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Material relating to a film entitled 'Requiem for a Village', directed by David Gladwell, including correspondence between David Gladwell and George Ewart Evans, 1973-6, with the latter in an advisory capacity regarding the planning, and letters relating to the eventual showing of the film; a typescript plan for the treatment of the film; programmes for the first showing at the nineteenth London film Festival, November 1975; an invitation to attend the première of the film in Ipswich, March 1976; together with reviews.

Typed notes and correspondence from the East Anglian Film Archive, University of East Anglia, September 1982 - February 1985, relating to the production of a video entitled 'Plough to Sow', on farming through the seasons, using original films made in Suffolk in 1934-5 and some of George Ewart Evans's tape recordings; newsletters, 1985; and newspaper articles on agricultural methods, 1980.

Notes, correspondence, 1982, photocopied references and articles relating to Mary Field (1896-1968), film maker, who specialized in children's entertainment and education, and who directed the original films used as the basis of the 'Plough to Sow' video (see no. 410).

A group of papers originally contained in an envelope labelled 'Graeme Fife', comprising two typescripts of short stories adapted for film, centred around George Ewart Evans's Suffolk character, Acky, entitled 'Acky and Justice' and 'The Auction', with comments by Graeme Fife, May 1984; a letter from Graeme Fife, dated 14 December 1984, concerning his current work; typescripts of two of his own short stories about the great composers, entitled 'Major Sea-Crossing' and 'Praised be God'; his scripts for two radio programmes, entitled 'Publicity? Be Damned' and 'A Problem in Enjoyment', March 1987.

Letters, February 1963 - January 1986, requesting permission to use extracts from the short stories, especially 'Let Dogs Delight' and 'Possessions', with royalty statements for the same.

Licence to grant permission for a performance of a play, 'The Fence', 1961; list of tapes to be taken to the Arts Theatre, Ipswich, 1973; and two copies of an agreement for use of the Blaxhall tapes, 1975.

Manuscript and typed notes taken from medical journals, on the subject of cyanosis in infants linked to pollution in water, and two copies of an article by George Ewart Evans, entitled 'Guns Before Water', 1952.

Correspondence, 1965-82, relating to a wide variety of topics: thanks for tape recordings; BBC radio and television features; appreciation of the Suffolk books; dialect, folk life, relevant articles and reference works; invitation to become president of the anthropology section of the British Association, 1969, (467/6); interest in the preparation of material for The Leaping Hare; publication of Peate's own works on folk life, The Welsh House, George Ewart Evans's reader's report on this book, and Welsh Clock and Watch Makers; Peate's career, including his work at the Welsh Folk Museum, St Fagans, his honorary DLitt from the University of Wales, Swansea, 1970, his retirement and presentation of a painting by Kyffin Williams, 1971, his work as a lecturer after retirement; recording oral history; recommendations to the University of Wales to bestow an honorary degree on George Ewart Evans, 1971 (467/11 and 467/15); possibility of Evans returning to live in Wales, 1971-2; effects of the miners' strike, 1972; Welsh grammar; possibility of publishing letters by John Cowper Powys, 1972-4; linguistics; reviews; conferences, visits and meetings; Welsh Arts Council Awards, 1973, 1975-6, and the Cymmrodorion medal, 1978; Peate's view on the establishment of a Welsh Language Council, 1973; mutual acquaintances and friends; Peate's autobiographical details, especially his attitude to the oral tradition, dialect and folk life, 1973 (467/57); deaths of his brother and son, 1974, 1980, and of George Ewart Evans's mother, 1975 (467/95); praise and correction of George Ewart Evans's letters written in Welsh, 1975-6; personal life, including eyesight problems, 1977-9, and an interest in gardening; George Ewart Evans's honorary doctorate from the University of Essex, 1982 (467/158).

Letters, 1966-86, covering various topics relevant to the Suffolk books: merchants' marks and other customs connected with domestic and church architecture; folk cures for animals; local characters as sources for oral history; appreciation of the books; lecturing work; dialect; folk-lore and customs; BBC television broadcast; technical details of metallurgy in relation to the blacksmith's craft; tools used in forestry, with three typed articles on the return of working horses to the forestry industry; social change among farm workers in the Netherlands. Correspondents include: Elwyn [?Evans], 1971 (469/14); Lady Tollemache to Mrs Evans, following a picture auction in which some of David Gentleman's sketches were sold, 1972 (469/29). Press cuttings, 1965-72, relating to the discovery of horse potions, removal of a manor house to a new site and a modern instance of witchcraft.

1966-86, Relating to: tape recordings and techniques; praise of the books and thanks for copies received; publishing; literature; news from friends and family; Welsh background; personal notes; the author's deafness and hearing aid; study of rural life and local industry; customs; folk-lore; dialect; origins of words; horse-lore; genealogy; agrarian history; politics; Celtic subjects; reviews; George Ewart Evans's work as a writer, broadcaster and lecturer; his second honorary doctorate, from Keele University, 1983; local history and archaeology; folk music and dancing; dramatisation of short stories for television. Correspondents include: Adrian Bell, n.d. (470/12); Peter Campbell, artist, and his wife, Kate, 1986 (470/42-51); Lord Edmund Davies, 1981-5 (470/66-7), with a road plan and press cutting, 1974; Anthony Dent, publisher, 1981-6 (470/79-88); Professor Glyn Daniel, 1980-5 (470/89-91a); John Elwyn, 1983-6 (470/106-9), giving details of his Welsh background, his work, mention of Glyn Jones and a Christmas card, presumably of his own design; Graeme Fife, 1980-6 (470/156-203), including some poems of his own composition, contact with the family of Robert Graves and the latter's death, December 1985; David Gentleman, 1980-5 (470/215-20); Glyn Jones, 1984 (470/306); Douglas Kennedy, 1968-86 (470/307-25); Morley Kennerley of Faber and Faber, 1969-83 (470/326-31); J. M. Lewis, 1980-4 (470/334-7); Richard Mabey, 1983 (470/341); Spike Mays, 1985-6 (470/345-6); Lord Bernard Miles, 1981-4 (470/347-9); Nia Rhosier, 1980-5 (470/412-21), including the death of Iorwerth Peate and the plight of his widow; Lord Rhodes, 1982 (470/422); Raphael Salaman, 1972-86 (470/442-71); David Thomson, 1982-6 (470/519-28); Gwen Yorath, MBE, 1980-5 (470/564-85), including news of Iorwerth Peate's widow.

Where Beards Wag All: 1968-86, primarily letters of thanks and discussions concerning points of interest raised by the book, including: folk-lore and customs; language and dialect; place-names; local characters as sources for oral history; agricultural practices; loss of the old rural culture and migration from the land. Correspondents include: Adrian [?Bell], [1970] (474/12]; Graeme Fife, 1971-2 (474/37-9); David [Gentleman], 1969 (474/47); Bernard Miles, 1970-1, (474/70-2); Lord Tollemache, 1970 (474/116). Typescript notes on ideas stimulated by the book; two press cuttings, 1970 & 1973; scrap paper with telephone number and address. See also no. 430.

Letters from Robert Graves: 1969, April 29 (475/1), concerning the publishing of The White Goddess, horse magic in Australia, discussion of language and logic, personal comments. 1971, September 17 (475/2), thanks for a copy of Pattern Under the Plough, and regrets for the displacement of traditional crafts and rural activities by technology. 1972, January 12 (475/3), concerning a ghost dog, peasant tradition disappearing in the face of tourism, looking forward to a new book and an eventual meeting, and a mutual acquaintance, Graeme Fife.

The Leaping Hare: 1969-86, letters and related enclosures concerning background material, praise of the published book and thanks for copies received. Correspondents include: Anthony Dent, 1975 (477/8); Douglas Kennedy, 1974 (477/17); Sir Bernard Miles, 1972 (477/21); David [Thomson], 1972-4 (477/27-33). Manuscript notes and typed poems relating to hares. See also no. 434.

General correspondence, 1983-4, relating to the Race family of Suffolk and their involvement with horses, research on harvest barrels, and a tape recording.