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Five letters, July 2007-June 2008, from Dr Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz (ff. 1-5), together with eighteen corresponding letters, July 2007-December 2008, from Wirz to Garlick (ff. 6-26).

Papers of Raymond Garlick, 1944-2008, comprising poetry, 1951-1999; correspondence with Jacques Wirz, 1947-2008; letters, 1944-2003, from Elwyn Davies, Jonah Jones, Brenda Chamberlain, Cledwyn Hughes, A. G. Prys-Jones and others; diaries and travel journals, 1950, 1956-1957, 1987-1998, 2000-2001; and papers relating to the Welsh language campaign, 1969-1984.

Correspondence, 1947-2008, of Raymond Garlick with Dr Jacques Wirz of Basel, Switzerland, containing mainly personal news, reminiscences and comments on current affairs.

Thirteen letters, July 2005-April 2007, from Dr Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz (ff. 1-13), together with fifteen corresponding letters, July 2005-June 2007, from Wirz to Garlick (ff. 14-23, 27-32).
The letters include references to Harri Webb (f. 1), Brenda Chamberlain (f. 7), John Petts (f. 7) and R. S. Thomas (f. 8). Also included is a typescript translation into English by Wirz of an article in German, by Daisy Reck, concerning Cader Idris (ff. 24-26).

Twenty-one letters, December 2001, August 2003-June 2005, from Dr Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz (ff. 1-21), together with twenty-two corresponding letters, April 2000, July 2003-May 2005, from Wirz to Garlick (ff. 23, 39-48, 56-75).
Also included are Wirz's translations into English of three articles relating to Wales, in German, by Daisy Reck, [2001] (ff. 34-38), [2003] (ff. 50-55), along with cuttings of parts of the articles (ff. 32-33, 49); a transcript, in English, of a Swiss radio programme featuring Reck entitled 'Wales, Land of Magic and Magicians', [2000] (ff. 24-31); and a translation of an article on Reck's late husband, the Swiss journalist Oskar Reck, [2003x2005], taken from Journalismus aus Leidenschaft: Oskar Reck - ein Leben für das Wort, ed. by Roy Oppenheim (Bern, 2003) (ff. 76-83).

Forty-nine manuscript and typescript letters and cards, 1955-2003, from Jonah Jones to Raymond Garlick, containing personal news and matters relating to work (ff. 1-39, 44-45, 48-55, 57-69); along with seven letters from Jones' wife Judith Maro, 1972-1973, 1991 (ff. 40-43, 46-47, 56).
The earlier letters (ff. 1-31) mainly concern articles for Dock Leaves and Anglo-Welsh Review and include captions for plates illustrating sculptures by Jones (ff. 5-6; see Dock Leaves, 7 (Winter 1956), between pp. 32-33) and the manuscript for Jones' article 'Kyffin Williams' (ff. 10-13; see Dock Leaves, 8 (Summer 1957), 42-43). Also included are Jones' curriculum vitae, [2003] (f. 65), a poem, [2003] (f. 66), and obituaries, 2004-2005 (ff. 70-72).

Papers of Raymond Garlick, 1944-2005, comprising poetry, 1951-1999; letters, 1944-2003, from Elwyn Davies, Jonah Jones, Brenda Chamberlain, Cledwyn Hughes, A. G. Prys-Jones and others; and diaries and travel journals, 1950, 1956-1957, 1987-1998, 2000-2001. The diaries contain frequent references to his family, including his children Iestyn and Angharad, and to friends such as John Cowper Powys, Jon Dressel, R. S. Thomas and Roland Mathias.

Sixteen letters, August 2001-June 2003, from Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz (ff. 42-45, 47-59), together with twenty-five corresponding letters, July 2001-June 2003, from Wirz (ff. 1-41 verso).
The letters contain comments on R. S. Thomas (ff. 1 verso-5 verso passim, 8, 42-44, 59) and Dylan Thomas (ff. 2 verso, 5, 42, 43 recto-verso).

Diary of Raymond Garlick for the year 2001 with one week to view, giving an account of his daily life and interests and comments on the news (ff. 8 verso-60 verso).
The volume includes references to R. S. Thomas (ff. 11, 15, 17, 47 verso), Dafydd Rowlands (f. 25), Jacques Wirz (ff. 27, 30, 34-35) and John Cowper Powys (ff. 33 verso, 38 verso). Various cuttings, photographs and other items have been either pasted into the volume (inside front cover and ff. 1, 12, 23 verso, 30 verso, 36, 45 verso) or tipped in at the end (ff. 67-69).

Twenty-one letters and cards, July 1999-June 2001, from Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz (ff. 1-3, 5-6 verso, 8-27 verso), together with twenty-five corresponding letters and a card, August 1999-June 2001, from Dr Wirz (ff. 28-75 verso).
The letters contain references to John Cowper Powys (ff. 10, 48-51 passim), R. S. Thomas (ff. 15, 21-23 passim, 25 verso, 62 verso), Brenda Chamberlain (ff. 14-15) and Roland Mathias (f. 18). Also included is a photocopy, [?2001], of a letter from Garlick to Daisy [Reck], dated 2 December 1999 (f. 7), three limericks by Garlick (f. 9) and translations into English by Wirz of excerpts from Peter Sager's German language book, Wales (Cologne, 1985) (ff. 33-44); a letter fragment (f. 4) is part of a letter, dated 21 September 1997, now NLW MS 23784D, f. 3.

Diary of Raymond Garlick for the year 2000 with two days to a page, giving an account of his daily life and interests and comments on the news (ff. 7 verso-112).
The volume includes references to Lynette Roberts (f. 23 recto-verso), Jon Dressel (ff. 32 verso-33, 45, 64 verso, 68 verso-70, 73 recto-verso, 97, 103) and to R. S. Thomas, who died in September (ff. 9, 24 verso, 84 verso-6 verso, 97 verso, 112). Also included is a short summary of the previous year's events, written 31 December 1999 (ff. 6 verso-7 verso). Various cuttings have been pasted into the volume (inside front cover and ff. 24 verso, 42, 76, 91, 95 verso) and a passport application receipt tipped in at the end (f. 115).

Fifteen letters, July 1997-June 1999, from Raymond Garlick to Jacques Wirz (ff. 1-18), together with nineteen corresponding letters, August 1997-July 1999, from Dr Wirz (ff. 19-52).
The letters contain references to the referendum on devolution in Wales (ff. 3, 4 verso), the death of Diana, Princess of Wales (ff. 3, 5 verso), Brenda Chamberlain (ff. 5, 25 verso-26), Jon Dressel (ff. 6-12 passim), R. S. Thomas (ff. 8 recto-verso, 11 verso, 12), John Cowper Powys (ff. 11, 36) and Andrew Sachs (f. 14). Garlick's letter dated 21 September 1997 (f. 3) is incomplete; the missing part is now NLW MS 23845D, f. 4.

A notebook containing drafts of poems by Raymond Garlick, 1989-1999, the majority of which are published.
The volume is a combination of manuscript drafts, along with pasted in typescript drafts. They include some thirty of the forty-one poems published in Travel Notes (Llandysul, 1992) (ff. 1-35, 36 verso-43).

Diary of Raymond Garlick for the year 1998 with one week to view, giving an account of his daily life and interests and comments on the news (ff. 1-53).
The volume includes references to John Cowper Powys (ff. 1 verso, 26 verso, 33-34, 36 verso), Jon Dressel (ff. 2-17 passim, 22 verso, 38 verso), Ted Hughes (ff. 3 verso, 45), Roland Mathias (f. 10), R. S. Thomas (ff. 11 verso, 23-24, 49), Siân Phillips (ff. 27 recto-verso, 28 verso) and Phyllis Playter (ff. 33, 34, 36 verso) and to the death of Wyn Binding (ff. 1 verso, 7, 8). Also included are details of his trip to St Louis, Missouri, and Pella, Iowa, in April to receive an honorary doctorate (ff. 15 verso-17). Two press cuttings (ff. 42a, 50a) have been tipped into the volume.

Diary of Raymond Garlick for the year 1997 with one week to view, giving an account of his daily life and interests and comments on the news (ff. 1 verso-53 verso).
The volume includes references to Jan Morris (f. 2), Pennar Davies (f. 4), Jon Dressel (ff. 4-48 passim), Ioan Bowen Rees (f. 6), Labi Siffre (ff. 7 verso, 8 verso), Janet Dubé (ff. 9 recto-verso), Norah Isaac (ff. 10, 45), Glyn Jones (f. 12 verso), Bernard Mitchell (ff. 13, 17), R. S. Thomas (ff. 14 verso, 17-18, 42, 49, 53), Walford Davies (ff. 42, 48 verso, 49), Roland Mathias (ff. 46 recto-verso) and Brenda Chamberlain (ff. 50, 51 verso). A few newspaper cuttings have been pasted in on ff. 5 verso, 13, 16, 57.

Thirty letters and a postcard, 1993-1997, from Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz of Therwil, near Basel, Switzerland (ff. 1-42), together with forty-two corresponding letters and a Christmas card, 1993-1997, from Dr Wirz (ff. 43-114).

Oxfam Desk Diary 1996, with one week to view, belonging to Raymond Garlick, giving an account of his daily life, interests, work and comments on the news (ff. 1 verso-16 verso, 19-55 verso).
The volume includes references to Gordon Stuart (f. 2), Don Dale-Jones (ff. 6, 27 verso, 28 verso), Brenda Chamberlain (ff. 8 recto-verso), Leslie Norris (f. 9), Jon Dressel (ff. 20, 23, 25, 32 verso-36 verso passim, 47 verso-49), Sam Adams (ff. 23, 24), R. S. Thomas (ff. 26, 31 verso, 36 verso, 47-50 passim, 54), Wyn Binding (ff. 29 verso, 38 verso-46 passim), Jacques Wirz (ff. 31-36 verso passim, 53), Gwynfor Evans (f. 34), Kusha Petts (f. 43) and Roland Mathias (ff. 48 verso-49 verso). A few newspaper cuttings have been pasted into the volume (ff. 8, 17, 25, 31).

Diary of Raymond Garlick for the year 1995, with one week to view, giving an account of his daily life, interests, work and comments on the news (ff. 1-53).
The volume includes references to John Cowper Powys (f. 3 verso), Jon Dressel (ff. 5 verso-53 passim), Meic Stephens (ff. 13-41 passim, 47), R. S. Thomas (ff. 14 verso, 42, 51), Andrew Sachs (ff. 22, 23 verso-24, 34), Jacques Wirz (ff. 27-28, 48) and Gwynfor Evans (ff. 28 verso, 35 verso), as well as to the illness and death of Glyn Jones (ff. 9 verso-16 verso passim) and the disposition of his papers (ff. 17-47 passim). A few newspaper cuttings have been pasted into the volume (ff. 1, 7, 47).

Collins Royal diary of Raymond Garlick for the year 1994, with one week to view, giving an account of his daily life, interests, work and comments on the news (ff. 1-53).
The volume includes references to Jon Dressel (ff. 4 verso-9 passim, 20-53 passim), Roland Mathias (f. 8 verso), T. Harri Jones (f. 23), John Cowper Powys (ff. 50 recto-verso) and R. S. Thomas (ff. 9 verso, 51 recto-verso) and to the death of Elwyn Davies (ff. 8, 32) and the illness and death of D. Tudor Bevan (ff. 25-46 passim, 62 verso). He also describes visits to Yorkshire, 9-14 April (ff. 15-16), and Tenerife, 5-21 September (ff. 36 verso-38 verso). A quote from Andrew Motion, Philip Larkin: A writer's life (London, 1993), p. 214, is on f. 61. A number of newspaper cuttings have been pasted into the volume, including ff. i verso, 62 recto-verso.

Over a hundred letters and cards, 1947-1957, 1985-1993, from Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz of Basel, Switzerland, containing personal news and comments on his teaching and literary work.
Also included are typescript drafts of eight poems published in the writer's Poems from the Mountain-House (London, [1950]) (ff. 9-16) and six published in Travel Notes (Llandysul, 1992) (ff. 137-140, 142-143); a typescript draft of his article 'A poet looks back', Llais Llyfrau/Book News from Wales (Summer 1989) (ff. 134-136); together with reviews and other printed material relating to him and his work, 1988-1993.