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The file contains mainly British and American periodicals including the following short stories and articles by Rhys Davies: 'Phaedra', Wales, August 1939; 'D. H. Lawrence in Bandol', Horizon, October 1940; 'Over at Rainbow Bottom', The Tribune, December 1941; 'The trip to London', World Digest, June 1946; 'The benefit concert', July 1947; 'Writing about the Welsh', The Literary Digest, Summer 1947; 'Harvest moon', The Norseman, January-February, 1948; 'A human condition', The New Yorker, September 1949; 'A visit to Eggeswick Castle', The New Yorker, October 1952; 'The trip to London', Ellery Queen's mystery magazine, December 1953; 'All through the night', The New Yorker, January 1957; 'The old Adam', The New Yorker, October 1960'; 'The friendly stove', House & Garden, October 1963; 'I will keep her company', The New Yorker, January 1964; 'The little heiress', The New Yorker, August 1964; 'A bed of feathers', MD's Companion, Winter 1964-1965; 'The fugitive', The Saturday Evening Post, March 1966; 'The chosen one', The New Yorker, June 1966; together with a Swedish translation of 'The last struggle' published in November 1951 and a Danish story published in Politiken Magasinet, [1939]-[1966].

The group comprises the accumulated papers of Rhys Davies, [1938]-1975. These comprise the papers of his four close friends Anna Kavan, Herman Schrijver and Redvers and Louise Taylor which he acquired after their deaths.

Autograph first pencil draft of the novel Nobody answered the bell (pub. 1971), described by the author in a note on fo. 1 as 'a very rough outline of parts of this novel, used as a preliminary sketch or blueprint'. Paper; i + 97 ff. (autnor's foliation 1-98, fo. 56 wanting) ; unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 12.

Autograph third pencil draft of Nobody answered the bell. Paper; 191 ff. (ff. 27-28 of the author's foliation are wanting); unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 14.

Autograph fifth pencil draft of Nobody answered the bell. A note by the author on f. 1 refers to this as the 'final' draft 'for typist'. Paper; 263 ff.; unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 16.

Autograph and typescript drafts of two magazine articles:. Pencil draft of 'The god on the oven door', pub. in House & garden (USA), Oct. 1963 (ff. 1-10);. Typescript of 'The god on the oven door' (ff. 11-18);. Typescript of an earlier version of the ending of 'The god on the oven door' (ff. 19-20);. Pencil draft of 'Anna Kavan', pub. in Books & bookmen, March 1971. The article is an appreciation of the writer, a friend of Rhys Davies (ff. 21-36);. Typescript of 'Anna Kavan' (ff. 37-46). Paper; 46 ff.; unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 19.

Final typescript draft of Rhys Davies's novel, Tomorrow to Fresh Woods (London, 1941), with a few autograph corrections and a pencilled note by the author at the end of part I (f. 142) of the projected development of the narrative and estimated date of completion (NLW MS 23108C); together with an incomplete carbon copy of the same typescript with author's amendments (NLW MS 23109C).

The series comprises letters, [1956]-1978, from Gertrude, Gladys and Peggy, sisters of Rhys Davies, mainly from Gladys, discussing family and financial matters, together with a few letters written by Rhys Davies to Gladys and Gertie; and letters, 1955-1956, relating to their father's estate.

The series comprises letters mainly from fellow writers and friends containing personal news and information relating to their current projects and Rhys Davies's literary works.

The file comprises sixteen letters from Charles Burkhart, 1956-1978, including some relating to sorting out books and papers left to him by Herman Schrijver after his death in 1972 and returning letters written by Rhys Davies to the latter.

The file includes letters, [1939]-1978, from Cyril Connolly (1), Dorothy Daly (7), Aneirin Talfan Davies (2), Kay Dick (33), Kathleen Farrell (29) and Constantine Fitzgibbon (1), together with a draft of Rhys Davies's reply to him relating to Dylan Thomas.

The file comprises letters, some received by Rhys Davies during his stays in hospital, postcards and Christmas cards, [1932]-1979, from friends, together with some drafts of letters written by him, [1971]-1978.

The file comprises letters, 1957-1975, from correspondents including Howard Gotlieb, Boston University Libraries, Dr David Jenkins, National Library of Wales, F. W. Roberts, The University of Texas, Bertram Rota, Booksellers, Meic Stephens, Welsh Arts Council, and Dr Jacob Schwartz.

The file comprises letters, 1968-1978, from Yr Academi Gymreig and its English language section, and from Meic Stephens of the Welsh Arts Council.

The series comprises papers, 1901-1979, relating to Rhys Davies's birth and death, papers, [1947]-[1977], concerning foreign holidays, press cuttings, [1950x1978] and articles relating to his friend Herman Schrijver, 1954-1964.

The file includes a receipt proving that Rees Vivian Davies's birth had been duly registered on 30 December 1901; papers relating to the OBE awarded to him in 1968; a certificate awarded by Mystery Writers of America for his short story 'The chosen one', 1967; entries for biographical reference books such as Who's Who in the World (1972) and a typescript article by Roland Mathias for Contemporary Novelists (1972); catalogues advertising his signed books, together with a photocopy of his death certificate, 1978, and an office copy of the letters of administration, 1979, of his estate.

The file comprises papers, [1947]-[1977], relating mainly to foreign holidays taken by Rhys Davies in places such as Amsterdam, Paris, Venice and British destinations, including a passport which was issued in 1947.

The file comprises press cuttings, [1950x1978], reflecting the varied interests of Rhys Davies such as literature, Anglo-Welsh writers, Welsh politics, Rhondda history, psychiatry, travel and murders.