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The file comprises mainly of correspondence, 1968-1969, relating to the preliminary meeting and other early meetings of the English Language Section of the Academi. The preliminary meeting was arranged by Meic Stephens and the file includes invitations sent out by him, letters of reply, and letters commenting on this first meeting. The file also includes letters inviting writers to become members of the Academi, their replies and lists of those writers who have accepted or declined membership. There are a few references to discussions about the establishment of a new English language literary magazine, an idea which was rejected for the time being. There are letters from and references to, many prominent Anglo-Welsh and Welsh language writers including Dannie Abse, Alison Bielski, W. H. Boore, Alexander Cordell, Brenda Chamberlain, Tony Conran, Rhys Davies, Tudor David, Menna Gallie, Bryn Griffiths, Peter Gruffydd, Raymond Garlick, Ll. Wyn Griffith, Gwenallt, Cledwyn Hughes, Richard Hughes, Emyr Humphreys, A. G. Prys Jones, David Jones, Dedwydd Jones, Glyn Jones, Gwyn Jones, Jack Jones, John Idris Jones, Sally Roberts Jones, Bill Meilen, Gerald Morgan, Robert Morgan, Roland Mathias, Leslie Norris, John Ormond, Alun Owen, D. Parry-Jones, Cecil Price, Alun Richards, Gwyn Thomas, R. S. Thomas, John Tripp, Aled Vaughan, Richard Vaughan, Harri Webb, Gwyn Williams, Herbert Williams, John Stuart Williams and Raymond Williams.

The file contains correspondence, 1972, accumulated by Sally Roberts Jones as secretary of the English Language Section of the Academi. Correspondents include Alexander Cordell, Glyn Jones, Alison Bielski, Roland Mathias, Cyril Hodges, Harri Webb, Gwyn Jones, Robert Morgan and A. G. Prys Jones.

The file contains correspondence regarding a lecture to be given by Kenneth O. Morgan on Gwyn Jones as part of the 1988 Cardiff Literature Festival.

The series consits of correspondence relating to the competition together with lists of winners and the judges' adjudications, 1987.

Manuscript music book containing pencil sketches for a BBC radio drama by Gwyn Jones.

Correspondence, 1981-2000, mainly relating to reviews and articles intended for publication in the Anglo-Welsh Review, and to the Welsh Arts Council’s withdrawal of funding in 1987 and subsequent closure of the publication in 1988. The file includes letters to Greg Hill and others from Arthur Giardelli (3); Bim Giardelli (1); Glyn Jones (1); Anne Stevenson (3); Tony Conran (2); Jeremy Hooker (9); Desmond Slay (1); Meic Stephens (4); Freda Walters (3); Tony Curtis (1); John Davies (1); Raymond Garlick (2); Peter Dale (1); David Annwn (1); Ann Hallam (1); Tony Bianchi (1); Gillian Clarke (1); and Steve Griffiths (1). Also enclosed are cuttings of obituaries for the writer and historian Gwyn Jones, written by Desmond Slay and Meic Stephens respectively (1999); and a copy of a cutting from the Western Mail, reporting on the closure of the Anglo-Welsh Review and the launch of the New Welsh Review (1987).

Mae'r gyfres yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth W. Ambrose Bebb, Gomer Roberts, Prys Morgan, T. H. Parry Williams, yr Athro Gwyn Jones, Cynan a G. J. Williams.

Notebook of Berta Ruck, 1966, including letters from Heather Jenner, October 1966, Professor Gwyn Jones, September 1966, Llywelyn Phillips, August-September 1966, Denise Robins and Sylvia Thorpe, November 1966, and Raleigh Trevelyan, February 1966.

Ymhlith y gohebwyr, 1976-1979, mae Melvyn Rosser, George Thomas, [D.] Ellis [Evans], Edmund-Davies, John Grigg, Elwyn Davies, Kate Roberts (3), Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, Glyn Jones, Emrys [Bowen], Bryn [Roberts], Alun Creunant Davies, Tom Owen, R. Brinley Jones, Alun Talfan Davies, [R.] Bryn [Williams] a Tom [Parry]. Mae rhai o'r llythyrau yn ei longyfarch wedi iddo gael ei anrhydeddu â'r CBE yn 1977, a gradd DLitt gan Goleg y Brifysgol, Caerdydd, yn 1978.

Ymhlith y gohebwyr, [1985]-[1998], mae Beverley [Smith], John Grigg, Wynn Thomas, Dr Emyr Wyn Jones (3), Brynley F. Roberts (2), Elystan Morgan, Glanmor [Williams] (2), Kyffin [Williams], Gwyn Jones, Robat Gruffudd, Rachel Bromwich, Margaret Drabble (4), Derec Llwyd Morgan, J. [Gwynn] Williams, [R.] Geraint [Gruffydd], Gerwyn [Williams], Tegwyn [Jones] a Gwilym [Prys Davies].

The file comprises letters to David Jones from various people, including Idris Ll. Foster (2), Paule Vezelay, David Matthew, J. R. Ackerley, C. C. Lloyd Jones, J. L. C. Cecil-Williams, Charles Aitken, Campbell Dodgson, Hector St. Luke, Alice Warrender (3), Gwyn Jones, Philip John Stead (2), Ll. Wyn Griffith (3), John Hastings (2), Margaret Deanesly, J. E. Barton, Sir Eugen Millington-Drake (2), Katharine Asquith and others.

The file comprises letters to David Jones arranged alphabetically, J-M, including from his parents, Glyn Jones, Gwyn Jones, Ben G. Jones, Dedwydd Jones, Nicholas Jacobs, Rex Nan Kivell, Anna Kallin, W. F. Jackson Knight, Barbara Moray and others.

Llythyrau, [1925]-1969. Ymhlith y gohebwyr mae E. D. Jones (4), [Elizabeth Mary Jones], 'Moelona' (1), Ellis D. Jones (36), Emyr Ll[ywelyn] Jones (3), Dr Emyr Wyn Jones (1), Francis Jones (12), [Francis] Wynn Jones (4), Gareth Morgan Jones (2), Gerallt Jones (9), Dr Gwenan Jones (32), Gwilym R. Jones (7) a Gwyn Jones (11).

Correspondence, including letters from publishers, mostly concerning poetry by Gillian Clarke including The sundial, with a copy of the agreement with the publishers (1978), and Poetry introduction 3. Also included are drafts of the poems 'Rhiannon' a 'Pwyll'. Among the correspondents are Tony Curtis (3); Douglas A. Bassett (3); Nigel Jenkins (2); Meic Stephens (9); Michael Quinn (2); Hamish M. Brown (2); Derek Mahon; John Rowlands; Gwyn Jones; Peter Finch; Roger Garfitt; Michael J. Collins (2); Sally Roberts Jones; Glenn Storhaug; Cary Archard; Dannie Abse (2); Graham Allen (2); Lesley Grant-Adamson; Frank Ormsby (3); Charles Causley (2); Gwyn Erfyl; Jon Dressel; Glyn Jones; John Ormond (2); Peter Elfed Lewis (3); Sam Adams (2); and Stewart Conn (2).

The file comprises correspondence, 1955-1984 (with gaps), including draft letters by Glyn Jones, relating to The valley, the city, the village (London, 1956 and 1980), mostly from the publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, and includes letters from Jack Jones (copy), Raymond Garlick, Gwyn Jones (2), Gwyn Thomas, Les Faber, Elwyn Davies, Aneirin Talfan Davies, Elwyn Evans, A. G. Prys-Jones (2), and Roland Mathias. Some letters contain references to The island of apples. -- Also included are royalty statements, 1956-1960 and 1980-1983, drafts of extracts from the novel which appear to have been adapted for radio [1963], miscellaneous notes, 1956-1958, printed reviews of the novel, 1956-1957, and a copy of the introduction to the 1980 reprint of the book.

The file comprises correspondence, 1958-1961, 1966 and 1978, including draft letters by Glyn Jones, relating to The learning lark (London, 1960), mostly from the publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, with letters from John Elwyn, Alan Sillitoe (2), Gwyn Jones (2), Elwyn Davies, Gwyn Thomas and Roland Mathias. -- In addition, the file contains royalty statements, 1960-1966, and notes relating to the book. Also included are printed reviews of the book, 1959-1960; newspaper cuttings of an adaptation of the novel serialised in the Empire News, 1960, and manuscript of an article giving Glyn Jones's views on the book following its serialisation, [1960].

Includes letters from Mike Jenkins (14), Nigel Jenkins (15), Alun R. Jones (8), A. G. Prys-Jones (88), Bobi Jones, D. Gwenallt Jones, David Jones (2), Dedwydd Jones (15), Don Dale-Jones (7), E. H. Jones (2), Emrys Maldwyn Jones (6), Gwyn Jones (92; with an additional note amongst the letters of Alice Jones), Harri Pritchard Jones (4), Jack Jones (4), Jonah Jones, Phyllis M. Jones (2), Ray Howard-Jones (4), Sally Roberts Jones (7), T. Gwynn Jones, and William Glynne-Jones (27).

The file comprises correspondence, 1964-1971, including draft letters by Glyn Jones, relating to The Dragon Has Two Tongues (London, 1968), mostly from the literary agents, Laurence Pollinger Ltd, and publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, and includes letters from Brynmor Jones (4), Gerald Morgan, Gwyn Thomas, Maxwell Fraser, Gwyn Jones (2), Keidrych Rhys, D. Gwenallt Jones, Roland Mathias (4), Meic Stephens, Richard Morris Jones, Alun R. Jones, editor Mabon (copy), Ron Berry, A. G. Prys-Jones (2), W. C. Elvet Thomas, Bryn Griffiths and Elwyn Davies. A number of letters concern permission to quote from the works of writers featured in the book and the Welsh Arts Council prize awarded to Glyn Jones for the work; some letters contain references to The Island of Apples. -- Also included are royalty statements and other related papers including manuscript drafts of sections of the essay on Dylan Thomas, and a hand-painted design by Glyn Jones for the dust jacket. In addition, the file contains a programme of the Theatr Clwyd Company production 'My People', 1980, based on Caradoc Evans's short stories, which includes an extract from The dragon has two tongues; and printed notes regarding the television series 'The dragon has two tongues', 1985.

The file comprises papers, 1978-1982, 1984-1985, relating to The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales (Oxford, 1986), mostly manuscript and typescript drafts of articles for the book. Also included is correspondence, 1978-1982, 1984, including draft letters by Glyn Jones and letters from Ron Berry, Gwyn Jones (photocopy), John Petts (2), John Pikoulis (2), Hywel Francis, Lynette Roberts (signed Lynette Rhys), Brynmor Jones, Meic Stephens (not all signed by him, 8), Gwyn O. Jones (5), and Alban Levy.

The file comprises manuscript and typescript drafts together with printed copies of articles by Glyn Jones, 1953-1993 (with gaps), a number of which were published in Poetry Wales and Bulletin of the Welsh Academy. Included is a review of poetry readings at the Casson Theatre, Cardiff, 1973; articles on John Elwyn, 1976, 'The Beach of Falesá', 1977, John Petts, 1977, and 'Some letters of Idris Davies', 1980; the foreword to Elwyn Davies, Mild majesty (Llandysul, 1987); tributes to Gwyn Thomas, 1981, Keidrych Rhys, 1987, George Ewart Evans, 1988, and John Ormond, 1990; and a draft, notes and correspondence, 1980-1982, relating to an article on Gwyn Jones which appeared in the Dictionary of Literary Biography: British Novelists, 1930-1959 (some papers also pertain to the entry for Glyn Jones in this reference work). -- In addition, the file contains newspaper cuttings, 1960-1961 and 1963, of articles, reviews and poetry by Glyn Jones (arranged and numbered by him); they include a review of the poetry festival, Poetry at the Mermaid, 1961, and cuttings of poems and articles by various writers from the Saturday Magazine section of the Western Mail, 1960. Also included are typescript copies and cuttings of articles by six Anglo-Welsh writers, including Glyn Jones, each of whom wrote a chapter as part of a thriller serial which was published under the title 'Sextet' in the Western Mail, 1961, with related letters.