- LD9
- Cyfres
- 1942-1946
The series comprises a typescript draft entitled 'Art in relation to war and our present situation', dated 'c. 1942' by David Jones on the first page, and dated '1942-3, 1946' in The Dying Gaul.
The series comprises a typescript draft entitled 'Art in relation to war and our present situation', dated 'c. 1942' by David Jones on the first page, and dated '1942-3, 1946' in The Dying Gaul.
The file mostly comprises unwritten postcards, many with a religious theme, depicting artworks, sculpture, places, museum pieces, and churches, with a pack of 19 small photographs from Sienna, and a postcard of soldiers in Flanders.
The file comprises a typescript article by David Jones, dated 11 May 1939, relating to Hitler and the War, which was written in response to letters which appeared in The Tablet.
The series comprises manuscript, typescript or proof copies of articles written about David Jones by David Blamires, Harman Grisewood, Nicolette Gray, Aneirin Talfan Davies, Eric Gill and others.
Blamires, David, 1936-
The file includes seven pamphlets, many of them presented to David Jones by the author, including The Dance of Earth by William Hayward, Life is a lousy drag by Dominic Milroy, O. S. B., 'Charles Sorley's Bright promise' by J. H. Johnston, 'Words fail me' by Harman Grisewood, 'Les Deux Mains de Dieu...' by Jean Mambrino, 'The trumpets of Tut-ankh-amen and their successors' by P. R. Kirby, and 'Another Damned Scotsman' by Burns Singer.
Hayward, William, 1931-1967
The series comprises broadcast scripts, articles, plays, poems, lectures, and essays found amongst David Jones' papers. Many appear to have been sent to David Jones by the authors.
Artistic works and related material
The group comprises drawings and artwork of David Jones found amongst his papers, papers relating to his work as an artist, catalogues of exhibitions by him and others, invitations to exhibitions, and postcards and artwork which he accumulated.
Heb deitl
The series comprises 13 files of artistic works by David Jones which were found amongst his papers. There are greeting and Christmas cards, dating from 1905, designed by David Jones and probably printed with the help of his father who was a printer's overseer. There are some original sketches, copies of frontispieces to his books, and copies of sketches, engravings, prints, and pictures.
The file comprises letters to David Jones from John Petts, Myra Owen and others of The Arts Council of Great Britain mainly relating to exhibitions in Scotland, at the Tate gallery, the Festival of Britain, CEMA exhibition Wales in Aberystwyth and Swansea (1954), and the exhibition of contemporary Welsh painting and sculpture in Cardiff, Wrexham, Bangor, Aberystwyth and Swansea (1961).
Petts, John, 1914-1991
Assembled biographical material
The series comprises biographical material assembled by René Hague for Dai Greatcoat, including letters or copies of letters from David Jones to Stanley Honeyman, T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, René Hague, Jim Ede, Desmond Chute and Tom Burns; a transcript of an interview with David Jones, and letters to and from René Hague relating to the publication of the book.
The file comprises a copy of Atlas Antiquus, Twelve maps of the ancient world for schools and colleges by Dr. Heinrich Kiepert, Berlin (index pages 1-26 with maps 1-4, 6-12, loose spine).
The file comprises an incomplete typescript text (page 21 missing) of a lecture on Aubrey Beardsley by Kenneth Clark, 18 June 1965. According to an attached note by Harman Grisewood, David Jones greatly admired Beardsley.
Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983
The file comprises manuscript drafts of autobiographical writing or parts of letters by David Jones.
The file contains manuscript drafts of miscellaneous autobiographical writings which appear to have been written at different times for different purposes, with also two complete typescript biographical notes (ff. 40-42) dated June 1950 and October 1953.
The file comprises manuscript drafts of some autobiographical material, mostly about the First World War.
The file comprises a typescript copy of 'D. J. Life for Jim Ede', 1935, with two similar photocopies; a typed letter in defence of David Jones' writing from Jean Mambrino, S.J; a typescript autobiographical article; typescript notes to coincide with slides about David Jones; and a typescript copy of 'New reading April 1968', a radio programme by Peter Orr.
Orr, Peter
The file contains typescript autobiographical notes written by David Jones at the request of Jim Ede in 1935, which are dated 5 September 1935 at Rock, Northumberland. There are four different versions, and also carbon copies or photostats of these with manuscript annotations. Folios 1-8 is the earliest typescript with many corrections by David Jones, some dated 1966. There are notes by Harman Grisewood on the different versions.
The file comprises letters to David Jones from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, relating to the Russell Loines memorial fund awarded for The Anathemata, 1954, with a draft copy of his response; a letter from Henry Rago, of 'Poetry' relating to the Harriet Monroe Memorial Prize, 1956, and letters relating to the Gold Medal award in fine arts at the National Eisteddfod, 1964 with draft replies.
Rago, Henry, 1915-1969
The file comprises a manuscript in black ink and pencil, numbered pages 9 (f-g, l-t) in red by David Jones. These pages correspond to pages 66-68, 73-75, 77-82 of The Anathemata, which are missing in A6.
The file comprises a manuscript in black ink, numbered pages 9 (a-v) in red by David Jones. These pages correspond to pages 61-82 of The Anathemata, which are missing in A6. From this was typed '9A-9 Omega' of the typescript, therefore it must have been written after the first typescript had been made.