The file comprises manuscript drafts and a typescript text of an introduction by David Jones to a reading by him of 'The Hunt' and of parts of In Parenthesis and The Anathemata. References to 'this record' suggest that the reading was recorded on disc.
The group comprises papers showing income and expenditure of David Jones, including papers relating to the Bollinger foundation and Clark trust, and receipts and invoices from tailors, publishers, newsagents, grocers, artists suppliers, and household bills.
The file comprises receipts for 'Minter' newsagents, 1944-1951, 'W H. Cullen' grocers, 1961-1969, and artists' supplies, 1944-1964.
The file comprises receipts, 1931-1963, for tailors, doctors, chemists, art suppliers, booksellers, publishers and printers, subscriptions, typists, Bowden House nursing home, and rented accommodation, including information on the allowance from Sir Kenneth M Clark, 1948-1950, subscriptions to the artist annuity fund 1931-1947, and clothing card rations and food coupons, 1942.
Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983
The file comprises receipts for groceries, laundry, Radio rentals, Durrants press cuttings, tailors, subscriptions, rent, telephone, furniture storage and removal, books, typing, electricity, newspapers, and jewellers.
The file includes David Jones' national registration identity card, 1943-1948, clothing voucher book, 1947-1948, food voucher coupons, and National Insurance card, 1950.
The file comprises two typescript copies of a review of The Anathemata by Anne Symonds which was broadcast by the BBC on a programme entitled 'What I am reading now' on 25 May 1953, and also a typescript copy of a review written and read by Anne Symonds broadcast on 22 December 1952, with associated correspondence.
The file comprises a carbon typescript copy of a BBC radio broadcast of 'The critic on the air', with Rose Macaulay criticising In Parenthesis and other plays, 21 November 1946.
Macaulay, Rose, 1881-1958
The file comprises page proofs of Epoch and Artist (which do not make up one complete set), and the dust jacket designed by David Jones.
The file comprises letters to David Jones from publishers and editors (other than Fabers), relating to anthologies, magazines, reviews and recordings, printing David Jones's works etc., including letters from Douglas Cleverdon, Peter Orr, J. H. Johnston, Henry Rago, Louis G. Cowan, Roland Mathias, Sebastian Carter, Will Carter, William Cookson, Gwen Watkins, David Blamires, Tony Stoneburner, Moelwyn Merchant, Dedwydd Jones, Caradog Prichard, William Hayward and others.
Orr, Peter
The file comprises the publisher's agreement between David Jones and Faber and Faber, dated 31 July 1958, for a work provisionally entitled 'Selected Essays' which became Epoch and Artist.
The file comprises a revise of the four sections of No. 7 not passed for press - the preliminaries, pp. 59-74, 75-90 and 219-[226]. They are all marked by David Jones, and some are very minor revisions. The two middle sections are marked by David Jones as 'passed for press May 6 37' the others on May 12. All are marked printed, the middle sections are marked printed on May 11.
The file comprises a partial set of the same proof as No. 7 - preliminaries and preface and pp. 219-[225]. Both sections marked by David Jones are the same as the corrected sections of No. 7; but include one alteration on p. 223 not marked in No. 7 which nevertheless appears in the last revise. Both sections are signed 'my copy May 8th 1937' by David Jones.
The file comprises a complete set which is a revise of No. 5. It has been marked by David Jones in ink, pencil and red ink, and includes minor revisions of text. On p. 66 a line is added in the hand of René Hague, which is not in No. 5. This originates in No. 4 and was presumably added by David Jones after the return of No. 5 to the printers. All but four sections are marked by David Jones 'passed for press' at dates between 27 April and 8 May 1937 and 'printed' with stamped dates, presumably of printing, between 29 April and 7 May.
The file comprises the first three sections (Preface and Parts I-II) of the same proofs as No. 3 submitted for opinion on the style of printing rules, with comments by René Hague.
The file comprises another set of proofs No. 3, entitled 'Author's Corrections' stamped by the printers '7 April 1937'. It has been corrected by David Jones and returned to the press. Each section is signed 'DJ', with the date '14 April 1937' on Section 2, and with corrections by him in red ink and pencil. There are some comments by René Hague, mostly in blue crayon. Proof No. 7 was made from this.
The file comprises another set of proofs No. 3 with the sections marked by David Jones 'my copy', and dated '17 Apr. 1937' by him on the second section. It has been stamped 'Marked proof' with the date '7 Apr. 1937' on page 91. It has been marked by David Jones in ink, pencil, red ink and red crayon, incorporating Faber and Faber's readers' corrections with his own. Not all corrections made in No. 5 appear in No. 4.
The file comprises a complete set of proofs, page i-xxii, 1-225, revise of proof No. 2., entitled 'Faber and Faber's Readers Corrections'. The corrections marked in ink are made by Faber and Faber's reader, with further corrections marked by David Jones in pencil, red crayon and red ink,
The file comprises another set of the same proofs and pages as No. 1 (pp. 1-9, 13-24) corrected by David Jones in pencil. From this (or its counterpart) corrections were made for Nos. 3-6.
The file comprises two proofs of a title-page of In Parenthesis in which the imprint is London: Savage & Coke Ltd. MCMXXXVII. One has been corrected by David Jones and the other is the revise of the same.