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Galley proofs, 1953, of 'Poem on his Birthday', possibly for the Borestone Mountain Poetry Awards anthology (Philadelphia, 1953).

Worksheets, [1949x1951], (4 ff.), produced by Dylan Thomas whilst composing 'Poem on his Birthday', written to mark the poet's thirty-fifth birthday, and first published in World Review (October, 1951); an extended version subsequently appeared in Atlantic (March, 1952). The four separate sheets contain ink drafts of stanzas 9, 10 and 11, and variant workings of two lines in stanza 3; one leaf (f. 3r) includes two short lists of names, some of which appear to be creditors. In addition the file contains an extensive word list for the poem, (f. 5r), written in ink and consisting of numerous lists of rhyming and assonant words; "Under a hurled" inscribed on verso.

Autograph ink draft, [1950x1953], (10 pp.), containing numerous amendments, of an introduction to a poetry reading by Dylan Thomas.

Programmes, 1963-[?2003], of productions relating to Dylan Thomas, including portrayals of him by Alec Guinness, Jack Aranson, and Bob Kingdom. Also included are programmes and papers, 1957-1968, relating to Emlyn Williams's performance, 'A boy growing up' or 'Dylan Thomas growing up', in which he presented a selection of work by Dylan Thomas,

Printed material, 1953-1998, comprising mostly press cuttings of articles and obituaries about Caitlin Thomas, together with a postcard of Augustus John's portrait of her, and a copy of her funeral brochure, 1994.

Printed material, 1953-2005, mostly relating to Under Milk Wood, including magazines and cuttings containing articles about, and reviews of, the play; a programme, [1953], of the Poetry Center, New York, including readings by Dylan Thomas and of 'UMW'; a copy of Mademoiselle (February 1954), containing the first published version of UMW, together with advance proofs; two copies of Plays and players (February and March 1957) with a script of the play; a shortened version of UMW published in two parts in The Observer (February 1954); proofs, 1969, of the book Landmarks, by Derek Stanford (London, 1969), which includes an excerpt from UMW; the beginning, (7 pp.), of a radio script, 'Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters', with an introduction by Dylan Thomas, broadcast in 1955; and a copy of the book Dylan Thomas: the final story. The cat's whiskers, by Beryl Hughes (Hove, 1998), together with two letters, 1994 and 1999, from the author.

Untitled typescript copy, [?1963], (4 pp.), of the beginning of 'Prologue to an adventure', published in Wales, no. 1, (1937), containing ink corrections in an unidentified hand; together with a letter, 1963, from Stuart Thomas to David Higham explaining that this is a copy of a manuscript found behind the drawer of the writing desk at the Boat House.

Typescript copy and galley proofs, [1954], both containing holograph corrections, of an article by Raymond Garlick entitled, 'The endless breviary : aspects of the work of Dylan Thomas', published in The Month (March, 1954).

Contract, 1949, between Columbia Records Inc. and Dylan Thomas, signed by both parties, regarding his contribution to the record issued in conjunction with Lloyd Frankenberg's anthology, Pleasure Dome (New York, 1949). Also included is an amendment to the original contract, 1960, signed by David Higham, together with a typescript letter, 1949, by Lloyd Frankenberg, papers relating to the recording of the album, and a copy of Pleasure Dome.

Research papers, 1963-[1969], comprising mostly manuscript and typescript notes, some of which may have been compiled in preparation for Dylan Thomas in print : a bibliographical history (London, 1970), and The notebooks of Dylan Thomas (New York, 1965). Included amongst the papers are two notebooks containing research notes and draft letters, 1966, by the author; and a statistical study of words used by Dylan Thomas, with a paper entitled 'A word count for linguists. Dylan Thomas' Collected poems 1934-1952'.

Script, 1954, (73 pp.), of the BBC production of 'Under Milk Wood', containing a note in biro on the front page from Richard Bebb, who played the second voice, to Richard Jones; together with three letters, 1995-1996, from the latter to Jeff Towns, and three press cuttings and a programme, 1958-1988, relating to the play.

Typescript, [1980x2000], of a play by Robert Goodman, entitled, 'As I was young and easy - a celebration of Dylan Thomas'; together with an undated covering letter from him to Jeff Towns.

Undated typescript, [?1966], (16 pp.), with autograph amendments, entitled 'The Parton Street poets' by Rosalind Wade, which includes references to Dylan Thomas; together with three letters, 1966, two from the author to Derek [Stanford], and another from John M. Bunting to Rosalind Wade, regarding a proposed book on the poets.

Typescript copy, (12 pp.), of an unsigned letter, dated 23 November 1953, from Ruthven Todd to Louis [MacNeice] following the death of Dylan Thomas.

Swansea Intermediate School exercise book belonging to Dylan Thomas and labelled 'D. M. Thomas IV A Physics', [1929x1930], mostly containing school notes, with doodles and a rhyme beginning 'Sewer rats as household pets...'.

Photocopy of a script, [1953], (72 pp.), of 'Under Milk Wood', annotated by Dylan Thomas, and enclosed in a box labelled ''Under Milk Wood' 2nd BBC script typed out by Elizabeth Fox. Oct. 1953'.

Typescript copy, 1974, (5 pp.) of a revised Preface by Daniel Jones for Under Milk Wood, together with proofs of the edition published in 1975 which comprises the first and second Prefaces (1954 and 1974); both typescript and proofs contain occasional corrections in his hand. Also included is related correspondence, 1974, between Daniel Jones and the publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.

Pocket book with black covers containing notes by Dylan Thomas, [1951x1953], for a radio feature on the South Bank exhibition, together with a list headed "Possibilities for the observer", observations on Persia, and a list of published and proposed works by him. The notebook may have accompanied Dylan Thomas during his third trip to America as it contains notes and contacts relating to the visit, some in the hand of Liz Reitell, in the back of the volume.

A copy of Contemporary poetry and prose, no. 1, (May, 1936), including the story 'The burning baby' by Dylan Thomas, pp. 10-14; the front cover inscribed by him in ink, "This contains The Burning Baby", and the text of the story also including amendments in his hand.