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John Haydn Davies Papers
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John Haydn Davies Papers

  • GB 0210 JOHADA
  • Fonds
  • 1895, 1922-1991 (accumulated [?1922]-1991)

The fonds comprises papers, 1895, 1922-1991, relating mainly to Treorchy Male Choir and the history of the Rhondda.

Davies, John Haydn, 1905-1991

Research papers

The group comprises research papers, 1922-[?1980], reflecting John Haydn Davies's interests as a local historian and musician.

Miscellaneous papers

The file comprises miscellaneous papers, [1935x1991], including material for religious services and miscellaneous notes and extracts.

Notes on music

The series comprises papers, [1935x1980], reflecting John Davies's interest in music, especially Tonic Sol-fa.

Tonic Sol-fa

The file comprises notes, [1935x1977], relating to the history of Tonic Sol-fa, together with miscellaneous exercises and scales in Sol-fa.

Lectures

The file comprises a digest of lectures on a variety of musical subjects, including congregational singing, conducting, speech and voice training, choral and orchestral training, musicianship and adjudicating. Most were delivered by lecturers at summer schools, 1935-1967.

Miscellaneous notes

The file comprises miscellaneous notes and extracts of lectures by others, [1935x1980], covering various aspects of the study of music.

History of the Rhondda

The group comprises papers, 1922-[?1979], relating to the history of the Rhondda and, in particular, to its musical tradition.

Musical tradition

The series comprises papers, [1930x1975], relating to the musical tradition of the Rhondda, especially its choral tradition.

South Wales Choral Union

The file comprises papers, [1930x1975], relating to the South Wales Choral Union's performances at the Crystal Palace, London, 1872 and 1873, together with biographical notes relating to the choir's conductor, 'Caradog' (Griffith Rhys Jones).

Rhondda Royal Glee Society

The file comprises typescript copies of newspaper accounts of the Rhondda Royal Glee Society's performance at Windsor Castle before Queen Victoria in 1898, under the conductorship of Tom Stephens.

Cory Band

The file comprises a brief typescript history, 1973, of the Cory Band, Pentre, Rhondda.

Musical tradition: general

The file comprises miscellaneous papers, [1930x1975], relating to the musical tradition of the Rhondda, including a typescript copy of a lecture on the subject, delivered by John Davies in 1972.

General history

The series comprises papers, 1922-[?1979], relating to various aspects of the history of the Rhondda, including education, industry and religion.

Industrial history

The file comprises papers, [1930x1979], relating mainly to the flood at Tynewydd Colliery in 1877 and to Winston Churchill's involvement in the Tonypandy Riots, 1910.

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