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.
French translation, 1954, by Jacques B. Brunius of 'Under Milk Wood', entitled 'Au Bois Lacte', which appears to have been prepared for the Italia Prize submission; includes notes on names and places, and an introduction at the beginning of the script.
Brunius, Jacques B.
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.
Spindrift Productions Limited.
Holograph letter, (2 ff.), dated 5 March 1945, by Dylan Thomas to Augustus [John], written in blue ink (ff. 1r, 2r) and sent from New Quay, thanking the latter for his gift and referring to Mary Keene who is staying at New Quay. Also included is a typescript copy, [1950x1970], of the letter; inscribed '511/?I/NPQ/72' and '214' in pencil in unidentified hands at the bottom of the page.
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.
Bound typescript (photocopy), [1965x1968], of a paper by B. W. Murphy, entitled 'Creation and destruction. Notes on Dylan Thomas'; together with an offprint of an article based on this work published in the British Journal of Medical Psychology, 41, (1968), pp. 149-167; three related letters, 1964-1965, from the author to Vernon Watkins; and an undated typescript copy of an unsigned letter by Dylan Thomas to Marguerite Caetani.
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.
Papers, [1940]-1998, of, and relating to, Caitlin Thomas, comprising thirty-four unpublished autograph letters and cards, 1947-1984, from her; manuscript notes in her hand, [1940x1953]; and press cuttings, 1953-1998, of articles and obituaries about her.
Undated holograph letter, [1945], by Dylan Thomas to Caitlin, written in black ink on air mail paper (ff. 1r, 2r) and sent from Paulton[s] Square, Chelsea, possibly shortly after the shooting incident at Majoda, expressing his love for his wife as he lies bedridden with influenza in London.
Holograph letter, dated 20 June 1953, by Dylan Thomas to [Cecil] Price, written in blue ink on blue paper (recto side only) and sent from Laugharne, in response to the latter's request for biographical information about DT for the Cassells Encyclopedia of World Literature; the publication of 'Adventures in the Skin Trade' is also discussed.
A printed double page chart, [1936x1945], entitled 'Qualities: the new confessions book', from an edition of The week-end book. Dylan and Caitlin Thomas have scored themselves and each other on various personality traits and physical attributes listed at the top of the page. Also included is a copy of The week-end book (London, 1931), containing brief notes in an unidentified hand, possibly that of Daniel Jones (p. 509).
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.
Fisher, Charles, 1914-
Manuscript poems, most of which appear to be in the hand of Daniel Jones, together with two typescript poems, [1930x1950], enclosed within a folder inscribed 'Collaborations with D.T.'. The paper surrounding one gathering of eight sheets within the folder is inscribed 'Dylan's own?'.
Jones, Daniel, 1912-1993
Manuscript and typescript copies, [c. 1928x1953], of collaborative work produced by Daniel Jones and Dylan Thomas, including a literary journal entitled 'The Era', [c. 1928], and two scripts, [1939x1953].
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).
Postcard, [?2000], from Colm Thomas addressed to Jeff Towns.
Uncorrected galley proofs, [1965], of Constantine FitzGibbon's work, The life of Dylan Thomas (1965), containing some amendments in Ralph Maud's hand and typescript suggestions for alterations to the text; together with fourteen letters, 1963-1964, from the author to Glyn Jones, Daniel Jones and Mervyn Levy.
Photocopies and typescript copies, produced [1955x2000], of letters from Dylan Thomas, dated 1931-1953, to various recipients. Most of the original letters appear to be held at the State University of New York Buffalo.
Correspondence and papers, 1927-2003, relating to Dylan Thomas. With the exception of one file of general letters from a number of correspondents to various recipients, the files consist of the correspondence and papers of individuals, and include letters from Paul Ferris, 1975-2000; letters and manuscripts of Daniel Jones, 1927-1978; papers and letters of Glyn Jones, 1953-1990; letters from Francis Dufau-Labeyrie to Gwen Watkins, 1979-1983; and the correspondence, 1956-1967, of Vernon Watkins.
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.