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Holograph letter, dated 28 May [19]51, by Dylan Thomas to D.[onald] R. Milner of the Times Educational Supplement, written in blue ink on blue paper (recto side only) and sent from Laugharne, declining an invitation 'to write a short survey on Wales'.

Holograph letter, 15 July 1953, by Dylan Thomas to Elizabeth Reitell, written in blue ink and sent from Laugharne, in which he refers to Under Milk Wood, financial matters, and a proposed opera in collaboration with Stravinsky. The envelope, included with the letter, is inscribed on the reverse by the author, 'from Dylan Thomas'.

Holograph letter, dated 7 January 1938, by Dylan Thomas to Keidrych [Rhys], sent from Blashford, in which he informs KR that Augustus John is trying to contact him regarding a portrait, expresses his own frustration at KR and the publication of Wales magazine, and enquires if KR is compiling a bibliography of his (DT) work.

Holograph letter, dated 31 December 1941, by Dylan Thomas to his parents D. J. and Florence Thomas, written in black ink on lined paper (ff. 1r-3r) and sent from Chiswick, thanking them for the Christmas presents; writing from London, he refers to the time spent in Oxford with Alan and Margaret Taylor over the Christmas holiday, the urgency to find somewhere for Caitlin and Llewelyn to stay near the capital, his recent work on short information films and a radio script, a visit from Vernon Watkins, and a poem published in Lilliput. The envelope is postmarked January 1942.

Correspondence, 1956-1967, mostly addressed to Vernon Watkins, with five letters from him, mainly discussing works concerning Dylan Thomas, including the publication of Letters to Vernon Watkins (London, 1957); together with two agreements, 1957, regarding the book between Vernon Watkins and the Trustees for the Estate of Dylan Thomas; a transcript of an interview with Vernon Watkins, broadcast in 1958, during which he reminisces about his friend; a typescript Foreword, 1955, to Adventures in the skin trade (London, 1955), containing autograph corrections and additions; and uncorrected proofs, 2003, of Poems for Dylan by Vernon Watkins with a small poster advertising the launch of the book.

Photocopies and typescript copies, produced [1955x2000], of seven letters from Dylan Thomas, dated [?1935]-1953, found loose amongst papers acquired in this group. Most were published in Paul Ferris ed., The collected letters of Dylan Thomas (London, 1985). Among the recipients are Marguerite Caetani (2), Pamela Hansford Johnson, J. Oliver Stephens, and Vernon Watkins (signed by VW).

Correspondence, 1953-1958, of Daniel Jones following the death of his friend Dylan Thomas, mainly relating to the radio production and publication of Under Milk Wood, the publication of other works including the Collected poems, the Collected letters, and Early one morning [sic], Dylan Thomas's death, and his papers.

Papers of, and relating to, Dylan Thomas, [1925x2013], collected and collated by Jeff Towns, including scripts, correspondence, programmes and papers relating to the publication of Under Milk Wood, and radio, stage, film and audio productions of the play, 1953-2005; research papers and works relating to Dylan Thomas, 1937-2006; letters by Dylan Thomas, and the letters and papers of his wife Caitlin, their three children and his parents, 1935-2007; autograph prose works, [1925x1953], and personal papers, [1929]-1960; poetry, [1928x2010], mostly comprising autograph drafts; unpublished autograph letters by Dylan Thomas, [1926]-1995; and a small group of material, 1939-[2013], including four autograph letters, 1939, from the author, relating to The map of love.

Various scripts, [1953]-1954, of Under Milk Wood, some annotated by Dylan Thomas and Daniel Jones, and including the French translation, 'Au Bois Lacte'; together with related papers, 1955-1996. The production was first broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 25 January 1954, and was awarded the Italia Prize for best literary or dramatic radio programme in the same year.

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'.

Correspondence and papers, 1953-1958, mostly relating to Under Milk Wood comprising an unpublished letter, 1953, from Dylan Thomas to his literary agent, undated production notes by Elizabeth Reitell, and the correspondence of Daniel Jones, 1953-1958.

An unpublished autograph letter, dated 25 August 1953, from Dylan Thomas to Jean LeRoy, his literary agent at Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Ltd, in which he discusses the rewriting of Under Milk Wood. Also included is a page of undated production notes concerning Under Milk Wood in the hand of Elizabeth Reitell.

First draft, [1970x1971], (114 pp.), heavily corrected and annotated, of the screenplay by Andrew Sinclair of 'Under Milk Wood'; a typescript copy of the 'trailer script', 1971, (3 pp.), is inserted at the end of the screenplay. Also included are published copies of the screenplay by Andrew Sinclair (London & New York, 1972); a pack containing information about the production, [1971]; a set of eight colour promotional stills, [1971]; and printed material, 1960-2003, mainly relating to the film.

Archive, [1960x2006] (predominantly 1987-1989), relating to the Spindrift Production audio recording of 'Under Milk Wood', produced by George Martin and recorded by EMI, including correspondence, 1986-2003; scripts, 1987-2000; agenda and minutes of board meetings, 1987-1989; designs for the album and CD covers, together with corrected proofs of the inlay booklet, [1988]; and copies of sketches of the cast made during the recording by Valerie Ganz, c.1988.

Two cels and a background drawing, together with a folded publicity brochure, [1992], for the animated film version of 'Under Milk Wood', produced by Siriol Productions for S4C, BBC, and Onward Production (1992).

Typescript copy, [1966x1967], (6 pp.), of an article by Denys Val Baker entitled, 'Dylan Thomas in Cornwall', published in Humanist, (March, 1967), pp. 77-79, containing some autograph revisions; together with a copy of the journal.

An unsigned pencil draft, 1953, (4 pp.), by George Barker of his poem 'A swansong at Laugharne at the death of Dylan Thomas', consisting of twelve four-line verses, with revisions in his hand; written on the reverse of sheets from the manuscript of his father's autobiography.

Uncorrected galley proofs, [1965], of Constantine FitzGibbon's work, The life of Dylan Thomas (1965), containing some amendments in Ralph Maud's hand and typescript suggestions for alterations to the text; together with fourteen letters, 1963-1964, from the author to Glyn Jones, Daniel Jones and Mervyn Levy.