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Papers, in the main diaries and correspondence, 1895-[?1978], of Edward and Helen Thomas, comprising diaries of Edward Thomas, 1895-1917; correspondence, 1896-1917, of Edward Thomas and his wife Helen; correspondence, 1895-1896, of Edward Thomas and his father-in-law James Ashcroft Noble; autograph drafts of poems, 1914-1917, by Edward Thomas, all of which were published in The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas, ed. by R. George Thomas (Oxford, 1978); the original manuscript of The Heart of England (London, 1906); an autograph prose piece, 1912, entitled 'A Castle of Cloud'; and fragments of Edward Thomas's journals, memoranda, photographs, etc., 1895-1916.

Twenty-nine letters, 1895-1896, to Edward Thomas from James Ashcroft Noble (1844-1896), father of Helen Thomas, and nine letters, 1896, from Thomas to Noble, mainly concerned with Thomas's writing and Noble's deteriorating health. Also included is a copy of a photograph of Noble's study (f. 109).

Proofs, 1897, 1915, of parts of two books by Edward Thomas, containing a few corrections and revisions in the author's hand.
The proofs for The Woodland Life (Edinburgh and London, 1897), his first published volume, consist of a single gathering (paginated 1-16), being the beginning of the article 'The Sweet o' The Year' (ff. 1-8). As well as the inscription 'Mother. May 7. 1897' (on f. 1) there are a few emendations in ink (ff. 3 recto-verso, 8). The proofs for Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds (London, 1915), his only book written for children, consist of four loose gatherings (paginated [i]-viii, 1-48), comprising most of the first eleven chapters, and contain several minor corrections in pencil (ff. 9-36).

Sixty-seven letters, 1899-1911, to Edward Thomas from his wife, Helen Thomas, containing mainly personal and family news.

Diary of Edward Thomas, 14 June 1904-21 February 1905, recording brief details of articles and reviews sent out and payments received for published work, and letters sent and received, with short notes of other activities.

Diary of Edward Thomas, 22 February-31 December 1905, recording brief details of articles and reviews sent out, payments received for pubilshed work, and letters received and sent, with short notes of other activities.

Diary of Edward Thomas, 1906, recording brief details of articles and reviews sent out and of letters received and sent, with short notes of other activities.

Diary of Edward Thomas, 1907, recording brief details of articles and reviews sent out and of letters received and sent, with short notes of other activities.

Diary of Edward Thomas, 1908, recording very brief details of work done and of letters sent and received, together with a list of articles sent out (pp. 382-383) and a few short notes of other activities.

Diary of Edward Thomas, 1909, recording very brief details of work done and of letters sent and received, together with a list of articles sent out (ff. xv-xvi verso) and a few short notes of other activities.

Diary of Edward Thomas, 1910, recording very brief details of work done and of letters sent and received, together with a list of articles sent out (ff. 1 verso-3) and a few short notes of other activities.

Diary of Edward Thomas, 1911, recording very brief details of work done and of letters sent and received, together with a list of articles sent out (ff. xxvii-1) and a few short notes of other activities.