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Miscellaneous music, including original work by Léon Gatayes and Parish Alvaré, comprising: Romance pour la harpe par Lon Gatayes; an autograph manuscript presented to John Thomas, July 1871; with a copy. 'Romance pour la harpe'; an autograph manuscript of Parish Alvaré, presented to John Thomas, 1852. Air with variations and Rondo Pastorale composed for the harp by Mozart. Air with variations and rondo pastorale ... for the harp ... by W. A. Mozart. Miscellaneous fragments. (Formerly Pencerdd Gwalia MS 26).

Letters, 1843-1901, to Pencerdd Gwalia mainly from friends and acquaintances. Covering the greater part of his career, they contain references to his concerts, compositions and travels, and to musical circles in London and Wales, and include one letter, 1901, granting permission to use the title 'Harpist to the King' (f. 132).
Correspondents include John Gibson (1) 1855, Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover (4) 1851-1853, John Jones (Talhaiarn) (1) 1863, Lewis William Lewis (Llew Llwyfo) (1) 1862, Augusta Ada King-Noel, Lady Lovelace (1) 1847, Lord Mostyn (1) 1893, Thomas Oliphant (1) 1861, John Owen (Owain Alaw) (3) 1861, Cipriani Potter (7) 1843-1861, Brinley Richards (1) 1862, and Maria Jane Williams (Llinos) (1) 1853. Also included are a circular letter, 1862, from John Thomas, inviting subscriptions to his Welsh Melodies (f. 109 verso), and two of his draft replies, 1893, 1901, to correspondents (ff. 130, 135).

Miscellaneous items, mostly accumulated by John Thomas, [1850s]-[1870s], including englynion to him by David Griffiths (Clwydfardd), Lewis William Lewis (Llew Llwyfo), Titus Lewis (Titan), and David Williams (Alaw Goch) (ff. 1-5); and sketches and drawings, including those depicting the harp (ff. 11-14), a sketch of Franz Liszt (f. 21), and engravings of Welsh and other views. Also included is a letter, 1830, from the Marquis de Lafayette (f. 17).

Papers, 1830-1930, of or relating to John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia), including original musical manuscripts, mainly compositions and arrangements for the harp, 1853-1905; correspondence mainly relating to his concerts, compositions and travels, and to musical circles in London and Wales, 1842-1930; journals of European concert tours, 1851-1883; concert programmes, 1851-1905; papers of his wife, Joan Frances Thomas, 1878-1926, including tour journals, 1878-1883; and passports, 1873, 1885.

Leaves found loose inside John Thomas's tour journal (NLW MS 23392iA), containing diary entries for the period 1 January-4 April 1852.

Journals of Joan Denny describing a tour in Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy, August-October 1878 (MS 23404A, pp. 1-80; MS 23405A, pp. 1-130), and a visit to Vienna, Munich and Nuremberg, May 1880 (MS 23405A, pp. 131-154).

A journal of a tour in Germany and Russia, 22 September 1852-13 April 1853, undertaken by John Thomas, including accounts of concerts given by him in St Petersburg, 1852-1853, and Moscow, 1853.

Letters and cards, 1851-1912, to John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) reflecting his long career and including references to his early efforts to establish himself as a musician, to his concert tours abroad, and to his compositions.
Among the correspondents are Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover (17) 1851-1857, John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog) (1) 1863, John Jones (Talhaiarn) (5) 1862-1866, and Franz Liszt (1) 1854. Also included are drafts and copies of letters, 1851-1910, from John Thomas.

Letters and cards, 1842-1910, to John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) reflecting his long career and including references to his early efforts to establish himself as a musician, to his concert tours abroad, and to his compositions.
Among the correspondents are Augusta Ada King-Noel, Lady Lovelace (18) 1844-1847 and n.d., Dr Joseph Parry (1) 1874, Cipriani Potter (6) 1851-1867, Brinley Richards (4) 1862-1864 and n.d., Sir Arthur Sullivan (1) 1873 and Penry Williams (1) 1855. Also included are drafts and copies of letters, 1851-1910, from John Thomas.

A journal of a tour in Germany and to Vienna and Prague undertaken by John Thomas, October 1851-February 1852, in order to advance his career.
Centred mainly upon Vienna, it includes an account of his first concert abroad, February 1852, as well as a critique of concerts attended by him. Leaves found loose inside the volume have been filed seperately (MS 23392iiB).

A passport, issued 5 December 1873, to John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) for 'travelling on the Continent', bearing the stamp of the Russian consulate in London and the immigration office in St Petersburg, Russia (f. i); it is pasted inside the front cover of a purpose-made wallet. Another passport, issued 31 August 1885, to John Thomas and his wife, is also included (f. ii).

A notebook containing transcripts, [c. 1904], by William Davies (Gwilym Glan Ogwy), Bridgend, Glamorgan, from Jane Williams, The literary remains of the Rev Thomas Price ('Carnhuanawc')..., vol. 2 (Llandovery, 1855), relating to the presentation of a Welsh triple harp to Edward, Prince of Wales, 1843, sent by him to John Thomas; together with a covering letter, 7 May 1904.

'Echoes from the "Harp of David". A Sketch (Historical traditional and otherwise) of the music of the Jewish Temple', an account written, [?1880s], by Titus Lewis (Titan), Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, and apparently unpublished.

Journals of Joan Denny describing a tour in Austria and to Cortina in Italy, August-September 1883.

An album containing pasted-in newspaper reports on the death and funeral of John Thomas, 1913.

Programmes of concerts, 1851-1905, mostly by John Thomas, including concerts at Buckingham Palace, 1880-1881; material, 1870-1877, relating to the Welsh Choral Union; papers, 1877-1908, relating to the Royal Academy of Music Welsh Scholarship founded by John Thomas in 1883; and other miscellaneous items.

An album containing mainly pasted-in cuttings from newspapers and journals in English, French, German and Italian, and other miscellaneous items relating to John Thomas, 1852-1916, including concert programmes, a letter by him, 1892, endorsing Erard harps, and eight telegrams of condolence on his death, 1913.

Thirty-seven letters and three telegrams relating to the knighthood erroneously credited to Pencerdd Gwalia in the press, 1907, together with a draft letter of explanation by John Thomas (f. 1); letters of condolence on his death, 1913, including letters on behalf of King George V, Queen Mary, and Queen Alexandra; six letters, 1885-1922, to Mrs Joan Thomas; and other miscellaneous letters, 1900-1930.

Certificates and other documents of, or relating to, John Thomas, 1841-1913, and his wife, Joan Frances Thomas, 1885-1926, including Royal Academy of Music reports of John Thomas, 1841-1845, and certificates of his appointment as Harpist in Ordinary, 1872, and as Musician in Ordinary, 1885, to Queen Victoria; accounts, notes, lists, and other memoranda relating to his concerts, 1852-1905; draft autobiographical notes by John Thomas, [c. 1879]; poems and songs, in English and Welsh, including a 'Bridal Ode on the Marriage of The Prince of Wales to The Princess Alexandra of Denmark, March 10th, 1863', by John Jones (Talhaiarn), and Ode on the marriage of H.R.H. the Duke of York and H.S.H. Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, July 6th, 1893, by Lewis Morris; and other miscellaneous items.

A fragment of Letts's Diary, No. 13, 1873, mainly used by John Thomas to record his stay in St. Petersburg, December 1873-March 1874, and including references to concert arrangements and to meetings with the Duke of Edinburgh and with members of the Russian royal family and aristocracy.