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Title
Date(s)
- 1910-1985 (Creation)
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Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
22 boxes
Context area
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Scope and content
David Jones was a prolific letter writer, and his correspondents were multifarious. He was part of a circle of young Catholic intellectuals, and was connected with artistic and literary circles, as well as a more aristocratic circle. He would often write many drafts of a letter before completing it, especially when writing to the press or to a scholar or critic. The correspondence deals with matters relating to religion, art, literature, history, Wales and more personal matters. -- The group comprises letters to David Jones from friends, acquaintances, publishers and art galleries; drafts letters from David Jones to friends, draft letters to the editors of newspapers; and copies of letters published in Dai Greatcoat : a self-portrait of David Jones in his letters, edited by René Hague.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into three sections: letters to David Jones, 1910-1976, letters from David Jones, 1929-1982, and Dai Greatcoat material, 1919-1985.
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Preferred citation: C