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Papers of Anglo-Welsh poet, writer and lecturer Nigel Jenkins, comprising draft and fair-copy poetry, prose and plays, including material relating to published poetry and prose works and to collaborative arts projects ; material relating to lectures, talks and readings given by Nigel Jenkins and others and to poetry workshops run by him; material relating to Nigel Jenkins' period of study at the University of Essex, to his incarceration in HM Prison Swansea and to his various affiliations and associations, including literary organisations and the peace movement; correspondence of Nigel Jenkins; literary and other notes made by Nigel Jenkins; and printed books in his possession which have been inscribed by or to Nigel Jenkins. The collection also includes papers and publications of other poets and writers, principally those of the multi-lingual sound/concrete poet and verbal/visual artist Peter Meilleur ('Childe Roland').

Annotated third draft of Nigel Jenkins' play Waldo's Witness (1986).

Plays by Nigel Jenkins, two of which bear the pseudonym 'Ceridwen', and plays by other authors; material relating to the Welsh Academy Playwrights Group; correspondence, principally from the Welsh Academy Playwrights Group; printed Theatr Clwyd programme; and notes.

Photocopied text of The Works, the annual magazine of the Welsh Union of Writers, published as an anthology of poetry and prose by the Welsh Union of Writers in 1992 under the editorship of Nigel Jenkins; photocopied circular letter regarding publication; and postcard to Nigel Jenkins relating to the launch of the work. Anthology contributors include Tony Conran, Peter Finch, Janet Dubé, Steve Griffiths, Terry Hetherington and Alison Bielski.

Photocopied preliminary text, including frontispiece, of the 1991 edition of The Works, the annual magazine of the Welsh Union of Writers, edited by Nigel Jenkins; and manuscript notes by Nigel Jenkins, apparently towards a poem on the theme of Llyn y Fan Fach. Photocopied text annotated.

Poetic anthologies of various writers, some of which include poems by Nigel Jenkins. Several of the volumes are inscribed by or to Nigel Jenkins and some are enclosed with letters to Nigel Jenkins.

Printed illustrated poster of a poem entitled Shoes, translated by Nigel Jenkins from the original Welsh of Menna Elfyn.

Prose of writers other than Nigel Jenkins and Peter Meilleur, comprising prose anthologies and miscellaneous prose by various authors.

Volumes containing poetry, prose, plays, photographs, drawings, illustrations, etc by various writers, contributors including Nigel Jenkins, John Tripp, Robert Minhinnick, Peter Finch, Janet Dubé and Jon Dressel. Some items inscribed by and/or to Nigel Jenkins. Some items annotated. Some items include letters to Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to Peter Meilleur's Ham & Jam and A Pearl: Two One-Act Plays.

Small-scale two- and three-dimensional constructions and images made by Peter Meilleur, with related material.

Small-scale two- and three-dimensional constructions and images made by Peter Meilleur, with related material. All but one of the items are undated.

Correspondence of Peter Meilleur, including letters from Peter Meilleur to Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to lecture programmes, workshops and talks by Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to a series of talks given by Nigel Jenkins on the Penguin Book of Welsh Short Stories, edited by novelist Alun Richards and published by Penguin Books in 1976. Items include notes and articles relating to Anglo-Welsh literature; South-East Wales Arts Association press release; poetry; correspondence; graffitied printed posters; printed invitation to preview of film entitled So That You Can Live; and press cuttings.

Papers relating to Nigel Jenkins' period of study at the University of Essex, where he read comparative literature and film studies, and also to later academic studies of Nigel Jenkins.

Papers relating to Nigel Jenkins' period of study at the University of Essex, where he read comparative literature and film studies, and also to later academic studies of Nigel Jenkins. Items include essays; examination papers; lecture notes; bibliographies; and other notes/plans (partly in shorthand). Many folios annotated by Nigel Jenkins. Papers include letter, 1980, to Nigel Jenkins from poet, publisher and critic Sally Roberts Jones.

Letters and cards to Nigel Jenkins from family members and (mostly literary) friends and associates, including correspondence sent to him while he was serving time at HM Prison Swansea and during his last illness.

Letters and card, 1991, 1993-1996 + n.d., to Nigel Jenkins from poet William Greenway, professor of English at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Two letters include poetry and one encloses a photograph of William Greenway and Nigel Jenkins.

Letters and cards, 1990, 1992, 1995 + n.d. to Nigel Jenkins from poet, playwright and writer Menna Elfyn; together with photocopied review of Eucalyptus: Detholiad o Gerddi 1978-1994 by Menna Elfyn and biographical data relating to Menna Elfyn.