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Seven autograph letters, one signed typescript letter, and a postcard, [1935]-1947, from Dylan Thomas to Charles Fisher, in which he mainly discusses personal news and his work, responds to CF's enquiry about his "theory of poetry" and explains his method of drafting and recording his work on paper (ff. 1-2), refers to the company at Blashford and his fondness for Swansea (f. 3), collaborating with CF on 'Murder of the King's Canary' [sic] (f. 4), his new poems and book, In the direction of the beginning (f. 7), the war and the 'Keidrych Rhyses' (f. 8), and a forthcoming stay in Italy with the family where he hopes to write poetry (f. 11).

A copy of Contemporary poetry and prose, no. 1, (May, 1936), including the story 'The burning baby' by Dylan Thomas, pp. 10-14; the front cover inscribed by him in ink, "This contains The Burning Baby", and the text of the story also including amendments in his hand.

Swansea Intermediate School exercise book belonging to Dylan Thomas and labelled 'D. M. Thomas IV A Physics', [1929x1930], mostly containing school notes, with doodles and a rhyme beginning 'Sewer rats as household pets...'.

Contract, 1949, between Columbia Records Inc. and Dylan Thomas, signed by both parties, regarding his contribution to the record issued in conjunction with Lloyd Frankenberg's anthology, Pleasure Dome (New York, 1949). Also included is an amendment to the original contract, 1960, signed by David Higham, together with a typescript letter, 1949, by Lloyd Frankenberg, papers relating to the recording of the album, and a copy of Pleasure Dome.

Autograph draft, [1939x1940], written in indelible pencil on brown paper, of the first stanza and three lines from the second stanza of the poem 'There was a Saviour' by Dylan Thomas; the fourth line of the second stanza has been crossed out by the author, otherwise this draft is identical to the published text. The poem was first published in Horizon (May, 1940), and subsequently in Deaths and entrances (London, 1946).

Four foolscap pages, [1939], containing typescript copies of the poems 'It is the sinners' dust-tongued bell', 'How shall my animal', 'The tombstone told when she died' and 'A saint about to fall' by Dylan Thomas; his signature is inscribed in ink beneath each poem, and the typed titles, 'Three', 'Nine', 'Ten' and 'Twelve' respectively, have been crossed out and replaced with the heading 'Poem'. These copies may have been produced in preparation for The map of love (London, 1939), and appear to have been sent by Dylan Thomas to Thomas Taig for a proposed 'dramatic presentation' of Anglo-Welsh poetry at a London theatre in September 1939. Also included is a photocopy and photograph, [1953x1990], of the first page of a letter from Dylan Thomas to Thomas Taig, 23 August 1939; together with photocopies of poems in his hand, typescript copies, and printed copies of poems, [1939x1990], intended for the production, by various authors, including Glyn Jones and Keidrych Rhys (one containing amendments by the author).

Unsigned typescript letter, 1952, addressed to Dylan Thomas from the publishers J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, enclosing marked proofs, 1952, of the preliminary pages for the reprint of his Collected poems (London, 1952).

Holograph letter, dated 21 April [1944], by Dylan Thomas to Mechthield [sic] [Nawaisky], written in black ink (recto side only) and sent from Old Bosham, regarding Bill Brandt's photographs of Caitlin and himself; he also refers to the nightly bombing of Sussex. Inscribed 'Dylan Thomas during war in his early 30 tee's' in pencil in an unidentified hand on reverse. Also included is a page from an unknown publication, [1953x1954], containing an article about Dylan Thomas, and the black and white photograph by Bill Brandt, 'Dylan Thomas and His Wife, Caitlin, in Their Room, Manresa Road, Chelsea' (1944).

Undated holograph letter, [January 1939], (2 ff.), by Dylan Thomas to his former school friend Bob [Rees], written in black ink and sent from Blashford, in which he refers to a visit to Swansea, discusses his work, the proposed publication of a volume of poetry and prose, 'In the direction of the beginning', and the influence of Gerard Manley Hopkins on his writing. Also included are two typescript letters, the first being a photocopy, dated 1993 and 1995, from Bob Rees to Jeff Towns, containing reminiscences about DT and his father, D. J. Thomas.

Holograph letter, dated 31 January 1941, by Dylan Thomas to his uncle Arthur [Thomas], written in black ink on lined paper (f. 1r) and sent from Chiswick, in which he thanks him for the Christmas presents and refers to the new film 'Dumbo'. The letter, which appears to date from around the same time as the one sent to his parents (F1/1/14), may have been written on 31 December 1941 or 31 January 1942.

Script, [1953], (71 pp.), of 'Under Milk Wood', with annotations in the hands of both Dylan Thomas and Daniel Jones. The wallet, in which the script was enclosed, is labelled "1 of New York scripts".

Photocopy of a script, [1953], (72 pp.), of 'Under Milk Wood', annotated by Dylan Thomas, and enclosed in a box labelled ''Under Milk Wood' 2nd BBC script typed out by Elizabeth Fox. Oct. 1953'.

Two sets of page proofs, 1954, of Under Milk Wood, one of which is unbound in seven gatherings, and signed by Daniel Jones; an additional set of the first six pages of the text contains numerous corrections.

First draft, [1970x1971], (114 pp.), heavily corrected and annotated, of the screenplay by Andrew Sinclair of 'Under Milk Wood'; a typescript copy of the 'trailer script', 1971, (3 pp.), is inserted at the end of the screenplay. Also included are published copies of the screenplay by Andrew Sinclair (London & New York, 1972); a pack containing information about the production, [1971]; a set of eight colour promotional stills, [1971]; and printed material, 1960-2003, mainly relating to the film.

Archive, [1960x2006] (predominantly 1987-1989), relating to the Spindrift Production audio recording of 'Under Milk Wood', produced by George Martin and recorded by EMI, including correspondence, 1986-2003; scripts, 1987-2000; agenda and minutes of board meetings, 1987-1989; designs for the album and CD covers, together with corrected proofs of the inlay booklet, [1988]; and copies of sketches of the cast made during the recording by Valerie Ganz, c.1988.

Two cels and a background drawing, together with a folded publicity brochure, [1992], for the animated film version of 'Under Milk Wood', produced by Siriol Productions for S4C, BBC, and Onward Production (1992).

Typescript copy, [1966x1967], (6 pp.), of an article by Denys Val Baker entitled, 'Dylan Thomas in Cornwall', published in Humanist, (March, 1967), pp. 77-79, containing some autograph revisions; together with a copy of the journal.