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A letter and xeroxed extracts and articles on the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Programme of summer courses at Coleg Harlech. See also no. 450.

A talk or article entitled 'Books on the Countryside, Chosen by George Ewart Evans', as examples of literature which influenced his thought or assisted his research into dialect and rural life.

An issue of Y Faner, 1979, containing an article by Peate; loose press article on Peate, 1981, and his obituary, 1982.

Annotated typescript list of contents of the Blaxhall tapes, 1956; a list of contributors to 'The Country Child' programme and a brief review; two press cuttings, 1967-8, on the education of working class children. See also no. 471.

Two articles, with notes and relevant press cuttings attached, on Christmas customs, particularly in Wales, and on home brewing.

Copy of The Times, 1805, reprinted 1955; an article by George Ewart Evans, entitled 'Building on History', Home Magazine, July 1961; other press cuttings, 1964-6, relating to local history, the horticulturalist, Robert Uvedale, in connection with cedar trees, and customs surrounding pig-killing.

Correspondence and contracts for books: The Voices of the Children (Penmark Press, 1947), The Fitton Four Poster (Blackie, 1952), and Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay (1956), The Horse in the Furrow (1958), The Pattern Under the Plough (1965), Where Beards Wag All (1967), The Farm and the Village (1967), The Leaping Hare (1969), Acky (1972), The Days That We Have Seen (1973), From Mouths of Men (1974), Let Dogs Delight (1974), Horse Power and Magic (1977), The Strength of the Hills (1982), Spoken History (1986), all published by Faber and Faber.

Correspondence from the BBC and two copies of a radio talk entitled 'The First Fifty Years: Anglo-Welsh Short Story Writers', including reviews of 'The Orange Grove' by Alun Lewis and 'Worthy is the Lamb' by A. Edward Richards, broadcast November 1968.

Correspondence between George Ewart Evans and the Ministry of Health, the local education authority, Socialist Medical Association, local MPs, and the New Statesman, concerning the inadequate and polluted water supply in Blaxhall, and the urgency of establishing a piped system; includes a draft letter by the author to Aneurin Bevan, March 1950, regarding the shortage and poor quality of water at the village school and school house.

Correspondence concerning folklore associated with St Brigid's crosses (1971), and the author's help in producing a promotional leaflet for a local history journal (1980).

Correspondence from the BBC, June 1951 - August 1955, relating to radio broadcasts of 'The Ajax Gold' and The Voices of the Children; a cutting from Radio Times, August 1955; correspondence and contracts from the Children's Film Foundation, March 1955 - August 1957, relating to 'A Ship in the Forest' and 'The Crow's Nest'.

Correspondence, 1956-81, from the BBC, Radio Times and the British Institute of Recorded Sound, relating to recording and articles on oral history; letters and a press cutting, 1972, on the sacking of Charles Parker, producer of 'Radio Ballads'; a proposal to honour George Ewart Evans with a volume of essays, and a copy of his refusal.

Correspondence, 1964-5, mainly from David Thomson at the BBC, concerning preparation of material for a radio programme entitled 'The Old Rural Community', including a suggested questionnaire for interviewing; audience research report on the programme, broadcast January 1965; two private letters relating to work with horses and life in the army during the First World War.

Correspondence, 1964-5, mainly from David Thomson, concerning an application for a grant to cover the writing of George Ewart Evans's next book (including some autobiographical details), preparation of a radio programme on 'The Old Rural Community' and a suggestion for making the hare programme.

Correspondence, 1972-82, mainly from Faber and Faber, concerning the publication of Acky; some items from the BBC and private individuals, including Sir Bernard Miles, 1973 (442/26).

Correspondence, 1974-8, mainly from Faber and Faber, relating to the publication of Let Dogs Delight, including the jacket illustration by David Gentleman, and to the preparation of The Days That We Have Seen; copy letter from the BBC giving notice of a broadcast of three stories.