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Seventy-six letters, 1901-1917, from the poet Edward Thomas to his friend, the Rev. Jesse Berridge, containing personal and family news and references to the progress of his work (ff. 1-102; see The Letters of Edward Thomas to Jesse Berridge, ed. by Anthony Berridge (London, 1983); for letter no. 63 in the series see NLW MS 10617B).
Also included are transcripts of two letters from the poet to Mrs Edna Berridge, 1912 (ff. 103-104); one letter, [1940s], to Jesse Berridge from Helen Thomas, the poet's widow (f. 123), and two letters, 1957-1961, and a card, [?1950s], from Eleanor Farjeon (ff. 125, 127-128 verso), together with related papers, notably Berridge's draft of his short memoir of Edward Thomas, 1947 (ff. 106-111; see Letters, pp. 84-90), a typescript address, 1985, by R. George Thomas (ff. 131-134) and press cuttings, 1907-1978 (ff. 135-144), including articles by Helen Thomas, 1962-1963 (ff. 139-142). The collection also contains sketches by Edward Thomas, 1902 (f. 24 recto-verso), and references to W. H. Davies, 1905 (f. 52 recto-verso), Gordon Bottomley, 1907 (ff. 56, 58), Robert Frost, 1957 (f. 127), and to the First World War, 1915-1917 (ff. 92-102), together with a copy of a letter, 1947, to Rowland L. Watson, secretary of the Edward Thomas Memorial Committee (f. 105).

Bound ink score, dated March 1982. [Published by Canolfan Hysbysrwydd Cerddoriaeth Cymru in [c1995] with Welsh words by John Stoddart].

Typescript transcripts and photocopies of letters, 1913-1917, from Edward Thomas to the American poet Robert Frost; typescript transcripts of letters, 1914-1916, from Edward Thomas (including one from Helen Thomas) to John Haines, a Gloucester solicitor; to John Freeman, poet, critic and novelist, 1909-1917; Jesse Berridge, poet, 1901-1916; Holbrook Jackson, 1912 and 1914; and Clifford Bax, poet and dramatist, 1911-1912; together with photocopies of letters, 1904-1914, to the Welsh poet and theologian John Jenkins ('Gwili').

Typescript transcripts of letters, 1914-1915, from Edward Thomas to his aunt Margaret Townsend; to the American poet Robert Frost, 1915-1917; Harry Hooton and his wife Janet, 1897-1917; (Sir) Ian MacAlister, 1900-1902; together with photocopies of letters to Edward Garnett, critic, editor and dramatist.

Includes typescript transcripts of letters, 1897-1916, from Edward Thomas to (Sir) Ian MacAlister; his aunt Margaret Townsend, 1914; David Uzzell, 1898-1915; the poet and editor Harold Monro, 1909-1914; the poet Walter de la Mare, 1911-1915; the critic, editor and dramatist, Edward Garnett, 1909-1917; and his literary agent, C. F. Cazenove, 1907-1912; together with photocopies of letters, 1899-1900, from Edward Thomas's father, Philip Henry Thomas, to his son; typescript transcripts of letters, 1917, from Helen Thomas to the American poet, Robert Frost, and to (Sir) Ian MacAlister, 1903-1917; transcripts and photocopies of poems by Edward Thomas; a script, 1967, prepared by R. George Thomas on Edward Thomas; and photocopies of parts of a diary, 1915-1918, kept by Julian Thomas, brother of Edward Thomas.