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The file comprises manuscript drafts of prose writings. Many of these drafts appear to be of letters from David Jones to private correspondents. Amongst the subjects discussed are various matters of Welsh interest (ff. 2-15, with two drafts concerning Saunders Lewis), and the relationship between the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Mass and between the nature of the Mass and the nature of art. There is one draft of what appears to be the end of a letter to Petra Tegetmeier (née Gill).

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.

Typescript and manuscript copies of political essays and letters by John Legonna, many of them written for publications such as 'Baner ac Amserau Cymru', 'Wales' and 'Catalyst', with related press cuttings and letters, concerning Welsh and Celtic nationalism, the New Nation Group, Plaid Cymru, Welsh history, pacifism, the border of Wales and England, the border of Cornwall and England, Breton nationalism, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, the U.S.S.R. and its relations with Germany, and the relationships of Capitalism, Communism, Socialism, Fascism, Nationalism and Christianity, including a review of Ned Thomas, 'The Welsh extremist: a culture in crisis', and some observations on Saunders Lewis and Julian Cayo Evans, together with an invitation to Legonna to speak on national reconstruction at the Oxford Union, 1944, a review by John Davies of Plaid Cymru's performance in an Abertillery by-election, the agenda of a Welsh nationalist conference held at Caernarfon, 1943, a copy of the Liberal Review, 1944, and a notice of Labour Party meetings in Penryn and Falmouth.

Benjamin T. Lewis; Esyr Lewis; Gareth Lewis; Mostyn Lewis; Huw Lewis; Ian Lewis; Sir John Herbert Lewis; Robyn Léwis; Saunders Lewis; Julian Lewis; Richard Lewis; and Steffan Lewis.

Correspondents include F. R. Leavis (2), Alun Lewis, Saunders Lewis, Lilo Linke (3), Ben Nicholson (9), Marco Pallis (14), R. Williams Parry, T. H. Parry-Williams (2), and John Petts (enclosing Caseg Press broadsheets, nos 1-4).

Nomination papers, publicity material, correspondence and statements of election expenses relating to the bitter by-election for the University constituency between Alun Talfan Davies, Evan Davies, Neville Lawrence, W. J. Gruffydd, and Saunders Lewis in January 1943 caused by the appointment of the sitting member, Ernest Evans, as a county court judge.

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/includes letters from: W. Ambrose Bebb; Gwilym Bowyer; Dr D. J. Davies; E. Tegla Davies (2); Dr Noelle Davies (2); Marion Eames; T. I. Ellis (2); D. Ellis Evans; Moses Griffith (3), J. Gwyn Griffiths; E. D. Jones; Parch./Rev. Fred Jones, Talybont; Huw Morris-Jones; T. I. Jeffreys Jones; Saunders Lewis, D. Eirwyn Morgan (2); Rhys Hopkin Morris (3); Parch./Rev. Rhys Nicholas; Mati Rees (5); Keidrych Rhys, Morris T. Williams; W. Nantlais Williams.

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/includes letters from: Tegwen Clee, 1943; Alun Talfan Davies, 1943; E. Curig Davies, 1943; J. Eirian Davies, 1942; Ithel Davies (4), 1943; Dr Noelle Davies (3), 1943; Huw T. Edwards, 1943; Ifan ab Owen Edwards (2), 1943; T. I. Ellis (3), 1942-1943; J. Gwyn Griffiths, 1943; Saunders Lewis (2), 1942; D. Myrddin Lloyd (3), 1942; Rhys Hopkin Morris (2), 1942-1943; Bob Owen, Croesor (2), 1942; J. Dynallt Owen (2), 1943; Iorwerth C. Peate (4), 1943; Mati Rees (4), 1942; Keidrych Rhys (10), 1942-1943; Gomer M. Roberts, 1943; Morris T. Williams (4), 1943; Sian Williams (Mrs D. J. Williams), 1943.

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Alun Oldfield-Davies (2); Cassie Davies (2); D. Hywel Davies; Gareth Alban Davies (3); Dr Noelle Davies (3); Huw T. Edwards (2); T. I. Ellis; J. Gwyn Griffiths (6); Mathonwy Hughes (2); Saunders Lewis; Geraint Morgan AS/MP; E. T. Nevin (2); Thomas Parry; Kate Roberts; Syr/Sir Wyn Roberts; Meic Stephens; David Gibson-Watt (2); Jac L. Williams; Gordon Wilson (3).

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Cassie Davies; Gwilym Prys Davies; Dr Noelle Davies; Tom Ellis AS/MP; Meredydd Evans; Winifred Ewing; Raymond Garlick; J. Gwyn Griffiths (2); Peter Hughes Griffiths; Syr/Sir Keith Joseph; Saunders Lewis; Gerald R. Morgan; John Osmond; Dewi Watkin Powell (2); Ted Spanswick; Syr/Sir Cennydd Traherne; Syr/Sir Tasker Watkins; Marcia Williams.

Mae'r ffeil yn cynnwys llythyrau sy'n trafod gwaith yr Academi o ddydd i ddydd dan ysgrifenyddiaeth Bobi Jones, ynghyd a sylwadau ar gyhoeddi Taliesin. Mae'n cynnwys llythyrau gan, a chyfeiriadau at, nifer fawr o lenorion adnabyddus, yn eu plith; R. Gerallt Jones, Iorwerth Peate, Caradog Pritchard, Saunders Lewis, G. J. Williams a D. J. Williams.

The file comprises papers found in the Library of David Jones which was deposited at the National Library of Wales in 1975 (see The Library of David Jones. A Catalogue, 1995). They include galley proofs of 'Religious Enthusiasm' by Christopher Dawson with manuscript corrections by David Jones; University of Wales Press copy of O'Donnell lectures, 'Angles and Britons' by J R R Tolkien, 1963, with manuscript notes by David Jones; 'For the pyre at Oeta' a poem by Harman Grisewood; typescript article 'La reve du Simple Soldat Clitus' translated by Professor Louis Bonnerot; typescript article by Saunders Lewis, 'A note on the asumption', 1951; typescript poem by Mrs I K Moon, 1941; BBC radio broadcast script of 'The dying God' series, 1951; typescript review of Lucerna: studies of some problems in the early history of England by H. P. R. Finberg, 1964; and newspaper cuttings, 1950-1967.

The file comprises miscellaneous manuscript notes and drafts by David Jones, including a poem entitled 'Isys' dated 12 September 1956 (f. 2) and a poem entitled 'The Heart of Time' (f. 3), a complete letter to Sister Ursula, 1967 (f. 21), and to Saunders Lewis, 1967 (f. 22). There is also a proof copy of a poem by René Hague (f. 5).

Autograph fair copies of 'Mewn Gward Ysbyty (Mr Michaeliones)' by E. Tegla Davies, 'Cathod mewn ocsiwn' by Kate Roberts, 'Ni Thawodd y Bytheiaid' by D. J. Williams, all published in Taliesin 1 (1961), and 'Darparu Yng Nghymru', an article by Saunders Lewis, with revision and sub-headings by Gwilym R. Jones, published in Baner ac Amserau Cymru, 5 June 1940, under the title 'Dylifiad Noddedigion i Gymru'.

Letters, 1900-1995, of miscellaneous provenance. Correspondents include A. J. Balfour (1) 1916, W. H. Davies (2) 1912-1913, Lyubov (Aimée) F. Dostoevskaya (1, in French) 1924, Owen M. Edwards (4) 1900-1916, David Lloyd George (4) 1911-1919, Megan Lloyd George (3) 1948-1951, Richard Hughes (6) 1923-1935, Augustus John (7) [1918]-1950, Daniel Jones (2) 1972-1981, David Jones (1) 1966 (discussing some of his paintings), Jack Jones (2) 1938-1939, Saunders Lewis (5) 1951-1965, Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor (1) 1937, Edward Thomas (1) 1901, and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1) [1940].

A letter, dated 10-11 July 1967, from the artist and writer David Jones, Harrow, to the novelist [Anthony] Powell, mainly discussing Welsh genealogy and history. Jones also refers to the anniversary of his involvement in the battle of Mametz Wood, 10-11 July 1916, the subject of part 7 of his poem In Parenthesis (London, 1937) (f. 16 verso).
The letter contains references to the recent 'David Jones Special Issue' of Agenda, 5.1-3 (Spring-Summer 1967), Powell's television producer and director son Tristram, with whom Jones was acquainted, Kenneth Jackson, Saunders Lewis, and Jones's knowledge of Welsh (all f. 16), and the Eliseg Pillar inscription (f. 16 recto-verso).

One hundred and twenty-four autograph letters, 1959-1974, from painter-poet David ('Dafydd') Jones, all addressed to Valerie ('Elri') Wynne-Williams (née Price), with the exception of two to her husband Michael ('Mihangel') (ff. 54, 112-113) and one to them both (ff. 55-56), discussing a variety of topics including his, and her, health and living conditions, his work, his friends, the Welsh language and Welsh history and politics. Some letters are illustrated with coloured pencil, pen and ink drawings, mainly of animals and flowers (ff. 8, 32, 33, 45 verso, 46 verso-47, 48 verso, 76, 103, 104 verso, 152), inscriptions (ff. 9, 34, 124 verso, 128, 136 verso) and sketch maps of Harrow (ff. 143, 144).
There are references throughout to friends and correspondents including Saunders Lewis (ff. 2-11 passim, 42-188 passim), Harman Grisewood (ff. 4-192 verso passim), René Hague (ff. 42 verso-187 passim), David Blamires (ff. 160, 186, 190 verso, 192), Louis Bonnerot (ff. 123, 186 verso), Tom Burns (ff. 13, 14 verso, 48, 64 verso, 68 verso, 77, 85 verso, 86 verso, 89 verso, 110, 116, 140 recto-verso, 188 verso), Douglas Cleverdon (ff. 68 verso, 160 verso, 162, 163 verso, 187), Aneirin Talfan Davies (ff. 9 verso, 11, 14 verso, 16, 33 verso, 63 verso, 71 verso, 123, 124, 128, 129 verso, 154 verso, 162), Clarissa Eden (f. 107 verso), T. S. Eliot (ff. 51 recto-verso, 62 verso, 67 verso, 69 verso, 71, 73, 74, 85), Gwynfor Evans (ff. 29 verso, 31, 131-192 verso passim), Illtud Evans (f. 6, 11 recto-verso, 37, 46 verso, 57, 61), Arthur Giardelli (ff. 150, 151 verso, 171 verso, 186), Eric Gill (ff. 45 verso, 66, 67 verso, 68 verso, 121), Stanley Honeyman (ff. 84, 140, 154 verso, 159 verso), Morag Owen (ff. 59, 98, 140), Catherine Rousseau (née Ivainer) (ff. 36 verso-127 passim), Stephen Spender (ff. 81 verso-82, 83 verso, 91), Bill Stevenson (f. 158 verso) and Helen Sutherland (ff. 68, 97 verso, 157). There are also occasional references to Desmond Chute (f. 120 verso), Idris Foster (ff. 60 verso, 63 verso), Philip Jones Griffiths (ff. 1, 131), David Lloyd George (ff. 108 verso-109, 127 verso), Megan Lloyd George (ff. 18 verso, 20, 21-22), J. D. Innes (f. 49 verso), Augustus John (f. 85 verso), Alun Oldfield-Davies (ff. 37, 77), Tristram Powell (ff. 142 recto-verso, 144), Caradog Prichard (ff. 19 verso, 77, 108), Kathleen Raine (f. 59 verso), Keidrych Rhys (ff. 6 verso, 8, 9, 16, 30 verso, 36 verso), Meic Stephens (ff. 171, 175), Vernon Watkins (ff. 47, 128 verso), D. J. Williams (f. 106 recto-verso), Kyffin Williams (ff. 49, 63, 77) and R. O. F. Wynne and his family (ff. 61, 62, 63, 64 verso, 67 verso, 81, 94 verso, 96 verso¸ 98, 130 verso), and brief reminiscences of his experiences during the First World War (ff. 70 recto-verso, 76, 79 recto-verso, 108 verso-109, 130 recto-verso, 151 verso, 164). Also included is a copy of his letter, dated 10 August 1959, to Megan Lloyd George (f. 21; for her reply see NLW, David Jones (Artist and Writer) Papers CT3/3, f. 247); cuttings of letters to the Times by David Jones, Valerie Price and others, 1958 (ff. 193-196); and a copy of a 1959 photograph of the two by Philip Jones Griffiths (f. 197). The letter of 23 September 1973 (ff. 178-179 verso) was published under the title 'Yr Iaith' in Planet, 21 (January 1974), 3-5.

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/includes letters from: Alun Oldfield Davies, 1947; Gwilym Prys Davies, 1947; Ithel Davies, 1947; Dr Noelle Davies, 1948 (3); T. I. Ellis, (4), 1947-1948; J. Gwyn Griffiths, 1948; Mari Headley (Ellis), 1947; Gwenallt, 1948; Saunders Lewis, 1947; D. Myrddin Lloyd, 1948; Thomas Parry, 1947; Iorwerth C. Peate, 1947; Delwyn Phillips, (4), 1947; Dewi Watkin Powell, 1947-1948; Kate Roberts, 1948; Ceinwen H. Thomas (2), 1947-1948; Alun Llywelyn Williams, 1948.