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The file comprises papers, mostly correspondence, 1968-1969 and 1972-1973, relating to Contemporary poets of the English language (London, 1970 and 1975). Glyn Jones was an editorial consultant to the work, and recommended Anglo-Welsh poets for inclusion in the volume, as well as contributing articles on Leslie Norris and R. S. Thomas, drafts of which are included in this file. Among the correspondents are Rosalie Murphy, editor of the first edition (13), Aneirin Talfan Davies, R. George Thomas, Meic Stephens, Gerald Morgan (2), and James Vinson, editor of the second edition (4).

Correspondence, 1981-2000, mainly relating to reviews and articles intended for publication in the Anglo-Welsh Review, and to the Welsh Arts Council’s withdrawal of funding in 1987 and subsequent closure of the publication in 1988. The file includes letters to Greg Hill and others from Arthur Giardelli (3); Bim Giardelli (1); Glyn Jones (1); Anne Stevenson (3); Tony Conran (2); Jeremy Hooker (9); Desmond Slay (1); Meic Stephens (4); Freda Walters (3); Tony Curtis (1); John Davies (1); Raymond Garlick (2); Peter Dale (1); David Annwn (1); Ann Hallam (1); Tony Bianchi (1); Gillian Clarke (1); and Steve Griffiths (1). Also enclosed are cuttings of obituaries for the writer and historian Gwyn Jones, written by Desmond Slay and Meic Stephens respectively (1999); and a copy of a cutting from the Western Mail, reporting on the closure of the Anglo-Welsh Review and the launch of the New Welsh Review (1987).

Includes letters from Alun Llewellyn (10); Désirée Hirst (3); Rosamund Stanhope (6); Meic Stephens (33); Raymond Garlick (5); Robert Morgan (7); Cecil Price (14); A. G. Prys-Jones (5); Terry Measham (4); Raymond Moore; Jane McCormick (5); Neville Masterman (4); Don McKay (4); Ralph Maud (2); Roy Burnett (7); Glyn Jones (5); Norman Iles (4); Roy Thomas (5); Moira Dearnley (5); Andrew McNeillie (3); Peter Thomas (7); Jeremy Hooker (9); Alison Bielski (3); Leonard Clark (4); Dora Polk (4); Kyffin Williams (5, including a manuscript of part of his article 'An artist in Welsh Patagonia', published in The Anglo-Welsh Review, no. 42); Dannie Abse; Tony Curtis (6); Elwyn Davies (5); Alan Perry (3); A. H. Dodd (2); John Stuart Williams (5); John Alun Davies (3); John Tripp (4); Ray Howard-Jones (2); Leslie Norris (2); Stephen L. I. Pettit (3); Harold P. Collins; Peter Finch (4); Ronald Lowe (2); R. George Thomas (3); and Sam Adams (4).

Includes letters from Anthony Conran; Meic Stephens (13); Gillian Clarke (2); A. G. Prys-Jones (6); Gwyn Jones (4); Nigel Jenkins (8); Cary Archard; Emyr Humphreys (2); Raymond Garlick (13); Glyn Jones (3); Dai Smith (3); Jeremy Hooker; Hamish M. Brown; Peter Finch (3); Duncan Bush (2); Deian Hopkin (2); Ray Howard-Jones; Alan Perry (2); Brian Howells; John Davies; Wynn Thomas; and Leslie Norris (addressed to Meic Stephens, containing amendments to the entry on Leslie Norris for the Companion to the literature of Wales).

Includes letters from A. G. Prys-Jones (7); Meic Stephens (25); Alun Llewellyn (3); Robert Minhinnick (2); Ruth Bidgood (6); David Harries; Sally Roberts Jones (4); Nigel Jenkins (2); Dannie Abse (2); Joseph Clancy (3); Glyn Jones (3); Leslie Norris; Elwyn Davies (2); Gillian Clarke (3); Greg Hill (4); Raymond Garlick (2); Cary Archard (2); John Davies; and Tony Bianchi (2).

Includes letters from Leslie Norris (2); Ruth Bidgood (3); Meic Stephens (3); Raymond Garlick (5); Dora Polk (2); Gillian Clarke; Gwyn O. Jones; Nigel Jenkins; Jeremy Hooker (2); and John Davies (2).

The file comprises correspondence, 1964-1971, including draft letters by Glyn Jones, relating to The Dragon Has Two Tongues (London, 1968), mostly from the literary agents, Laurence Pollinger Ltd, and publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, and includes letters from Brynmor Jones (4), Gerald Morgan, Gwyn Thomas, Maxwell Fraser, Gwyn Jones (2), Keidrych Rhys, D. Gwenallt Jones, Roland Mathias (4), Meic Stephens, Richard Morris Jones, Alun R. Jones, editor Mabon (copy), Ron Berry, A. G. Prys-Jones (2), W. C. Elvet Thomas, Bryn Griffiths and Elwyn Davies. A number of letters concern permission to quote from the works of writers featured in the book and the Welsh Arts Council prize awarded to Glyn Jones for the work; some letters contain references to The Island of Apples. -- Also included are royalty statements and other related papers including manuscript drafts of sections of the essay on Dylan Thomas, and a hand-painted design by Glyn Jones for the dust jacket. In addition, the file contains a programme of the Theatr Clwyd Company production 'My People', 1980, based on Caradoc Evans's short stories, which includes an extract from The dragon has two tongues; and printed notes regarding the television series 'The dragon has two tongues', 1985.

The file contains corresondence, 1968-1969, accumulated by Sally Roberts Jones as secretary of the English Language Section of the Academi. The correspondence relates to the first and other early meetings of the section and includes letters and references to many prominent Anglo-Welsh and Welsh language writers including Dannie Abse, Alison Bielski, W. H. Boore, Brenda Chamberlain, Alexander Cordell, Aneirin Talfan Davies, Pennar Davies, Rhys Davies, Tom Earley, Raymond Garlick, Ll. Wyn Griffiths, Peter Gruffydd, Cledwyn Hughes, Richard Hughes, A.O.H. Jarman, Glyn Jones, Harri Pritchard Jones, John Idris Jones, R. Brinley Jones, R. Gerallt Jones, Sally Roberts Jones, T. Gwynn Jones, Roland Mathias, Bill Meilen, Gerald Morgan, Robert Morgan, T. J. Morgan, James Morris, Leslie Norris, D. Parry-Jones, T. H. Parry-Williams, Cecil J. L. Price, A. G. Prys-Jones, Alun Richards, Kate Roberts, Meic Stephens, Gwyn Thomas (Bangor), R. George Thomas, Aled Vaughan, Richard Vaughan, Gwyn Williams (Trefenter), Herbert Williams and Raymond Williams.

Some one hundred and forty letters, 1948-1997, in English and Welsh, to John Elwyn from various correspondents (surnames S-W), both personal and work related.
The correspondents include Christopher Sandford, 1953 (ff. 12-13), Meic Stephens, 12 December 1995 (f. 22), Winifred Coombe-Tennant, 19 February 1948 (f. 33), Dewi-Prys Thomas, 1977-1978 (ff. 36-37), David Tinker, 1967 (ff. 44-45), John Ward, 1967-1992 (ff. 75-78 verso), George Weber of Edmonton, Alberta, 1987-1994 (ff. 81-97 verso), Sir Huw Wheldon, 1961, [?late 1970s] (ff. 116-118), Phillip Whitfield, 1991-1996 (ff. 119-146 verso), the Rev. G[wilym] O[wen] Williams, 20 February 1952 (f. 158), Kyffin Williams, [1960s]-1995 (ff. 161-167), Stan Williams, [?early 1990s], (f. 171), and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, 1965-1967 (ff. 148-153). Also included are draft letters from John Elwyn (ff. 53, 58 verso-59 verso, 63 verso, 100) and drafts of two poems by Phillip Whitfield, 1991-1992 (ff. 124, 127, 129, 131, 134, 138, 141), with a translation into Welsh of one of them [?by John Elwyn], [?1992] (f. 147).

The group consists of papers relating to the development project, 1984-1986, the report of which was published in 1986.

Includes letters from John Ward (3, including an ink sketch of a woman), Derec Llwyd Morgan, Peter Prendergast (3), Keith Grant, Meic Stephens, Colin See-Paynton (4), Michael Mansfield, Alistair Crawford (2), and Eleri Mills.

The file comprises letters to David Jones arranged alphabetically, S-V, including Helen Sutherland, Nancy Sandars, Meic Stephens, Walter Shewring, Tony Stoneburner, Stephen Spender, Frances Stevenson, Lilian Somerville, Denys Sutton, Petra Tegetmeier, Andrew Vicari and others.

Papers, 1930-1931 and 1980-1987 (with gaps), relating to Greg Hill’s publication Writers of Wales: Llewelyn Wyn Griffith (Cardiff: University of Wales Press on behalf of the Welsh Arts Council, 1984), consisting mainly of letters to Greg Hill, including letters from Hugh Wyn Griffith (5); Meic Stephens (7); June Gruffydd (1); Lowri Morgan (3); Richard Houdmont (1); and Susan Jenkins (3). The file also includes a cutting from The Anglo Welsh Review of a review of the book ([?1984]); a questionnaire filled in by Ben G. Jones of The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, about the life and work of Llewelyn Wyn Griffith ([?1980x1984]); copies of letters (1930-1931) to Gerald Hayes and to Llewelyn Wyn Griffith from Walter de la Mare (4); page proofs, (1983 and [1983]), with some corrections; a press cutting ([1983]); cuttings from British Book News (1984) and Llais Llyfrau (1987), including reviews of the publication by Roland Mathias and R. Gerallt Jones; and notes in the hand of Greg Hill ([1981]).

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Arglwydd/Lord Anglesey; Per Denez; Nicholas Edwards; Robat Gruffudd; R. Geraint Gruffydd (3); Syr/Sir Julian Hodge; Cledwyn Hughes AS/MP (2); Dafydd Islwyn; Dafydd Jenkins (2); Bedwyr Lewis Jones; Dic Jones; Harriet Lewis; D. Tecwyn Lloyd; Kenneth O. Morgan; Brian Morris (2); Jan Morris; James Nicholas (Jâms Nicolas) (3); Parch./Rev. Rhys Nicholas; Gerallt Lloyd Owen (4); Gordon Parry (7); Dewi Watkin Powell; Emyr Price (2); Gareth Price; Michael Roberts AS/MP; Meic Stephens; Gwilym Tilsley; Dafydd Wigley (3).

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Dewi Eirug Davies; Owen Edwards, S4C; Peter Hughes Griffiths (2); T. Elwyn Griffiths; Robat Gruffudd (2); Norah Isaac; Marie James (2); R. Brinley Jones; Ralph Maud; John Osmond; Emyr Price; Meic Stephens (2); Ned Thomas (2); Peter Walker AS/MP; Dafydd Wigley (2).

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Per Denez; Ashley Drake (2); Peter Hughes Griffiths; Rhisiart Hincks (2); Dafydd Iwan; Geraint H. Jenkins; Ieuan Wyn Jones (2); R. Brinley Jones; Laura McAllister; Meic Stephens (4); Dafydd Elis Thomas; Dafydd Wigley (4).

Correspondence between John Legonna, figures in the Welsh, Breton and Celtic nationalist, socialist and literary communities, contributors and subscribers to 'Cilmeri', publishers, periodicals, banks, family and friends, concerning a wide range of political, literary and personal matters, especially the production and content of 'Cilmeri' and other publications, the New Nation Group, Plaid Cymru, Welsh republican groups, nationalist and socialist movements in Wales and other Celtic countries, the Celtic League and pan-Celtic politics, and Legonna's personal problems and arrangements at the end of his life, including his intended writing projects, together with articles, poems and reviews intended for publication in 'Cilmeri', including a curriculum vitae of Olier Mordrel, and also related press cuttings and lists of books available from Club Leabhar (the Highland Book Club).

Letters to Sam Adams from A.O.H. Jarman (1), Meic Stephens (5), R. George Thomas (1), Dora Polk (1), Stewart Conn (4), Duncan Glen (1), Edwin Morgan (3), Gus Martin (1), Ulla-Lena Lundberg (1), William Cookson (3), John Ackerman (2), John Barnie (1), Norman Schwenk (1), Ruth Bidgood (1), Lewis Davies (1), Malcolm Parr (1), Christopher Meredith (1), Peter Gruffydd (1), John Harris (2), John Stuart Williams (1), John Davies (1), Glyn Tegai Hughes (2), Pennar Davies (2), Raymond Garlick (1), Roland Mathias (5), Sally Roberts Jones (3), Nest Cleverdon (1), Howell Daniels (1), Tony Curtis (1), Ioan Bowen Rees (1), Nigel Jenkins (1), Chris Torrance (1), Walford Davies (1), Robert Morgan (2), Alexander Cordell (1), Desireé Hirst (1) and Glyn Jones (5) concerning literary, social and personal matters, especially relating to poetry, Poetry Wales and Welsh literature, including comments on Adams's own poems and reviews, together with copies of two poems by Bobi Jones (one of them in Welsh), one poem by Tony Curtis and three by Meic Stephens.

A typescript collection of poems entitled 'Six Valley Images & Other Poems' compiled by J. M. Lewis in 1993, and a copy of 'Poems' sent by him to Meic Stephens in 1988, with related correspondence, 1977-1991, including letters from Gillian Clarke, R. Gerallt Jones and Meic Stephens; together with correspondence, 1986, between J. M. Lewis and Anthony Powell relating to the dialogue of Welsh soldiers in the latter's book The Valley of Bones (London, 1964).

Includes letters from Douglas Houston; Sylvia Kantaris (2); Angela Morton (5, including poems); Lesley Grant-Adamson (3); Irene E. Thomas (4); Michael Horovitz (4); Sue Stewart; Berenice Moore (4, including a poem); Meic Stephens; Ian M. Emberson; Anne Stevenson (6); Gwyn Parry (9); Sue Moules (6); Ann Vaughan-Williams (3); Christine Evans (4); Liz Cashdan; Chris Bendon; Jeremy Hooker (2); Bill Headdon; Robert Minhinnick; Maggie Holmes (2); Nigel Forde (3); Liz Ashurst (including poems); Berlie Doherty (5, enclosing poem); Enid Luff; Gloria Evans Davies (3); John Sewell; Harold Fawkner (2); Julia Bell (enclosing poem); Glenda Beagan; Caryl Davies (2); Maura Dooley (2); Arnt Lykke Jakobsen; Jane Esson; Terry Gifford (enclosing a poem); David Dabydeen; Sally Roberts Jones; Hugo Williams (2); Joseph Clancy; Kyffin Williams; Jean Earle (2); Sian James (2); and Candyce Clayton.