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A tune book containing hymn-tunes and duets by Thomas Jones (Tynyffordd, near Bala), John Pugh (Bala), C[harles] James [Llanilar], J. Evans, William Owen, R[owland] H[uw] Prichard (Bala), John Williams (Dolgelley), Edward Stephen ['Tanymarian'] (Dwygyfylchi), R. Edwards, and J[ohn] A[mbrose] Lloyd, together with anonymous compositions and a Welsh air ('Glan yr Afon').

Mainly hymn tunes, anthems and choruses by William Owen, Prysgol, J. Ambrose Lloyd and others.

A collection of miscellaneous music copied by David Lewis and others. The collection includes the following anthems and solos: 'The fall of Babylon' by Joseph Nicholds, Penycae, 'Wrth Afonydd Babilon' by E[dward] Stephen[s] ['Tanymarian'], Dwygyfylchi, 'Ac mi glywais lais' by J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd, 'Flow Gently Deva' by J[ohn Orlando] Parry, 'Awn yn llon' by Rees Lewis ['Eos Ebrill'], 'Mawl a'th erys Di' by Robert Davies ('Cyndeyrn'), 'Yr Agerbair (The Locomotive)' by John Owen ('Owain Alaw'), with words by John Ceiriog Hughes ['Ceiriog']; and hymn-tunes by David Lewis, Job Thomas, Tremadog, David Williams, Cwmbowydd and others.

Six tune books written by David Lewis, Evan Lewis and John Lewis, Llanrhystyd, 1847-1852, and containing hymn-tunes, anthems and songs by David Lewis, D[aniel] T[homas] Williams, J. Hughes, Alltlwyd, J[ohn] Jones, Towyn, R[owland] H[uw] Pritchard, Bala, ('Hiraeth y Cymro yn Lle'r-pwll'), E. Samuel, Racine, John Ambrose Lloyd, C[harles] James, Llanilar, J[ohn] Edwards, Llangadog, William Roberts, Caerfyrddin, M. Thomas, T[homas] Jarman and William Owen. The anthems include 'Y meirw ni folianant yr Arglwydd' by William Davies, Cae'r blaidd, Ffestiniog ('buddugol yn Eisteddfod Ffestiniog, 1854') and 'Gwyn ei fyd a ystyria wrth y tlawd' by John Owen ('Owain Alaw').

The tune book of Lewis Lewis, tailor, Llanrhystyd, 1836, containing hymn-tunes, anthems, carols and songs by David Jenkin [Dafydd Siencyn] Morgan, Llechryd, Thomas Price, Llandrygarn, John Edwards, Llangadog, Hugh Hughes, Llanbabo, William Owen, Glanhafren, W. Williams, Abertawe, Robert Owen Roberts, 'awrleisydd, Llangefni', D. Lewis, Bola haul, John Jeffreys, J[ohn] Davies, Godre y Parc [Tre-boeth], T[homas] Price, Llanfair[-ym]-Muallt, John Parry, Newmarket, George Lewis, Caerfyrddin, Thomas Jenkins, Corn, Blaenplwyf, the Reverend John D[avid] Edwards, Penderlwyn, Phillip Davies, Llanfyrnach, W. Pugh, Liverpool, T[homas] Price, Crughywel, David James, Brynberian, Thomas Phillips, Bont-newydd-ar-Wy, John Ambrose Lloyd, Richard Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], Evan Jones, Nantygwynfan and others; hymns; 'Cynghor Tad i'w Fab' by Jenkin Thomas; and notes on authorship and sources by David Lewis.

Extracts from J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd's prize-winning anthem at Manchester, 1855; carols; and a trio.

A copy of Evan Evans, Y Seraph, sef casgliad o donau crefyddol, ar amrywiol fesurau (Caerlleon & Llundain, 1838) in three parts, bound with a manuscript tune book, middle of the nineteenth century, containing anthems with accompanying Welsh words, including 'Teyrnasoedd y Ddaear' by J. Ambrose Lloyd (ff. 5 verso-9).

Anthems and hymn-tunes, including 'Anthem angladdawl mewn coffadwriaeth am y diweddar Barch. John Elias, Môn' by Richard Mills [Rhydderch Hael], 'Seion, y geiriau gan y Parch W[illiam] Ambrose', 'Prynedigaeth', and 'Cwymp Meddwdod' by J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd, 'Mawl yn Seion' by W. Matthews, and anthems on biblical themes by W[illiam] Owen, Foulk Roberts, and others.

A book of anthems, including works by David Hughes, 'Cristiolus Môn' ('Elias a Jonah'), J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd ('Y Mab Afradlawn'), Robert Davies, 'Cyndeyrn', 1861 ('Crist ein Pasg ni'), Thomas G[ruffydd] Jones, 'Tavalaw' ['Tafalaw Bencerdd'] ('Molwch yr Arglwydd' and 'Daniel'), J. Williams, 'Ab Alaw', Treffynnon ('Telyn Judah' and 'Hosannah Chorus'), Owen [Humphrey] Davies, 'Eos Llechid' ('Salm 115.1'), William Roberts ('Cenhadon Hedd'), R[owland] H[uw] Pritchard ('Y Salm Gyntaf' and 'Deffroad'), G. Williams ('Darfu am y Cyfiawn'), E. B. Williams ('Cenwch i'r Arglwydd' and 'Clych Dirwestol'), J[ohn] Ellis ('Job 14', arranged by W[illiam] J[ohn] Hughes, M.R.C.P.), J. P. Jones ('Yr Arglwydd sydd yn teyrnasu'), E[dward] Stephen ['Tanymarian'] ('Desgrifiad o'r Cristion yn marw'), W[illiam] Pugh ('Iddo Ef'), and John Parry ('Deffro di ogleddwynt'); and hymn-tunes, including 'Adria' by William Jones, 'Talwrn' by 'Madawg', 'Montrose' by W. A. Powell, and 'Rhuthin' by J[oseph] D[avid] Jones.

'Udgorn Sion, sef casgliad o donau cynulleidfaol gan David Jones ('Dewi Wyllt'), Caernarfon', transcribed by Thomas Jones, Ty'n llan, Llantrisant, 13 November 1861. The collection includes hymn-tunes by David Jones ('Dewi Wyllt'), W[illiam] J[ohn] Hughes, Sandbach, Owen [Humphrey] Davies ('Eos Llechid'), Madog Owen, E. Pughe, Bangor, W. Williams, Llanfairfechan, E[dward] Evans ('Heman Gwent'), J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd (hymn-tunes adjudged best at the Manchester Literary Festival, St David's Day, 1856), John Owen ('Owain Alaw'), D. Thomas, Maesteg, and Morris Jones, Mallwyd.

A book of anthems by various composers, including three by John Ambrose Lloyd ('Marwolaeth y Cyfiawn', 'Anthem angladdawl' and 'Addoliad').

A collection of anthems and choruses by David Roberts, Bethesda, 1851, Griffith Rowlands ['Asaph'], Bethesda, J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd, Edward Stephen ['Tanymarian'], and John Fawcett.

An anthem entitled 'By the streams of Babylon', but with Welsh words, by William Owen, Tremadog, a chorus ('Y Mab Afradlon') by J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd, Handel's 'Great Dagon', with Welsh words, and 'Ymadawiad' by William Jones.

A composite volume of music, consisting of an imperfect copy of a collection of tunes published by H. Humphreys, Caernarvon, Original Sacred Music by John [David] Edwards, Oxford, and a manuscript collection including tunes by J[oseph] D[avid] Jones, W. J. White, J[ohn] A[mbrose] Lloyd, Thomas Miles (a prize tune at Llanfyllin Eisteddfod, Christmas, 1857), and D[avid] Roberts, Bethesda ['Alawydd']. The last item is 'Hen Wlad fy Nhadau'.

A book of hymn-tunes and anthems described as 'Hen Lyfr Dafydd Jones, Bont'. The majority of the items are anonymous. The following composers are represented: 'R. W.', W. J. White, B. Mills, 'T. W.', J[ohn] Edwards, Llangadog, R[ichard] Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], J[ohn] A[mbrose] Lloyd and J. C. Edwards ('Minimus'). Pasted to the back cover is a printed copy of 'Pennillion i'w Canu yn Nghylchwyl Cymdeithas Ddirwestol Penllyn'.

A collection of hymn-tunes by John Jones, Talysarn, John Jones, Llanllyfni, J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd, 1856, William Jenison, R[owland] H[uw] Pritchard, W[illiam] Jacob and W. J. White, and a group of popular Victorian airs arranged for the pianoforte.

Anthems and hymn-tunes by John Ambrose Lloyd, D. T. Williams ('Tydfylyn'), Richard Mills, John Owen ('Owain Alaw') and others, copied by John Evans, 1867.

Anthems and secular music by John Ambrose Lloyd, J[oseph] D[avid] Jones (Ruthin), Thomas Jarman, T. Jones (Treffynnon), R[ichard] Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], R[ees] P. Williams (Rhymney), John Parry ['Bardd Alaw'] and others, much of it copied by John Evans, Skewen.

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.

Letters addressed to John Ceiriog Hughes, and one, 1897, to Mrs Annie Hughes, mainly on literary and eisteddfodic matters. The correspondents (L-M) include Thomas Levi, 1862-1870, David Lewis, Llanrhystyd, Lewis William Lewis (Llew Llwyfo), 1862-1867, John Ambrose Lloyd, 1862-1863, Thomas Richard Lloyd (Yr Estyn), 1871-1875, Richard Mills (Rhydderch Hael), 1865, and George Osborne Morgan, 1877.