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A volume entitled 'The Nightingale Anthems, Choruses and Tune Book', containing compositions by G. F. Handel (including one sung to words by Hugh Jones ('Erfyl')); W. A. Mozart; J. Ambrose Lloyd; John Ellis, Llanrwst (arrangements by William Owen, Prysgol, and 'O[wain] Alaw'); Giacomo Carissimi; Owen Davies ('Eos Llechryd'); John Owen ('Owain Alaw'), including compositions to words by John Jones, ('Talhaiarn'), Edward Roberts ('Iorwerth Glan Aled'), John Jones ('Ioan Tegid'), and Hugh Jones ('Erfyl'), and a winning composition at the Tremadoc Eisteddfod, 1851; E[dward] Stephen ('Tanymarian'); Franz Joseph Haydn; John Mills ('Ieuan Glan Alarch'); John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'); Brinley Richards (to words by 'Talhaiarn'); and others. On the fly-leaf is a printed leaflet of hymns, etc. to be sung at the re-opening of Clynnog Church, 2 June, 1856, and a manuscript round for three voices by Dr. Philip Hayes. The volume is indexed.

Hymn-tunes and anthems composed or arranged by John Ambrose Lloyd, R[osser] Beynon ['Asaph Glan Tâf'], D[avid] Roberts (Bethesda) ['Alawydd'], T[homas] Edwards ['Caerfallwch'], L. Llwyd, E[van] Davies (Llandyfri), J. William Edwards (Llangadog), J[ohn] D[avid] Edwards, D[avid] J[enkin] Morgan (Llechryd), W. Matthews, T[homas] Price (Crughywel), R[ichard] Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], John Ellis, Robert James (Merthyr) ['Jeduthyn'], W[illiam] Jacob, William Owen (Prysgol), R[owland] H[uw] Prichard (Bala), T. Phillips (Llanwinio), J[oseph] D[avid] Jones (Ruthin), Thomas Williams ['Hafrenydd'], John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'), D[aniel] T[homas] Williams ('Tydfylyn'), James Mills, W. Jones, John Williams, John Ffrancis, John Jones, R. Lloyd, J[ohn] Jeffreys, John Mills ['Ieuan Glan Alarch'], T. Williams (Llanidloes), D. Emlyn Evans, J. B. Jones, Edward Stephen ('Tanymarian') and others, copied by John Evans, Skewen, 1853-1857.

A large collection of hymn-tunes and anthems copied by J. D. Jones, 1849-50. A large number of his own compositions are included, together with works by R. Mills, J. Ambrose Lloyd, Charles James, John Roberts, Aberystwyth, J. Edwards, T. Price, J. R. Evans ('Primrose Hill'; 'aged 10 years'), W. Mathews, R. Beynon, T. E. Jones, T. Jarman, R. Edwards, Edward Stephens ('Tanymarian'), J. D. Edwards, D. J. Morgan, J. Morgan, Aberystwyth, R. H. Prichard, D. T. Williams, William Owens, Griffith Owen, J. Morgan, Cadnant, and English and continental composers.

A tune-book containing hymn-tunes, anthems, etc., by Cadwaladr Jones, Daniel Thomas Williams ('Tydfylyn'), George Frederic Handel, Edward Stephens ('Tanymarian') and others. The words to one of the tunes are by Robert Parry ('Robyn Ddu Eryri').

A collection of papers by William John Parry, C.B.E., Bethesda:- 'The public record of Alderman W. J. Parry'; 'Adgofion Taith i Dde America'; 'Hanes Symudiadau Llenyddol Bethesda a'r Cylch'; 'Tanymarian'; 'Scheme of Leasehold Enfranchisement taking the Cefnfaes Estate as a basis, 1924'; and a copy of a letter to Isaac Edwards, Merthyr, 1926.

A miscellany of extracts by W. J. Parry from books and newspapers, draft addresses and speeches, e. g. at the North Wales English Congregational Union Meetings at Dolgelley, 1883, at Bethesda Literary Society meetings, 1883-1884, at the Liberal Association, Ffestiniog, 1885; a scheme for Cofiant Tanymarian; an account of Robert Parry, Bethesda; and statistics of the weekly circulation of Y Genedl, The Observer and Y Werin, 1882-1889.

Pum llythyr, [1875]-1907, at yr arweinydd a'r cerddor David Jenkins gan T. Watts-Dunton, John Ceiriog Hughes ('Ceiriog'), Lewis W. Lewis ('Llew Llwyfo'), John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'), ac E[dward] Stephen ('Tanymarian'). = Five letters, [1875]-1907, to the conductor and composer David Jenkins from T. Watts-Dunton, John Ceiriog Hughes ('Ceiriog'), Lewis W. Lewis ('Llew Llwyfo'), John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'), and E[dward] Stephen ('Tanymarian').
Mae'r llythyrau'n ymdrin â cherddoriaeth yn bennaf, a cheir cyfeiriadau at y gân 'Castiau Gwraig' (f. 6), sylwadau ar 'Anthemau' David Jenkins (f. 8), a geiriau'r ddeuawd 'Wrth fyned ar i lawr' gan 'Ceiriog' yn llaw'r awdur (ff. 3-5). = The letters mainly relate to music, and contain references to the song 'Castiau Gwraig' (f. 6), observations on 'Anthemau' by David Jenkins (f. 8), and the lyrics to the duet 'Wrth fyned ar i lawr' by 'Ceiriog' in the author's hand (ff. 3-5).