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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prose works, [1925x1953], and personal papers, [1929]-1960; poetry, [1928x2010], mostly comprising autograph drafts; unpublished autograph letters by Dylan Thomas, [1926]-1995; and a small group of material, 1939-[2013], including four autograph letters, 1939, from the author, relating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.

Papers, 1953-[2006], relating to Dylan Thomas known as the Under Milk Wood group, including scripts of the radio play, [1953]-1954; papers, [1953]-1986, relating to the publication of the work, with the original score, [1953], of the incidental music composed by Daniel Jones; correspondence, 1953-1958, including an unpublished letter, 1953, from Dylan Thomas to his literary agent; programmes, 1954-2005, of stage productions of works by Dylan Thomas, mainly 'Under Milk Wood'; translations and adaptations of the work, [1958]-2003; and papers, 1960-[2006], relating to the film production, audio recording, and animated film of 'Under Milk Wood'.

First printing of the BBC script, [1953], (71 pp.), of 'Under Milk Wood', produced by Douglas Cleverdon; annotated by Daniel Jones.

Bound copy of the script of Under Milk Wood, 1954, submitted by the BBC for the Italia Prize, consisting of a parallel French and English text, with notes on names and places, and an introduction; this appears to have been Daniel Jones's personal copy and is signed by him. Also included is a published list, 1955, of winners of the Prix Italia 1954. Under Milk Wood was awarded the Prix Italia for a literary or dramatic radio programme.

French translation, 1954, by Jacques B. Brunius of 'Under Milk Wood', entitled 'Au Bois Lacte', which appears to have been prepared for the Italia Prize submission; includes notes on names and places, and an introduction at the beginning of the script.

Papers, [1953]-1957, relating to the publication of Under Milk Wood, among them manuscript and typescript drafts, 1954, of Daniel Jones's Preface; a draft contents table, [1954]; typescript 'Notes on pronunciation', [1954]; an alternative typescript Preface by Daniel Jones, stamped 20 Dec[ember] 1957; a typescript list of amendments to the page proofs by Daniel Jones and Douglas Cleverdon; and two lists of emendations to the BBC script of UMW, [1953]x1954. The file also contains correspondence, 1954-1986, mainly addressed to Daniel Jones, with two replies by him, regarding Under Milk Wood, including the recording of the BBC production of the play, permission to use DJ's music, and royalties derived from the work.

Programmes, 1966-1970, of productions of 'Adventures in the skin trade', the dramatisation by Andrew Sinclair of Dylan Thomas's unfinished novel.

Programmes, 1954-2004, for performances and readings of various works by Dylan Thomas, including 'A child's Christmas in Wales' and 'Quite early one morning'.

Papers, [1958]-2004, relating to translations and adaptations of Under Milk Wood, including a typescript copy, [1958x1959], of a Swedish translation by Th[omas] Warburton, entitled 'Intill Mjolkhagen' [sic]; a letter, 1959, enclosing material relating to the performance and reception of the German version of UMW; papers, 1997-1999, relating to a Catalan and Spanish production of UMW; and papers, 2003-2004, including a performance edition of the script, of the Australian adaptation, 'Under Mulga Wood'.

Scrapbooks, 1954-1964, compiled by Joseph Gold, containing cuttings mostly relating to ‘Under Milk Wood’, and also including some letters addressed to him.

Additional papers, 1927-2006, relating to Dylan Thomas known as the Dylan Thomas Secondary Manuscripts, mainly comprising correspondence, articles, publications, and research papers by various authors among them Paul Ferris, Pamela Hansford Johnson, Daniel Jones, Glyn Jones, Ralph Maud, Wynford Vaughan Thomas, and Vernon Watkins; and including papers relating to the publication of the limited edition of Letter to Loren (Swansea, 1993).

Correspondence and papers, 1927-2003, relating to Dylan Thomas. With the exception of one file of general letters from a number of correspondents to various recipients, the files consist of the correspondence and papers of individuals, and include letters from Paul Ferris, 1975-2000; letters and manuscripts of Daniel Jones, 1927-1978; papers and letters of Glyn Jones, 1953-1990; letters from Francis Dufau-Labeyrie to Gwen Watkins, 1979-1983; and the correspondence, 1956-1967, of Vernon Watkins.

Papers, 1953-1990, of Glyn Jones, including four letters, 1953-1979, by him to various recipients, and one letter, 1958, to GJ from A. G. Prys-Jones, all of which relate to Dylan Thomas; together with a script, [1979], containing autograph corrections and additions, of a talk by GJ which appears to be an introduction to a performance of 'Under Milk Wood'; and photostat copies of seventeen letters, 1934-1953, to GJ from Dylan Thomas, with typescript copies of the same annotated by GJ and Ralph Maud. Also included is a manuscript draft of a series of five articles by GJ about Dylan Thomas published in The Western Mail, 1958; a postcard, 1958, from Richard Evans praising the articles; a scrapbook belonging to GJ containing articles and papers, 1953-1986, mostly relating to Dylan and Caitlin Thomas; additional notes and drafts of talks, [1954x1970], by GJ about Dylan Thomas; and papers relating to the Dylan Thomas summer schools at Swansea (1974) and Aberystwyth (1990) attended by GJ.

Typescript, (2 pp.), signed by Alan Clodd, headed 'Sleeve-notes for Dylan Thomas records', and inscribed "written for Phillips Records re-issue of Dylan Thomas readings. May 1969. Alan Clodd".

Autograph review, [1966], (6 pp.), by Cyril Connolly, of the Selected letters of Dylan Thomas, ed. C. Fitzgibbon (London, 1966), and A garland for Dylan Thomas, G. J. Firmage (London, 1966).

Typescript, [1962], (6 pp.), containing manuscript amendments, of an article by Wrey Gardiner, entitled 'The fiery forties', published in the Poetry review (Autumn, 1962).

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).

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.

Notes, 1950, in the hand of W. S. Graham, on an article by David Aivaz, 'The poetry of Dylan Thomas', which was published in The Hudson Review, vol. 3, no. 3, (Autumn, 1950), pp. 382-404.

Bound typescript copy, 1955, of a dissertation by Malcolm A. Nelson, Williams College, Massachusetts, entitled, 'The ageless voice: a study of Dylan Thomas's ideas about his own poetry'.