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Correspondence comprising letters and cards sent between Gwyneth Lewis and friends, family, colleges, editors and other writers concerning personal, social and literary matters, including the performance and publication of her work, her posts at Girton and Stanford, together with associated press cuttings and poems by Dannie Abse and others, as well as a letter to Gwyneth Lewis’s parents from her aunt and uncle containing press cuttings, letters, cards, notes and ephemera relating to her life and career, including a typescript copy of her poem 'Bri'.

Letters to Gwyneth Lewis from family, friends, literary associates, universities, and media and insurance companies concerning personal, social, literary, academic, professional and domestic matters, especially her life and work at Harvard and in New York and her travels around the United States, together with a notebook, postcards, press cuttings, photographs, leaflets, theatre programmes, student newsletters and a map of Florence; also included are a typescript transcript and offprint of an interview with Italo Calvino by Ian Thomson, some papers relating to Elin ap Hywel (including a typescript of poems by her, a typescript of poems inspired by her work, and a typescript of a short story dedicated to her), typescripts of poems by others, and some postcards relating to Gwyneth Lewis but sent between her friends.

Letters and cards to Gwyneth Lewis from friends, family, university staff, literary contacts and private companies, and postcards from Gwyneth Lewis to her parents, concerning personal, literary, social, academic, career, family and domestic matters, including her published work, the possibility of publishing a collection of her poetry, her editorial activities with Poetry Wales, her life in Cambridge, her applications for work and courses, and her move to Harvard; a letter from Tom Earley also includes typescript copies of two of his poems.

Letters and cards to Gwyneth Lewis from friends, family, agents, publishers, writers, academics, colleagues and businesses concerning personal, social, family, literary, academic, medical and domestic matters, notably the publication of her poetry and observations relating to her D.Phil. thesis and its possible publication, together with related photographs and press cuttings, as well as a letter and a card from Gwyneth Lewis to her husband, Leighton Denver Davies, and a letter from Roy Davies to BBC Wales staff concerning Gwyneth Lewis’s work in the Factual Programme Department.

Letters and cards to Gwyneth Lewis from friends, family, agents, writers and publishers concerning personal, social, family, domestic and literary matters including her career and published work, together with related photographs and a card written by her to Meic Stephens concerning a review by him of her work.

Letters and cards to Gwyneth Lewis from friends, family, writers and colleagues concerning personal, social, family, literary and artistic matters, including her creative work and travels on 'Jameeleh' and also a typescript poem ('La jongleuse') dedicated to her by Tony Conran, as well as cards from Gwyneth Lewis to Leighton Denver Davies and a letter written by her to her parents while at sea, and related photographs and notes.

Correspondence comprising letters, emails and cards sent between Gwyneth Lewis, friends, publishers, agents, literary associates, members of the public, academics, colleges, archival institutions, family, neighbours, commercial companies, local councils and road safety enforcement bodies concerning literary, professional, social, personal and domestic matters including the publication and performance of her work in a variety of formats, reaction to her work (notably Two in a Boat, Sunbathing in the Rain and A Hospital Odyssey), a job reference for a fellowship at Stanford written for her by the editor of Poetry Review, her relations with agents, her research, the problems of translation, a letter composed by her to John Milton (1608-1674), the registration of four of her published works under public lending right, the transfer of her papers to an archive, the sale of an antique by her to Girton College, Cambridge, literary prizes, and the work of other poets, as well as a letter to Gwyneth Lewis’s parents concerning a family friend, together with related offprints, photocopies and forms. The paper on which some of the emails are printed comprises documents relating to insurance for Gwyneth Lewis’s yacht ‘Jameeleh’.

Correspondence including emails, letters and cards between Gwyneth Lewis, friends, agents, publishers, academics, other writers, universities, festival organisers, broadcasters, readers of her work and members of her family concerning personal, social and literary matters including the writing, quality, impact, publication and performance of her work, her research (notably on birdsong, genetics and physics), her collaborations with others, depression, college fellowships, her life at Stanford, health insurance in the USA, and her status as a former National Poet of Wales, with related press cuttings and publicity material for literary events, as well as publishers’ proofs of ‘A Hospital Odyssey’ with manuscript emendations by Gwyneth Lewis, a typescript copy of an introductory address given by her at a poetry reading by Paul Muldoon, manuscript notes and personal memoranda by her, photographs (mostly printed from emails) relating to her family and work, menus of meals held in honour of Gwyneth Lewis and others, and a typescript draft of the poem ‘Roe vs Wade’ by C.K. Williams. The paper on which some of the emails are printed comprises: documents relating to health insurance in the USA; and a completed form relating to a submission for the Arts and Business Cymru Awards on behalf of a youth arts project.

Correspondence and drafts of letters between Gwyneth Lewis and family, friends, teachers, Urdd representatives and literary contacts, as well as letters to her parents, concerning personal, social and artistic matters relating to her childhood, school and university days, including her literary and musical activities in school and in the Urdd, together with related poems, theatre programmes, postcards, certificates, tickets, school notes, vouchers, drawings, music scores, press cuttings, leaflets, posters and other ephemera.

Letters to Gwyneth Lewis from her sister, Marian, together with a few from Gwyneth Lewis to Marian Lewis, concerning personal, social, family and other matters during her childhood and student days.

Papers relating to two volumes of Gwyneth Lewis's poetry, namely Cyfrif Un ac Un yn Dri and Y Llofrudd Iaith, and other poetry by her in Welsh including: a manuscript copy of poems including ‘Y Drych’, ‘Bedydd yn Llanbadarn’, ‘Dymchwel y Wal’, 'Gweled yn Gyfan’, ‘Ffosilau’, ‘Yr Eicon’, and ‘Awen Morganwg; a typescript copy of ‘Cân y Gwneuthurwr Mapiau’; typescript notes by Gwyneth Lewis on a creative writing workshop in Welsh run by Gillian Clarke, and a poem entitled ‘Arnold Schwarzenegger’ that was written as an exercise during the course; printed and photocopied copies of press reviews and interviews with Gwyneth Lewis relating to Cyfrif Un ac Un yn Dri and Y Llofrudd Iaith, and associated letters to her from friends and reviewers; correspondence between Gwyneth Lewis, Cyhoeddiadau Barddas and the Welsh Books Council relating to the nomination of Cyfrif Un ac Un yn Dri for the Book of the Year Award 1997, together with related press cuttings, photographs and ephemera; correspondence between Gwyneth Lewis and Cyhoeddiadau Barddas concerning the development and publication of Y Llofrudd Iaith, and other possible projects, together with copies of the agreement between them relating to publication of Y Llofrudd Iaith; and an invoice from the publisher for copies of Cyfrif Un ac Un yn Dri.

Diaries kept by Gwyneth Lewis, incomplete in parts, noting appointments and reminders relating to her personal and professional life, with some notes on personal and literary matters.

Diaries, notes and memoranda compiled by Gwyneth Lewis for practical personal, domestic and professional use.

Papers accumulated by Gwyneth Lewis relating to personal aspects of her domestic, professional, social and academic life other than those directly covered elsewhere in the archive.

Papers relating to applications by Gwyneth Lewis for academic fellowships, including: her application form for a National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) fellowship, together with a copy of her funding contract, typescripts with manuscript annotations of her annual reports as a fellow, and correspondence and other documentation concerning the fellowship; a typescript draft of her application for the Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellowship at the University of Cambridge, with manuscript annotations, together with correspondence and other information about the application; a letter to her from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, concerning the start of her fellowship there; notes by her relating to her curriculum vitae and job applications, including printouts with manuscript annotations of full drafts of ‘Sparrow Tree’; material relating to applications for a Royal Literary Fund Fellowship, and to the advertisement of the post of Senior Lecturership in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia School of Literature and Creative Writing; and an agenda and minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Society of Literature.

Papers relating to festivals, readings and workshops attended by Gwyneth Lewis, in most cases as a contributor, including correspondence between her and event organisers and participants, notes and annotated manuscript and typescript drafts relating to talks and workshops given by her, a transcript of an interview between 'CB' and [Javier Marias], and other material relating to aspects of literary events such as copies and printouts of work and interviews by other writers, promotional leaflets, press releases, and information about speakers, schedules, accommodation, travel, legal and financial matters, and the organising bodies; the festivals, readings and workshops featured include the Trialogue Conference, the International Symposium on Poetry and Medicine and Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine, a Welsh Literature Abroad translation workshop in Brussels, a Poetry Live workshop, the Radcliffe Institute MA in Creative Writing, a poetry masterclass at Monmouth Women’s Festival, the Durham Book Festival, a visit to Durham University Centre for Medical Humanities, the Royal Society of Literature, the University of Warwick Medical School, Llenyddiaeth Cymru, the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts, ‘Poets Encounter Medicine’ (Glamorgan Research Centre for Literature, Arts and Science, University of Glamorgan), ‘Poems for the waiting room’ (sponsored by the Arts Council of England, the Department of Health and other organisations), the John Rylands University Library Poetry Reading, Kingston University, the Centre for Medical Humanities, Ledbury Poetry Festival, the Centre for Women’s Writing and Literary Culture (Aberystwyth University), the National Library of Wales, ‘Worlds 2011: Influence’ (Writers’ Centre Norwich), and others.

Papers relating to Gwyneth Lewis's financial affairs.

Papers relating to financial aspects of Gwyneth Lewis's career as a writer, including publications, appearances and research.

Accounts, invoices, receipts, forms, correspondence, agreements, reports, applications and associated ephemera relating to Gwyneth Lewis's professional and personal financial affairs, notably her earnings, expenses, tax, contracts, rights, publications, engagements and projects (including 'A Hospital Odyssey' and 'Poetry and the Body'), and also bursaries and awards, as well as her yacht 'Jameeleh' and domestic bills.

Literary and personal papers of Gwyneth Lewis, comprising poetry, prose, correspondence, notes and other professional and private material accumulated throughout her life from her school and college years until 2011, with some gaps.