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Bundles of music manuscripts mostly in the hand of Iolo Morganwg, including a file of traditional music, previously 'IAW 145' (E1/1); manuscripts of a few further traditional tunes (E1/2); bundles of miscellaneous music manuscripts, including salmau, traditional music, English tunes, etc. (E1/3-5); and loose leaves originally belonging to a single tune book (E1/6).
The contents of E1/1 have been published in Alawon Gwerin Iolo Morganwg, ed. by Leila Salisbury (Aberystwyth, 2012), together with six further tunes (Nos. 4, 5, 17, 28, 40, 50) designated 'IAW 145 (uncat.)', all now to be found in E1/2.

Fifteen manuscript tune books belonging to Iolo Morganwg, including five volumes of hymn-tunes composed by him for his Welsh hymns or 'salmau', each entitled 'Salmyddiaeth Iolo Morganwg' or variants thereof (E2/1-5), together with several others containing at least some salmau (E2/8-12). Also included are volumes containing English hymns (E2/6, 11), Tribannau (E2/13) and Scottish airs (E2/15).

Mimeographed copies of the material printed on pp. 23-35 of Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Alawon Gwerin Cymru, Cyfrol I, with notes by D. Emlyn Evans; original manuscripts of articles by D. Emlyn Evans on 'Yr Eisteddfod a Cherddoriaeth', and 'Ehediant (Fugue)'.

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.

The file comprises 'Some Notes on the History and Character of Welsh National Music and Dance', being the original manuscript of W. S. Gwynn Williams's work, Welsh National Music and Dance [1932].

Lecture notes relating to Welsh folk songs and folk tunes, including two series delivered at Bangor, 1934 and 1935, Coedpoeth, 1937, Llangefni, 1940, and a lecture entitled 'Neilltuolion Alawon Gwerin Cymru', undated but apparently delivered at Cardiff.