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Dr J. Lloyd Williams Music MSS and Papers Welsh Folk-Song Society File
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Folk songs

Scripts of broadcasts, 1941, by J. Lloyd Williams on musical topics, some including related contracts and correspondence. The titles include 'Caneuon Gwerin: Cyngerdd'; a series entitled 'Music of Britain: Wales', including 'The Origin of the Welsh Folk Song Movement'; 'Welsh Chords' (contract only); 'Canu'r Eisteddfod' (contract only); 'The Music of the National Eisteddfod during the last 40 years' / 'Cerddoriaeth yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn ystod y Deugain Mlynedd Diwethaf'; 'Hela Alawon' and 'Hela Hen Ganeuon'. A radio script, dated 11 March 1938, of a discussion between E. Morgan Humphreys and J. Lloyd Williams on Welsh folk songs is also included, together with a typescript copy of a list of suggestions for broadcasts.

Humphreys, E. Morgan (Edward Morgan), 1882-1955

Publication of Journal, 1940-1943

Correspondence between J. Lloyd Williams and others relating to the publication of the Welsh Folk-Song Society Journal, [?1940]-1943. The correspondents include R. Humphrey Davies, Dora Herbert Jones, Ruth Lewis and W. S. Gwynn Williams. A carbon copy of the editor's report, July 1943, is also included.

Welsh Folk-Song Society

A group of papers, [1907x1944], consisting of editorial reports and notes, extracts from minutes of meetings, rules and financial statements, relating to the Welsh Folk-Song Society. Most of the papers are in typescript form or in J. Lloyd Williams's hand. A copy of the second part of his report, apparently to the meeting of the Society at Llangollen, [1908], is also included, together with a transcript of a letter, 1907, from Llew Tegid to William Preece.

Llew Tegid, 1851-1928