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A scrap-album compiled, [c. 1958], by Leila Mégane, containing correspondence, press cuttings and other papers, 1911-1945, relating to her career, family and friends, including letters from Frances Louise Stevenson (afterwards Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor) (1), 1934, Dame Margaret Lloyd George (4), 1919-1935, Dame Helen 'Nellie' Melba (1), 1919, Robert David Rowland (Anthropos) (1), 1934, and Dame Sybil Thorndike (1), [mid 20 cent.], with notes by Leila Mégane.

A scrap-album compiled by Leila Mégane containing press cuttings, 1925, 1955-1956, relating to her life and singing career, in particular a series of articles about her from the Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald & North Wales Observer, November 1955-April 1956 (ff. 1 verso-23 verso).

A scrap-album compiled by Leila Mégane, [c. 1958], containing photographs, postcards, press cuttings and notes relating to her career, family and friends, 1916-1958, and including a card from William Evans (Wil Ifan), 1958 (f. 3), the receipt for the first hundred guineas paid to Jean de Reszke for her tuition, 1920 (f. 30), and papers relating to the Leila Mégane Scholarship Trust Fund (ff. 7 verso-10, 15).

A scrap-album compiled, [c. 1957], by Leila Mégane, containing correspondence, press cuttings and other papers, 1919-1957, relating to her career, family and friends, and including her engagement contract with the Opéra Comique, Paris, 1919 (f. ii), notes by her on the Delsarte method of acting (ff. iv-v), and a letter from the composer Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) to Jean de Reszke, [early 20 cent.] (f. vii), with notes by Leila Mégane.

A scrap-album compiled, 1919-1929, by Leila Mégane, containing correspondence, press cuttings and other papers, 1917-1929, relating to her career, including letters and telegrams from Walter Johnstone-Douglas (1), 1919, David Lloyd George (1), 1919, Adelina Patti (1), 1919, and Jean de Reszke (8), 1919, with notes by Leila Mégane.

A scrap-album compiled, 1958, by Leila Mégane, containing correspondence, photographs, press cuttings and notes, 1919-1958, relating to her life and career, including a series of articles about her from the Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald & North Wales Observer, November 1955-April 1956 (ff. 2-27, 28 verso, 29 verso-30 verso), and papers pertaining to the Leila Mégane Scholarship Trust Fund, 1955-1957 (ff. 32 verso, 34-35, 36), with notes by Leila Mégane. The correspondents include Walter Johnstone-Douglas (1), 1958, Emyr Humphreys (1), 1958, and Jean de Reszke (2), 1919.

A scrap-album compiled, [c. 1951]-1979, by Leila Mégane and her daughter, Effie Isaura Osborne Hughes, containing correspondence, photographs, press cuttings and other papers, [c. 1906]-1979, relating to the life, career and death of T. Osborne Roberts, including a letter, [c. 1949], from his brother, Conway Roberts, to Leila Mégane (f. 25) and a letter and testimonial, 1931-1934, from Sir Granville Bantock (ff. 22, 27 verso).
Notes in the hand of Leila Mégane are added on ff. 1, 17 recto-verso, 18 verso-19 verso, 21 recto-verso, 23, 24-25, 29 verso, 30.

Two notebooks, 1938 and 1945, containing settings by T. Osborne Roberts of 'Seasons' Dreams', words by C. G. Parr (ff. 1-6 verso); and 'Slumber Song', words by George Withers, with a Welsh translation by R. E. Jones (Cyngar) (ff. 7-11 verso).

Papers, 1905-1979, of or relating to Thomas Osborne Roberts, including notebooks containing hymn-tunes and songs, 1919-1945, scores and instrumental parts for various compositions, 1908-[c. 1926], and manuscript and printed copies of anthems, hymn-tunes, songs and Welsh airs, 1905-1950.

The full choral and orchestral score with separate instrumental parts, 1910, of 'The Battle of the Baltic', a setting for male voice chorus and orchestra by T. Osborne Roberts of the words by Thomas Campbell, composed for competition at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Colwyn Bay, 1910, together with printed copies of the work in reduced score and of the choral parts in tonic sol-fa notation.

A volume containing the vocal and orchestral score with separate instrumental parts, 1908, of a setting for solo voice and orchestra by T. Osborne Roberts of 'The Good Shepherd', words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Typed annotated transcripts and English translations by Heulwen and Hedydd Isambard Owen, Abersoch, 1956-1959, of the letters in NLW MS 15285E, with notes added, 1956, in the hand of Leila Mégane.

Manuscript and printed copies, [c. 1926]-1948, of Welsh airs and songs, arranged or composed by T. Osborne Roberts, including 'Acen y Glomen', words by Richard Davies (Mynyddog) (ff. 1-4 verso), 'Y Bwthyn Bach Tô Gwellt' (ff. 5-6 verso), 'Dafydd y Garreg Wen' (ff. 9-12), 'Melin Trefin', words by William Crwys Williams (Crwys) (ff. 13-14 verso), 'Hobed o Hilion', words by John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog) (f. 22 recto-verso), 'Hwb i'r Galon' (ff. 28-29), 'Mae Nghariad i'n Fenws' (ff. 30-31), 'Pistyll y Llan' (ff. 36-39), 'Suo-Gân', words by Robert Bryan (ff. 40-44), and 'Trymder', words by Robert Davies (Bardd Nantglyn) (ff. 45-48).
Notes in the hand of Leila Mégane are added on ff. 32, 44 recto-verso.