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- 1938-1997. (Creation)
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184 ff. Guarded and filed at NLW.
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Over one hundred and thirty letters, 1938-1997, in English and Welsh, to John Elwyn from various correspondents (surnames O-R), both personal and work related.
The correspondents include John Ormond, 1977-1987 (ff. 4-20 verso), [Sir] Thomas Parry, 17 December 1959 (f. 29), John Petts, 1953-1991 (ff. 35-55), Thomas Rathmell, December 1988 (f. 119), Dennis William Reed, 1938-1957 (ff. 120-155 verso), Ceri Richards, 1947 (ff. 161-163), and Frank Roper, 12 May 1959 (f. 165). Letters, 1959-1962, relating to commissions for the Shell County Guides, from the publishers Rainbird, McLean Ltd (later George Rainbird Ltd) (ff. 80-117, 174-180), include letters from Kenneth Rowntree, 1959-1960 (ff. 96, 104, 174-175), and Edward Young, 1962 (ff. 113-117), notes by Geoffrey Grigson, 1959-1960 (ff. 99-101, 176-180), and a letter from John Elwyn (f. 92). Also included is a copy of John Ormond's tribute to Graham Sutherland, 1980 (ff. 5-13). The letters contain references to Dannie Abse (ff. 16-17), Leslie Norris (f. 17), John Petts's declining health and death (ff. 31-34), Richard Macdonald (ff. 120 recto-verso, 123-124, 131, 142 recto-verso, 143 verso, 145) and Frank Dobson (ff. 131 verso-132); and to the Second World War (ff. 124-146), including air-raids on Bristol (ff. 135-138).
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Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 23802E.
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- Rainbird, McLean (Firm) (Subject)
- Petts, John, 1914-1991 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Sutherland, Graham Vivian, 1903-1980. (Subject)
- Norris, Leslie, 1921-2006. (Subject)
- Macdonald, Richard, 1919-1993. (Subject)
- Dobson, Frank, 1886-1963. (Subject)
- Petts, John, 1914-1991 -- Death and burial. (Subject)
- Ormond, John, 1923-1990 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Ormond, John, 1923-1990 (Subject)
- Parry, Thomas, 1904-1985 (Subject)
- Rathmell, Thomas, 1912- (Subject)
- Reed, Denis William, 1917-1979. (Subject)
- Roper, Frank, 1914-2000. (Subject)
- Rowntree, Kenneth. (Subject)
- Grigson, Geoffrey, 1905-1985. (Subject)
- Young, Edward Preston. (Subject)
- Richards, Ceri, 1903-1971 (Subject)
- Abse, Dannie (Subject)
- Petts, John, 1914-1991 (Subject)