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A seventeenth century transcript, with some omissions, of a volume of the works of George Owen Harry, rector of Whitchurch in Cemais, co. Pembroke, who died circa 1614, including 'The Wellspringe of True Nobility yeeldinge forth an ocean of Heroicall descents and Royall Genealogies of the renowned Kinges, Princes, great states, nobilitie, and gentry of the famous Ile of Brittain descended of the blood Royall of the ancient Brittaines but principally the Genealogie of the most highe & mighty Monarche our dread Soveraigne James by the Grace of God Kinge of Greate Brittaine, France, and Ireland ... with many other matters worthy of note gathered by George Owen Harrye Rector of Whitchuch in Kemes ...' (which was published under the title The Genealogy of the High and Mighty Monarch, James ... King of Great Brittayne ... London, 1604); 'a genealogie shewinge how the princes of this land living at this day are particularly descended from Rodri the Greate, Prince of all Wales, lineally descendinge from Cadwallader the last King of the Brittish blood ...'; 'a discourse how and by what meanes and with what greate care the Genealogies of the Brittaines have been from time to time described by the learned Bardes, of their learninge, skill, and knowledge, and of the manner of their commencements and proceedings into theire degrees of learning ...'; 'The Chiefest grounds or stemms of the British Genealogies and how they descend from the kinges of Brittaine'; traditional arms of the princes and chieftains of Wales emblazoned; and eighteenth century notes on the arms of the princes, lords, and gentry of Wales arranged alphabetically.

A copy of a typescript work compiled by Grace Childs entitled 'Water in the Community. The Wells of Burton Parish, Pembrokeshire', including photographs and a map showing the location of each well.

(Formerly Ernest L. M. Prichard MS 8.) Music notation, English. Cloth. Donated by the Honourable Mervyn Roberts, Abergele, April 1959.

Minutes, 1937-9, of the ‘Llewelyn Williams Memorial Tablet Fund Committee’, formed for the purpose of erecting a memorial tablet to [William] Llewelyn Williams (1867-1922) [Member of Parliament for Carmarthen Boroughs, 1906- 18, and author], near his birthplace, Brownhill, near Llangadock, parish of Llansadwrn, co. Carmarthen; also a typescript copy of an agreement, 21 March 1939, between [Mrs.] Eleanor Etna Audley Foley-Philipps of Abermarlais, co. Carmarthen, of the one part, and the Carmarthen County Council, of the other, whereby the first party agreed to lease to the said Council, as trustees, the piece of ground upon which the memorial had been erected, with right of access, etc.

Fourteen files of correspondence, 1998-2004, relating to research on the visual culture of Wales, by Peter Lord, together with a typed list of correspondents. [These remain uncatalogued, March 2008].

Documents relating to the registration and patent of the triangular Urdd badge by Ifan ab Owen Edwards, 1943.

Minutes, 1894-1899, of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Celtic Society.

Minutes, 1889-1894, of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Celtic Society.

Music manuscripts and miscellaneous papers, 1893-[1999], transferred on the closure of the Welsh Music Information Centre, Cardiff, comprising a large number of music scores and sketches. Among the composers represented in the archive are Robert Bruce, Dilys Elwyn Edwards, John Edwards, J. R. Heath, Alun Hoddinott, Arwel Hughes, Idris Lewis, Ian Parrott and Grace Williams.

Llawysgrifau cerddorol a phapurau amrywiol, 1893-[1999], a dderbyniwyd adeg cau Canolfan Hysbysrwydd Cerddoriaeth Cymru yng Nghaerdydd, yn cynnwys nifer fawr o sgoriau cerddoriaeth. Ymhlith y cyfansoddwyr a gynrychiolir yn yr archif mae Robert Bruce, Dilys Elwyn Edwards, John Edwards, J. R. Heath, Alun Hoddinott, Arwel Hughes ac Ian Parrott.

Additional music manuscripts, 1963-1969, comprising scores by Grace Williams, Daniel Jones, and William Mathias; together with papers [1906-1975], relating to Grace Williams [photographs transferred to NLW Photographic Department].

A volume of press cuttings, letters, congratulatory poems, invitation cards and programmes relating to Sir Llewelyn and Lady Turner of Parcia, Caernarvon.

A bound volume containing a copy of The Trial of Thomas Phipps, The Elder, Thomas Phipps, the Younger, and William Thomas for Forgery ... (3rd ed., Oswestry, 1789), together with manuscript notes, extracts and cuttings, 1915-34, relating to the case and to the Phipps family of Llwyn-y-mapsis, co. Salop.

The travels of Englishmen in Wales to the year 1830 by Ethel Williams (typescript). English. Donated by Miss Ethel Williams, Aberystwyth.