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The group comprises papers, [c. 1890]-[c. 1924], including talks/lectures, adjudications, musical exercises, material realting to the Tonic Solfa College examinations, and his application, 1895, for the post of Vocal Master at Llangollen, Ruabon and Wrexham Intermediate Schools; together with miscellaneous programmes, including an Eisteddfod programme, 1907, in which he adjudicated.

Five finely bound 'folders' containing typescript and manuscript works commissioned for Celtic Connections, Opening / Oscailt, 9 March 2001. They include words by Michael Coady and music by John Metcalf, together with words by Menna Elfyn and a manuscipt score of Eifion Wyn's 'Mis y Mêl' by Brian Hughes which was commissioned by Islwyn Evans of Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion.

Typescript volumes of unpublished musical works by the donor, comprising full scores, vocal scores and scores for chamber orchestras.

Nine manuscript music compositions by Irwyn Walters (1902-1992) comprising: 'Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello', 1925; 'Y Sipsi' (a song for a soprano), words by Crwys, which won the first prize in the Inter-College Eisteddfod held at Swansea in 1925 and second in the National Eisteddfod held at Pwllheli in the same year; 'Dysgub y Dail' (a song for a baritone), 1925, the words by Crwys; 'Hiraeth' (a song for a soprano), 1926, the words by Eifion Wyn; 'Kyrie Eleison' (a setting for chorus, baritone solo and string-orchestra), the words by Robert Bryan, presented for his BMus Degree in 1926; 'Hiraeth' (a song for a soprano), 1926, words by Eifion Wyn; 'Dance Measure' (for string, orchestra and piano), 1928; an anthem 'O Feddyg Da' for mixed voices, 1929, words by J. T. Job; and 'Scherzo', undated.
Additional papers of Irwyn Walters, musician and administrator, including the minute book of Côr Ebenezer, Ammanford (conducted by David Walters, his grandfather), 1893-98; academic certificates awarded to Irwyn Walters, 1925-1926 (University of Wales, Aberystwyth and University of London); concert programmes of the Franco-Welsh Orchestra, the Welsh Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra, all conducted by him; programmes of the Swansea Festival Orchestra, he was its musical director; papers relating to the National Youth Orchestra of Wales, 1946-1957, including concert programmes, a scrapbook relating to the orchestra’s activities, ‘Some reflections on the inception, growth and significance of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales by the founder, Irwyn R. Walters’; and a cartoon strip entitled ‘Hiawatha’s departure’ depicting him conducting a performance from Hiawatha’s wedding feast’ as a teacher at Stafford in 1932.

Extracts from A Key to Hamilton's Catechism of Harmony and Thorough Bass.

A fragment of a treatise on music entitled 'Traethawd neu Raglwybr; yn dysgu Egwyddorion a Gwreiddiau Cerddoriaeth', with an Easter anthem by John Williams, Dolgellau.

A volume of miscellaneous press cuttings on music and 'eisteddfodau'.

A commonplace book belonging to Rowland Eames, Penrhyndeudraeth, 1776-1781, and containing notes on arithmetic, accounts, recipes, 'cerddi' and 'carolau', hymns, precedents of legal documents, music, night-school memoranda, a highway account for Llanfrothen, 1790, etc.

Poems and addresses by Evan Edwardes (d. 1930) and miscellanea collected by him relating to the parish of Trefeglwys, music, letters from 'Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain', etc.

A copy, in an unknown 18th century hand, of the trio sonata no. 2 in F (1747) by William Boyce in an arrangement for harpsichord. The adaptation involves the addition of ornaments in the 1st movement, the omission of the 2nd movement adagio, and the deletion of the 2nd violin part from the 3rd and 4th movements.

Ffacsimilïau o gyfansoddiadau cerdd yn cynnwys 'Tocatta for organ' gan Ian Parrott, 1962, a gyhoeddwyd c. 1965; 'Four songs from the Chinese (specially written for the female voice of the choir of the College of Music and Drama, Cardiff)' gan David Wynne, 1963; 'Sweet Suffolk owl' geiriau gan Thomas Vautor, heb ddyddiad (cyhoeddwyd yn 1957, cerddoriaeth gan Dilys Elwyn-Edwards a'r geiriau wedi'u cyfieithu gan T. H. Parry-Williams), a 'Why have you stolen my delight?', y geiriau gan Francis Brett Young, heb ddyddiad

Llyfr nodiadau yn cynnwys traethawd ar gerddoriaeth a gweithiau diwinyddol, a cherddi rhydd. Roedd y gyfrol yn eiddo i Matthew Thomas yn 1837.

The series comprises mainly manuscript drafts of music, composed or arranged by W. S. Gwynn Williams, and a number of music manuscripts or photocopies of works by others, 1908-[c. 1953].