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- 1977-1984 (Creation)
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1 folder (8 envelopes)
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Letters to John Pikoulis from members of Alun Lewis's family other than those mentioned above. Correspondents comprise: Glyn Lewis, brother of Alun Lewis (1977-1982); Laurie Phelps, cousin of Alun Lewis (1978, 1981); Mair Fenn (née Lewis), sister of Alun Lewis, with letter, 1981, to Mair Fenn from John Pikoulis; Evelyn Loudon (née Grafton), cousin of Alun Lewis (1981); the Reverend Dewi Evans, Llwynhendy, Llanelli, cousin of Alun Lewis (1981); Gill Lewis, daughter of Alun Lewis's brother Glyn (1984); and Huw Lewis, brother of Alun Lewis (undated). Also included is a transcript by Alun John of a letter, 1944, from Thomas J. Lewis, father of Alun Lewis, to poet and writer Glyn Jones.
Envelopes marked with name of correspondent(s) and date (where applicable) of correspondence.
See also under Correspondence of Alun Lewis (photocopies, typescript copies and transcripts) .
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Dated correspondence arranged chronologically. Undated items marked as such.
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- English
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Glyn Lewis was born in 1917, the son of Thomas John and Gwladys Lewis (née Evans) and brother of Alun Lewis.
For Laurie Phelps, see, for example, indexed references in John Pikoulis: Alun Lewis: A Life (Poetry Wales Press, 1984).
Huw Lewis was born in 1919, the son of Thomas John and Gwladys Lewis (née Evans) and brother of Alun Lewis.
For Alun John, see, for example: https://archives.library.wales/index.php/short-story-testimonial-and-poetry-published-by-alun-lewis-in-ludovican.
Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Morgan Glyndwr Jones, generally known as Glyn Jones, was a novelist, poet and literary historian and an important figure in Anglo-Welsh literature.
Mair Fenn (née Lewis) was born in 1921, the daughter of Thomas John and Gwladys Lewis (née Evans) and sister of Alun Lewis. See also Alun Lewis Papers and Sam Adams Papers at NLW.
For Evelyn Loudon (née Grafton), see John Pikoulis: Alun Lewis: A Life (Poetry Wales Press, 1984), p. 26.
Thomas (Tom) J. Lewis was born in Cwmaman, the son of Job and Mary Lewis. He married Gwladys (née Evans) in 1914 and was the father of Alun Lewis. He was a schoolteacher in Aberdare and rose to be director of education for Aberdare.
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- Lewis, Huw, b. 1919 (Subject)
- Lewis, Glyn, 1917-1984 (Subject)
- Phelps, Laurie (Subject)
- John, Alun, 1919- (Subject)
- Jones, Glyn, 1905-1995 (Subject)
- Fenn, Mair, née Lewis, b. 1921 (Subject)
- Lewis, Gill, niece of poet Alun Lewis (Subject)
- Loudon, Evelyn, née Grafton (Subject)
- Evans, Dewi, Reverend (Subject)
- Lewis, Thomas J., b. 1885 (Subject)