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BJA/2
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Letters from Dannie Abse
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- 1992, 1997 (Creation)
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1 envelope
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(1923-2014)
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Copy of letter, 17 February 1992, sent by Dannie Abse to Mark (presumably Mark Le Fanu of the Society of Authors).
Photocopied manuscript drafts of a series of letters from Dannie Abse published in the Guardian newspaper, 1997, in the course of Abse's debate with Dr Tim Williams, who spearheaded a campaign for a 'No' vote during the 1997 Welsh Assembly referendum, together with press cutting taken from The Times, 23 July 1997.
Copy of undated letter relating to publication rights, sent to undisclosed recipient(s) and bearing the names of Dannie Abse (in his rôle as President of the Welsh Academy), Gillian Clarke and Professor Tony Curtis (both formerly Chairs of the Welsh Academy) (unsigned).
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- English
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- Society of Authors (Great Britain) (Subject)
- Le Fanu, Mark (Subject)
- Williams, Tim, Dr (Subject)
- Wales. Senedd -- Referendum (1997) (Subject)
- The Guardian (Great Britain : newspaper) (Subject)
- Academi Gymreig (Subject)
- Clarke, Gillian, 1937- (Subject)
- Curtis, Tony, 1946- (Subject)