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Photocopy, [1990x2009], (3 pp.), of a letter, dated 19 November 1953, from John Berryman to Vernon Watkins, giving an account of the death of Dylan Thomas.

Programmes, 1959-1964, of productions of 'The doctor and the devils'.

Programmes, 1963-[?2003], of productions relating to Dylan Thomas, including portrayals of him by Alec Guinness, Jack Aranson, and Bob Kingdom. Also included are programmes and papers, 1957-1968, relating to Emlyn Williams's performance, 'A boy growing up' or 'Dylan Thomas growing up', in which he presented a selection of work by Dylan Thomas,

Printed material, 1953-2005, mostly relating to Under Milk Wood, including magazines and cuttings containing articles about, and reviews of, the play; a programme, [1953], of the Poetry Center, New York, including readings by Dylan Thomas and of 'UMW'; a copy of Mademoiselle (February 1954), containing the first published version of UMW, together with advance proofs; two copies of Plays and players (February and March 1957) with a script of the play; a shortened version of UMW published in two parts in The Observer (February 1954); proofs, 1969, of the book Landmarks, by Derek Stanford (London, 1969), which includes an excerpt from UMW; the beginning, (7 pp.), of a radio script, 'Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters', with an introduction by Dylan Thomas, broadcast in 1955; and a copy of the book Dylan Thomas: the final story. The cat's whiskers, by Beryl Hughes (Hove, 1998), together with two letters, 1994 and 1999, from the author.

Printed material, 1966-1969, mostly copies of newspapers and cuttings of articles, reporting the trial concerning ownership of the original manuscript of 'Under Milk Wood', including the judgement in the case (1967) and an Account of an action to recover the original manuscript (1969); together with additional papers, 1962-1966, relating to the trial, among them a copy of a statement, 1962, and preparatory notes by Daniel Jones, and a copy of a letter, 1962, from Ruthven Todd to Stuart Thomas.

Correspondence, 1956-1967, mostly addressed to Vernon Watkins, with five letters from him, mainly discussing works concerning Dylan Thomas, including the publication of Letters to Vernon Watkins (London, 1957); together with two agreements, 1957, regarding the book between Vernon Watkins and the Trustees for the Estate of Dylan Thomas; a transcript of an interview with Vernon Watkins, broadcast in 1958, during which he reminisces about his friend; a typescript Foreword, 1955, to Adventures in the skin trade (London, 1955), containing autograph corrections and additions; and uncorrected proofs, 2003, of Poems for Dylan by Vernon Watkins with a small poster advertising the launch of the book.

Typescript (photocopy), [1996x1998], of a paper by John Harris entitled 'Anglo-Welsh literature', published in A nation and its books, ed. P. H. Jones and E. Rees (Aberystwyth, 1998), pp. 355-370, in which he refers to the work of Dylan Thomas.

Typescript, 1971, of 'Dylan Thomas and the code of night', by David Holbrook, signed by the author and containing amendments in his hand; together with a covering letter.

First draft, 1982, of the post-production script of the BBC Wales film about Dylan Thomas, 'I sing to you strangers', produced by John Ormond, and annotated by him; this copy was presented by JO to Glyn Jones, a participant in the programme, and his wife Doreen. Also included is a cutting, 1983, relating to the film.

Papers, 2003, relating to the television documentary 'Dylan Thomas - man or myth' (provisionally titled 'The lives & legends of Dylan Thomas'), produced and directed by Matthew Springford.

Undated reminiscences, [1954x1987], about Dylan Thomas by Wynford Vaughan Thomas, comprising two incomplete manuscripts, 'Dylan after death', (1 f.), and untitled, (2 pp.), and two typescript copies entitled 'Dylan Thomas', (2 ff.), and 'My private Dylan', (3 pp.); together with a letter, 1963, from Colin D. Edwards, regarding his intention to record the recollections of Dylan Thomas's friends, and a reply by Wynford Vaughan Thomas.

Research papers, 1963-[1969], comprising mostly manuscript and typescript notes, some of which may have been compiled in preparation for Dylan Thomas in print : a bibliographical history (London, 1970), and The notebooks of Dylan Thomas (New York, 1965). Included amongst the papers are two notebooks containing research notes and draft letters, 1966, by the author; and a statistical study of words used by Dylan Thomas, with a paper entitled 'A word count for linguists. Dylan Thomas' Collected poems 1934-1952'.

Correspondence, 1961-1972, mostly comprising letters to Ralph Maud from the publishers of his works, together with related notes. Also included are seven signed typescript letters, 1962-1963, from Trevor Hughes to Ralph Maud.

Papers, [1938]-2006, relating to Charles Fisher, including a typescript draft, [1938x1940], (10 pp.), of an alternative first chapter (headed 'Chap 2') by him for The death of the king's canary, completed by Dylan Thomas and John Davenport (London, 1976); letters, 1976 and 1982; photographs of Charles Fisher; and articles about him published between 1964 and 2006.

Typescript copies, [2000x2002], of Dylan Thomas trail guides, with some annotations; together with an obituary for Rollie McKenna, 2003.

Typescript copies, produced [1965x1980], of letters and postcards, dated 1931-1951, from Dylan Thomas held at the State University of New York Buffalo. Among the recipients are Pamela Hansford Johnson, 1933-1935, Geoffrey Grigson, 1933-1934, Trevor Hughes, 1931-1934, Henry Treece, 1938-1939, John Gawsworth, 1947-1948, and Donald Taylor, 1944-1951.

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).