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Literary and artistic papers accumulated by Gwyneth Lewis including: a copy of a published volume entitled ‘NHS @ 60’ to which she contributed; publicity material for some of her work; a typescript of an eisteddfod piece in which she took part entitled 'Maes Mihangel'; a typescript of a hymn by her entitled 'Emyn y Canmlwyddiant'; a programme for a school pantomime entitled ‘Culhwch ac Olwen’ in which she took part at Ysgol Bryntaf; notes by her on Welsh language expressions relating to food; photocopies with manuscript annotations by her of articles about women’s poetry; annotated typescript copies of articles by Ian Thomson about Geneva and the San Giovanni hospital in Rome; a typescript copy with manuscript annotations of Rowan Williams’s play ‘Shakeshafte’, with an accompanying letter from the author to Gwyneth Lewis; typescript copies of poems by other poets with associated letters to Gwyneth Lewis; a typescript copy of a poem about rugby by Peter Fenton sent to Gwyneth Lewis by the Wales coach Mike Ruddock; a copy of literary extracts for a reading at Girton College; copies of published and unpublished work by other writers, artists and composers with associated publicity material and letters to Gwyneth Lewis from authors and publishers; publicity material, invitations, programmes and tickets for literary, musical and artistic events in Britain and America; a copy of South Cambridgeshire District Council’s definition of public art; postcards, drawings and watercolours; and related notes by Gwyneth Lewis.

School, Urdd and college work by Gwyneth Lewis on literary themes, including folders, exercise books and notebooks containing manuscript and typescript poems, essays, exercises, projects and notes relating to her own compositions, which were mostly produced as school work or for competitions, as well as Welsh and English literature more generally, together with eisteddfod entry forms and adjudications, press cuttings, a few notes on other school subjects, and some poetry composed by Marian Lewis.

Correspondence between Gwyneth Lewis and her friends, literary associates and family (notably her aunt Megan, her cousins, and the extended Tanner family in the USA), covering personal, artistic, academic and other aspects of her life, together with related material.

Correspondence between Gwyneth Lewis, her sister, Marian, her parents and their relatives, the Tanner family, concerning family news during Gwyneth Lewis's stay with the Tanners in Illinois in 1976; also included are letters from friends concerning social matters, and a letter from Gwyneth Lewis to an aunt in Cardiff.

Booklets, leaflets, cards, information sheets and notes accumulated by Gwyneth Lewis relating to a wide range of subjects and activities including history, archaeology, religion, self-help, boxing, farming, birdwatching, learning disabilities, travel, geology and domestic purchases.

Correspondence comprising letters and cards sent between Gwyneth Lewis and friends, family, colleges, editors and other writers concerning personal, social and literary matters, including the performance and publication of her work, her posts at Girton and Stanford, together with associated press cuttings and poems by Dannie Abse and others, as well as a letter to Gwyneth Lewis’s parents from her aunt and uncle containing press cuttings, letters, cards, notes and ephemera relating to her life and career, including a typescript copy of her poem 'Bri'.

Correspondence between Gwyneth Lewis and family, friends, teachers, literary associates, education officials, editors, and representatives of the Urdd concerning personal, social, educational and literary matters, and in particular her success at the Urdd eisteddfod in Barry and her prose and poetry contributions to printed media, together with related notes, forms, postcards, eisteddfod texts, event programmes, music scores, drawings, press cuttings and other ephemera.

Letters and cards to Gwyneth Lewis from university and school friends and teaching staff, from her family, from literary and media contacts, and from public officials and private companies, and also a few draft letters written by Gwyneth Lewis herself, concerning personal, social, literary, intellectual, academic, political and family matters, including her published work and her editorial work with Poetry Wales, during her time at Cambridge and in the United States; included in a letter to her parents are typescript copies of three of her poems ('Santes y Ffrog Goch', 'A Dirge for Mrs Davies' and 'Awen Morgannwg') with manuscript annotations.

Ephemera accumulated by Gwyneth Lewis relating to her academic life at Cambridge, Harvard, Stanford, Oxford and Cardiff, including college prospectuses, a press cutting of a job advertisement, a fellowship certificate, college and student event notifications and invitations (notably including literary presentations by Gwyneth Lewis and talks about her work), college menus and seating plans, programmes of student society events and a college symposium, a lecture list, information sheets and booklets about colleges and libraries, orders of service, membership forms, a grant application form, a college invoice, instructions for examination entries, instructions and programmes for degree ceremonies, annual and quarterly reports, a commemorative edition of a booklet on college etiquette, and postcards.

Correspondence between Gwyneth Lewis and family, friends, literary associates, banks, and representatives of the Urdd and Gwyneth Lewis’s school and university college concerning personal, social, literary, school, university and domestic matters, notably her success at the Urdd eisteddfod at Llanelwedd, her life at Girton College, Cambridge, and time she spent in Brittany, together with a letter to Cymdeithas y Mabinogi, Cambridge, from the language centre at Nant Gwrtheyrn, and press cuttings, certificates, leaflets, postcards, photographs and other ephemera.

Ephemera accumulated by Gwyneth Lewis relating to her travels in the United States, Spain, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia, Italy, Turkey and Wales, including a typescript schedule for a film shoot in Cambridge involving her, as well as maps, postcards, hotel receipts, travel tickets and bookings, entrance tickets and guidebooks for tourist attractions, a property prospectus, and related leaflets.

Diaries kept by Gwyneth Lewis, incomplete in parts, noting appointments and reminders relating to her personal and professional life, with some notes on personal and literary matters.

Letters to Gwyneth Lewis from family, friends, literary associates, universities, and media and insurance companies concerning personal, social, literary, academic, professional and domestic matters, especially her life and work at Harvard and in New York and her travels around the United States, together with a notebook, postcards, press cuttings, photographs, leaflets, theatre programmes, student newsletters and a map of Florence; also included are a typescript transcript and offprint of an interview with Italo Calvino by Ian Thomson, some papers relating to Elin ap Hywel (including a typescript of poems by her, a typescript of poems inspired by her work, and a typescript of a short story dedicated to her), typescripts of poems by others, and some postcards relating to Gwyneth Lewis but sent between her friends.

Letters to Gwyneth Lewis from R.S. Thomas and his wife, Betty, concerning developments in their respective literary and personal lives, as well as wider literary matters; also included are letters relating to an interview with R.S. Thomas conducted by Gwyneth Lewis and Peter Robinson at Jesus College, Oxford, together with two typescript copies, one with manuscript amendments, of the interview in which he discusses his work and his views on poetry and its relationship with prose, religion and language.

Notebooks compiled by Gwyneth Lewis as a college student and journalist in the United States, comprising notes on language and literature - notably significant literary works, literary theory, philosophical and psychological issues in literature, geology, the German language, musical instruments, exploration, and the whaling history of Nantucket - as well as personal and domestic matters, together with notes for a visit to the American South and for a subsequent report, and a diary of a trip to Israel with related leaflets and press cuttings.

Papers relating to Gwyneth Lewis's poetry, prose, dramas, operas, academic research, public appearances and other literary work.

Papers relating to Gwyneth Lewis’s D.Phil. entitled ‘Eighteenth-century literary forgeries with special reference to the work of Iolo Morganwg’ (submitted to the University of Oxford), comprising manuscript and photocopied drafts, revisions, bibliographic notes, abstracts, essays and extensive notes by her on primary and secondary sources and academic debates relating to literary figures including Edward Williams ('Iolo Morganwg'), Thomas Chatterton, William Henry Ireland, James Macpherson, Thomas Percy and others, with photocopies of related articles and bibliographies, associated press cuttings, an abstract and part of an annotated typescript draft of a Ph.D. thesis by Paul Timothy Baines entitled 'Authenticity and forgery in eighteenth-century Britain' (submitted to the University of Bristol), a letter from Gwyneth Lewis's supervisor concerning the examiners’ report on her thesis, letters from academics concerning her research, manuscript essays on related topics and a typescript dissertation on George Eliot written by Gwyneth Lewis at Cambridge for her first degree in English literature, Oxford and Cambridge University literature concerning the submission of theses, and library letters and forms concerning reading rooms and Gwyneth Lewis's book loans.

Papers relating to literary projects undertaken by Gwyneth Lewis other than her major published work, including festivals and workshops, research, translation, media work, posts and honours.

Papers relating to Gwyneth Lewis’s literary work in the United States, including: academic typescript essays and manuscript notes written by her for seminars at the New York Institute for the Humanities, as well as photocopies of articles, papers relating to a research grant proposal, and letters sent to her by colleagues; typescript drafts of material written by her for publication, including essays, reviews, an interview with R. S. Thomas, and poems, with manuscript notes, and agreements with publishers; manuscript drafts of essays by her in both English and Welsh about life in New York; a typescript copy of her curriculum vitae, with manuscript notes, together with letters of reference and examination results, copies of her examination certificates, and her application for a Harkness Fellowship; photocopies and press cuttings of published items written by her for journals in the United States, Wales and England; notes, letters, information leaflets, booklets, press cuttings, maps, photographs, postcards and ephemera relating to Danville, Illinois, and in particular to her research for an unmade BBC television programme about Mississippi and Louisiana.

Letters and cards to Gwyneth Lewis from friends, family, university staff, literary contacts and private companies, and postcards from Gwyneth Lewis to her parents, concerning personal, literary, social, academic, career, family and domestic matters, including her published work, the possibility of publishing a collection of her poetry, her editorial activities with Poetry Wales, her life in Cambridge, her applications for work and courses, and her move to Harvard; a letter from Tom Earley also includes typescript copies of two of his poems.