Showing 62 results

Letters, 1913-14, in English and Welsh, to John Evans from Daniel Lewis Jones ('Cynalaw', 1841-1916), Briton Ferry and Cardigan, music publisher (8/1-12); included with the letters are advertisements, printed samples of music, accounts for music purchased by John Evans for sale in his music shop, manuscript scores and odd copies of Trysorfa'r Adroddwr, vols xx, lii, (1893-1900).

Letters, 1921-88, in English and Welsh, to Mali Evans. The correspondents include Sir E Vincent Evans (30/4); Idwal Jones, Lampeter (30/24); W Llewelyn Edwards, Bow Street (30/86: includes photocopy of music score composed by the writer); W J Gravell, Mynydd-y-garreg (30/87: includes holograph music score). Item 30/84 includes reminiscences of life on Bardsey Island and comments on Brenda Chamberlain's life there.

Letters, 1925-49, in English and Welsh, to John Evans from various correspondents, relating mainly to musical and family matters. The correspondents include J Hancock-Davies (29/2); W Cynon Evans (29/13-15); Sir Richard Terry (29/4).

Letters, 1928-35, to Mali Evans from her uncle, Jack Edwards, Aberystwyth, bookseller, musician and Esperanto enthusiast, often enclosing programmes of concerts held at Aberystwyth. Also included are newspaper cuttings on musical topics, and a photograph, 1926, of Jack Edwards (8/40). (See also Annual Report 1941-42, p 21, and NLW MSS 14741-96).

Letters, 1929-41, to John Evans, relating to his music shop at Fishguard, from various correspondents including D J Snell, Swansea, 1941 (9/3).

Papers of John Evans (d.c.1949) of Tre-boeth and Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, including an autobiographical essay,[c. 1949], programmes of eisteddfodau and singing festivals with which he was associated, 1891-1949, manuscript music composed by him, 1893-1948, his eisteddfod adjudications,[c. 1912]-1926, and records and papers relating to his music shop, 1913-1941; papers of his -- daughter Mali Evans d. 1991), including papers, some collected, relating to the Welsh colony in Patagonia and the Welsh diaspora, [c. 1895]-1987, and letters from her uncle, Jack Edwards of Aberystwyth, bookseller, musician and Esperanto enthusiast, 1928-1935, and correspondence of Arthur W. Wade-Evans (1875-1964), Welsh historian, and his daughter Mary Phillips to Mali Evans together with printed articles presented by Arthur W. Wade-Evans to Mali Evans. Four additional items from the printers Lowe & Brydone pertaining to 'Môr o gân yw Cymru i gyd', including receipts and a letter, dated 1928 and 1938, from among the papers of John Evans, were received in March 2019.

Manuscript music (sol-fa and old notation), 1893-6 and n.d., composed by John Evans, formerly of Treboeth, co Pemb, the donor's father, mainly for local eisteddfod competitions; together with a letter of appointment of John Evans as an examiner for the Tonic Solfa College, 1891.

Miscellaneous articles, 1897-1957, by various authors, mainly printed, presented to Mali Evans by AWWE, relating chiefly to the history of Fishguard. They include Sir John Rhys et al., Pembrokeshire Antiquities. Reprints from 'Amsang ein Tadau' (Solva, 1897); History of the French Invasion of Fishguard in 1797 (Fishguard, [1911]); Rev Silas M Harris, 'Y Wyry Wen o Benrhys' (reprinted from Ave, xxi (1951)); Rev J F G Richards, The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fishguard (Cardigan, [c.1957]); an exercise book containing a transcript of H L ap Gwilym, An Authentic Account of the Invasion of Fishguard (Haverfordwest, 1842), together with notes on Welsh history by AWWE.

Miscellaneous papers of Mali Evans, including correspondence, 1932-85 (12/1-5); specifications of church organs, with related correspondence, 1954 (12/7); manuscript and printed musical scores, 1922-50 and n.d. (12/8-13).

Miscellaneous papers relating to AWWE and to Fishguard, compiled by Mali Evans, including newspaper cuttings, 1933-64, and snapshots of AWWE and others, c. 1940.

Miscellaneous papers, 1890s-1970s, compiled by Mali Evans, relating to the history of Welsh families in Patagonia, including family trees, photographs, notes by ME, and a copy of A Matthews, Hanes y Wladfa Gymreig yn Patagonia (Aberdare, 1895), presented to ME.

Miscellaneous papers, 1914-38, including photograph of Good Templars, Fishguard, [?1920s]; receipt, 1925, for copyright payments in respect of songs by J Burry Hughes; programme of centenary meetings at Horeb Baptist chapel, Maenclochog, 1938.

Miscellaneous papers, 1922-36, relating to Mali Evans's student days at Aberystwyth and to musical activities in the town, including a programme, 1923, for a performance of Idwal Jones, Yr Eosiaid, and letters, 1928-34, from Mali Evans's uncle, Jack Edwards, Aberystwyth, together with notes and reminiscences by him on music and musicians in Wales.