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Jeff Towns (Dylan Thomas) Collection Sub-series
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Caitlin Thomas,

Papers, [1940]-1998, of, and relating to, Caitlin Thomas, comprising thirty-four unpublished autograph letters and cards, 1947-1984, from her; manuscript notes in her hand, [1940x1953]; and press cuttings, 1953-1998, of articles and obituaries about her.

Collaborative works,

Manuscript and typescript copies, [c. 1928x1953], of collaborative work produced by Daniel Jones and Dylan Thomas, including a literary journal entitled 'The Era', [c. 1928], and two scripts, [1939x1953].

Copies of letters,

Photocopies and typescript copies, produced [1955x2000], of letters from Dylan Thomas, dated 1931-1953, to various recipients. Most of the original letters appear to be held at the State University of New York Buffalo.

D. J. and Florence Thomas,

Autograph letters by Dylan Thomas's parents, comprising one letter, 1935, from D. J. Thomas to Daniel Jones, and six letters (one photocopy), [1953]-1957, from Florence Thomas to various recipients.

Daniel Jones correspondence,

Correspondence, 1953-1958, of Daniel Jones following the death of his friend Dylan Thomas, mainly relating to the radio production and publication of Under Milk Wood, the publication of other works including the Collected poems, the Collected letters, and Early one morning [sic], Dylan Thomas's death, and his papers.

Jones, Daniel, 1912-1993

Dylan Thomas letter and Elizabeth Reitell notes,

An unpublished autograph letter, dated 25 August 1953, from Dylan Thomas to Jean LeRoy, his literary agent at Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Ltd, in which he discusses the rewriting of Under Milk Wood. Also included is a page of undated production notes concerning Under Milk Wood in the hand of Elizabeth Reitell.

Juvenilia,

Three early autograph poems, [1928x1932], by Dylan Thomas, all of which appear to be unpublished. One volume also includes additional notes in his hand.

Later poetry,

Papers, [1939x2010], mostly drafts and worksheets, of later poems by Dylan Thomas, namely 'A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London', 'Elegy', 'In Country Heaven', 'Paper and sticks', 'Poem on his Birthday', and 'There was a saviour'. 'Letter to Loren', a letter written in verse, is also included in this group.

Manuscript works,

Autograph drafts and notes, [1925x2009], of prose works by Dylan Thomas, including pencil drafts of an early untitled and unpublished short story, [1925x1929], and part of the script of the film 'Our country', [1945].

Proofs,

Printed proofs, [1939]-1953, of poetry by Dylan Thomas, comprising a page proof, [1939], of two poems published in Wales magazine; proofs, 1952, of the preliminary pages for the reprint of his Collected poems; and galley proofs, 1953, of 'Poem on his Birthday'; together with related letters.

Telegrams,

Seven telegrams, 1942-1947, from Dylan Thomas to his friend, the writer and art critic, Thomas Wade Earp, regarding arrangements for meetings; together with a telegram, 1944, from Caitlin Thomas to TWE.

Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953

Typescript copies,

Typescript copies, [1937]-[1939], of six poems by Dylan Thomas, signed by the author, comprising early versions, [1937]-[1939], of two poems published in The map of love, (London, 1939); and four poems, [1939], sent to Thomas Taig. Also included are related letters and papers, [1939x1990].

Yvonne Macnamara,

Holograph letter, 1 December [1957], from Yvonne Macnamara to Vernon Watkins regarding the book, Letters to Vernon Watkins (London, 1957), and including her impressions of her son-in-law, Dylan Thomas.

Macnamara, Yvonne.