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The archive comprises the papers of Jill Evans, mostly produced and accumulated in the course of her work as a Member of the European Parliament for Plaid Cymru between 1999 and 2020 and include material relating to various campaigns on employment, the environment, women's issues, food standards, international development, the Iraq war, the Welsh language and Catalonia.

Reports, 1874-1926, drawn up by William Galloway and others (including his son, Christian) relating to the mining of coal and other minerals in Wales and elsewhere around the world, examining matters including mining engineering, geology, the economics of working minerals (sinking shafts, mineral extraction, mineral quality, labour, maintenance, transport and selling prices) and the history of mineral working; the reports comprise examinations of mines, mineral fields, mineral seams and other geological strata, as well as statistics, maps, plans, diagrams, photographs, sketches, correspondence, inventories, itineraries and notes; the archive also includes related material, 1957.

Papurau Evan Roberts, Llandderfel, [1658]-[?1990au], yn cynnwys llythyrau a chardiau post, 1921-1973, oddi wrth ystod eang o ohebwyr, gan gynnwys John Cowper Powys; erthyglau, traethodau a darlithoedd ganddo, ynghyd â nodiadau ymchwil, [?1924]-[1968x1975]; papurau personol, 1924-[?1990au]; llyfrau lloffion, papurau newydd a deunyddiau printiedig eraill, [1658]-1970; a llawysgrifau, yn cynnwys gweithiau llawysgrif gan amryw awdur megis Clwydydd a Derfelog, a gasglwyd ganddo, [c. 1736]- [20 gan., ½ cyntaf]. = Papers, [1658]-[?1990s], relating to Evan Roberts, Llandderfel, including letters and postcards, 1921-1973, from a wide range of correspondents, including John Cowper Powys; articles, essays and lectures by Evan Roberts, together with research notes, [?1924]-[1968x1975]; personal papers, 1924-[?1990s]; scrapbooks, newspapers and other printed materials, [1658]-1970; and manuscript material, including manuscript works by various authors such as Clwydydd and Derfelog, collected by him, [c. 1736]- [20 cent., first ½].

Casgliad o lythyrau a phapurau yn ymwneud â beic modur T. H. Parry-Williams, KC 16, yn cynnwys dau lythyr at Buddug Thomas (mam y rhoddwr) oddi wrth T. H. Parry-Williams, 1963, ac un gan Amy Parry-Williams, ei wraig, 1976. Ymhlith y casgliad hefyd mae'r plât KC 16, y beic modur.

Papers of George A. Morrison, mainly relating to the work of the Welsh Liberal Party, 1967-1984; records relating to Liberal Party Associations, 1971-1983; District Council elections records, 1978-1983; West Wales European Parliamentary constituency records, 1978-1984; and records relating to Welsh Liberal party conferences, 1969-1982, and the Joint Liberal Assembly, 1977-1984.

Papers and documents of Corporal Herbert L. G. Lewis of the Royal Engineers, a Prisoner of War in the Stalag XX-A camp from May 1940 to April 1945, including a diary, attestation and discharge certificates, service and pay books, German exercise book, maps, and a programme for a 1943 Christmas concert held in the castle at Gniew (Mewe in German), Poland.

Estate, financial, legal, personal, domestic, industrial and commercial papers of the several families who held the Plas Power estate, notably the Myddeltons, Lloyds and FitzHughs, including some papers relating to the Myddelton family of Chirk and their estates.

Records, 1837-1955, of former local government bodies of Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, and neighbouring parts of Merionethshire, comprising minute books, letter books, ledgers, account books, reports, valuations, registers and rate books of the Machynlleth Poor Law Union, 1837-1930, minute books, letter books, ledgers, account books, reports, valuations, registers and rate books of the Machynlleth Rural District Council, 1892-1957, a letter book and rate account books of the Mallwyd Urban District Council, 1922-1930, and minute books, account books, registers and other records of the Machynlleth and Estimaner (Ystumanner) Petty Sessions, 1853-1953, together with miscellaneous administrative, financial and personal papers, 1837-1931, from the offices of Henry Evans relating to clients, local government, local businesses, and other solicitors who practised in and around Machynlleth.

Musical manuscripts and personal papers of William Mathias, including manuscript and published scores, 1950-1994; personal correspondence, 1972-1992; lectures and articles by him, 1972-1991; reviews, programmes, press releases, newsletters and ephemera relating to his work and honours awarded to him, 1952-1994; and correspondence of Yvonne Mathias relating mainly to performances of her husband's work, 1987-1994.

The five items deposited in 1995 was incorporated to the present structure and given E2d, B14c, K11b, K11c, and J1d as reference numbers.

Two items deposited in 1998 was incorporated to the present structure and given I1b and K18b as reference numbers.

Two items deposited in 2005 was incorporated to the present structure and given I27a and I28a as reference numbers.

An additional box of William Mathias's music manuscripts were received as a donation in August 2006. These manuscripts have been introduced at the end of the present structure as a Sub-fonds, entitled 2006 Donation, in February 2016.

William Mathias Recordings including reel to reel tapes, video tapes and vinyl records donated in July 2015 has been transferred to The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales.
Further donations of music scores are arranged at the end of the collection according to the year of deposit.

Papers, [c. 1650]-1828, relating to estates and lordships in Carmarthenshire, including rentals of the Golden Grove estate and of the lordship of Cydweli, and an order-book of the borough of Llanelli; together with miscellaneous papers, 1746-1909, relating to the Williams and Drummond Williams family of Edwinsford, Carmarthenshire, comprising mainly correspondence and army commissions; and letter-books, 1807-1833, of Jacob Richards of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, mainly relating to business and estate matters, including Richards's investments in India. The relationship, if any, between NLW MSS 22870-22871 - those papers relating to the Williams family and to Jacob Richards - and the rest of the collection has not been established.

Collection of deeds and other papers, [1310]-[1958], of Gwendoline Elizabeth Davies and Margaret Davies, including printed books, 1478-1844, papers concerning the Gregynog Press, 1922-1960, copies of books, 1923-1940, ephemera, 1927-1962, designs and drawings, n.d.; and deeds relating to properties in Montgomeryshire, 1597-1832.

Typescript lists and rough notes found loose inside NLW MS 22320B.

Personal archive of material relating to Gwasg Gregynog accumulated by the donor during his time as a director and trustee of the Press, 1998-2018.

Rentals and other estate office books of the Gregynog estate, Montgomeryshire, of Arthur Weaver, Arthur Blayney and Lord Sudeley, 1752-1893.

A binder containing various documents relating to Kanonier Obergefreiter Kurt Kruger, a WWII Luftwaffe P.O.W held at Camp 70 in Henllan, Pembrokeshire, 1946-1948. Includes Kruger's 'Soldbuch', the standard identity document in the German military. Also includes December 1947 issue of 'Der Wegweiser' (The Signpost) from Henllan Camp, as well as Kruger's certificate of discharge, certificate of registration, ID document for foreigners in Britain, work permit, and passport (1968-1973).

Nodiadau, [1949]-[1950], ar ffynonellau baledi ar slipiau o bapur mewn amlenni wedi'u trefnu yn ôl thema [ar gyfer ei gyhoeddiad Drych y baledwr (Aberystwyth, 1958)], gan gynnwys llythyrau a dderbyniodd yn ymwneud â'i ymchwil.

Papers of Sir Ben Bowen Thomas (1899-1977), educationalist and public servant, comprising autobiographical material on his career, interests and family, 1954-1972; biographical articles and an interview, 1964-1966; letters to his wife and daughter with references to his work with UNESCO and Welsh educational matters, 1947-1960; letters from Dr Thomas Jones and Sir Percy E. Watkins relating to educational issues and Coleg Harlech, 1926-1955; correspondence concerning BBT's work with UNESCO, 1954-1962; miscellaneous correspondence, 1948-1976; addresses and speech notes, 1949-1977; pamphlets, offprints and articles, 1941-1973; research notes on regions and towns of Wales during the 18th and 19th centuries; circulars, articles, reports, etc. relating to education and educational bodies in Wales, 1942-1975, to UNESCO, 1946-1958, and to public and cultural bodies such as the Welsh Language Council, ITA and the Rural Development Board, 1965-1973; McNair Report on the Training of Teachers, 1942-3; memorials, tributes and obituaries of other educationalists; and miscellaneous press cuttings and notes. The archive also includes a collection of sermon notes and exercise books of his grandfather, the Rev. Benjamin Thomas, (1838-1913), a Baptist minister in Ystrad Rhondda, Glamorgan.

Barddoniaeth o'r ail ganrif ar bymtheg hyd yr ugeinfed ganrif, gan gynnwys gweithiau gan Alan Llwyd (f. 2), W. J. Gruffydd (f. 14), Richard Davies (Mynyddog) (f. 76), Ray Howard-Jones (ff. 98-104), R. Williams Parry (ff. 106-110), Saunders Lewis (ff. 132-136), Vernon Watkins (f. 146), Harri Webb (ff. 153-154), Katherine Philips (The Matchless Orinda) (f. 158), ac Euros Bowen (ff. 161-169), ynghyd â nifer o feirdd llai enwog a rhai darnau anhysbys. Cynigiwyd rai o'r cerddi mewn cystadlaethau eisteddfodol (ff. 36-51, 53-61, 63, 113-124). Mae nifer o'r cerddi yn llaw y beirdd eu hunain, eraill yn gopïau neu mewn teipysgrif. Ceir hefyd garol plygain, a nodwyd i lawr [?19 gan., ¼ olaf] (ff. 155-157 verso), a llythyr, 1994, oddi wrth Jon Meirion Jones at Dafydd Ifans yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru yn ymwneud â Dafydd Jones (Isfoel) y Cilie (ff. 149-150). = Poetry, seventeenth to twentieth centuries, including works by Alan Llwyd (f. 2), W. J. Gruffydd (f. 14), Richard Davies (Mynyddog) (f. 76), Ray Howard-Jones (ff. 98-104), R. Williams Parry (ff. 106-110), Saunders Lewis (ff. 132-136), Vernon Watkins (f. 146), Harri Webb (ff. 153-154), Katherine Philips (The Matchless Orinda) (f. 158), and Euros Bowen (ff. 161-169), together with many lesser-known poets and some anonymous pieces. Some of the poems were submitted for competition at eisteddfodau (ff. 36-51, 53-61, 63, 113-124). Many of the poems are autograph while others are copies or in typescript. Also included is a plygain carol, noted down [?19 cent., last ¼] (ff. 155-157 verso), and a letter, 1994, from Jon Meirion Jones to Dafydd Ifans at the National Library of Wales regarding Dafydd Jones (Isfoel), Cilie (ff. 149-150).

Fourteen letters to the Reverend David Jones, Aberystwyth, from Euros Bowen, 1952 and 1962, W. J. Gruffydd, 1952, and Waldo Williams, 1962, his co-adjudicators in the competition for the crown at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1952, and the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Llanelli, 1962.

Estate records of Clynfyw and associated estates in Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire. These records represent two groups that came together at the end of the nineteenth century: papers relating to the Lewis family of Llwyngrawys in the parish of Llangoedmor, and of Cardigan and Clynfyw; and the Bowen family of Pantyderi, Pembrokeshire, which in turn includes papers relating to the Williams family of Tre-fach, Pembrokeshire. -- The Clynfiew estate records includes deeds, 1749-1888, relating to lands mainly in the parish of Llangoedmor, Cardiganshire, and Maenordeifi, Clydau, Llanfihangel Penbedw, and Cilrhedyn, Pembrokeshire, and rentals, 1825-1837, 1886-1916. The Pantyderi and Tre-fach estates records include deeds, 1549-1700; rentals of the Tre-fach estate, 1818-1820; and a bundle of papers relating to Hafod Colliery, parish of Llanwonno, Glamorgan, 1879-1885 (J. W. Bowen was arbitrator in a dispute over the colliery). A substantial group of deeds relate to the estate of the Morgan family in Cardigan. -- Miscellaneous material includes a number of commonplace books, one of them containing substantial notes on Welsh history, [c. 1800]; two logs kept on board H.M.S. Royal Adelaide and other ships, 1837-1838; and two emblazoned pedigree rolls, one of David Morgan 'of Lhanbylan' and David Moris 'of Ffynnone Bychan', [c. 1700], continued down to the Williams family of Tre-fach, the other of the Bowens of Llwyngwair down to James Bowen, copied from the original in 1788.