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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'.

Various scripts, [1953]-1954, of Under Milk Wood, some annotated by Dylan Thomas and Daniel Jones, and including the French translation, 'Au Bois Lacte'; together with related papers, 1955-1996. The production was first broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 25 January 1954, and was awarded the Italia Prize for best literary or dramatic radio programme in the same year.

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...'.

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

Undated typescript, [?1966], (16 pp.), with autograph amendments, entitled 'The Parton Street poets' by Rosalind Wade, which includes references to Dylan Thomas; together with three letters, 1966, two from the author to Derek [Stanford], and another from John M. Bunting to Rosalind Wade, regarding a proposed book on the poets.

Typescript, [1980x2000], of a play by Robert Goodman, entitled, 'As I was young and easy - a celebration of Dylan Thomas'; together with an undated covering letter from him to Jeff Towns.

Script, 1954, (73 pp.), of the BBC production of 'Under Milk Wood', containing a note in biro on the front page from Richard Bebb, who played the second voice, to Richard Jones; together with three letters, 1995-1996, from the latter to Jeff Towns, and three press cuttings and a programme, 1958-1988, relating to the play.

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'.

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.

Typescript copy and galley proofs, [1954], both containing holograph corrections, of an article by Raymond Garlick entitled, 'The endless breviary : aspects of the work of Dylan Thomas', published in The Month (March, 1954).

Research papers, 1961-1972, of Professor Ralph Maud, mainly consisting of typescripts, proofs, correspondence, notes and papers relating to his books, The colour of saying, The notebooks of Dylan Thomas, and Dylan Thomas in print; together with a typescript dissertation, [1964x1965], on 'The early prose of Dylan Thomas' by Annis Pratt.

Papers, [1953]-1986, relating to the publication of Under Milk Wood, including manuscript and typescript drafts and proofs, 1954-1975, of Daniel Jones's Preface; related correspondence, 1954-1986; together with the original score, [1953], of the incidental music to 'Under Milk Wood' composed by Daniel Jones.

Manuscript, typescript and printed copies, [1925x2009], of prose works by Dylan Thomas, including pieces written in collaboration with Daniel Jones.

Printed proofs, [1939]-1953, of poetry by Dylan Thomas, comprising a page proof, [1939], of two poems published in Wales magazine; proofs, 1952, of the preliminary pages for the reprint of his Collected poems; and galley proofs, 1953, of 'Poem on his Birthday'; together with related letters.

Untitled typescript copy, [?1963], (4 pp.), of the beginning of 'Prologue to an adventure', published in Wales, no. 1, (1937), containing ink corrections in an unidentified hand; together with a letter, 1963, from Stuart Thomas to David Higham explaining that this is a copy of a manuscript found behind the drawer of the writing desk at the Boat House.

Programmes and papers, including flyers, tickets, posters and covering letters, 1954-2005, some of which were collated by Joseph Gold, relating to productions of works by Dylan Thomas, mainly 'Under Milk Wood', staged in various countries, mostly Britain and the United States of America.

Printed material, 1953-1998, comprising mostly press cuttings of articles and obituaries about Caitlin Thomas, together with a postcard of Augustus John's portrait of her, and a copy of her funeral brochure, 1994.

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.

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,

Autograph ink draft, [1950x1953], (10 pp.), containing numerous amendments, of an introduction to a poetry reading by Dylan Thomas.