.

Medical recipes copied in 1812 by James Griffiths, chemist, Llandysul; hymns, etc. by James Griffiths and Francis Thomas; 'englynion'; pedigrees, etc.

'Hymnau o Fawl i Dduw' written by Evan Lewis, Carmarthen, 1798; poems by Evan Lewis, Rees Jones ['Amnon'], I. Thomas, R. Davies, 'Ioan Machno' [John M. Price], 'Britwn' [Edwin Foulkes], 'Eryr Trichrug', 'Meudwy', 'Dewi Glan Ffrydlas' [David E. Davies], 'Telynog' [Thomas Evans], 'Talhaiarn' [John Jones], 'Gwerydd Gwyllt' [Evan W. Jones], John Jones and Richard [Rhisiart] Phylip; 'englynion'; miscellaneous notes on Unitarians and Unitarianism.

An account book, 1826-1842, of David Davies ('Dafydd y Gof'), smith, Pencarreg, Carmarthenshire.

A book of transcripts by John Davies including extracts from a book belonging to Rees Charles, Dinas Gerdin; his address on the history of Maesyfelin, Lampeter; an account of 'Cân Morgan Jones o'r Dole Gwyrddon'; notes on the history of Newcastle Emlyn and district; extracts from a manuscript belonging to James Griffiths, Llandysul, 1818-1837, containing local lore, ballads, hymns, etc.; press cuttings including articles on 'Beirdd Cwmdu', 'Y Parch Philip Pugh a'i Amserau' and 'Morgan Jones o'r Dole Gwyrddon'.

Transcripts by John Davies of poems from manuscripts and ballads in the University College of Wales collection.

A list, compiled by John Davies, of Welsh pseudonyms not included in Cardiff Free Libraries, Catalogue of Printed Literature in the Welsh Department, Cardiff, 1898.

Medical recipes, names of drugs, etc.

One of four manuscripts containing transcripts by John Davies from the parish registers of Lampeter, Llanddewibrefi, Cellan, Nantcwnlle and Llanddewi Abergwessin [sic], together with miscellaneous notes.

Papers relating to James Owen, Presbyterian minister at Oswestry and Shrewsbury, together with lists, by Dr Charles Owen and by Jeremy Owen, of works published by James Owen.

An account book, 1814-1848, of John Thomas, Penddol, Llanllwni.

A transcript made in 1912 by John Davies [1860-1939] of a privately-printed genealogy of the Stedman Thomas family of Pantygof, Carmarthenshire.

Extracts taken by John Davies from Cardigan Fines, Inquisitions Post Mortem and Lay Subsidy Rolls, mainly relating to Lampeter, with translations by Dr E[dward] A[rthur] Lewis.

Interleaved copies of Some Pedigrees of the Lloyds of Allt yr Odyn, Castell Hywel, Ffos y Bleiddiaid, Gilfach Wen, Llan Llyr, and Waun Ifor, compiled and ed. by Lucy E. Lloyd Theakston and John Davies (Oxford, 1913), with additional pedigrees written by John Davies, including the genealogy of the family of James of Brynllys, Cardiganshire, and a schedule of documents relating to the Pantydefaid estate.

Notes by John Davies on the pedigree of John Rhydderch; extracts from almanacs, 1709, 1729, including poems by John Rhydderch, D[afydd] Manuel, Evan William[s] 'Delyniwr o Langybi yn Sir Gaernarfon'; and a list of ballads composed or printed by John Rhydderch.

An article on the history and contents of the National Library of Wales by Thomas Gwynn Jones.

An agreement between the Reverend Thomas Evans, vicar of Pembrey, and David Thomas, grocer, of Water Street, Carmarthen for the collection of the former's rents in Carmarthen, 29 April 1826, with accounts for the year 1826; the diary of John Thomas, Pen-ddôl, near Llanybydder, 1844; an address on 'Y Fasnach Feddwawl' by 'W. J. P.', 1863; and an account book of the keeper of the Cwmanne turnpike gate, 1886.

Letters addressed mainly to John Davies. The correspondents include Joseph K. Aston, Bounty Office, 1897; T[homas] W[illiam] Barker, Carmarthen, 1911; David D[aniel] Evans, Llandysul, 1911; T[homas] A[llen] Glenn, Prestatyn; Annie James, Rhiwgoy, near Rhoshill (concerning William Mathias, with two of his ballads entitled Can Newydd yn gosod allan Dwyll, Hoceth, ac Annghariad and Profiad Ffarmwr ar ol Gadael Ffarmwriaeth); G. Griffiths, Chepstow; A. G. C. Rice, Swansea, 1926; Mrs J. Morris, Aberystwyth, 1915; Lucy E[llen] Lloyd Theakston, Llanrhôs, 1918; Herbert M[illingchamp] Vaughan [1920]; Richard Williams, Newtown, 1898; and G[eorge] E[dgar] P[ropert] Williams, Haverfordwest, 1923.

A notebook of John Thomas, Penddol, Llanllwni containing 'bidding' accounts, poems, hymns, texts of sermons preached at Llanybyther [sic] and micellaneous notes.

One of four manuscripts containing transcripts by John Davies from the parish registers of Lampeter, Llanddewibrefi, Cellan, Nantcwnlle and Llanddewi Abergwessin [sic], together with miscellaneous notes.