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Incomplete autograph draft, [c. 1906], of an unpublished historical novel, Dio, by Arthur Owen Vaughan ('Owen Rhoscomyl'), set in Wales in the 1480s.

The 1944 deposit comprises mainly episcopal registers, 1408-1864; subscription books 1720-1924; ordinations, 1690-1939; appointments, 1661-1947; resignations, 1751-1935; non-residence, 1785-1919; licences to practice surgery and midwifery, 1750-1809; bishops' transcripts, 1666-1917; marriage bonds and affidavits, 1691-1931; Orders in Council, diocesan decrees, 1841-1937; terriers, 1630-1928; consecrations, 1793-1934; petitions for licences to solemnize marriages, 1841-1932; licences for divine service, 1822-1930; faculty papers, 1821-1932; dilapidations papers, 1872-1937; sequestration papers, 1796-1910; Queen Anne's Bounty papers, 1747-1914; registration of Dissenters' meeting houses, 1802-1849; returns to the Privy Council, 1814-1919; tithe documents and papers, 1685-1928; visitation papers, 1567-1942; statistical returns of Church work and finance, 1890-1938; chapter records, 1673-1937; deeds, 1449-1938; and Consistory Court papers, 1586-1917. -- Records, 1823-1997, deposited after 1944 include marriage licenses, 1823, 1924, 1950-1997; ordinations, 1939-1986, appointments, 1921-1987; licences to lay persons, 1929-1969, 1984-1985; enthronements, 1899-1991; subscription books, 1924-1959; dilapidation papers, 1877, 1914, 1931-1962; correspondence files, 1944-1975; properties and land, 1846-1987; licensing of premises to perform Divine Service and for the solemnization of marriages, 1931-1933, 1952-1969, 1989-[1990]; Orders in Council and diocesan decrees, 1911-1991; consecrations, de-consecrations and dedications, 1834, 1925-1987; memorial funds, bequests and charities, 1911-1990; bishops' papers, 1888-1994; visitation papers, 1959-1984; parish and clergy files, 1933-1994; statistical returns, 1907, 1937-1938, [1977]; and confirmation registers, 1945-1975.

A statistical summary, [1907], of church work and finance in the Diocese of Bangor during the year 1906-1907.
The volume presents total figures relating to work, income and contributions in the Archdeaconries of Bangor and Merioneth (ff. 1-4), followed by detailed statistics for individual parishes, arranged by Archdeaconry and Rural Deanery (ff. 5-36).

A group of ecclesiastical papers, 1917-1919, of William Morgan, vicar of St. Ann's, Bethesda, Caernarvonshire, including letters addressed to him, 1917, in connection with the Welsh Church Act, the Convention of the Church in Wales at Cardiff (1917), elections in the diocese of Bangor to the Representative Body and the Governing Body of the Church in Wales, etc.; manuscript, typescript, or printed balance sheets, 19171918, of the Queen Victoria Clergy Fund [in the diocese of Bangor], Bangor Diocesan Tract Society, Bangor Diocesan Church Building Society, the Church Defence and Instruction Committee [in the diocese of Bangor], Bangor Diocesan Board of Education, Bangor Clerical Education Society, Bangor Branch of the S. P. C. K., and Bangor Diocesan Church Extension Society; typescript schedules for the dioceses of St. Davids and Llandaff of incumbents with vested interests who had moved since 18 September, 1914; two printed letters by Watkin [Herbert Williams], bishop of Bangor, 1917-1919, relating to the implications of the Welsh Church Act, and the election of delegates in the diocese of Bangor for the Convention of the Church in Wales; a printed list for the Bangor Diocesan Conference, 14 November, 1917, of clerical and lay nominations for the Representative Body and the Governing Body of the Church in Wales; and manuscript and typescript notes, memoranda, and financial accounts by William Morgan.

Records relating to the administration of the diocese of Llandaff and Dean and Chapter of Llandaff Cathedral from the seventeenth century, comprising episcopal registers, bishops' transcripts, marriage bonds and affidavits, and chapter act books, as well as records relating to: the ordination, appointment and resignation of clergymen and other individuals; the licensing of curates and other individuals; the licensing and consecration of land and buildings; faculty papers; dilapidations and sequestrations; augmentations, the creation of new parishes and boundary changes; dissenters' meeting houses; episcopal revenues and accounts; charities; parochial returns; deeds; consistory courts; visitations; correspondence; and miscellaneous volumes and papers.

Additional papers of the Diocese of Llandaf comprising the Bishop's Visitations for 2002 and 2006 - 9 large archive boxes in April 2015.

Additional records of the Diocese of Llandaff, 1923-2012, including Archdeacon’s Visitations, 2009-2012; Marriage Licences, 1988-2011; and Ordination papers, 1988-2001 - 10 large archive boxes in December 2015.

Additional papers comprising faculties, 2011-2016, together with two documents, 1921 and 1940, and a photograph relating to the Church of St Theodore, Bryncethin (February 2017); faculties and Archdeacons Returns (April 2017); and faculties (August 2017).

Further records comprising two boxes of Faculty papers, 2007-2018, and three boxes of Archdeacons returns (including parish reports and accounts), 2013-2015; February 2020.

Two further boxes containing Grants of Faculty, 2008-2019; November 2022.

A folder containing Faculty papers for Llangynwyd, Hirwaun and Porth; March 2023.

A small bundle of Faculty papers for Pwllgwaun and Llandaff Cathedral; May 2023.

Records of Margam Rural Deanery, 1969-1993, consisiting of minutes of Chapter meetings, correspondence of the Chapter Clerk, and other records relating to the organisation and financing of meetings; June 2026.

Diplomas and certificates awarded to Timothy Richards Lewis. German, English. (Formerly T. R. Lewis MS 18.) Donated by Colonel W. H. Lewis, London, November 1925.

Directions for the practice of an attorney in the sessions of Wales; and a schedule of deedsrelating to property in Llangernyw, Denbighshire. English. Between boards. Donated by Mrs D. Macdonald, London, July 1949.

Dirgelwch Craig yr Heli a 'Helyntion Bywyd Chwarelwr' (y ddwy'n anghyflawn) gan Richard Hughes Williams ('Dic Tryfan') (bu f. 1919) (torion papur newydd). Rhwng byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan Mr Francis Wynn Jones, Aberystwyth, Mawrth 1964.

An interleaved copy, with notes by David Davies, vicar of Llanganten, Brecknockshire, of 'A Bill to terminate the establishment of the Church of England in Wales and Monmouthshire' introduced into the House of Commons, April, 1894.

Disgrifiadau o ymweliadau â Rhufain, Naples, Pompeii, yr Aifft a Phalesteinagan y Parchedig Thomas Levi. (Gynt Thomas Levi MS.) Rhwng byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan y diweddar Athro Emeritws T. A. Levi, Aberystwyth, 1954.

(Gynt Thomas Levi MS.) Rhwng byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan y diweddar Athro Emeritws T. A. Levi, Aberystwyth, 1954.

The National Library was allowed to photocopy a dissertation by E. Margaret Humphreys entitled 'Edgar Leyshon Chappell (1879-1949) A Biography' which was submitted for the Diploma in Continuing Education (Local History) at the University of Wales Cardiff, 1993.

A dissertation, by the donor, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the BA History degree at the University of Southampton (13/5/2021), entitled 'You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs: an investigation into the role of Western correspondents and governments in the cover-up of the Ukrainian Famine, 1932-33'. The contribution of the journalist Gareth Jones in uncovering the Holodomor is covered in this study.

A photostat facsimile of the parish register, 1734-1812, of Disserth, Radnorshire, recording baptisms, marriages, and burials.

A typescript copy of the register of baptisms, marriages, and burials for the parish of Disserth, Radnorshire, 1734-1812.

Papers, 1977, regarding the dissolution of the printers and publishers Hugh Evans & Sons Ltd, Liverpool, including a list of plant, machinery and stock to be sold by auction, 14 September 1977; and microfiche copies of documents relating to the Company held at the Companies Registration Office for England and Wales.

Manuscript pencil sketch, [1965], of Alun Hoddinott's 'Dives and Lazarus', a cantata for soprano and baritone soloists, choir and orchestra, with words written and adapted by Gwynno James.
The work was commissioned for the 1965 Farnham Festival and first performed on 20 May 1965. Also included is a manuscript copy of the words [?in the hand of Gwynno James] (ff. ii-iii) and a letter from Hoddinott to Felix Aprahamian, [28] March 1966 (f. i).

Diwygiad Dirwestol yn Llyn tua 1880au gan William John Jones, Aberdaron; bywgraffiad William Jones, Bryncroes gan William John Jones, Aberdaron. Rhwng byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan Dr Emyr Wyn Jones, Manceinion, Hydref 1973.