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John Haydn Davies Papers
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Miscellaneous papers

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

Miscellaneous notes

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

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.

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.

Notes on music

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

History of Libanus Chapel

The file comprises a typescript copy of the history of Libanus Baptist Chapel, Treherbert, by D. Pryse Williams, which was published as Canmlwyddiant Libanus Treherbert. Braslun o'r hanes (1949). Additional typescript notes are also included.

School records

The file comprises a transcript of the log book, March 1863-May 1878, of Treherbert (Ystradyfodwg) National School and a list of staff, 1882-1937, of Blaenycwm School, together with extracts from the school's log book, 1882-1883.

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.

General history

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

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.

Cory Band

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

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.

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).

Musical tradition

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

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