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Personal correspondence, 2012 July-December, consisting of letters and cards, discussing mainly literary and social matters, including correspondence from John Barnie (1); Bruce Clunies Ross (17); Alan Barnie (2); Ian McDonald (8); David Lloyd (3); Robert Minhinnick (9); Peter Lord (3); Richard Poole (2); Nigel Jenkins (5); Jüri Talvet (3); Barry Butson (2); Sioned Pugh Rowlands (1); Jason Walford Davies (1); Ned Thomas (1); John Pickles (1); Roynon Collings (4); Anders Bune (2); Morten Søkilde (1); Jay Millar (1); Damian Walford Davies (1); Margaret Lloyd (2); John Harris (1); Anne Cluysenaar (1); Matthew Jarvis (4); Ozi Rhys Osmond (1); and Richard Douglas Pennant (1). The file also contains an order of service for the funeral of William Powell.

Contains book reports and reviews relating to John Barnie’s published works, 1975-[?2012], including 'War in Medieval English Society' (1974); 'Lightning Country' (1987); 'The City' (1993); 'Heroes' (1996); 'The Roaring Boys' ([?2012]); and 'At The Salt Hotel' (2003). The file also includes various press cuttings and promotional material, 1974-2008, relating to John Barnie’s published works and Planet magazine.

56 Group Wales exhibition catalogues, 2007-2008, 2012 and undated (sequence incomplete), with price lists for exhibited works.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Marking 56 Years exhibition held at the Bay Art gallery, Cardiff, 2012, comprising printed invitation to private viewing; printed gallery programme; and publicity statement.

Publicity posters for 56 Group/56 Group Wales exhibitions.

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PFC4/8 at NLW

File comprises papers related to various fire safety conference attended by Ann Jones AM.

Material relating to the publication in 2012 of the book A Taste Of The Avant-Garde: 56 Group Wales, 56 Years, written by author and curator David Moore and designed by artist Sue Hiley Harris, comprising press release; printed posters advertising illustrated talk and book signings by David Moore; printed invitation to book launch at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff; and a copy of the book.

File comprises various reference documents related the sprinkler systems including a review of a sprinkler law in Scottsdale, Arizona.

'Concerto for Harp and Orchestra' - London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Stuyvesant concerts, programme 1964. [note: Conductor stuck in lift!]; Jack Straw programme notes (1964); Typescript programme notes - North Country Sketches, Delius; Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Rawsthorne; Symphony No.1, Walton [1966]; performance of 'The Floore of Heaven', The Globe Trust Playhouse presents, the Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations Royal Gala Concert, Southwark Cathedral, 1973; 'What the old man does is always right', music by Alun Hoddinott. Fishguard Music Festival, 1977; Bitter Sweet - Diversions dance company, 2009; BBC Hoddinott Hall Opening Festival, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, 24 January 2009. Swansea Festival of Music and Arts, 'Taliesin for orchestra', (BBC commission: world premiere) 10 October 2009; Swansea Festival of Music and Arts, 2009 and 2011 with insert advertisement 'Celebrating English Song at Tardebigge' (2009); Oxford Music Now 'Alun Hoddinott Remembered' (2009). Article from Gramophone - Specialist's Guide to …. concert overtures, Jack Straw (by Hoddinott), 2012.

Material relating to the Naylor family of Leighton Hall and to Leighton Hall itself, including newspaper cuttings containing obituaries, birth and marriage notices of family members and accounts of events relating to the Leighton estate and surrounding area, most of which date from the early part of the twentieth century, with one newspaper extract taken from Eddowes's Shrewsbury Journal of 15 August 1855 (newspaper inscribed 'John Naylor Esqr Leighton Hall Welshpool'); Naylor family correspondence, which includes a letter from John Murray Naylor (1888-1969) of Easter Ogil, Forfar, grandson of John Naylor of Leighton Hall, to Dorothy Naylor (née Holt), wife of Captain Thomas Humphrey Naylor (1890-1966), also grandson of John Naylor (see under Memorandum book of John Naylor) and an undated letter from Dorothy Naylor, correspondence between Captain Thomas Humphrey Naylor, his son, Richard Christopher Naylor (see under Memorandum book of John Naylor) and J. N. Naylor and various representatives of art galleries and art auctioneers in relation to art works at Leighton Hall, particularly as regards the sale of Leighton Hall in 1931, correspondence regarding Naylor family graves and memorials in Leighton churchyard and church, together with printed information and newspaper cuttings relating to Holy Trinity Church, Leighton.

Papers relating to the 'Proof of Evidence of [architectural historian] Teresa Sladen to be given on behalf of Montgomeryshire District Council with regard to the historic importance of the Turret Clock with Carillon in the Entrance Tower and the Gasaliers in the Great Hall at Leighton Hall in Montgomeryshire.' Amongst the evidence submitted is a memorandum book belonging to John Naylor (1813-1889) of Leighton Hall, which is described separately (see under Memorandum book of John Naylor); a photocopy of the text forms part of the evidence submitted by Teresa Sladen. Included in the material are letters, 1962, to and from Captain Thomas Humphrey Naylor, grandson of John Naylor of Leighton Hall, and, 1998, 2003, 2005, to and from Captain Naylor's son, Richard Christopher Naylor, great-grandson of John Naylor of Leighton Hall and donor of this additional material (see also under Memorandum book of John Naylor).

Chairman's agendas and minutes of 56 Group Wales Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings, 1976-2000, 2004-2011, including members' ballot, 1984, committee members' reports and attendance lists, with related correspondence and other papers; together with introductory information by new secretary, 2012, and Extraordinary General Meeting agenda, March 2012, the latter including proposal and selection of new Group members and Fellowship members. Some folios annotated.

Lists of Group members, 1963-[2012] (some years missing), with addresses, telephone numbers and (in later lists) email addresses of members, some lists including the year individual members joined the Group and one list noting the ages of Group members; circular note, 2001, to Group members regarding membership ballot; and a letter, 1982, from Group secretary Mary Griffiths to the National Museum of Wales. Some folios annotated by Group secretaries Mary Griffiths and Bob Weir and others.

Personal correspondence, 2012 January-June, consisting of a card and letters, discussing literary, political, domestic and social matters, including correspondence from David Meredith (3); Alan Barnie (2); Roynon Collings (7); Bruce Clunies Ross (17); Matthew Jarvis (2); Robert Minhinnick (2); Richard Poole (4); Peter Lord (5); Mario Susko (2); Ian McDonald (2); Anders Bune (1); Damian Walford Davies (3); Jüri Talvet (3); Kristian Jensen (1); Nicholas Murray (1); Richard Houdmont (1); Mike Parker (1) ; and Barry Butson (1). The file also includes an order of service for the funeral of Enid Jones; and a pamphlet of poems for a family wedding anniversary celebration.