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Letters cards and printed email, 1977-2014 + n.d., to Nigel Jenkins from family members and from miscellaneous friends and associates, correspondents including Terry Hetherington, Ioan Richard, Tony Curtis, Iwan Llwyd, Anne Pettit, Nigel Jenkins's wife Delyth, his subsequent partner Margot and his daughter Angharad; together with letters from Nigel Jenkins to Chris O'Neill and to Gomer Press.
Birthday and Christmas cards sent in 2013 comprise the last to be received by Nigel Jenkins prior to his death in January 2014.

Letters, cards and printed emails, 2013-2014, written to Nigel Jenkins during his last illness, the correspondents including fellow-poets Menna Elfyn, Steve Griffiths and Peter Meilleur. Steve Griffiths's letter encloses photographs and poetry.

Letters and printed emails, 1984, 1987, 1997-1998, 2013 + n.d., to Nigel Jenkins from miscellaneous correspondents (other than friends and acquaintances).

Material relating to the poet David Cobb, specifically his writing of haiku poetry and his published haiku anthologies. Items include haiku poetry by David Cobb; articles and notes relating to haiku; reviews; interview with David Cobb taken from printed source; biographical details relating to David Cobb; photocopied flyers relating to National Poetry Day; and correspondence, principally from David Cobb to Nigel Jenkins, which includes printed emails.

Material relating to Real Gower by Nigel Jenkins, published posthumously by Seren Books in 2014. Items comprise notes and material taken from printed sources; printed map of Gower; printed emails to Nigel Jenkins; and printed information relating to the Celtic Chapel at Nicholaston House at Penmaen, Gower.

Material relating to socio-political affiliations and associations of Nigel Jenkins. Items include newsletters (including Marxism Today, Radical Wales and Welsh Nation); printed current events publication; notes by Nigel Jenkins; and press cuttings.

Printed copy of Real Swansea Two by Nigel Jenkins, published by Seren Books in 2012, annotated by Nigel Jenkins and inscribed 'NJ's own copy' at front of volume in Nigel Jenkins' hand; together with photocopied sections of the work.

Material relating to the compilation of Nigel Jenkins' poetic response to the paintings of Evan Walters to be included in Evan Walters: Moments of Vision, edited by Barry Plummer and published by Seren Books in 2011, comprising letter, 2004, to Nigel Jenkins from Barry Plummer, together with biographical details of Barry Plummer; notes made by Nigel Jenkins on Evan Walters and his work, with rough draft poetry; and colour photocopies of paintings by Evan Walters.

Material relating to Song for a Raggy Boy, an event to mark National Poetry Day and to celebrate the life and work of Irish poet, playwright, writer and singer Patrick Galvin held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, October 2011. Items comprise colour-coded list of poets taking part (initials only); schedule of poems to be read, with musical numbers underlined; copies of poems to be read, with colour-coded highlights denoting readers; and notes by Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to the compilation of Nigel Jenkins' Gower, written in conjunction with photographer David Pearl and published by Gomer Press in 2009. Items comprise printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Gomer Press; envelopes labelled in alphabetical order containing material relating to locations in Gower; draft piece entitled Gower; notes (partly in shorthand) and photocopied material taken from printed sources; notes of meeting relating to the book; letters and printed emails to Nigel Jenkins; printed map of Gower; review; press cuttings; printed invitation to launch of book; and printed Hay Festival flyer.

Material relating to the compilation and publication of Another Country: Haiku Poetry from Wales, to which Nigel Jenkins contributed and which he co-edited with Ken Jones and Lynne Rees. The volume was published by Gomer Press in 2011. Items include haiku poetry submitted for publication, most with covering letters; other correspondence; reviews; and notes by Nigel Jenkins.

Miscellaneous prose of Nigel Jenkins, comprising draft, fair-copy and published prose pieces, including tributes to poets Harri Webb and Tom Earley, a profile of sound/concrete poet and verbal/visual artist Peter Meilleur, social and cultural commentary and material relating to Swansea's Maritime Quarter; draft accounts of Pontardawe Folk Festival; correspondence relating to the writing and publication of work, principally between Nigel Jenkins and Planet magazine; press cuttings; details of Planet magazine convention; and notes.

Material relating to Peter Meilleur's Ham & Jam and A Pearl: Two One-Act Plays, comprising printed flyer for performance of Ham & Jam and a Pearl at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, [2010]; and [?text of] A Pearl].

Watercolour and chalk painting in the style of rock/cave art.

Printed books, other than poetic anthologies, in the possession of Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to the writing of Nigel Jenkins' Through the Green Door: Travels Among the Khasis, published in 2002 by Penguin Books (India) (initially published by Gomer Press as Gwalia in Khasia in 1995). Items comprise review of Through the Green Door; printed email to Nigel Jenkins attaching article by Morning Star Sumer; and letters to Nigel Jenkins regarding a proposed visit to north-east India.

Material relating to a poetry reading event entitled I Like That Stuff: A Celebration of Adrian Mitchell, held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 22 May 2009. Items comprise list of poems to be read and copies of poems, both colour-coded to denote readers; article relating to Adrian Mitchell taken from printed source; and notes by Nigel Jenkins.

Miscellaneous material of or relating to Peter Meilleur, including material relating to Meilleur's musical collaboration In Octavo Pace (later re-named Six of Clubs) and to his 'prayer-wheel' installation on Bardsey Island; reviews; adjudications by Dafydd Rowlands and Pennar Davies (with English translation of text by Nigel Jenkins) of Peter Meilleur's poem Goleuadau, which Meilleur had submitted for the Crown competition at Lampeter National Eisteddfod, 1984; biographical data; and interview notes.

Material relating to the writing of Nigel Jenkins' Gwalia in Khasia, published by Gomer Press in 1995. Items include printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Gomer Press; letters to Nigel Jenkins from correspondents in Shillong and from A T Mays travel agents; letters of reference and introduction on behalf of Nigel Jenkins; material relating to the shortlisted candidates for the 1996 Wales Book of the Year; letters and cards from various correspondents following publication of Gwalia in Khasia and its winning the Wales Book of the Year prize, 1996 (correspondents including Peter Meilleur, Dafydd Rowlands and Ioan Richard); travel itineraries; overview of Gwalia in Khasia; printed invitation to launch of Gwalia in Khasia; copy of Circa21 newspaper, July 1995, containing extract from Gwalia in Khasia; royalty statements; reviews; printed material and press cuttings from Shillong and the Khasi Hills; and photocopied notes and photographs from printed sources.

Material relating to O For a Gun: 101 Haiku and Senryu, a poetic anthology by Nigel Jenkins published by Planet Books in 2007, comprising printed invitation to book launch; and reviews.