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Correspondence, 1953-1954 and 1958, comprising twenty-two mainly typescript letters, mostly from the literary agent David Higham, of Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Ltd, to Daniel Jones, and including five replies (two unsigned) from Daniel Jones, one being a 9 ff. draft letter. Among the topics discussed are the collection of Dylan Thomas letters, edited by Daniel Jones and Vernon Watkins; the publication of a collection of radio talks by Dylan Thomas; the radio production of 'Under Milk Wood'; the publication of Under Milk Wood in Mademoiselle, the serialisation of the work in the Sunday Observer, the edition published by Dent containing a preface by Daniel Jones, and the Acting Edition of the play; incidental music to Under Milk Wood, including the composer's rights; the poet's papers in America; the circumstances surrounding his death; and Caitlin Thomas.

Two letters, June-July 1954, from Elizabeth Reitell, with a draft reply by Daniel Jones, concerning the text of the published editions of Under Milk Wood; together with a photostat copy of the script of the play containing a note in pencil on the cover, "Sent Dec[ember] 1954 through [Malcolm] Brinnin".

Papers, 1953-2005, mainly printed material relating to Under Milk Wood, comprising translations and adaptations of the work, [1958]-2003; various printed items, 1953-2005; scrapbooks compiled by Joseph Gold, 1954-1964; and articles relating to the trial concerning ownership of the original manuscript of 'Under Milk Wood', 1966-1969.

Papers, 1960-[2006], relating to the film production, audio recording, and animated film of 'Under Milk Wood', including the first draft, [1970x1971], of the film screenplay by Andrew Sinclair; papers, [1960x2006] (predominantly 1987-1989), including correspondence, scripts, designs for the album and CD covers, relating to the Spindrift Production sound recording; and two cels and a background drawing for the animated film version of 'Under Milk Wood', (1992).

Includes letters, 1935-1997, from John Malcolm Brinnin (4), John Davenport (2), Nicolette Devas, George Firmage (2), Alfred Janes (2), Mary Keene, Mervyn Levy, Mably Ceredig Owen (2), John Prichard (to Dylan Thomas, enclosing typescript play, 'The centric part'), Bill Read (2), Lynette Roberts, Stephen Spender (3), Margaret Taylor (2), and Tom Warner (2). Amongst the recipients are Vernon Watkins, Daniel Jones, and Charles Fisher. Also included are press cuttings, [1949]-1999, relating to Alfred Janes, mostly tributes.

Correspondence, 1975-2000, of Paul Ferris, including letters sent by him to Daniel Jones, Gwen Watkins and Jeff Towns, relating to his biographies of Dylan and Caitlin Thomas, and The collected letters of Dylan Thomas (London, 1985). Also enclosed are copies of three letters from Dylan Thomas to Caitlin, [1936], John L[?], 1942, and John [?Arlott], [c. 1945], and a letter-poem about New Quay, dated 1945.

Seven letters, 1979-1983, from Francis Dufau-Labeyrie to Gwen Watkins, assisting with research for her book, Portrait of a friend (Llandysul, 1983); he discusses correspondence between himself and Vernon Watkins and his recollections of Dylan Thomas. Also included are photocopies of letters, dated [1937]-1963, from Vernon Watkins to Francis Dufau-Labeyrie containing references to Dylan Thomas, and a copy of Dufau-Labeyrie's 'Notes in memory of Vernon Watkins', 1977.

Papers, 1937-2006, including manuscript and typescript drafts, scripts, proofs and printed items, together with related letters and papers, of articles, poetry, broadcasts, plays, reviews and talks, etc., by various authors relating to Dylan Thomas and his work.

Script, 1966, (21 pp.), entitled '"In country heaven" an unfinished "poem-to-be" by Dylan Thomas', produced by Douglas Cleverdon and broadcast on the Third Programme, December 1966; together with a typescript copy, (6 pp.), of an article by DC, 'Young Aesop fabling by the coracled Towy', and cutting of the published version, 'Dylan Thomas - an unpublished poem', from the Daily Telegraph weekend supplement; and a letter, 1966, from DC to Vernon Watkins in which the former refers to the broadcast and article. Also included is a memorandum, 1963, from DC regarding the programme 'Portrait of Dylan Thomas'.

Script, 2004, (20 pp.), of a play by Andrew Dolan, entitled 'Dylan Thomas: here I am mouthing away', together with a covering letter from the author to Jeff Towns.

Typescript, [1976], (4 pp.), questions and answers on the 'Life and works of Dylan Thomas' set by Frank Teskey for the BBC programme 'Mastermind 1976'.

Typescript copy, (12 pp.), of an unsigned letter, dated 23 November 1953, from Ruthven Todd to Louis [MacNeice] following the death of Dylan Thomas.

Three letters, 2000, from Kerith Trick to Jeff Towns concerning a talk by the former about his father, Bert Trick, at the Dylan Thomas Festival, Swansea; together with notes, which appear to have been compiled by Ralph Maud; a typescript letter, 1962, from RM to Bert Trick, and an autograph reply by the latter in which he discusses Dylan Thomas's political views. Also included is a photocopy of an article, 'Dylan - the eternal Swansea boy' by Bert Trick, published in Country Quest (Autumn, 1960), pp. 26-27.

Typescript copy, [1980x1982], (10 pp.), of Andrews Wanning's recollections of Dylan Thomas's visits to Cambridge in 1937 to address the Nashe Society entitled, 'Dylan Thomas at Cambridge'.

Untitled and unsigned manuscript, [1953], (3 ff.), by Harri Webb, published under the title 'Two-gunned Gabriel : a tribute to Dylan Thomas', in Promenade, no. 37, 14 November 1953; a copy of the magazine is also enclosed.

Papers, 1987-1994, relating to the publication of the limited edition of Letter to Loren (Swansea, 1993); and proofs, [1995], of the catalogue which accompanied the Dylan Thomas: word and image exhibition in Tŷ Llên, Swansea, 1995.

Proofs, [1995], containing manuscript corrections and amendments, of the catalogue, Dylan Thomas: word and image (Swansea, 1995), which accompanied an exhibition in Tŷ Llên, Swansea, in 1995; 'Letter to Loren' is listed among the exhibits. Also included is a typescript draft, 1995, of the introduction.

Papers, 1962-1966, relating to the publication of The colour of saying, ed. Ralph Maud and Aneirin Talfan Davies (London, 1963), mostly consisting of correspondence, including two letters from Aneirin Talfan Davies; together with related notes; a list of poems for inclusion in the volume; a memorandum of agreement, 1964, between the authors and publisher; and an agreement, 1966, between Ralph Maud and the University of Pittsburgh Press regarding a work entitled 'Entrances to Dylan Thomas' Poetry'.

Typescript, [1964x1965], of 'The early prose of Dylan Thomas' by Annis Pratt. This version appears to be a copy of her doctoral dissertation and differs slightly from the work published as Dylan Thomas's early prose: a study in creative mythology (Pittsburgh, 1970). In addition, the file contains four related letters, 1964-1965, three from Annis Pratt to Ralph Maud and a reply from the latter.

Papers, 1991-2003, of Gilbert Bennett, including correspondence; material concerning his dramatisation of 'The Majoda Incident Trial', and his adaptation of Dylan Thomas's unfinished radio script 'The Londoner'; together with various papers, 1977-2005, relating to the Dylan Thomas Society.