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Letters relating to the compilation and publication of Coal: An Anthology of Mining, edited by Tony Curtis and published by Seren Books in 1997, the correspondents comprising poets and writers Leslie Norris and Helen Dunmore, Mick Felton of Seren Books (enclosing draft Introduction to the volume, with amendments in Tony Curtis's hand) and Kate Strudwick of Blackwood Miners' Institute.

For the publication see, for example: https://www.gwales.com/goto/biblio/en/9781854111883/

Material relating to the production of the Second Edition of Related Twilights: notes from an artist's diary, edited by Tony Curtis and published by Seren Books in 2002, the artist in question being the Warsaw-born social landscape painter Josef Herman. The material includes: printed invitation to the launch of children's book Josef Herman in Wales by Carolyn Davies, published by Pont Books in 2004 (see, for example: https://www.ylolfa.com/products/9781859029992/pont-library-josef-herman-in-wales); letters, 2001-2002 and undated, to Tony Curtis from Josef Herman's widow Nini Herman, painter, writer, sculptor and film-maker Derek Shiel and sculptor, artist and writer Jonah Jones, also letter from Tony Curtis to Nini Herman; several draft Introductions, Prefaces and footnotes to Related Twilights, with amendations in Tony Curtis's and [?Margaret Curtis's] hands; photocopies and printouts of articles relating to the visual arts taken from printed sources; and printed invitation to a private viewing of a Josef Herman exhibition in London, 9 March 2002.

For the publication see, for example: https://search.worldcat.org/title/51103771

Article by Tony Curtis for inclusion in Planet magazine titled 'Playing it Cool: Poetry & Jazz in Britain', with email of response, 2003, to Curtis from John Barnie, then editor of Planet.

Copy of essay by Tony Curtis, titled 'That Golden Decade - David Jones, Ceri Richards, Merlyn Evans and Josef Herman: the four Gold Medal winners at the Welsh National Eisteddfod in the 1960s', to be included in a portfolio, published July 2008, of commissioned essays and a set of original prints to celebrate the Contemporary Art Society for Wales (CASW)'s seventieth anniversary. Essay annotated 'FINAL' in Curtis's hand, presumably indicating the final draft of the work.
Together with letter, 2007, to Tony Curtis from architect and planning consultant Eldred Evans, giving permission for Curtis to reproduce a painting titled 'The Refugees' by her father, painter, printmaker and sculptor Merlyn Evans, as part of the published essay.
See also under heading Talks and lectures by Tony Curtis.
For the Contemporary Art Society for Wales, see also April 2018 papers under heading Contemporary Art Society for Wales (CASW) .

Press cuttings relating to a talk given by Tony Curtis at the opening of an exhibition of painter Ray Howard-Jones's works at Tenby Museum and Art Gallery. The cuttings also show Tony Curtis's wife Margaret and Dr Kathy Talbot, then honorary curator of the museum and gallery. See also https://www.tenby-today.co.uk/news/successful-talk-on-ray-howard-jones-at-tenby-museum-456403.

Two copies of a lecture given, 16 November 2004, by Tony Curtis to the Contemporary Art Society for Wales (CASW) titled 'Four Gold Medals - The 1960s', which references the four Gold Medals for Visual Art awarded by the National Eisteddfod of Wales to artists Ceri Richards, Josef Herman, David Jones and Merlyn Evans.
See also under heading Articles and essays by Tony Curtis.
For the Contemporary Art Society for Wales, see also April 2018 papers under heading Contemporary Art Society for Wales (CASW) .

Draft and fair-copied copies of paper, titled 'Charles Burton: The Painting's in the Pity', given by Tony Curtis at a conference on the work of artist Ivor Davies ('Burnt Poetry': Ivor Davies and Destruction/Creation in Art and Word) held at Cardiff University, 27 February 2016 (see under section titled 'Hen Galan' at https://cardiffmemori.wordpress.com/page/4/). Drafts annotated/amended in the hands of Tony Curtis and that of his wife, Margaret Curtis.

Script of Foundation Course lecture on the theme of 'War', given by Tony Curtis as a tutor at, most probably, the then Polytechnic of Wales or, as it subsequently became known, the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales).

The file consists of correspondence and papers relating to the artists: Josef Herman and John Horwill, 1948x1953x[1956]x1960-1965x1970-1975x1978-2001.

Draft and fair-copied typescript prose material by Tony Curtis, some items annotated, largely relating to the visual and literary arts in Wales, comprising:

Article titled '"Life's miraculous poise between light and dark" - Ceri Richards and the poetry of Vernon Watkins'.

Review by Tony Curtis of Ceri Richards by Mel Gooding (Cameron & Hollis, 2002) (https://pallantbookshop.com/product/ceri-richards/).

Piece titled 'Peter Prendergast: the Spiritual Painter', most likely the essay Tony Curtis contributed to The Painter's Quarry: the art of Peter Prendergast (Seren Books, 2006); together with proposal details, June 2002, for the book, including a list of potential contributors, and letters, 17 May 2002, 23 September 2002 and 11 March 2003, to Tony Curtis from Alun Gruffydd of Oriel Ynys Môn relating to a proposed exhibition and associated publication (presumably the volume mentioned here) about Peter Prendergast. See, for example: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-painters-quarry/9781854114099

Two articles written for the Lonely Planet guide to Wales, titled 'Visual Art in Wales' and 'Literary Wales', together with related email messages to Curtis from John King of travel guide publishers Lonely Planet.

Incomplete article relating to art and artists, title not apparent.

Thumbnail sketches of Tony Curtis and of a number of artists living and working in Wales relating to a 'One Wales art feature', possibly published in Poetry Wales magazine (see reference to a 'One Wales article' by Seren Books Poetry Editor Amy Wack under heading Heaven's Gate (Seren Books, 2001), Seren Books being the trading name of Poetry Wales Press).

Review of Here and Now (Seren Books, 2003) by artist, writer and lecturer Iwan Bala (https://inpressbooks.co.uk/products/here-and-now-essays-on-contemporary-welsh-art).

Biographical pieces relating to artists Vivienne Williams and Christine Jones.

Piece relating to the establishment of a Poet Laureate for Wales.

Piece relating to artist Josef Herman, possibly in relation to the publication Related Twilights: Josef Herman, Notes from an Artist's Diary (ed. Tony Curtis) (Seren Books, 2004) (https://inpressbooks.co.uk/products/related-twilights-notes-from-an-artists-diary). For Related Twilights, see also under heading Letters to Tony Curtis.

Transcript of an interview, dated (originally conducted?) 8 August 1990, between Tony Curtis and poet and writer Leslie Norris.

Short story titled 'H.M.S. Cassandra'.

One-act play relating to the artist Gwen John titled 'Gwen'.

Section of play which appears to relate to the artist Augustus John.