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Walter Idris Jones papers

Newspaper cuttings, including W. Idris Jones rugby cuttings, 1923-1925, and 'The British Gazette', no. 1, 5 May 1926; autobiographical notes; postcard from Elwyn in Aberystwyth (in French), [pre-1936]; notes on Llanelli and (in English and Welsh) on Cambridge, c.1931; a lecture to the Home Guard in the Caerphilly area, [post 1940]; letter from Elwyn from the House of Commons about Jim Griffith asking for Walter's CV, 1945; successive CVs, c.1945-c.1963; short articles (in Welsh) on Christmas and Easter, [late 1940s?]; letters relating to his appointment to the Water Resources Board, 1964; 'Future of the Elec. Industry', 1967; and related papers.

Walter Idris Jones printed matter

Publications comprising scripts for Gilbert and Sullivan light operas 'The gondaliers; or the king of Barataria', 'The mikado; or the town of Titipu', 'Patience; or Bunthorne's bride!' and 'Ruddigore; or the witch's curse', and a programme for the ICI Synthonia Club, Billingham, performance of 'The mikado', 1930. Many of the photographs of the latter have been signed; W. Idris Jones played Pooh-Bah. Also programme (in French) for the game between Cambridge University and Stade Bordelais-Université-Club, 1926; W. Idris Jones's copy of 'Plan electricity for Wales' (London Branch of the Welsh Nationalist Party, 1944); flyer for the general meeting of the South Wales Institute of Engineers, Llanelli, 1945; programme for the Dr W. Idris Jones memorial match between Llanelli and John Dawes Lions XV, Stradey Park, Llanelli, 1973; and the seventh Idris Jones Memorial Lecture, given by his brother Lord Elwyn-Jones, 'The energy business - a personal view', reprinted in 'Energy World', Dec. 1979, pp. 8-13.

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