Two manuscript drafts and a typescript draft of ‘Real Aberystwyth’ with manuscript and typescript annotations by Niall Griffiths and the publisher, and related letters and email correspondence between them concerning the writing and production of the book, as well as correspondence between Niall Griffiths and the predominantly literary contacts whom he consulted about the content of the book, together with other material accumulated during the writing of the book and relating to people, places, events, activities, issues and phenomena in Aberystwyth and the surrounding area as well as the ‘Real Aberystwyth’ project itself, comprising manuscript and typescript notes by Niall Griffiths, typescript copies and photocopies of poems (notably ‘One, Rheidol Place’, ‘Symbols’ and ‘River Moods’ by Herbert Williams, ‘An Aberystwyth Canto’ by Matthew Jarvis, ‘Nietzscheanism and the meaning of the superman’ and ‘Aberystwyth short fiction’ by Tiffany Atkinson, and ‘The Buoy’ by Gwyneth Lewis), typescript copies of articles (including ‘“In a very deranged state”: notes on the Iolo Morganwg Project’ by Mary-Ann Constantine, ‘The English in Wales: an Englishman’s view’ and ‘Flag waving’ by Simon Rodway, ‘Crud cenedlaetholdeb Cymreig’ [‘A cradle of Welsh nationalism’] by Rhys Jones and Carwyn Fowler, and ‘Teithio yn y nos / Nachtreise’ by Patricia Duncker), photographs taken by Niall Griffiths (in labelled envelopes which have since become jumbled), printouts from websites, press cuttings and tourist information literature. Also included, bound in a volume with a draft of ‘Real Aberystwyth’, is a manuscript draft of ‘Real Liverpool’ with manuscript notes by Niall Griffiths and an outline proposal by him for the book, together with a copy of related email correspondence between him and the publisher.
