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The file comprises a manuscript in black ink and pencil with some typed sheets, numbered pages 24, 25 (a-k) and 28 by David Jones. These pages correspond to pages 97-113 of The Anathemata, which are missing in A6. The typescript sheets have been typed on a machine other than either of the two used in making the typescript text of The Anathemata, perhaps by David Jones himself. At some time subsequent to his receiving the typescript of A6 David Jones set about revising and expanding the material on pages 24, 25, 26 and 28.

The file comprises three manuscript items, not in David Jones's hand, comprising a fragment of Latin prose (possibly an extract from the vita of a saint), a ballad 'The Unquiret [sic] Grave' (see F. J. Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballad, part III (Cambridge, Mass., 1885), pp. 234-8) and what appear to be notes for a lecture entitled 'David Jones, Himself at the Cave-Mouth (cf. William Blisset, 'David Jones : Himself at the Cave-Mouth', University of Toronto Quarterly, vol. XXXVI (1966-7), pp. 259-273).

The file comprises papers relating to Prudential life insurance including two receipt books, 1940-1961, letters and papers from Barclays bank, 1944-1962, and some papers relating to grants and funds.

The file comprises Barclays bank statements, 1937-1952.

The file comprises Barclays bank statements, 1953-1959, deposit account book, 1935-1962, paying-in book 1941-1944, and letters from Barclays bank, 1944-68.

The sub-series comprises bank statements, cheques and cheque book stubbs, income tax returns, and correspondence with Ethel Watts, his accountant.

The file comprises twenty letters, 1943-1966 and undated, from Barbara Lady Moray to David Jones, and one letter to her from Mary.

The file comprises a damaged colour reproduction of part of the Bayeux tapestry, plate 2, published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, 1821.

The file comprises letters to David Jones, 1943-1966, from the BBC (some incomplete and undated) including letters from Douglas Cleverdon, Glyn Jones, Alun Oldfield Davies, Elwyn Evans, Aneirin Talfan Davies, Anna Kallin, Meirion Edwards, and Tristram Powell, with also contracts and payment slips, 1946-1962, and a letter to Douglas Cleverdon from Stanley Honeyman.

The file comprises scripts of three broadcasts concerning David Jones and his work: a review of an exhibition of his paintings in Edinburgh, 21 November 1954; a review of The Anathemata, 19 December 1952; and a talks feature entitled 'David Jones', compiled and introduced by Goronwy Rees and with contributions by T. S. Eliot, Saunders Lewis, Nicolette Gray and Gwyn Williams, 29 Oct. 1954, produced by Aneirin Talfan (two copies of the script, one corrected by David Jones).

The file comprises biographical and background information including draft manuscript letters from David Jones to Captain St Luke, 1929, and to Rex Nan Kivell; a catalogue of the David Jones exhibition at the Redfern gallery, 1948; photocopies of family documents, David Jones' demobilisation certificate form the Royal Welsh Fuseliers, 1919, and his certificate of baptism, 1921; photocopies of six letters from David Jones to Colin Hughes, 1969-1972; letters to René Hague from Mike Richey, Tony Hyne, Nicolete Gray, Jim Ede, Tom Burns and others relating to David Jones; and copies of articles by Kathleen Raine and Arthur R. Howell.

The file comprises a black folder which David Jones used when he was writing The Anathemata. The folder now contains a miscellany of manuscript drafts, including pages numbered 46H, 62, 2 (dated 1941), 46B, 44, 96, 4, 21E, 16, 50, 10, 59A, 126C, 126F, 7A and 3D. There is also a note by Harman Grisewood (f. 1).

The file comprises a black folder which David Jones used when he was writing The Anathemata, entitled 'AN C text for revision and incorp[orate]'. The folder now contains a miscellany of manuscript drafts, including wrappers entitled 'Green folder A', 'Manuscript B', and 'Manuscript C'. There is also a note by Harman Grisewood on David Jones' use of the folder, and a note by Daniel Huws, NLW, on the original contents of the folder (ff. 1-2).

The file comprises papers relating to payments to David Jones from the Bollingen foundation, including a copy of a letter from Stephen Spender, 1959, backing his application, copies of letters from Sir Herbert Read, 1962, and T. S. Eliot, 1963, to support remission of income tax, and a few letters from Ethel Watts, David Jones' accountant. Documents arising from an appeal against a tax payment include a copy of the Bollinger application form with information provided by David Jones about his own personal history, academic background, membership of societies, awards received, and a description of his intended project.

The file comprises letters to David Jones, from Alfred Longden, Lilian Somerville, Peter Orr and others from the British Council relating to exhibitions at the Tate Gallery and Paris (1945), Prague, (1946), Buffalo, USA (1946), Paris (1946), Cairo (1946), Europe (1947), South Africa (1947), Paris (1949), Brooklyn (1952), and also relating to an exhibition on 'painting since 1939' (1947), to a facsimile of 'Chapel in the park' and to sound recordings, 1964-1965.

The file contains the first typescript sheet of 'The Fatigue' of what became the duplicated copy from which David Jones read 'The Fatigue' on 10 March 1965 for the BBC Third Programme produced by Douglas Cleverdon.

The file contains typescript text of 'The Fatigue'. This text was originally a broadcast script (for another copy of this script see LS4/7), but it has been corrected by David Jones and prepared by him for use as printer's copy. The poem 'Gwanwyn yn y Llwyn' has been added by him in manuscript. This appears to be the text printed by Will and Sebastian Carter in 1965. David Jones has dated his alterations 'Sep. 13th'.

The file contains a script of a broadcast reading by David Jones of 'The Fatigue' (paginated 1-9, page 6 missing), corrected by him and apparently prepared for use as printer's copy.

The file contains two copies of a script of a reading by David Jones of 'The Fatigue' recorded by the BBC on 10 March 1965. One has been corrected by David Jones.

The file comprises material relating to a broadcast of The Anathemata by the BBC in 1953 and 1954, produced by Douglas Cleverdon: a letter from Douglas Cleverdon to David Jones about the broadcast of The Anathemata, dated March 1953, with a printed notice of the BBC Third programme Coronation week schedule (ff. 1-2); manuscript notes by David Jones for Douglas Cleverdon on a proposed broadcast version of parts of The Anathemata (ff. 3-9, 10-31); and an insertion to the broadcast script recorded 17 Nov 1954 with a letter, dated 18 Nov 1954, from Douglas Cleverdon explaining the changes (fols. 32-40).