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A collection comprised mainly of music - in the form of hymn-tunes, anthems, part-songs, cantatas, etc. - by David Emlyn Evans and others; biographical material relating to Welsh music and musicians; material relating to folk songs; proof sheets of Volume I of Welsh Melodies; musical exercises, extracts and notes; notebooks of Aaron Francis ('Aaron Mochnant'); correspondence; press cuttings; and miscellanea.

A collection of hymn-tunes made c. 1850; a short hymnal of the same period; several orchestral sketches by D. Emlyn Evans; an index to printed collections of Welsh tunes to 1893; extracts from 'Bardd Alaw''s collection; and hymn-tunes composed by D. Emlyn Evans.

Letters, 1881-1910, addressed to D. Emlyn Evans by [Sarah] Edith Wynne Agabeg, Nicholas Bennett, William H[ayman] Cummings, [David] Ffran[g]con Davies, Mary Davies, W[illiam] Cadwaladr Davies, D[avid] Howell ('Llawdden'), Frank D. Kidson, Lewis William Lewis ('Llew Llwyfo'), Kate Wynn Mathison, Joseph Parry, [Anne Adaliza Beynon] Puddicombe ('Allen Raine'), [Sir] John Rhys, John Thomas ('Pencerdd Gwalia'), Hadley Watkins, Gwilym Williams, J[ohn] Lloyd Williams and others.

An arithmetic and writing book of a Miss Evans, 1827, afterwards used by Aaron Francis for draft articles ('Yr Annibynwyr a'u credo', 'The Christian Alliance and its creed', 'Sefydliadau gwladol o grefydd yn dinystrio seiliau cyfrifoldeb dyn', 'Mental Philosophy') and poetry ('Prydnawn yn Chwefror: aralleiriad o Longfellow', 'Yr Aderyn a'r Llong', 'The Consumptive', 'A deathbed scene during a storm', 1852, 'Benjamin bach ar goll', 'Pellebyr môr y Werydd', 'The Missionary', 'The Mochnant Waterfall', 'Hoffder Cymro am ei wlad', 'Pa le maent', 'Y Cynhaeaf', 'Marwolaeth fy chwaer', 'Death of the Darling boy', 'Williams o'r Wern', 'John Elias' and 'Anghariad').

A commonplace book kept by Aaron Francis ('Aaron Mochnant'), containing draft articles, anecdotes, addresses to readers of Y Dysgedydd, 1850, notes of sermons, and poetry, including a translation into English of Ieuan Glan Geirionydd's hymn 'Ar lan Iorddonen ddofn', verses on 'A Deathbed scene during a storm', 'englynion' on the wedding of W. R. Lloyd, and 'englynion' on placenames; and verses entitled 'Y Fenyw Dwylledig' by 'Rhydwen'.

The tune book of David Emlyn Evans, 1858, containing psalm-tunes and anthems.

The tune book of Henry Jones, Bala, containing Yr Arweinydd Cerddorol ... gan Richard Mills, Llanidloes, 1842, and manuscript hymn-tunes and anthems by Henry Jones and his fellow student at Bala, Edward Stephen Jones, better known as Edward Stephen ('Tanymarian'), 1844-1847.

Four part songs by D. Emlyn Evans: 'Yr ifanc swynol Chloe', 'O were my love yon lilac fair', 'A-weary' and 'O dewch i ben y mynydd'.

Typescript copies of the trusts, powers and provisions relating to Y Caniedydd Cynulleidfaol, 1895, and of a summary of correspondence between J[onathan] Machreth Rees and Messrs J[ohn] Curwen & Son concerning the copyright of tunes printed in Caniedydd yr Ysgol Sul, 1898-1911.

The full score of the dramatic cantata 'Merch y Llyn' ('The Maid of the Lake'), composed by D. Emlyn Evans, 1892.

Miscellaneous tunes: 'Griddfanau Crist', 'The Emigrant's Lament', 'Tra bo dau, noted by J[ohn] Lloyd Williams', 'Bwthyn bach melyn fy Nhad' (R[ichard] S[amuel] Hughes), hymn-tunes composed by D. Emlyn Evans at Cemmes, February 1909, and 'Lisa Talysarn'; a note on Adpar by Egerton Phillimore, a brief autobiographical sketch by David Lewis, Llanrhystud, 1902, a note by J[ohn] Lloyd Williams on a postcard depicting 'Aelwyd Angharad'; a programme of a 'Concert Gallois' at the 'Théatre Breton'; a sheet from Allgemeine Musik-Zeitung, 1898, containing a portrait and testimonials to D[avid] Ffrangcon-Davies; papers relating to 'The Emlyn Evans Testimonial Fund'; press cuttings including a biographical sketch of A[nne] A[daliza] Puddicombe ('Allen Raine').

The short score of a cantata, 'Mor Tiberias', the full score of an anthem, 'Arglwydd chwiliaist ac adnabuost fi', and a sketch of a composition for brass band by D. Emlyn Evans.

A miscellaneous collection of tunes by E[dward] Stephen (Tanymarian) and others, copied by D. Emlyn Evans in 1870, and an unaccompanied part song, 'O, na bae', by D. Emlyn Evans.

Exercises in counterpoint and chorus writing by D. Emlyn Evans, c. 1870.

A notebook containing extracts by D. Emlyn Evans from the works of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and others, and a copy of three stanzas entitled 'Y Friallen Fathredig', translated from Goethe by 'Dyfedon'.

A notebook containing sketches for composition by D. Emlyn Evans.

A notebook containing excerpts from classical masters and hymn-tunes by D. Emlyn Evans.

Analytical notes by D. Emlyn Evans on works by Mendelssohn, Wagner, Spohr and Haydn.

Notes by D. Emlyn Evans on instrumentation.

Notes on instrumentation by D. Emlyn Evans.