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Full score and parts, in ink and pencil, 1953, titled Opus 3: 'Incidental Music to Antigone: a tragedy by Jean Anouilh, translated from the French by Lewis Galantière'. The full score includes Part 1, 'Overture' (dated 28th October – 6th November 1953); Part 2, 'Introduction to Act II' (dated 6th-10th November 1953); and Part 3, 'Introduction to Act I Scene VIII' (dated 11th November 1953). The instrument parts include violins 1 and 2, and viola for Parts 1 and 2 (dated 11th November 1953), and for Part 3 (dated 6th November 1953); cello for parts 1, 2 and 3 (dated 6th November 1953); horns for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 ([1953]); bassoon for Part 1 (dated 6th November 1953) and Part 2 ([1953]); trombone for Part 1 (dated 6th November 1953) and Part 2 ([1953]); timpani for Part 1 (dated 6th November 1953) and Parts 2, 3, and 5 ([1953]); and piano for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 (dated 12th November 1953).

Original ink score, titled 'Opus 3: Incidental Music to Antigone', and based on Jean Anouilh's version of Sophocles' tragedy 'Antigone', translated from the French by Lewis Galantière. The work is in two parts: 'Overture', dated 28 October-6 November 1953; and 'Introduction to Act II', dated 6-10 November 1953. Commissioned by the University College of Wales Dramatics Society, for a production at Aberystwyth of Jean Anouilh’s ‘Antigone’, November 1953, and recorded at Aberystwyth on 13th November, 1953, performed by: A.B. Thomas & J. Cynan Jones (horns); Hugh Jones (bassoon); Delwyn Tibbott (trombone); Jayne Filer (timpani); Edward Bor (violin 1); Jeffrey Francis (violin 2); Raymond Jeremy (viola); John Clapham (cello); and William Mathias (piano).

Printed books, other than poetic anthologies, in the possession of Nigel Jenkins.

Draft score in ink and pencil, dated 23 August 1953, titled Opus 2: 'String Quartet No.1 in G'. The score includes parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and cello.

Telegram and postcard from Grace Williams (composer), congratulating him on his wedding to Rhiannon and the birth of their son.

Printed Philosophy examination paper, 1954, of University College Cardiff, where Siân Phillips read English and Philosophy. Annotated in Siân Phillips' hand.

Minutes of Special General Meetings, Annual General Meetings, and meetings of the W.C.U. council, 1954-1975.

Draft score in ink with pencil annotations, dated 26 February-8 May 1955, titled Opus 5: 'Sonatina for Piano', and with a note in the hand of David Harries stating that this piece was performed by the composer at University College Wales Music Club, March and May 1955; and at Gregynog for the Congress of the Guild for Promotion of Welsh Music, June 1955.

Material relating to Siân Phillips winning the Bancroft Gold Medal award while a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, which she attended from 1955 to 1957, including a congratulatory note from Kenneth Barnes, one-time Principal of RADA; certificate awarded to Siân Phillips on her achievement of the William Poel Memorial Prize, 18 March 1957.

Press cutting announcing Siân Phillips' admission to RADA via scholarship in September 1955.

Honours Diploma certificate awarded to Siân Phillips on leaving RADA in December 1957.

Argraffiadau Taith Canada - drafftiau cyntaf ac yna'r drafft terfynol: Adroddiad ar yr Ymweliad â Chanada, Awst 18 - Tachwedd 18, 1955. (gwaith dwyieithog).

Cyfrol oliwiedig goeth yn cynnwys Annerchiad i'r Parchedig D. S. Owen gan flaenoriaid Capel Jewin mewn teyrnged i'r deugain mlynedd o wasanaeth a roddodd i'r achos. Cynhwysir ffotograffau o D. S. Owen ac o flaenoriaid y capel yn ystod gweinidogaeth Owen, ynghyd â llofnodion swyddogion y capel ac o'r blaenoriaid oedd yn gwasanaethu pan gwblhawyd y gyfrol = A richly-illuminated volume containing an Address to the Reverend D. S. Owen from the elders of Jewin Chapel in tribute to his forty years of service to its cause. The volume includes photographs of D. S. Owen and of elders who served the chapel during Owen's ministry, together with the signatures of chapel officials and of elders serving at the time the volume was completed.

Miscellaneous material relating to Siân Phillips' period of study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, including qualifiying passages; prospectus; student timetable; notes on vocal and postural exercises; annotated scripts; progress reports; list of candidates in a Shakespeare speaking test, autographed by participating students; notice of student productions at the Vanbrugh Theatre; items in Siân Phillips' hand; printed items annotated by Siân Phillips. Some items torn and consequently somewhat fragile.

Two items have been subsequently added to this collection in August 2023: Photocopied record of stage rôles played during 1956-7 by Sian Phillips whilst studying at RADA; together with a printed programme of a RADA production of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, staged at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, 3 December 1957, in which Siân Phillips took the leading rôle.

Araith Llwyd o'r Bryn, 'Cinio mawr Caerdydd,' a draddodwyd mewn cinio a gynhaliwyd i ddathlu fod gwartheg Cymru yn glir o'r diciâu. Mae araith Llwyd o'r Bryn yn ei law ei hun, ynghyd â chopi teipiedig a chyfieithiad, 'The cattle of Wales are free of tuberculosis'.

Papers relating to the Church Hall at Peterstone-super-Ely and a proposed application to the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust.

Ffotograff o aelodau Cymdeithas Gwrandawyr Cymru o flaen Y Llew Coch, Y Bala, [1956x1957], rhestr o'r aelodau yn ardal Penllyn a nodiadau pwyllgor.

Facsimile copy of ink score with pencil annotations, dated 24th September 1955 and titled ‘Suite for Children’. Composed for piano by William Mathias.

Draft score in ink and pencil, titled 'Opus 7: Epithalalium for Two Violins' and consisting of three parts: part 1, 'Fanfare and Wedding March' dated 1956; part 2, 'Hymn' dated 7 January 1961; and part 3, 'Dance' dated 11 January 1961. The manuscript also includes a typewritten biographical note (undated).

File of Group 56 executive committee member Eric Malthouse, comprising largely correspondence, 1956-1957, 1961 and undated, regarding 56 Group membership (including letters of membership acceptance addressed to Eric Malthouse from Robert (Bob) Hunter, Ernest Zobole, Arthur Giardelli and John Wright and a letter rejecting membership from artist and writer Brenda Chamberlain); together with Group manifesto of August 1956 and material relating to 56 Group exhibitions held in 1957 at Worcester Museum & Art Gallery, the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, and Tenby Civic Centre. An undated letter to Group chairman Eric [Malthouse] from Bob [Robert Hunter] includes a humorous interpretation of the latter's relinquishing of his secretarial role in 1961.

Llythyr, 13 Awst 1956, at Mary Silyn Roberts oddi wrth D. Williams, Earlestown, Swydd Gaerhirfryn, yn cyfeirio at feibl a brynwyd gan Mary Silyn Roberts. Mewn arnodiad ar frig y llythyr, mae Mary yn nodi iddi brynu'r beibl iddi hi'i hun gan ei bod eisio rhoi un ei gŵr Silyn i'w mab Glynn ar ei benblwydd yn hanner cant. = Letter, 13 August 1956, to Mary Silyn Roberts from D. Williams, Earlestown, Lancashire, referring to a bible bought by Mary Silyn Roberts. In an annotation at the top of the letter, Mary states that she bought the bible for herself as she wished to give her husband Silyn's bible to their son Glynn on his fiftieth birthday.