A rent roll of the estate of Walter Pryse in co Brecon, 1740; memorandum books (6 volumes), 1780, 1800-20, of Edward Loveden Loveden of Buscot Park, Berkshire, and pocket books, 1827 and 1838; together with diaries, 1926-87 (with gaps) of Lady G M Pryse (1907-93) of Gogerddan, co Cardigan, and letters and telegrams in French, mainly c 1926-30, addressed to her
A copy of a script for a play by D. R. Lynn, entitled 'Hansel and Gretel: a new adaptation', based on the story by the brothers Grimm, which was performed by members of Theatr Powys.
Minute-book of meetings of the executive committee and annual council of the North Pembroke and South Cardigan District of the Independent Order of Rechabites, 1933-1948.
Account book, 1836, of the trustees of the Esgairifan estate in the parishes of Carno, Llanbryn-mair, Llanwrin and Machynlleth, co. Montgomery and in Dinas Mawddwy, co. Merioneth. The volume includes a schedule and rental of the estate; a list of mortgages secured upon it; lists of debts; an alphabetical index of creditors; and details of parts of the estate sold by the trustees on behalf of the owner, Thomas Jones, Esgairifan, Llanbryn-mair.
Account book, mainly in Welsh, 1867-1907, of Thomas Jones (d. 1897), Brynmeheryn, Ystradmeurig, co. Cardigan, containing customers' accounts for weaving, sometimes with details of patterns; also included are a few veterinary recipes. Later entries are in the hand of Evan W. Jones, possibly the son of Thomas Jones.
One of five stewards' and other account books of Cwmystwyth Friendly Society, co. Cardigan, established 1798, containing particulars of members' contributions to the general and burial funds and payments made, 1850-1920. With NLW MSS 22643E, 22644E, 22646B, 22647C.
A copy of the Cwmaman [co. Glamorgan] Library and Reading Rooms, A Catalogue of the Books, Newspapers, Magazines, etc. ... (Aberdare, 1894), with manuscript additions of further English and Welsh accessions to c. 1909.
A copy of extracts from University Library Cambridge MS MM1.3, relating to Wiliam Llŷn, used by the donor when compiling his reference works on the development of Welsh heraldry and Welsh pedigrees.
Eight letters, 1982-1983, from the novelist George Alexander Graber (Alexander Cordell, 1914-1997), relating to his novel Peerless Jim (London, 1984), based on the life of Cardiff boxer James Driscoll (1880-1925); together with typescript notes on the Driscoll family and a fragment of the first draft of the novel.
Cordell, Alexander Letters from (1982-1983), NLW MS 22542D Peerless Jim, fragment of first draft, NLW MS 22542D, ff. 11-13
A collection of twenty-eight folk-songs, mostly with words, noted by Mrs [later Lady] Ruth Herbert Lewis, collected in Flintshire and Denbighshire in 1910-1911. Thirteen of the songs are published in her Folk-songs collected in Flintshire and the Vale of Clwyd (Wrexham, 1914) or Journal of the Welsh Folk-song Society, 1 (1909-12) and 2 (1914-25).
