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George Ewart Evans papers
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Transcript of a radio talk, 'Rural Roundabout'

Transcript of a radio talk, 'Rural Roundabout', subtitled 'A Displaced Interest', broadcast November 1960, and an untitled typescript, both concerned with the author's move from Wales to Suffolk and the development of his interest in old agricultural customs.

The Strength of the Hills: correspondence mainly from Faber and Faber

The Strength of the Hills: correspondence, 1981-6, mainly from Faber and Faber, in connection with typing, preparation and publication of the book, illustrations by David Gentleman, royalty statements, publication of extracts in The Countryman and Western Mail, a radio interview and nomination for the Ackerley Prize for Autobiography, 1983 (447/39). Manuscript notes on the writing of the autobiography; reference notes; photocopied map of Llanwynno; lists of complimentary copies. See also no. 480.

The South Wales Coalfield History Project report by the Department of History and Economic History, University College, Swansea

Typescript of The South Wales Coalfield History Project report, produced in July 1974 by the Department of History and Economic History, University College, Swansea, showing the results of three years' work collecting manuscripts, printed material and particularly oral evidence gathered through tape recordings, as a record of the social and economic history of the coalfield; mention of George Ewart Evans's contribution to oral history, pp. 129 & 136; and a copy of the Third Annual Report of the South Wales Miners' Library, 1976-7.

The Pattern Under the Plough: letters relating to: local history; dialect; horse-lore; a radio programme entitled 'The Horseman's World' etc.

The Pattern Under the Plough: 1967-84, letters relating to: local history; dialect; horse-lore; a radio programme entitled 'The Horseman's World'; recording oral history; Welsh background; old farming practices; points of interest raised by the Suffolk books; a newspaper article on George Ewart Evans's career and his honorary doctorate from Keele University, August 1983. A smaller group of letters connected with dialect, superstitions and horseshoes, with specific reference to The Pattern Under the Plough. Correspondents include David [Thomson], n.d. (473/44). See also no. 424.

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