Three loose printed pages from Life and letters today, vol. XVI, no. 7, (Spring, 1937), pp. 65-70, containing the story 'A prospect of the sea' by Dylan Thomas. Eight words in the first paragraph have been marked, in an unidentified hand, for omission.
A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London,
Early pencil draft, dated Nov[ember] [19]44, by Dylan Thomas of the poem 'A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London', written on the back endpaper and paste-down of a copy of the anthology New Road 1944, ed. A. Comfort and J. Bayliss (London, 1944), containing two of his poems, 'Among those killed in the Dawn Raid was a Man aged One Hundred' and 'The Marriage of a Virgin'. The poem was first published in New Republic, vol. 112, no. 20, (May, 1945), and subsequently in Deaths and entrances (London, 1946). The letters 'Dy' are inscribed beneath the draft, together with a small doodle of a creature. Also included are two typescript copies, [1990x2010], (3 ff.), of 'A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London', being transcripts of the pencil draft.
Bound typescript copy, 1995, of the lecture 'Who killed Dylan Thomas?' delivered by the Dylan Thomas Fellow, Adrian Mitchell, at Tŷ Llên, Swansea, as part of the Dylan Thomas Month during the UK Year of Literature; signed by the author.
Mitchell, Adrian, 1932-
Programmes, 1966-1970, of productions of 'Adventures in the skin trade', the dramatisation by Andrew Sinclair of Dylan Thomas's unfinished novel.
Sinclair, Andrew, 1935-2019
Letters, [1954x1958] and 1980-2004, from Aeronwy Thomas; among the recipients are Daniel and Irene Jones, Jeff Towns, Gilbert Bennett, and Llewelyn Thomas (copy). Also included are press cuttings, 1970-2007, relating to Aeronwy Thomas.
Typescript, (2 pp.), signed by Alan Clodd, headed 'Sleeve-notes for Dylan Thomas records', and inscribed "written for Phillips Records re-issue of Dylan Thomas readings. May 1969. Alan Clodd".
Clodd, Alan.
Undated holograph letter, [April 1937], by Dylan Thomas to Alban [Levy], written in black ink (recto side only) and sent from Bishopston, in reply to his letter following DT's first radio broadcast, 'Life and the Modern Poet'. DT hopes to visit Cardiff soon and read his new poems to Alban, Mervyn and Stella.
Script, 2004, (20 pp.), of a play by Andrew Dolan, entitled 'Dylan Thomas: here I am mouthing away', together with a covering letter from the author to Jeff Towns.
Papers, [1994]-2004, relating to Andrew Sinclair, including a photocopy of his book, In love and anger (London, 1994); page proofs of Dylan the bard (London, 1999); scripts of his proposed documentary 'Dylan the bard', [1999], the drama documentary 'Dylan on Dylan', [2002], and his stage adaptation of 'Adventures in the skin trade', 2003; together with correspondence, 1998-2004.
Sinclair, Andrew, 1935-2019
Typescript copy, [1980x1982], (10 pp.), of Andrews Wanning's recollections of Dylan Thomas's visits to Cambridge in 1937 to address the Nashe Society entitled, 'Dylan Thomas at Cambridge'.
Wanning, Andrews.
Two cels and a background drawing, together with a folded publicity brochure, [1992], for the animated film version of 'Under Milk Wood', produced by Siriol Productions for S4C, BBC, and Onward Production (1992).
Typescript, [1964x1965], of 'The early prose of Dylan Thomas' by Annis Pratt. This version appears to be a copy of her doctoral dissertation and differs slightly from the work published as Dylan Thomas's early prose: a study in creative mythology (Pittsburgh, 1970). In addition, the file contains four related letters, 1964-1965, three from Annis Pratt to Ralph Maud and a reply from the latter.
Pratt, Annis.
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.
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.