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Material relating to musical groups The Salubrious Rhythm Company and Aberjaber, of which Nigel Jenkins was a member.

Draft reviews of The View from Row G: Three Plays by Dannie Abse, Poems for Ghosts by Peter Finch, Sacred Cows by Fay Weldon and others.

Annotated rough initial draft of Nigel Jenkins' play Strike a Light! (1985).

Annotated second draft of Nigel Jenkins' 1985 play Strike a Light! 'NJ's own copy' inscribed in Nigel Jenkins' hand on front of draft.

Material relating to Nigel Jenkins' collaborative projects with stained glass artist David Pearl. The material includes a printed copy of the stained glass artists' periodical Leadline, 1991, which references Nigel Jenkins, and a printed catalogue of an exhibition by David Pearl and others entitled Six Voices/Six Voix, inscribed inside front cover to Nigel Jenkins from David Pearl; draft poetry and draft and fair-copy articles by Nigel Jenkins; correspondence, principally between Nigel Jenkins and Planet periodical; press cuttings; architectural plans; photocopied poetry text; material taken from printed sources; and notes by Nigel Jenkins.

Papers relating to the compilation and production of Nigel Jenkins' play Waldo's Witness (1986), including production expenses; printed posters and programmes; press releases; miscellaneous material relating to Waldo Williams, including information from interviewees who knew Waldo Williams, press cuttings, etc (notes partly in shorthand); translations into English of some of Waldo Williams' poetry; correspondence, principally with Coracle Theatre Company; printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Coracle Theatre Company; biographical details relating to Nigel Jenkins; and reviews.

Material relating to the Celtic World academic course tutored by Nigel Jenkins. Items include outline of course modules; book lists; essay topics; module notes; examination questions; printed maps; printed booklets relating to Castell Henllys; and press cuttings. Many items annotated by Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to media broadcasts made by Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to the Welsh Union of Writers. Items include copy of WUW trust deed; WUW newsletters; details of WUW executive members' meetings, AGMs and conferences; list of WUW members; correspondence; tribute material relating to poet Harri Webb (d. 1994); press releases; details relating to PEN conference; details relating to Arts Council-awarded bursaries and list of recipients; rough notes by Nigel Jenkins and others; and press cuttings. Some folios annotated by Nigel Jenkins and others.

Material relating to municipal and collaborative arts projects of Nigel Jenkins, comprising material relating to the 1992 Garden Festival Wales held at Ebbw Vale, the municipal poetry event held in Swansea in 1997 and collaborative projects undertaken by Nigel Jenkins in association with the stained glass artist David Pearl.

Material relating to poetic tours and readings undertaken by Nigel Jenkins and others. Some of the poems which appear were utilised in more than one of the reading events.

Material relating to the writing of Nigel Jenkins' Footsore on the Frontier: Selected Essays and Articles, published by Gomer Press in 2001. Items include printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Gomer Press; reviews; material relating to sections on artist Mary Lloyd Jones (draft, fair-copy and printed articles; interview and other notes; correspondence; printed invitations to private views; exhibition brochure and price list; material from printed sources) and poet Cyril Gwynn (poetry; correspondence; notes; draft articles; death notices) and on Garn Goch hill fort and Paviland Cave (correspondence; draft article; notes); piece entitled Footsore on the Frontier taken from printed source, with notes on dorse; draft short story entitled Hymns and Bloody Arias, with section of printed version and notes; piece entitled And the Dregs are Mine ... (draft pieces; notes); and Prison Diary of WX 0674, a draft account of Nigel Jenkins' imprisonment at HM Prison Swansea in 1988.

Two printed copies of Practical Dreams, an anthology of poems by Nigel Jenkins published by Galloping Dog Press in 1983. One copy is annotated and foliated by Nigel Jenkins and includes a typescript sheet of annotated poetry pasted in between ff. 26 and 27.

Material relating to a Swansea municipal poetry project in which Nigel Jenkins, along with other poets and artists, was commissioned to take part. The material includes printed material relating to public art; correspondence, principally between Nigel Jenkins and Swansea City Council and between Nigel Jenkins and Cywaith Cymru/Artworks Wales; proposed poetry texts; architectural plans; overview of project; biographical details relating to Nigel Jenkins and fellow poet Menna Elfyn; articles and reports by Nigel Jenkins; press cuttings; and notes and draft poetry by Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to 'Fields of Praise', a half-hour documentary on the Urdd as part of BBC Radio 4's 'Kaleidoscope' series, broadcast May 1987; Gwalia yng Nghasia, a three-part documentary series for S4C broadcast March/April 1994, and Gwalia in Khasia, a one-hour documentary broadcast by BBC Wales in 1995; Nigel Jenkins' period of tenancy at CBC Radio, Cardiff, January - April 1984; and miscellaneous material relating to media broadcasts by Nigel Jenkins.

Miscellaneous prose of Nigel Jenkins, comprising draft, fair-copy and published prose pieces, including tributes to poets Harri Webb and Tom Earley, a profile of sound/concrete poet and verbal/visual artist Peter Meilleur, social and cultural commentary and material relating to Swansea's Maritime Quarter; draft accounts of Pontardawe Folk Festival; correspondence relating to the writing and publication of work, principally between Nigel Jenkins and Planet magazine; press cuttings; details of Planet magazine convention; and notes.

Papers relating to Nigel Jenkins' play Strike a Light! (1985) which include copious notes; correspondence, much of which contains information relating to William Price; and drafts of the play.

Material relating to the compilation and publication of Glas-Nos: Cerddi Dros Heddwch/Poems for Peace, an anthology of poems by Nigel Jenkins and others which Jenkins co-edited with Menna Elfyn. The volume was published by CND Cymru in 1987. Items include annotated rough draft sections of volume; copies of submitted poems; correspondence, including circular letters sent out by Nigel Jenkins and Menna Elfyn appealing for sponsorship and responses to that appeal and covering letters sent with submitted poems; notes of meetings regarding publication and sponsorship; material relating to the forthcoming publication Poets against Apartheid/Beirdd yn erbyn Apartheid; and rough notes.

Material relating to literary affiliations and associations of Nigel Jenkins, comprising material relating to the Swansea Writers and Artists Group (SWAG), the Writers' Union of Wales (WUW), the Swansea Latin-American Society and the Theatre Writers Union (TWU).

Material relating to the compilation and production of Nigel Jenkins' 1985 play Strike a Light!, comprising printed poster and flyers; correspondence, principally with Made in Wales Stage Company and the Theatre Writers' Union and various correspondents offering information regarding William Price; notes on William Price, some photocopied from printed sources; draft sections of play; printed agreements between Nigel Jenkins and Made in Wales Stage Company and between Nigel Jenkins and the Theatre Writers' Union; press cuttings; and reviews.