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Correspondence of John Pikoulis which bears no apparent direct relevance to his research into Alun Lewis but which was in his possession during his period of research, the correspondents comprising: Jennifer Rickard (1981), (?) possibly relating to literary editing; Anglo-Welsh poet R. S. Thomas (1998-1999 and undated), responding to Pikoulis's article in Poetry Wales magazine to mark Thomas's 80th birthday and expressing Thomas's views on the Nobel Prize and the Poet Laureateship.

Each envelope bears name of correspondent and date of correspondence.

Letters to Gwyneth Lewis from R.S. Thomas and his wife, Betty, concerning developments in their respective literary and personal lives, as well as wider literary matters; also included are letters relating to an interview with R.S. Thomas conducted by Gwyneth Lewis and Peter Robinson at Jesus College, Oxford, together with two typescript copies, one with manuscript amendments, of the interview in which he discusses his work and his views on poetry and its relationship with prose, religion and language.

Mae'r ffeil yn cynnwys gohebiaeth yn trafod sefydlu'r Academi Gymreig dan ysgrifenyddiaeth a chadeiryddiaeth dros dro Bobi Jones a Thomas Parry, ac yn cynnwys trafodaeth ar natur ac aelodaeth wreiddiol yr Academi, gwahoddiadau i ymuno â hi ac ymatebion y rhai a wahoddwyd, ynghyd â llungopïau o'r ymateb a fu i'r newyddion yn y wasg. Mae'r llenorion dan sylw yn cynnwys Gwenallt, Gwilym R. Jones, J. Gwyn Griffiths, Waldo Williams, Islwyn Ffowc Elis, Kate Roberts, Euros Bowen, Aneurin Talfan Davies, Alun Llywelyn-Williams, Elis Gwyn Jones, Emyr Humphreys, R. S. Thomas, John Gwilym Jones a Pennar Davies. Ar gefn drafft o lythyr gan Bobi Jones mae copi o eirda a roddwyd iddo gan Griffith John Williams ym 1952.

Mae'r ffeil yn cynnwys llythyrau sy'n trafod gwaith yr Academi o ddydd i ddydd dan ysgrifenyddiaeth Gwyn Thomas, a threfniadau Cynhadledd Caredigion Taliesin yn benodol, ynghyd â sylwadau ar gyhoeddi Taliesin. Mae'n cynnwys llythyrau gan, a chyfeiriadau at, nifer fawr o lenorion adnabyddus, yn eu plith; Hugh Bevan, Kate Roberts ac R. S. Thomas. Ceir cyfeiriadau at ystyried, a gwrthod, rhoi Gwobr Griffith John Williams i Cymru Fydd, Saunders Lewis, at sefydlu Cymdeithas Awduron Cymru ac Adran Saesneg yr Academi Gymreig yn sgîl anogaeth gan Meic Stephens a than ysgrifenyddiaeth Sally Roberts.

Mae'r ffeil hon yn cynnwys gohebiaeth gyffredinol sy'n adlewyrchu gwaith yr Academi o ddydd i ddydd dan gadeiryddiaeth yr Athro Geraint Gruffydd, 1987-1988. Mae'n cynnwys cryn dipyn o ohebiaeth yn trafod y gwaith ar Eiriadur yr Academi, achos R. S. Thomas yn erbyn y Cyhoeddwr Christopher Davies, adroddiad manwl ar Gynllun Ymchwil yr Academi a gyhoeddwyd yn Ionawr 1988 a datganiadau bod J. Beverly Smith a Ray Evans wedi ennill Gwobr Goffa Griffith John Williams ar gyfer 1986 am eu cyfrolau Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Tywysog Cymru a Y Llyffant.

Mae'r ffeil yn cynnwys llythyrau sy'n trafod gwaith yr Academi o ddydd i ddydd dan ysgrifenyddiaeth Euros Bowen, a threfniadau Cynhadledd Caredigion Taliesin yn benodol, ynghyd â sylwadau ar gyhoeddi Taliesin. Mae'n cynnwys llythyrau gan, a chyfeiriadau at, nifer fawr o lenorion adnabyddus, yn eu plith; J. E. Caerwyn Williams, R. S. Thomas, Islwyn Ffowc Elis a Gwenallt. Ceir cyfeiriadau at roi Gwobr Griffith John Williams i Gwaed Gwirion, Emyr Jones, yn ogystal â chyfeiriadau Tecwyn Lloyd at rai o helyntion is-etholiad Sir Gaerfyrddin, 1966 a llythyr oddi wrth Vernon Jones, athro yn Ysgol y Berwyn y Bala, yn cynnig y syniad, am y tro cyntaf, o enwebu Saunders Lewis ar gyfer Gwobr Nobel.

Mae'r ffeil yn cynnwys papurau yn ymwneud ag enwebu ac ethol Cymrodyr er Anrhydedd am y tro cyntaf ym 1989. Etholwyd pump, Pennar Davies, Rhydwen Williams, R. S. Thomas, Gwilym Tilsley a Gwilym R. Jones.

The file comprises mainly of correspondence, 1968-1969, relating to the preliminary meeting and other early meetings of the English Language Section of the Academi. The preliminary meeting was arranged by Meic Stephens and the file includes invitations sent out by him, letters of reply, and letters commenting on this first meeting. The file also includes letters inviting writers to become members of the Academi, their replies and lists of those writers who have accepted or declined membership. There are a few references to discussions about the establishment of a new English language literary magazine, an idea which was rejected for the time being. There are letters from and references to, many prominent Anglo-Welsh and Welsh language writers including Dannie Abse, Alison Bielski, W. H. Boore, Alexander Cordell, Brenda Chamberlain, Tony Conran, Rhys Davies, Tudor David, Menna Gallie, Bryn Griffiths, Peter Gruffydd, Raymond Garlick, Ll. Wyn Griffith, Gwenallt, Cledwyn Hughes, Richard Hughes, Emyr Humphreys, A. G. Prys Jones, David Jones, Dedwydd Jones, Glyn Jones, Gwyn Jones, Jack Jones, John Idris Jones, Sally Roberts Jones, Bill Meilen, Gerald Morgan, Robert Morgan, Roland Mathias, Leslie Norris, John Ormond, Alun Owen, D. Parry-Jones, Cecil Price, Alun Richards, Gwyn Thomas, R. S. Thomas, John Tripp, Aled Vaughan, Richard Vaughan, Harri Webb, Gwyn Williams, Herbert Williams, John Stuart Williams and Raymond Williams.

The file contains correspondence and papers relating to an R. S Thomas exhibition held during the 1993 Cardiff Literature Festival.

The file contains correspondence, publicity material, guest lists and other papers relating to the organising of an evening to celebrate R. S. Thomas's 70th birthday, held on 17 May 1983.

Llythyrau at ac oddi wrth Emyr ac Elinor Humphreys, ynghyd â rhai papurau cysylltiedig, wedi'u trefnu fesul pwnc yn bum grŵp: Papurau cynnar a llythyrau (1945-1972); gohebiaeth i ac oddi wrth gyhoeddwyr ac asiantwyr (1981-2007); gohebiaeth yn ymwneud â materion llenyddol eraill (1929; 1984-2002); gohebiaeth yn ymwneud â chomisiynau a digwyddiadau (1962-2009); a gohebiaeth arall ([?1933]-2015). / Letters to and from Emyr and Elinor Humphreys, together with some related papers, arranged by subject into five groups: Early papers and letters (1945-1972); correspondence to and from publishers and agents (1981-2007); correspondence relating to other literary matters (1929; 1984-2002); correspondence relating to commissions and events (1962-2009); and other correspondence ([?1933]-2015).

Papurau amrywiol (1902-2019), gan gynnwys nodiadau llawysgrif a drafftiau, teipysgrifau, proflenni, a gohebiaeth, yn ymwneud â chasgliadau o farddoniaeth gyhoeddedig a heb ei chyhoeddi gan Emyr Humphreys. / Various papers (1902-2019), including manuscript notes and drafts, typescripts, proofs, and correspondence, relating to collections of published and unpublished poetry by Emyr Humphreys.

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Dr Carl Clowes; Huw Edwards, BBC; Robat Gruffudd (3); Ursula Masson; Ralph Maud; Geraint Morgan AS/MP (2); Dr Dylan Morris; Parch./Rev. W. Rhys Nicholas; Emyr Price (2); Robert Rhys; J. Beverley Smith; Meic Stephens; Dr Ceinwen Thomas; Dafydd Elis Thomas (2); R. S. Thomas (2); Dafydd Wigley (2).

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: D. J. Bowen; Dr Noelle Davies; David Ennals; June Gruffydd (2); Denis Howell; E. D. Jones (2); Harri Pritchard Jones; Robyn Lewis (2); D. Elystan Morgan; R. S. Thomas; William Whitelaw; Dafydd Wigley.

The collection comprises late nineteenth century lists, abstracts and transcripts of deeds and documents of Rhys family and Dynevor estate interest, 31 Edw. I-1720; newspaper cuttings and letters relating to Charles A. U. Rhys, 8th Baron, 1918-1930; correspondence and papers relating to the publications of the Black Raven Press, a publishing company owned by Richard Rhys, 9th Lord Dynevor, 1965-1985; and typescript scripts of productions by the Richard Rhys production company, also owned by Lord Dynevor, 1961-1982. These include works by the following playwrights: Gerald Hanley, James Hanley, Gwyn Thomas and R. S. Thomas.

Papers accumulated by Peter Davis, Kite Recorder for Wales, 1968-1999, secretary of the Red Kite Committee in Wales, 1968-1999, and trustee of the Welsh Kite Trust, 1996-2012, including earlier material from various sources.

Toriadau o'r wasg a phamffledi amrywiol (1917-1918; [?1931]-2004) a gasglwyd gan ac yn ymwneud â gweithiau Emyr Humphreys. / Various press cuttings and pamphlets (1917-1918; [?1931]-2004) collected by and relating to the works of Emyr Humphreys.

Papers of Raymond Garlick, 1944-2005, comprising poetry, 1951-1999; letters, 1944-2003, from Elwyn Davies, Jonah Jones, Brenda Chamberlain, Cledwyn Hughes, A. G. Prys-Jones and others; and diaries and travel journals, 1950, 1956-1957, 1987-1998, 2000-2001. The diaries contain frequent references to his family, including his children Iestyn and Angharad, and to friends such as John Cowper Powys, Jon Dressel, R. S. Thomas and Roland Mathias.