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Surveys relating to farming in Wales, 1989-1995, including the results of a survey carried out to assess the attitudes of farmers in Anglesey towards farming unions, 1989; and a survey on Welsh farming in general, 1995, concerning issues such as organic produce, animal cruelty and farming subsidies.

Includes miscellaneous correspondence, 1917-18; notes on the national shipyards, 1918; a memorandum on the War Efficiency Group; David Davies, 'The Boom of Beaurocracy [sic] and the Powerlessness of Parliament', undated; a copy of the Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Tuberculosis, 1919; a file of papers on Aircraft Acceptance Park, 1917-18; a paper on Welsh agriculture; correspondence and papers, 1917, on the Royal Army Medical Corps; and a copy of Sir Henry Norman's report on disabled soldiers, 1916.

Papers of Sir Cadwaladr Bryner Jones, including personal papers, 1902-1907; lecture notes, [1900s]; correspondence and papers relating to research into the history of cattle, [?1920s]-1951; and miscellaneous papers collected by Sir Cadwaladr Bryner Jones, 1600-1928. The archive does not include any papers relating to his public life.

Papers including autograph and typescript copies of published and unpublished works, 1948-1975; articles and talks, 1956-1973; untitled articles, 1930-1963; reviews of books written by him, 1948-1977; and correspondence mainly relating to his publications, 1946-1975. Also notes, newspaper cuttings and source material used by Daniel Parry-Jones for his books and articles on the following subjects: Wales and the Welsh Language, Agriculture and the Countryside, Dialect and Agricultural Terms, History and Legends of Monmouthshire, Children's Games, Food and Diet, and Church and Clergy.

Personal papers of Elwyn Davies, Margaret Davies and Ben Davies, 1878-1986; academic research notes, theses and publications concerning historic stock farming and field systems, [post-1902]-1985; papers relating to the University of Wales, 1937-1982, the Milford Haven Conservance Board, 1958-1982, the national parks, 1960-1983, the Countryside Commission, 1967-1982, and papers relating to the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, the National Library of Wales and the National Museum of Wales, 1962-1985; printed matter, 1937-1986; and papers relating to Alun Davies and the Historical Association, 1965-1977.

Correspondence and papers relating mainly to Lord Hooson's political career, including papers regarding parliamentary questions, 1967-1978; the Welsh Liberal Party, 1963-1979; Montgomery County Liberal Association 1965-1979; Welsh Affairs, 1961-1978; University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1961-1968; Dyfed-Powys Constabulary, 1970-1976; foot and mouth disease in Wales, 1967-1968; transport problems in Mid-Wales, 1962-1974; National Theatre for Wales, 1968-1969; Rural Development Board for Wales, 1967-1970; Mid-Wales Hospital Service, 1972-1973; Farmers Union of Wales, 1966-1973; Aberfan Disaster, 1966-1967; television and radio reception in Wales, 1969-1976; Wales Tourist Board, 1968-1976; Plaid Cymru, Welsh nationalism, Welsh language, Devolution, Federalism, Welsh economy, unemployment, Rhondda West by-election, etc., 1960s-1970s; the Liberal Party correspondence, 1960s-1970s, Liberal Party organisation and policies, 1967-1971; Liberals and the Industrial Relations Bill, 1971-1973; Lib-Lab pact, 1977-1978; Liberal Foreign Affairs Panel, 1966-1967; NATO and the North Atlantic Assembly, 1966-1978; correspondence files of the Welsh Liberal Party, 1966-79; engagement diaries, 1966-1978; typescript speeches and notes for speeches, 1960s-1970s; parliamentary accounts, 1970-1972; miscellaneous speeches, press statements, newspaper cuttings, etc., 1960s-1970s; political papers [c. 1950]-1973, produced by various parties; Local Government Reform in Wales, 1993-1994; the Liberal Party's Pantyfedwen Conferences, 1956-1963; the London Welsh School, 1983-1993, the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, 1986-1997; the provision of speech therapy and physiotherapy in Clwyd, 1984-1990; constituency correspondence and papers, [1960]-1979; personal correspondence, 1965-1979; and correspondence, press releases and newspaper cuttings relating to Jeremy Thorpe, former leader of the Liberal Party, 1967-1979; together with papers relating to his business interests including, Laura Ashley Holdings Plc., 1984-1997; Severn River Crossing Plc, 1990-1997; and his legal career, 1949-1962. A further collection of Lord Hooson's papers were received in May 2011 - this group remains uncatalogued.

Papurau Llywelyn Phillips,1864-1982, yn cynnwys gohebiaeth, 1937-1981; erthyglau, darlithoedd, anerchiadau a chyfansoddiadau llenyddol,1933-1980; papurau amrywiol yn ymwneud â'i yrfa, pynciau amaethyddol, bywyd a llenyddiaeth Cymru, 1864-1952; llyfrau lloffion o dorion,1949-1956; cerddi, gan gynnwys y rhai a gyflwynodd i eisteddfodau a chyfansoddiadau ar gyfer achlysuron arbennig, 1957-1981; erthyglau amrywiol a sgriptiau radio,1940-1981; teyrngedau i Llywelyn Phillips,1864-1982; a gweithiau printiedig,1954-1981 = Papers of Llywelyn Phillips, 1864-1982, including correspondence, 1937-1981; articles, lectures, addresses and literary compositions, 1933-1980; miscellaneous papers relating to his career, agricultural matters, Welsh life and literature, 1864-1952; scrap books of cuttings, 1949-1956; poems, including those submitted for eisteddfodau and compositions for special occasions, 1957-1981; miscellaneous articles and radio scripts, 1940-1981; tributes to Llywelyn Phillips, 1981-1982; and printed works, 1954-1981.

Papers, 1918-1954, of Professor Robert Richards comprising papers relating to the Commission on Ancient Monuments in Wales, 1919-1954; notebooks containing historical research notes and notes for lectures, extracts from books and journals, reviews, drafts of monographs and articles by Professor Robert Richards, letters from historians and authors, correspondence and papers, 1941-1954, relating to The Monastic Houses of Wales and the Borders; notebooks on economics and economic history; political papers, including material on the agricultural question, 1919-1923, Welsh Affairs, 1945-1954, parliamentary correspondence, 1934-1953, miscellaneous papers, 1918-1947, and papers concerning temperance and religion, 1924-1949; and papers reflecting Robert Richards's interest in nature, 1923-1944, including a diary for the period 1938-1944.

The fonds comprises minutes books of the Society, 1952-1997, and files of correspondence and papers, 1960-2001, together with a file of correspondence with the Inland Revenue, 1960-1961.

Records of the Welsh Agricultural Organisation Society, 1902-1981, including records of Agricultural Organisation Society, 1902-1921; annual reports, 1922-1979; financial records, 1923-1971; and committee minutes, papers and correspondence, 1935-1978; affiliated societies register and financial statements, 1940-1976; records of affiliated societies: Calf Marketing Groups, 1963-1976; North Wales Certified Seed Potato Growers Ltd, 1933-1957; Pig Breeders Association (Wales) Ltd, 1971-1976; Quality Pig Federation of Wales, 1963-1976; Rabbit Clearance Societies, 1957-1964; South Wales Produce Ltd, 1953-1958; Store Lamb Marketing Group, Wales, 1973-1974; Suckled Calves Association, 1972-1975; Suckled Calves Marketing Societies, 1962-1975; Suckled Calves Society, 1964-1968; Welsh Black Cattle Society, 1934-1943; Welsh Cooperative Woodland Federation, 1945-1959; Welsh Farm Supplies Ltd, 1972-1981; Welsh Federal Farm Eggs Ltd, 1956-1981; Welsh Half-Bred Sheep Breeders Association, 1955-1970; Welsh Land Settlement Society Limited, 1937-1959; Welsh Livestock Limited, 1967-1974; Welsh Mountain Sheep Flock Society, 1930-1940; Welsh Seed Growers Federation, 1942-1969; and Welsh Woollen Manufacturers Association Limited, 1955-1962; correspondence and papers relating to agricultural bodies and government agencies, 1949-1975; government inquiries and WAOS submissions, 1942-1967; and papers relating to European cooperatives, farming and the EEC, 1964-1977.

Thesis: 'Welsh Agriculture 1815-1914' (University of London Ph.D.) by David Wesley Howell (typescript).

Notes made by Walter Davies on a journey undertaken on behalf of the Board of Agriculture through Brecknockshire, Monmouthshire, and Glamorgan [1811], and dealing particularly with the geology of the counties and with their agriculture and other industries.

Miscellaneous notes and extracts made by Walter Davies and dealing with the language, literature, and agriculture of Wales.

Two volumes of diaries and journals of tours in North and South Wales kept by Walter Davies at various times between 1797 and 1817. They contain special references to agriculture and other industries, and most of them appear to have been used by him in the compilation of General View of the Agriculture and Domestic Economy of ... Wales (London, 1810-1815).

Diaries and journals of tours in North and South Wales kept by Walter Davies at various times from 1797 to 1822, and containing references to agriculture and other industries.

Two volumes of notes, extracts, and memoranda relating to the agriculture and domestic economy of Wales, mainly in the hand of Walter Davies.

Typescript draft by Ernest Lewis Thomas ('Richard Vaughan', 1904-1983) of his first novel, Moulded in Earth (London, 1951), with corrections by the author, being the final draft submitted to the publishers, incorporating a number of changes to the earlier manuscript draft (now NLW MS 14799C).