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A book of press cuttings, portraits and miscellaneous notes connected with Welsh and English music from 1875 to 1900, with holograph songs by Richard Davies ('Mynyddog').

Press cuttings of musical interest: Cardiff Times Commemoration Hymn Tune Prize, 1878, the winning composition by James Peters ('Alaw Afan'); biographical sketches of Frederick Corder, E[dmund] H[art] Turpin, C[harles] Villiers Stanford, Sir G[eorge] A[lexander] Macfarren and Sir Arthur Sullivan; 'A Derbyshire Labourer's View of Disestablishment and Disendowment'; a facsimile of a letter by George Frideric Handel, June 1730; and Welsh music notes.

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').

Miscellanea in the autograph of Richard Davies ('Mynyddog'), with correspondence and papers relating to his career, draft of poems and prose writings by 'Mynyddog', and fair copies of 'pryddestau' on 'Columbus', 1864, and in memory of 'David Jones, Ysw., Parcllwydiarth', 1859; 'Cân: Tywysog Cymru', 1860; certificate of election as member of Cymreigyddion y Fenni, 22 November 1850; an autograph letter by Edith Wynne [Sarah Edith Wynne Agabeg]; and press cuttings.

A biographical note on James Brown, better known as J. Conway Brown, organist and composer, born at Blaina, Monmouthshire, 1838.

A 'pryddest' in twelve books on 'Dafydd, Brenin Israel', signed 'Spero'.

A holograph copy of an ode on the Deluge ('Awdl ar y Diluw') by Robert Thomas ('Ap Vychan').

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'.

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').

Exercises from Colenso's Arithmetic, worked by Master E. A. Francis at the Willow Street Academy, Oswestry (Principal John Pryce Jones), 1858.