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Plays and sketches written by J. Lloyd Williams and other family members, apparently for the use of literary societies in the Cricieth area.

Typescripts of, and material relating to, a play entitled 'Y Deffro'; an operetta entitled 'Cawl Cymysg'; and the manuscript of the first scene of a play, 'Hwsmon Plas-y-Nant'; all apparently by J. Lloyd Williams. An untitled morality play in his hand is also included, together with a press cutting of his adjudication in a drama competition at Holyhead, 1927.

Card indexes and lists of names of plants and flowers, together with related correspondence.

Photographs of Joseph Parry (mistakenly identified as Pencerdd Gwalia on the back of the photograph), Edith Wynne and three unidentified individuals; together with the publicity leaflets of Mme. Laura Evans-Williams.

Letters enclosing copies of songs recorded by Philip Thomas, Neath.

The financial accounts of J. Lloyd Williams, a will written by him in 1906, and other miscellaneous items.

The group comprises correspondence, 1875-1946; diaries, 1880-1945; personalia and material relating to J. Lloyd Williams's memoirs, [1870x1945].

A letter, 1920, to J. Lloyd Williams, from John Griffith, Dolgellau, enclosing the tune book of Owen Williams, bearing the date 'Jany 17. 1808' and containing numerous folk tunes. Other papers containing miscellaneous hymn and folk tunes are enclosed, together with a letter, [?1887/1857], addressed to Mr Griffith Price, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, apparently from his uncle, William ab Gruffudd, Plas Llanwnda.

Notes from Chappell's Old English Popular Music, 1893, Popular Music of the Olden Times and Ancient English Melodies. Musical extracts are also included.

Notes and press cuttings accumulated by J. Lloyd Williams during his researches into Welsh folk songs.

Miscellaneous notes, lists and press cuttings reflecting J. Lloyd Williams's interest and involvement in various aspects of Welsh music.

Extensive notes on various aspects of Welsh music and literature, some relating to particular periods in Welsh history.

Notebooks, each containing entries, often sparse, of a varied nature. They reflect the wide range of interests displayed throughout J. Lloyd Williams's papers, but mainly relate to music. The subjects include the history of Welsh music, folk music, Y Cerddor and the National Council of Music, his own compositions and memoirs, broadcasting and education. Entries relating to botany are also included, especially in items numbered 23-28.

Miscellaneous notes, including a few diary entries, 1900, 1905.

The score and libretto of the cantata 'Nos Calan Gaeaf', otherwise known as 'Myrddin' or 'Cymru Fu, Cymru Fydd'.

Lists of titles of tunes from manuscripts held at the National Library of Wales, and extracts relating to Welsh music; together with 'A list of the most important collections of Welsh Traditional Songs'.

An index on paper slips, in J. Lloyd Williams's hand, of folk tunes and songs found mainly in the work of Nicholas Bennett. References supporting his candidature for the Chair of Botany at Aberystwyth in 1903 appear on the verso of some slips.

Minutes and various reports, 1938, of the University of Wales National Council of Music. They relate mainly to the role of music education in schools and the wider community. Minutes of the Haddon Committee, October 1930, and the resolutions of the sub-committee held at Bangor, December 1930, are also enclosed, together with notes in J. Lloyd Williams's hand, apparently for a meeting in November 1931.

Correspondence, 1938-1945, between J. Lloyd Williams and Myfanwy Morris.