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Typescript dissertation, 1981, entitled 'John Cowper Powys, landscapist of liberation: a study of space in A Glastonbury Romance' by Jean-Yves Le Disez, a student of l'École Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud, Paris.

Seventeen letters, 1943-1980, mostly in Welsh, to Glyn Evans (or Ifans), Tregaron, mainly concerned with matters of literary interest. The majority date from the period of Evans's war service as an RAF wireless operator in Ceylon.
The correspondents are Jennie Eirian Davies, 27 August 1979 (f. 1); D. R. Hughes, 1944-1946 (ff. 8, 12-14); R. Williams Parry, 1952 (ff. 15-19); Iorwerth C. Peate, 1943-1980 (ff. 20-22, 24-29); Kate Roberts, 17 October 1946 (ff. 30-31), and Mrs Elizabeth Williams, [c. 1974] (ff. 32-33). Also included is a manuscript draft of an article on Welsh secondary education submitted by Evans to Jennie Eirian Davies for publication in Y Faner, [1979] (ff. 2-7); a copy, [c. 1974], in the hand of Elizabeth Williams, of lecture notes by her husband, Prof. G. J. Williams, on the literary traditions of Cardiganshire (ff. 34-43); newspaper cuttings, [?1944]-[1945] (ff. 9, 23, English); and a programme for Community Hymn Singing in Cross Hands on 14 May 1944 (ff. 10-11, English).

A typed letter, 18 March 1980, addressed to Michael Bennett from Tony Hyne in which he discusses David Jones's Word & Image exhibition, together with a photocopy of David Jones's chronology from the exhibition catalogue, heavily marked by him.

A typescript copy, [1962]-1979, of Saunders Lewis's Welsh play 'Excelsior', first published Swansea, 1980, with corrections in the author's hand (ff. 1-56); together with correspondence, 1980, in English and Welsh, of the publisher Christopher Davies, regarding its publication in view of the allegation, when broadcast in 1962, that it libelled the Rev. Llywelyn Williams, MP (ff. 57-81).
The typescript consists of pages from the original script, [1962], transmitted on BBC TV on St David's Day 1962 (ff. 5-16, 20-21, 42-51), interspersed with revised sections, [1979], for an abortive stage version (ff. 17-19, 22-41, 52-56), and the new Preface for the published volume, April 1980 (ff. 2-4). The correspondence consists of nineteen letters, April-October 1980, including copies and drafts, mostly between Saunders Lewis, Christopher Davies, Sir Alun Talfan Davies and Glyndwr Williams, brother of Llywelyn Williams. A cutting of Clive Betts' article, 'Saunders Lewis publishes play BBC abandoned' (Western Mail, 1 December 1980, p. 9), is on f. 82. The 1962 and 1980 versions of the play both appear in Dramâu Saunders Lewis: Y Casgliad Cyflawn, Cyfrol 2, ed. by Ioan M. Williams (Cardiff, 2000), pp. 273-414.

Corrected galley proofs of Ballad of the Mari Lwyd and Other Poems, 2nd edn (1947), The Death Bell: Poems and Ballads (1954) and The Ballad of the Outer Dark and Other Poems (1979) by Vernon Watkins, together with correspondence relating to the publishing of his work.

Six letters and three telegrams, [?1963]-1972, from Richard Burton (in some instances jointly with wife Elizabeth), to his childhood friend and actor Dennis Burgess, containing personal and professional news, but mainly concerned with acting roles secured by Burton for Burgess in the films Bluebeard (1972) and Massacre in Rome (1973).
The letters were sent from the Dorchester Hotel, London, [?1963] (ff. 1-2), Sardinia, 1967 (ff. 3-4), Budapest, 1972 (ff. 5-10), and Munich, 1972 (ff. 11-12). Also included are letters to Burgess from Lord Snowdon, 18 May 1973 (f. 13), and Sir John Gielgud, 15 October 1979 (f. 15), and a photocopy of a telegram from Elizabeth Burton, 4 November 1975 (f. 14), inviting Burgess and his wife to Richard Burton's fiftieth birthday party. There are references to the films Becket (1964) (ff. 1-2), Doctor Faustus (1967) (ff. 3-4), Where Eagles Dare (1968) (f. 7), Bluebeard (ff. 5-10) and Massacre in Rome (ff. 11-12), and to the actor Hugh Griffith (f. 8)

Photographic copy of a typescript of 'Gwaith Siôn Tudur', edited by Enid P. Roberts.

Printed items, formerly owned by Frederick H. Davies, comprising pamphlets relating to John Cowper Powys, periodicals containing articles on him, and inscribed printed books including Powys's personal copy of Dante's Divina Commedia, 3 vols (London, 1924). A list is available in the box. [Papers relating to John Cowper Powys in NLW MSS 23193-23197].

Five letters, 1976-7, from the poet R. S. Thomas to Christopher Carrell, Sunderland, mainly relating to a collection of his poems, The way of it (Sunderland: Ceolfrith Press, 1977); together with typescript copies of the eighteen poems concerned, and a proof copy of the volume.

Typescript transcripts, [?1977], by Myfanwy Thomas of letters and cards, dated 1959-1967, from her mother Helen Thomas to Terence Cooper, now NLW MS 23299C (ff. 9-175), together with a related letter, 1977, from her to Terence Cooper (f. 7), and typescript notes by the latter on his first three visits to Helen Thomas in 1959 (ff. 1-6).

Miscellaneous printed material relating to the artist Augustus John (1878-1961) or compiled by him, comprising the following:
1237/1-7. Proofs, many with holograph corrections: (1) Eric Otto Winstedt, 'La Bella Chiavina', Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society n.s. vol. 3 (April 1910), pp. 242-50; (2) Proof copy of Augustus John, Chiaroscuro (1952); (3) Review by Augustus John of Dora E Yates, My Gypsy Days: Recollections of a Romani Rawnie (1953); (4) Augustus John, 'Some Portraits from Memory', The London Magazine vol. 2 (Feb. 1955), pp. 53-63. (See also Autobiography (1975), pp. 329-31, 372-6, 393-5; NLW MS 22796, ff. 15-24); (5) Augustus John, 'Dylan Thomas & Company', 'Elephants with beards' and 'Roy Campbell - the Flaming Terrapin', published in The Sunday Times, 1958. (See also Autobiography, pp. 398-417, and NLW MS 22796, ff. 40-51); (6) Augustus John, 'Four Fragments', Wales n.s. no. 7/38 (March, 1959), pp. 6-14; and (7) Augustus John, tribute to Dora E Yates, published in Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society vol. 39 (i) (Jan.-Apr. 1960), pp. 3-4.
1237/8-18. Miscellaneous exhibition catalogues, 1908, 1960-74.
1237/19-35. Miscellaneous pamphlets and printed items, 1928-72, collected by Augustus John or relating to him.
1237/36. File of press cuttings, 1902-77, relating to the John and Nettleship families, with special reference to Augustus and Gwen John.
1237/37-57. Family photographs, 1920s-74: (37) 'Augustus John - the Master Mind of [the] Three Arts' Ball & Frank Moran, the well known boxer' in fancy dress, [1920s]; (38) Augustus John photographed by Curtis Moffat, [?1920s]; (39) Augustus John, [?late 1920s/early 1930s]; (40) Tommy Earp, [late 1920s/early 1930s]; (41) Edwin William John, [?1930s]; (42) Augustus John with Sir William Walton and Elisabeth Bergner, 1936; (43) 'Augustus John with Poppet John and Babe Anrep, St Tropez, 1939; (44) Augustus John with Villiers (Bill) Bergne, Fryern Court, [c. 1940]; (45) Poppet John with Matthew Smith at 1 Elm Place, London, 1941; (46) Augustus John with Mavis de Vere Cole and an unidentified woman, at Fryern Court, [?early 1940s]; (47) Augustus John at Fryern Court, [?early 1940s]; (48) Dorelia and Poppet John at Fryern Court, [1940s]; (49) Augustus John at an exhibition, with Alice Rothenstein, [?1948]; (50) Augustus John at Fryern Court with his grand-children, Sara John and Yuri White, [late 1940s]; (51) Augustus John in his studio, [1950s]; (52) Augustus John in his studio, [1950s]; (53) Augustus John in his studio, photographed by Douglas Glass, [?1954]; (54) Augustus John in his studio, photographed by Douglas Glass, 1954; (55) Gravestone of Thornton John in Canada, [1970s]; and (56-57) Grave of Edwin William John at Gumfreston, co. Pemb., photographed 1974 (see NLW MS 22799, ff. 71-2).
1237/58. Typescript list compiled by Ronald Haman of drawings, paintings and bronzes by Augustus John, prior to their acquisition by the National Museum of Wales in 1972.
1237/59-60. Files containing over 200 photographs and reproductions of drawings and paintings by Augustus John, [c.1900-50s].
1237/61. File of reproductions (53 items) of works by various artists, formerly in the possession of Augustus John. The artists include Rubens, Renoir, Cézanne, Puvis de Chavannes, Van Gogh, Karen Leyden; also included is a photograph of a sketch of Augustus John by an unidentified Canadian artist, [c. 1950s].
1237/62. [Charles Le Brun, Expressions of the Passions of the Soul, engraved by John Tinney (I. Tinney, London, n.d. [18 c], formerly in the possession of Augustus John.

Autograph manuscript by Osian Ellis, harpist and composer, of 'Cantilena e Scherzo for String Quartet and Harp' by Gian Carlo Menotti, copied by him from the manuscript and with his detailed markings and corrections and annotations throughout, this being almost certainly the copy used by him in preparation of the first performance. Accomplished in black, blue and purple ink, and pencil. The Cantilena and Scherzo was first performed at Alice Tully Hall (New York, Lincoln Center) on March 15, 1977 by Osian Ellis, James Buswell (violin), Ani Kavafian (violin), Walter Trampler (viola) and Leslie Parnas (cello). The work has its roots in Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro and Debussy’s Danse sacrée et danse profane, but instead of separating the two movements, Menotti frames the Scherzo with the Cantilena’s lyrical material, creating a ternary structure. The very choice of the word ‘Cantilena’ betrays Menotti’s preoccupation with vocal writing, and the result is suitably song-like, full of melodic richness, sustained string writing, and a resonating harp part.

Correspondence and other papers, 1965, concerning the production of a limited edition of The Fatigue by David Jones to mark the author's seventieth birthday, together with galley and page proofs, heavily corrected by the author, and a few related papers, 1975. The correspondence includes ten letters from David Jones to the printers, Will and Sebastian Carter, Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge (NLW MS 21925E, ff. 25-7, 29-34, 43).

'From Wales to Wisconsin - The Plas yn Blaenau Papers'. Transcript of NLW MS 6478D with introduction and notes, by Dr Clare Taylor.

Proofs of an article by Eric Rowan on Augustus and Gwen John, based on the script of his BBC Wales television film, The Fire and the Fountain, and published in The Listener, 20 March 1975.

Scripts, letters and photographs, 1974-1975, relating to the production of 'Augustus and Gwen: The Fire and the Fountain', a television documentary film about Augustus John and Gwen John, written by Eric Rowan and first transmitted, 19 March 1975, on BBC2.
The papers comprise a location list, [1974] (ff. 1-3), dubbing script, 25 February 1975 (ff. 4-31), and post-shoot script, [January 1975] (ff. 32-63); letters to Eric Rowan from Michael Holroyd, 1974 (ff. 64-66), Caspar John, [5] August 1974 (f. 67, postcard), Edwin John, 1974-1975 (ff. 68-70, 73), Poppet Pol, 4 October 1974 (f. 75), Romilly John, 1974-1975 (ff. 76-77 verso), and Mary Taubman, 9 October 1974 (ff. 78-79, incomplete); draft and copy letters of Eric Rowan to Edwin John, [December 1974], 19 February 1975 (ff. 71-72, 74); and five photographs taken during the filming in Provence of Poppet Pol's contribution, [Summer 1974] (ff. 80-84).

Literary papers of John Tripp, [1967]-[1975], comprising manuscript and typescript poetry (ff. 1-26, 28-116, 130-151, 166-171), short stories (ff. 117-118, 152-153) and scripts for radio plays (ff. 119-129, 154-165).
The poetry includes original manuscript and typescript working sheets (ff. 1-26), photocopies of published poems (ff. 166-171), fair typescript copies (typed by Fay Williams) and photocopies of original typescripts (typed by John Tripp) of poems, seventy-two mainly unpublished (ff. 28-100), and twenty-one published in The Meaning of Apricot Sponge: Selected writings of John Tripp, ed. by Tony Curtis (Cardigan, 2010) (ff. 130-151), and a series of twelve poems entitled 'Intervals of Heat', mainly unpublished (ff. 101-116). The short story 'Ferret and Weasel' (ff. 152-153) and the verse play for radio 'The Seed of Dismemberment' (ff. 154-165) were published in The Meaning of Apricot Sponge, while 'Confessions of an English Tutor' and 'Sketches from Provincial Love' (ff. 117-129) remain unpublished. Also included is a letter to Tripp from Meic Stephens, 9 September 1968 (f. 6 verso), and a draft letter from Tripp to John Stuart Williams, 2 April 1969 (f. 27). A list of the contents, compiled by the donor, [?2010], is also included (ff. i-v).

Letters to Rachel Bromwich from David Jones, artist and writer (3) 1961-1965, together with a copy of Agenda, vol. 4, no. 1 (April-May 1965), containing David Jones's poem The Hunt, with notes and corrections in the author's hand, and from Colin Wilcockson, Cambridge (2) 1974, one enclosing a copy of a letter, 1974, from David Jones (ff. 39-46).

Correspondence, 1937, 1959-1974, of Louis Bonnerot, Professor of English Literature at the Sorbonne, Paris, comprising twenty-two letters, 1960-1974, from the poet and artist David Jones, Harrow, mostly concerning Bonnerot's translations of Jones's poems into French (ff. 1-47), together with four draft and copy letters from Bonnerot to Jones, 1959-1974 (ff. 49-54), a letter, 24 August 1974, from Jones to Luce Bonnerot, following her husband Louis's death (f. 48), and a typescript letter, 25 December [1937], to Bonnerot from C[ecil] Day Lewis (f. 55).
Jones answers Bonnerot's questions about specific turns-of-phrase used in his poems as well as giving detailed corrections to printers' errors in editions of his work; he also discusses reviews and lectures by Bonnerot, articles in British magazines concerning Jones's work, and the history of Wales and Roman Britain. An illustration of a 'pacing-stick' is on f. 11 verso. There are occasional annotations in pencil by Bonnerot (ff. 29, 29 verso, 32, 33 verso, 36, 36 verso, 38, 38 verso, and 43), together with a transcript by Bonnerot of most of Jones's letter of 9 October 1972 (ff. 56-61).

Twenty letters, 1964-74, from David Jones (1895-1974), artist and writer, to the archaeologist Nancy K. Sandars. As well as containing references to his work, the letters discuss a range of topics including the history and prehistory of Wales.