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Jeff Towns (Dylan Thomas) Collection
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Unrecorded poem,

Ruled exercise book, [1928x1932], with the inital 'D' inscribed on the front cover, containing three stanzas by Dylan Thomas (ff. 1r, 2r, 3r), written neatly in ink in the poet's hand. The poem, consisting of twenty-two lines and beginning 'Oblique epern of paper's cellar-fear', appears to have been previously unpublished and unrecorded.

Various works,

Programmes, 1954-2004, for performances and readings of various works by Dylan Thomas, including 'A child's Christmas in Wales' and 'Quite early one morning'.

Vernon Watkins,

Correspondence, 1956-1967, mostly addressed to Vernon Watkins, with five letters from him, mainly discussing works concerning Dylan Thomas, including the publication of Letters to Vernon Watkins (London, 1957); together with two agreements, 1957, regarding the book between Vernon Watkins and the Trustees for the Estate of Dylan Thomas; a transcript of an interview with Vernon Watkins, broadcast in 1958, during which he reminisces about his friend; a typescript Foreword, 1955, to Adventures in the skin trade (London, 1955), containing autograph corrections and additions; and uncorrected proofs, 2003, of Poems for Dylan by Vernon Watkins with a small poster advertising the launch of the book.

Watkins, Vernon Phillips, 1906-1967

Victor Golightly,

Typescript copies of two papers by Victor Golightly: 'Dylan Thomas and sign language', (12 pp.), presented at Gregynog, 1999, and accompanied by a covering letter from the author to Jeff Towns; and '"Writing in dreams and blood": Dylan Thomas and Marxism', (24 pp.), published in Welsh writing in English, vol. 8, (2003), pp. 67-91.

W. S. Graham,

Notes, 1950, in the hand of W. S. Graham, on an article by David Aivaz, 'The poetry of Dylan Thomas', which was published in The Hudson Review, vol. 3, no. 3, (Autumn, 1950), pp. 382-404.

Word and image exhibition,

Proofs, [1995], containing manuscript corrections and amendments, of the catalogue, Dylan Thomas: word and image (Swansea, 1995), which accompanied an exhibition in Tŷ Llên, Swansea, in 1995; 'Letter to Loren' is listed among the exhibits. Also included is a typescript draft, 1995, of the introduction.

Towns, Jeff

Works relating to Dylan Thomas,

Papers, 1937-2006, including manuscript and typescript drafts, scripts, proofs and printed items, together with related letters and papers, of articles, poetry, broadcasts, plays, reviews and talks, etc., by various authors relating to Dylan Thomas and his work.

Wrey Gardiner,

Typescript, [1962], (6 pp.), containing manuscript amendments, of an article by Wrey Gardiner, entitled 'The fiery forties', published in the Poetry review (Autumn, 1962).

Gardiner, Wrey, 1901-

Wynford Vaughan Thomas,

Undated reminiscences, [1954x1987], about Dylan Thomas by Wynford Vaughan Thomas, comprising two incomplete manuscripts, 'Dylan after death', (1 f.), and untitled, (2 pp.), and two typescript copies entitled 'Dylan Thomas', (2 ff.), and 'My private Dylan', (3 pp.); together with a letter, 1963, from Colin D. Edwards, regarding his intention to record the recollections of Dylan Thomas's friends, and a reply by Wynford Vaughan Thomas.

Yvonne Macnamara,

Holograph letter, 1 December [1957], from Yvonne Macnamara to Vernon Watkins regarding the book, Letters to Vernon Watkins (London, 1957), and including her impressions of her son-in-law, Dylan Thomas.

Macnamara, Yvonne.

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