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David Jones (Artist and Writer) Papers Burns, Tom, 1906-1995
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Biographical material

The file comprises biographical and background information including draft manuscript letters from David Jones to Captain St Luke, 1929, and to Rex Nan Kivell; a catalogue of the David Jones exhibition at the Redfern gallery, 1948; photocopies of family documents, David Jones' demobilisation certificate form the Royal Welsh Fuseliers, 1919, and his certificate of baptism, 1921; photocopies of six letters from David Jones to Colin Hughes, 1969-1972; letters to René Hague from Mike Richey, Tony Hyne, Nicolete Gray, Jim Ede, Tom Burns and others relating to David Jones; and copies of articles by Kathleen Raine and Arthur R. Howell.

Gray, Nicolete, 1911-

Dai Greatcoat

The group comprises material collected by René Hague while editing Dai Greatcoat : a self-portrait of David Jones in his letters, (London : Faber and Faber, 1980), a collection of letters to H. S. (Jim) Ede, Harman Grisewood, T. F. (Tom) Burns, and René Hague. There are copies of letters from David Jones to them and others, and also biographical material, setting copies, and other material relating to the publication. They have been arranged into two groups and listed by Harman Grisewood.

Letters A-B

The file comprises letters to David Jones arranged alphabetically, A-B, including Margaret Aeron-Thomas, Peter Abbs, Tom Burns, Vera Bassett, Bill Blissett and others.

Aeron-Thomas, Margaret

Letters from David Jones

The file comprises four bundles of typescript copies of David Jones' letters to Jim Ede, Tom Burns, Harman Grisewood and Rene Hague, arranged chronologically into four sections as in the book. There is also a letter from David Jones to Philip Hagreen, and a letter from René Hague to Colin [Hughes], 1978.

Letters in books

The file comprises letters and post cards to David Jones from A. S. Hartrick, Rex Nan Kivell, Tom Burns, Janet Stone, Sir Kenneth Clark, Aneirin Talfan Davies, Harman Grisewood, Illtud Evans, Moelwyn Merchant, Anthony Steel, Saunders Lewis, Christopher Dawson, William Hayward, Bryn Griffiths, Colin Hughes, Nancy Sandars, August Closs, [Arthur Giardelli], E.V.C. Plumptre, Jack Sweeney and others.

Hartrick, Archibald Standish, 1864-1950

Letters to friends

The file comprises manuscript drafts of letters from David Jones to some of his dearest friends: René Hague, Valerie Wynne Williams (and to her mother Mrs Price), Harman Grisewood, Helen Sutherland, Tom Burns, Jim Ede, Morag [McLennan], and Saunders Lewis.

Letters to Tom Burns

The file comprises typescript transcripts of twenty-three letters from David Jones to Tom Burns, nineteen of which date from the period 1940-1944. Twelve of these letters were printed, wholly or in part, by René Hague in Dai Greatcoat. They were once numbered 1-91, but have been rearranged into letters included and not included in the book. For the original letters see NLW MS 21797E, and for photocopies of the transcripts see NLW Facs 392.

Postcards

The file comprises postcards to David Jones from Jim Ede, Louis Bonnerot, Janet Stone, Harman Grisewood, Peter Levi, Douglas Cleverdon, Will Carter, Walter Shewring, Desmond Chute, Ben Nicholson, Prudence Pelham, Desirée Hirst, Lynette Roberts, Keidrych Rhys, Tom Burns, René Hague, Helen Sutherland and many other friends and family members, with also a Christmas card made by Ray Howard-Jones and a postcard from David Jones, 1915.

Ede, H. S. (Harold Stanley), 1895-

Typed addenda

The file includes some additions and corrections collected by René Hague to his Commentary with letters to him discussing the book from Nancy Sandars, 1978, William Blissett (3), 1975-1977, Walter Shewring and others. There are also copies of obituaries to David Jones by Peter Levi, Nigel Abercrombie, and Tom Burns, and a piece of the cover of The Anathemata.

Sandars, N. K. (Nancy K.)