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Letters, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1995-1996, 1998, 2003, to Nigel Jenkins from Anglo-Welsh poet Tony Conran, two of which enclose poetry by Conran and one of which encloses printed invitation to launch of Castles by Tony Conran; and letter, 1985, to Tony Conran from Jon Dressel.

Letters and card, 1991, 1993-1996 + n.d., to Nigel Jenkins from poet William Greenway, professor of English at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Two letters include poetry and one encloses a photograph of William Greenway and Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to the writing of Nigel Jenkins' Literary Wales, published in 1997 by the Wales Tourist Board. Items include printed map of Wales surrounded by photographs of literary figures (photograph of Nigel Jenkins excised); letters to Nigel Jenkins, principally from the Welsh Academy, which include editorial briefing notes; list of photographs, locations, authors and literary quotations for possible inclusion; draft piece by Nigel Jenkins entitled 'Swansea and the West: Dylan Thomas Country'; notes on literary forms in Wales; and rough notes by Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to the poetic tour undertaken by poets Nigel Jenkins, Penny Windsor and David Hughes under the title Love is a Four-Letter Word, and to the poetic anthology of the same name, including notebook containing annotated reading script, Nigel Jenkins' part highlighted; draft article by Nigel Jenkins; press cuttings and reviews; tour itinerary; projected overview, poetic content and expenses; invoice statements; notes of Nigel Jenkins; biographical details of participants; press release; printed flyers; correspondence of Nigel Jenkins, principally with tour venues/organisers, fellow tour poets David Hughes and Penny Windsor and the Welsh Arts Council; and printed booklet relating to another 1988 bardic tour entitled Cicio Ciwcymbars.

Miscellaneous material relating to media broadcasts of Nigel Jenkins. Items include notes for interview with poet Harri Webb; list of Swansea writers; draft ideas/proposed scripts by Nigel Jenkins; guidelines for writers; correspondence; rough notes by Nigel Jenkins;

Letters and printed emails, 1984, 1987, 1997-1998, 2013 + n.d., to Nigel Jenkins from miscellaneous correspondents (other than friends and acquaintances).

Miscellaneous material relating to Nigel Jenkins' period of incarceration at HM Prison Swansea in 1988 for non-payment of fines following his part in a peace protest at the American air base in Brawdy, Pembrokeshire. The material comprises printed booklet containing information for male prisoners; information tag showing Nigel Jenkins' prisoner number, prisoner classification and duration of sentence; and annotated prose piece by Nigel Jenkins entitled 'At Her Majesty's Pleasure'.

Miscellaneous material of or relating to Peter Meilleur, including material relating to Meilleur's musical collaboration In Octavo Pace (later re-named Six of Clubs) and to his 'prayer-wheel' installation on Bardsey Island; reviews; adjudications by Dafydd Rowlands and Pennar Davies (with English translation of text by Nigel Jenkins) of Peter Meilleur's poem Goleuadau, which Meilleur had submitted for the Crown competition at Lampeter National Eisteddfod, 1984; biographical data; and interview notes.

Miscellaneous material relating to literature and the arts, including printed exhibition programmes; printed arts associations booklets, one of which features a poem by Nigel Jenkins; printed theatre programmes, chiefly relating to Made in Wales theatre company productions; Welsh Academy conference material; Welsh Academy newsletters; printed Welsh Academy posters; poster relating to play-writing competition; printed book cover; material relating to a Northumberland Theatre Company production; and press cuttings.

Miscellaneous notes of Nigel Jenkins, including several reporter's notebooks containing notes largely in shorthand; annotated biographical data relating to Nigel Jenkins; and various notes and plans.

Poetry other than anthologies by writers other than Nigel Jenkins and Peter Meilleur, which includes haiku and poetry translated into English; letters to Nigel Jenkins, two of which enclose poetry; and printed poster relating to haiku competition, 1991. Poets include Tony Conran, Dafydd Rowlands, Chris Torrance, Manon Eames, Steve Griffiths, Philip Larkin, Menna Elfyn and Peter Finch.

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.

Miscellaneous university papers of Nigel Jenkins relating both to his period of study at the University of Essex, where he read comparative literature and film studies, and to later academic studies of Nigel Jenkins. Items comprise printed poster of The Edgar Broughton Band; hand-drawn cartoons/caricatures; staff-student newsletter entitled Broad Sheet; and letter, 1981, to Nigel Jenkins from Wynn Thomas of the English Dept at University College Swansea.

Material relating to musical collaborations of Peter Meilleur, including Six of Clubs (previously titled In Octavo Pace), Dee and Deeper/Dyfrdwy'n Dwysau and Shearwater Oratorio/Deryn Drycin. Most of the material is undated.

Notes and other material relating to literature and the arts compiled by Nigel Jenkins, including lists of Welsh poets and Swansea writers; and notes on Anglo-Welsh poetry, arts and the media and Irish writers.

Material relating to O For a Gun: 101 Haiku and Senryu, a poetic anthology by Nigel Jenkins published by Planet Books in 2007, comprising printed invitation to book launch; and reviews.

Material relating to the Opt for Art schools project (1995-6), comprising the printed publication Opt for Art, which includes an article by Nigel Jenkins; list of participating schools and their feedback; general information relating to the project; notes taken at Opt for Art conference; and notes relating to participants.

Volumes containing poetry, prose, plays, photographs, drawings, illustrations, etc by various writers, contributors including Nigel Jenkins, John Tripp, Robert Minhinnick, Peter Finch, Janet Dubé and Jon Dressel. Some items inscribed by and/or to Nigel Jenkins. Some items annotated. Some items include letters to Nigel Jenkins.

Correspondence, 1984, 1987, 1998 + n.d., other than that sent or received by Nigel Jenkins, including letter from Chris Torrance to fellow-poet Robert Minhinnick and letter to Nigel Jenkins's wife Delyth.

Miscellaneous material of Nigel Jenkins, comprising printed address book of Nigel Jenkins; printed entrance tickets to Greek tourist sites; drawn map of Wales, highlighting south-west locations; printed British Iron & Steel Research Association newsletter; and note of address in France. Front cover of BISRA newsletter annotated.