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Ray Howard-Jones Papers
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Ray Howard-Jones Papers

  • GB 0210 RAYHOJ
  • Fonds
  • 1883-1996

Papers, 1883-1996, of, or acquired by, the artist Ray Howard-Jones (1903-1996), including correspondence, diaries, notes and draft poems, and papers relating to exhibitions, together with photographs and slides, and printed material.

A further group of papers of, or acquired by Ray Howard-jones was received June 2006. This group remains uncatalogued.

Howard-Jones, Ray

General correspondence: A-Z

The sub-series comprises letters to Ray Howard-Jones from various individuals, societies and organisations. The letters relate mainly to her profession as an artist and poet, but also include personal and domestic news.

Letters V-W

The file includes letters from the Welsh Arts Council (24), 1969-1987, the Western Mail (50), 1936-1987, the West Wales Association for the Arts (17), 1975-1988, Professor Mary Williams (8), 1973-1974, the Women's International Art Club (10), 1947-1956, and Roger Worsley (34), 1972-1996.

Williams, Mary, 1882-1977

Journal

A journal entitled 'Dark Days', beginning at the end of March, and ending at the end of July. The journal has an entry for the beginning of September 1984.

Diary

The diary commences in February 1930 and continues until the beginning of August of that year. Interspersed throughout are numerous pieces of poetry, written between 1930 and 1994.

Diary

A pocket diary for 1933 containing many entries up to August, but very few thereafter.

Passports

The series comprises two passports, issued to Ray Howard-Jones in 1953 and 1967.

Interests and activities

The series consists of papers which reflect the artist's diverse interests and activities over many years, comprising papers relating to her friendship with the artist and writer David Jones (1895-1974), her involvement as a young woman with the East Moors Theatre, Cardiff, papers relating to her love of music and theatre, and papers reflecting her lifelong devotion to the church and to Nashdom Abbey, Buckinghamshire, in particular. The series also includes papers relating to the career of the photographer Raymond Moore, papers relating to the time spent on the remote Skomer Island, a few papers relating to visits working in Spain in 1958 and to Italy in 1959, together with other miscellaneous papers.

Exhibition papers

The series consists of papers relating to the numerous exhibitions and projects undertaken by Ray Howard-Jones from 1930 to 1993.

Printed material

The series comprises catalogues of exhibitions where Ray Howard-Jones exhibited her work; catalogues of various other exhibitions; printed books and booklets of art interest; magazines which feature Ray Howard Jones's work; and press cuttings of Ray Howard Jones's life and works.

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