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A transcript, 1853, in the hand of Matilda Pasley, of a version of George Owen of Henllys's 'Description of Milford Haven', dated 17 December 1595 (ff. 2-26), together with a note by the transcriber (f. 1).
The manuscript mostly agrees with the texts of Cardiff 2.46 and BL Add. 22623, as published in George Owen, The Description of Penbrokshire, ed. by Henry Owen, Cymmrodorion Record Series, 4 vols (London, 1892-1936), pp. 529-562; where Henry Owen lists minor variations between those two manuscripts the present transcript does not consistently correspond with one or the other. The wording of the title page (f. 2) is significantly different (see Henry Owen (ed.), p. 533), while the section beginning 'For the more ease…' which concludes the other manuscripts is here interpolated on ff. 17-18. A memorandum concerning Owen's methodology for drawing his map of Milford Haven does not appear to be recorded elsewhere (f. 22). The present manuscript is itself copied from an intermediate transcript made at Worsley [New] Hall, Lancashire, on 22 October 1852, by Mary L[ouisa Egerton, Viscountess] Brackley, from the original 1595 manuscript belonging to her father-in-law [Francis Egerton, 1st] Earl of Ellesmere (probably the manuscript now Huntington Library MS EL 1145 (34/B/32)) (see f. 1). In 1853 Matilda Pasley's husband, Sir Thomas Pasley, Bart, was in command of Pembroke Dockyard and the Pasleys became acquainted with Lady Brackley during visits to Stackpole Court, the seat of her father, the 1st Earl Cawdor (see Lawrence Phillips, 'Captain Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, Bt., R.N., and Pembroke Dockyard, 1849-1854', Mariner's Mirror, 71.2 (1985), 159-165 (pp. 160-161)).

Adysgrif, 1863, yn bennaf yn llaw D[aniel] L[ewis] Moses, gynt o Lanbedr Pont Steffan, o'r gyfrol Barddoniaeth Dafydd ab Gwilym, gol. gan Owen Jones a William Owen (Llundain, 1789). = Transcript, 1863, mainly in the hand of D[aniel] L[ewis] Moses, formerly of Lampeter, of the volume Barddoniaeth Dafydd ab Gwilym, ed. by Owen Jones and William Owen (London, 1789).
Mae'r llawysgrif yn cynnwys y cyfan o gerddi Dafydd ap Gwilym yn y gyfrol, heblaw am ambell i fwlch, damweiniol mae'n debyg, ar tt. 67, 354 a 423 ac eraill o bosib (tt. 1-210, 249-492). Mae hefyd yn cynnwys cerddi ffug Iolo Morganwg o'r atodiad (tt. 211-243); crynodeb, yng Nghymraeg, o hanes Dafydd (yn Saesneg) gan Owen Jones (ff. vi-xii); y marwnadau i Dafydd (ff. xii verso-xv verso); a chychwyn (Abermaw-Gwdion ab Don) yr eirfa Saesneg o bobol a llefydd yn y cerddi (tt. 493-502). Heblaw am Moses, ysgrifennwyd y llawysgrif mewn dwy law ychwanegol (tt. 249-279 a 297-328 yn eu tro). = The manuscript contains all the Dafydd ap Gwilym poems, except for a few apparently unintentional lacunae on pp. 67, 354 and 423 and possibly elsewhere (pp. 1-210, 249-492). It also includes Iolo Morganwg’s forgeries from the appendix (pp. 211-243); a precis, in Welsh, of Owen Jones's (English) biography of Dafydd (ff. vi-xii); the elegies to Dafydd (ff. xii verso-xv verso); and the beginning (Abermaw-Gwdion ab Don) of the English glossary of people and places mentioned in the poems (pp. 493-502). Besides Moses, parts of the manuscript are written in two additional hands (pp. 249-279 and 297-328 respectively).

Cyfrol o gerddi yn llaw Ellis Roberts (Elis Wyn o Wyrfai), [1866]-[1882], yn y mesurau caeth yn bennaf, gan gynnwys beddargraffiadau a chyfieithiad o emynau; cerdd brintiedig i W. R. M. Wynne, a Mrs Wynne, yn dilyn eu priodas, Mai 20, 1891, a cherdd goffa i’w wraig, 1892; copi o’i bregeth a draddodwyd ganddo yn ei wasanaeth ordeinio yn Eglwys Gadeiriol Llanelwy yn 1893; ynghyd â dau lythyr a ysgrifennodd at ei ferch Esther Margaret (‘Essie’), 1894 a 1895 a ‘Marwnad ar ol y diweddar Barch. Ellis Roberts (Elis Wyn o Wyrfai), Llangwm’ gan awdur dienw. = A volume of poems in the hand of Elis Wyn o Wyrfai, [1866]-[1882], mainly in strict metre, including epitaphs and translations of hymns; two of his printed poems: Welcome home. To W. R. M. Wynne, Esq, and Mrs Wynne, after their marriage, May 20, 1891, and In memoriam. My wife, 1892 and a copy of his ordination sermon preached at St Asaph Cathedral, 1893; together with two letters from him to his daughter Esther Margaret (‘Essie’), 1894 and 1895 and an elegy to the poet by an unknown author.

Dyddiadur Evan Isaac Thomas, Llandysul, sir Aberteifi, ar gyfer 1 Ionawr 1876-31 Rhagfyr 1885, yn cynnwys cofnodion byr (dwy dudalen y mis) yn bennaf ynglŷn â'i waith fel saer dodrefn, trefnydd angladdau a ffermwr, ei ddyletswyddau fel ysgrifennydd a thrysorydd y Llandyssul Benefit Society a'i aelodaeth o Gapel y Bedyddwyr Penybont, [Pont Tyweli]. = Diary of Evan Isaac Thomas, Llandysul, Cardiganshire, for 1 January 1876-31 December 1885, containing brief entries (two pages per month) mainly relating to his work as cabinet maker, undertaker and farmer, his duties as secretary and treasurer of the Llandyssul Benefit Society and his membership of Penybont Baptist Chapel, [Pont Tyweli].

Llyfr cyfrifon, 1887-1906, [David Hughes], crydd, o Lanuwchllyn, sir Feirionnydd, yn cynnwys manylion atgyweiriadau a wnaethpwyd, costau'n daladwy, ayyb. = A ledger, 1887-1906, of [David Hughes], bootmaker, of Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth, containing details of repairs carried out, costs payable, etc.

Wyth llythyr ar hugain, 1889-1892, oddi wrth T. Gwynn Jones at ei gyfaill R[owland] S[amuel] Rowlands, Tywyn, Abergele (yn ddiweddarach yn fyfyriwr yn Holt Academy, sir Ddinbych, ac yna yn astudio milfeddygaeth yng Nghaeredin), ynghyd ag eitemau eraill amgaeëdig, yn cynnwys tua un ar hugain o gerddi, i gyd yn ôl pob golwg heb eu cyhoeddi. Yn y llythyrau mae Gwynn yn trafod barddoniaeth, gwaith a materion personol. = Twenty-eight letters, 1889-1892, from T. Gwynn Jones to his friend R[owland] S[amuel] Rowlands of Tywyn, Abergele (later a student at Holt Academy, Denbighshire, and then a student of veterinary medicine at Edinburgh), together with other enclosed items, including some twenty-one poems, all apparently unpublished. In the letters Gwynn discusses poetry, work and personal matters.
Mae'r cerddi un ai ar ddalennau ar wahân (ff. 3-4, 7-8, 10-12, 14, 26, 31-32, 38-39, 71-74) neu wedi eu cynnwys yn y llythyrau (ff. 23-25 verso, 27 verso, 29 verso, 44 verso, 46 recto-verso, 62, 63). Mae'r amgaeëdigion eraill yn cynnwys llyfryn o gartwnau yn dwyn y teitl 'Darluniau Cymdeithasol', [1889] (ff. 15-22), 'Rhestr o Destynau [sic] Eisteddfod y Beirdd Serch' (ff. 35-36), darn o ryddiaith am y cymeriadau 'Ned y Dolphin' a 'Syr Harri' (ff. 75-78) a cherdd gan R. S. Rowlands ar 'Synnwyr y Fawd', ar gyfer Cyfarfod Cystadleuol Abergele, Nadolig 1889 (f. 37). Mae llythyr at Rowlands oddi wrth Griff[ith] Evans, Brynkynallt, Bangor, 13 Ebrill 1909, yn ymwneud a'r N[orth] W[ales] V[eterinary] M[edical] A[ssociation] (f. 79). Mae Gwynn yn arwyddo'i lythyrau mewn nifer o ffyrdd, gan gynnwys 'Gwynn ap Iwan', 'Gwynnvre ap Iwan', 'Thomas Gwynn ap Iwan' a 'Syr Pedr Bennwann'; ceir 'T. Gwynn-Jones' am y tro cyntaf ar 15 Ionawr 1891 (f. 44). = The poems are either on separate leaves (ff. 3-4, 7-8, 10-12, 14, 26, 31-32, 38-39, 71-74) or incorporated in individual letters (ff. 23-25 verso, 27 verso, 29 verso, 44 verso, 46 recto-verso, 62, 63). Other enclosures include a booklet of cartoons entitled 'Darluniau Cymdeithasol' ['Society Pictures'], [1889] (ff. 15-22), a satirical list of competitions for 'Eisteddfod y Beirdd Serch' (ff. 35-36), a prose fragment concerning the characters 'Ned y Dolphin' and 'Syr Harri' (ff. 75-78) and a poem by R. S. Rowlands entitled 'Synnwyr y Fawd', written for Cyfarfod Cystadleuol Abergele, Christmas 1889 (f. 37). A single letter to Rowlands from Griff[ith] Evans, Brynkynallt, Bangor, 13 April 1909, relates to the affairs of the N[orth] W[ales] V[eterinary] M[edical] A[ssociation] (f. 79). Gwynn signs his letters in a number of ways, including 'Gwynn ap Iwan', 'Gwynnvre ap Iwan', 'Thomas Gwynn ap Iwan' and 'Syr Pedr Bennwann'; 'T. Gwynn-Jones' appears for the first time on 15 January 1891 (f. 44).

Notebook of George Henry Strick of Swansea and Brynaman, tinplate manufacturer, recording detailed notes and observations of a visit to America, September-November 1890, where he met with fellow industrialists and visited numerous blast furnaces, steelworks, ironworks and other industrial sites in several states.
Beginning apparently in Philadelphia, PA, 25 September-1 October (ff. 1-4), Strick then participates in a lengthy excursion, visiting the Warwick Furnace, [Pottstown, PA], 6 October (ff. 4-9), Lebanon [Valley] blast furnace, [Lebanon, PA], [?7 October] (ff. 10-11), Altoona Railway Works, [Altoona, PA], 8 October (ff. 11-12), the Edgar Thomason and Homestead works, the Isabella and Lucy furnaces, the Carbon Iron Co. works and adjoining aluminium works, all in Pittsburgh, PA, 9-11 October (ff. 12-17), Joliet Steel Works, South Chicago, IL, 14 October (ff. 18-22), various mines and limestone quarries, Bessemer blast furnaces and steel rolling plant, Bessemer Steel Works and the Ensley and Thomas furnaces, all in Birmingham, AL, 16-17 October (ff. 22-31), blast furnaces in Talladega and Anniston, AL, 18 October (ff. 32-35), Basic Steel Works in Chattanooga, TN, and blast furnaces in South Pittsburg, TN, 20 October (ff. 35-38), the town of Middlesboro, KY, 21 October (ff. 38-42), zinc works and a blast furnace in Pulaski, VA, 22 October (ff. 42-44), and Baltimore, MD, 24 October (ff. 45-46), before returning to Philadelphia, 26-28 October (ff. 46-48). While in Philadelphia and Baltimore particularly (ff. 1-4, 45-48) he discusses with fellow tinplate manufacturers and importers the state of the tinplate industry and the level of tinplate exports from Wales to America, against the background of the Tariff Act of October 1890 (The McKinley Tariff). The notes were compiled by Strick in November 1890 during the return voyage (see f. ii).

Three letters, dated 1892 and 1901-1902, from Archdeacon D. R. Thomas addressed to P. B. Davies-Cooke of Gwysaney, together with a prospectus for his publication The Life and Work of Bishop Davies & William Salesbury (Oswestry, 1902).

A collection of research papers, mostly of the period 1970-80, accumulated by musicologist Joan Rimmer, largely relating to Nansi Richards (Telynores Maldwyn), with some relating to John Parry (John Parry Ddall) and Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin). The papers include letters, offprints, and manuscript music scores, including one copied in 1895 by W. Ll. Roberts of Penyceunant.

Manuscript story, [1896x1908], entitled 'Gibbet or Cross?', by Allen Raine; together with a copy of Carmarthenshire Life (Autumn 2008), including an article 'Allen Raine, a voice from the past' by Carol Byrne Jones.

Copi llawysgrif, [?20 gan., cynnar], mewn llaw anhysbys, o'r awdl 'Iesu o Nazareth' gan Evan Rees (Dyfed), yn cyfateb yn agos i'r testun a gyhoeddwyd yng ngyfrol Dyfed, Gwlad yr Addewid a Iesu o Nazareth (Caernarfon, 1894), tt. 155-220 (ff. 1-13 verso). = A manuscript copy, [?early 20 cent.], in an unidentified hand, of the awdl 'Iesu o Nazareth' by Evan Rees (Dyfed), corresponding closely to the version published in Dyfed, Gwlad yr Addewid a Iesu o Nazareth (Caernarfon, 1894), pp. 155-220 (ff. 1-13 verso).
Mae rhan o'r testun wedi ei gamleoli, a dylai f. 3 (sef diwedd rhan II) ddilyn f. 4 verso. Cynhwysir hefyd gopi teipysgrif o gerdd Dyfed 'Yr Iesu ar y ffynon' (gw. Gwlad yr Addewid a Iesu o Nazareth, tt. 109-110) (f. 14). = Part of the text is displaced, with f. 3 (the end of part II) following on from f. 4 verso. Also included is a typescript copy of Dyfed's 'Yr Iesu ar y ffynon' (see Gwlad yr Addewid a Iesu o Nazareth, pp. 109-110) (f. 14).

Llythyr, dyddiedig 6 Mehefin 1929, gan Richard Griffith (Carneddog) at ei chwaer-yng-nghyfraith Elin Griffith a'i nith Jane, yng Nghicieth, yn cynnwys yn bennaf newyddion teuluol (ff. 1-20). Mae'r llythyr yn cynnwys englynion ganddo er cof am deulu a chyfeillion (ff. 12-20), englynion a oedd i'w cyhoeddi yn O Greigiau'r Grug (Dinbych, 1930), tt. 25-32. = A letter, dated 6 June 1929, from Richard Griffith (Carneddog) to his sister-in-law Elin Griffith and his niece Jane in Cricieth, containing mainly family news (ff. 1-20). The letter includes englynion composed by him in memory of family and friends (ff. 12-20), which were to be published in his forthcoming book O Greigiau'r Grug (Denbigh, 1930), pp. 25-32.
Ceir hefyd yn y llawysgrif ddau hysbysiad rhent stad Hafodgarregog, 1902-1903, yn ôl pob golwg ar gyfer William Griffith, Tylyrni, brawd Carneddog a gŵr Elin (ff. 21-22), a theipysgrif o ddyfyniad byr o araith a draddodwyd gan David Lloyd George ym 1925 (f. 23). = The manuscript also contains two Hafodgarregog estate rent notices, 1902-1903, apparently for Carneddog's brother and Elin's husband, William Griffith, Tylyrni (ff. 21-22), and a short typed extract from a 1925 speech by David Lloyd George (f. 23).

Papurau, 1905-1945, yng Nghymraeg a Saesneg, fu'n eiddo i'r Athro John Edward Daniel, yn ymwneud â'i weithgareddau gwleidyddol gyda Plaid Cymru. = Papers, 1905-1945, in Welsh and English, of Professor John Edward Daniel, relating mostly to his political activities with Plaid Cymru.
Maent yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth Compton Mackenzie, 8 Hydref 1939 (f. 1), Gwynfor Evans, 25 Tachwedd 1945 (f. 14), a William George, 20 Mehefin 1945 (f. 5), ynghyd â nodiadau gan George ar gyfer araith yn cefnogi Daniel fel ymgeisydd dros Blaid Cymru ym Mwrdeisdrefi Caernarfon yn etholiad 1945 (ff. 6-13). Hefyd yn y casgliad ceir papur enwebu Saunders Lewis yn is-etholiad Prifysgol Cymru, 1943 (f. 4); teipysgrif 'Memorandwm i Bwyllgor Heddwch y Blaid Genedlaethol' gan D. Gwenallt Jones, [c. 1939] (ff. 15-32, diwedd ar goll); a dau eitem o ohebiaeth deuluol, 1905 a [d.d.] (ff. 33-34). = They include letters from Compton Mackenzie, 8 October 1939 (f. 1), Gwynfor Evans, 25 November 1945 (f. 14), and William George, 20 June 1945 (f. 5), together with autograph notes for a speech by the latter in support of Daniel's candidacy for Plaid Cymru in Carnarvon Boroughs in the 1945 General Election (ff. 6-13). Also in the collection are nomination paper of Saunders Lewis in the University of Wales by-election, 1943 (f. 4); a typescript 'Memorandwm i Bwyllgor Heddwch y Blaid Genedlaethol' by D. Gwenallt Jones, [c. 1939] (ff. 15-32, end lacking); and two items of family correspondence, 1905 and [n.d.] (ff. 33-34).

Copi E. Vincent Evans o broflenni cyfrol Charles Ashton Llyfryddiaeth Gymreig o 1801 i 1810 (Croesoswallt, 1908) gan Charles Ashton, yn cynnwys cywiriadau ac ychwanegiadau ganddo ar gyfer 1811 ac 1812. Ceir nodiadau yn llaw E. Vincent Evans ar y tudalennau drwyddi draw y gyfrol yn awgrymu cywiriadau. Ceir cerdyn mynegai gwreiddiol y gyfrol hefyd tu fewn.

Papurau, gan gynnwys un llythyr ar bymtheg, 1933-1978, a ddarganfyddwyd yn rhydd y tu mewn i gyfrolau o lyfrgell Saunders Lewis. = Papers, including sixteen letters, 1908-1978, found loose inside volumes from the library of Saunders Lewis.
Maent yn cynnwys llythyrau at Lewis oddi wrth Sir John Herbert Lewis, 1933 (f. 1), Edouard Bachellery, 1950-1951 (ff. 2-4, yn trafod ei lyfr L'oeuvre Poetique de Gutun Owain (Paris, 1950, 1951)), Tony Conran, 1961 (f. 7), Gareth Alban Davies, 1964 (f. 8), Aneirin Talfan Davies, 1969-1970 (ff. 9-10 verso), R. Brinley Jones, 1970 (f. 11), Donatien Laurent, 1975 (f. 14), a Michael T. Davies, 1977 (f. 15). Mae yna hefyd nodiadau amrywiol, 1908-[?1971], yn llaw Saunders Lewis (ff. 18-27), gan gynnwys nodiadau ar G. J. Williams, Traddodiad Llenyddol Morgannwg (Caerdydd, 1948) a G. J. Williams, Iolo Morganwg: Y Gyfrol Gyntaf (Caerdydd, 1956) (ff. 22-25), a Gwaith Tudur Penllyn ac Ieuan Ap Tudur Penllyn, gol. gan Thomas Roberts (Caerdydd, 1958) (f. 27). = They include letters to Lewis from Sir John Herbert Lewis, 1933 (f. 1), Edouard Bachellery, 1950-1951 (ff. 2-4, commenting extensively on his own L'oeuvre Poetique de Gutun Owain (Paris, 1950, 1951)), Tony Conran, 1961 (f. 7), Gareth Alban Davies, 1964 (f. 8), Aneirin Talfan Davies, 1969-1970 (ff. 9-10 verso), R. Brinley Jones, 1970 (f. 11), Donatien Laurent, 1975 (f. 14), and Michael T. Davies, 1977 (f. 15). Also included are miscellaneous manuscript notes, 1908-[?1971], by Saunders Lewis (ff. 18-27), including notes on G. J. Williams, Traddodiad Llenyddol Morgannwg (Cardiff, 1948) and G. J. Williams, Iolo Morganwg: Y Gyfrol Gyntaf (Cardiff, 1956) (ff. 22-25), and on Gwaith Tudur Penllyn ac Ieuan Ap Tudur Penllyn, ed. by Thomas Roberts (Cardiff, 1958) (f. 27).

Drafft, [1909], yn llaw T. Gwynn Jones o'i awdl 'Gwlad y Bryniau', awdl fuddugol Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1909, Llundain. = A holograph draft, [1909], of 'Gwlad y Bryniau' by T. Gwynn Jones, the winning awdl at the 1909 National Eisteddfod in London.
Mae'r llawysgrif yn gyfrol gyfansawdd, gyda nifer fawr o ddalennau (ff. 2-6, 8, 10-22, 25, 27-29, 32, 34-35) wedi eu tynnu allan o lyfr poced (LlGC, Papurau Thomas Gwynn Jones D320 erbyn hyn) sydd yn cynnwys drafft cynharach o rannau o'r awdl. Mae'r gweddill yn ddalennau newydd yn cynnwys rhannau diwygiedig o'r gerdd (ff. 1, 7, 9, 23-24, 26, 30-31, 33, 36-44). Mae'r testun yn cynnwys nifer fawr o newidiadau a diddymiadau, ac yn y ffurf ddiwygiedig yma mae'n cyfateb yn agos iawn i'r fersiwn orffenedig (gw. LlGC, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru - Cyfansoddiadau a beirniadaethau 1909/1). Cyhoeddwyd yr awdl gyntaf yng Nghofnodion a Chyfansoddiadau Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1909 (Llundain), gol. gan E. Vincent Evans (Llundain, 1910), tt. 25-36, a'i ail-argraffu yn T. Gwynn Jones, Detholiad o Ganiadau ([Y Drenewydd], 1926), tt. 20-44. = The manuscript is a composite volume, with many folios (ff. 2-6, 8, 10-22, 25, 27-29, 32, 34-35) being leaves removed from a pocket book (now NLW, Papurau Thomas Gwynn Jones D320) which contains an earlier draft of parts of the awdl. The remaining folios are new leaves containing revised sections of the poem (ff. 1, 7, 9, 23-24, 26, 30-31, 33, 36-44). The text contains many emendations and deletions and in this revised form corresponds very closely to the submitted version (see NLW, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru - Cyfansoddiadau a beirniadaethau 1909/1). It was first published in Cofnodion a Chyfansoddiadau Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1909 (Llundain), ed. by E. Vincent Evans (London, 1910), pp. 25-36, and re-printed in T. Gwynn Jones, Detholiad o Ganiadau ([Newtown], 1926), pp. 20-44.

Autograph album, 1909-1924 (mainly 1909-1910), also containing verses and illustrations. The name inscribed inside the front cover is M. Evans, Penlan, Pontyberem, who may have been a student at Carmarthen Presbyterian College and Aberystwyth University. Most of the entries are written in English but there are some in Welsh, including verses by Eifion Wyn, Ben Bowen, and Ben Davies.

177 letters, 1915-1918, from Sapper Robert Glynn Griffiths (1898-1991), Royal Engineers, mainly to his parents in Deganwy whilst receiving military training in Bletchley and Birmingham, and in the battlefields of France. Also included is a volume compiled by his son D Geraint Griffith, the donor, entitled: ‘Letters of the First World War from Sapper Robert Glynn Griffiths’, 2009-2015, together with a Welsh version.

An archive relating to the life history of the Welsh boy soprano, Tom Howell (born 1911), including a letter from the BBC dated 1925 offering an engagement to broadcast, press cuttings relating to his singing awards, prize certificates, and ribbons, letters, a music sheet book for pianoforte, R.A.F. ID service tags and Service Book from his WWII military service as 1127491 Cpl. RAF in the Japanese campaign, a June 26th, 1943 copy of Ceylon Review regarding the Allies' victory over Japan in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka), a group photograph of NTTC (Non-Technical Training Centre) R.A.F. India Equipment Accounts 1944 including Tom Howell, and a pocket watch inset with his photo portrait as a youth.