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- 1948-1997 (Creation)
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174 ff.
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Some one hundred and forty letters, 1948-1997, in English and Welsh, to John Elwyn from various correspondents (surnames S-W), both personal and work related.
The correspondents include Christopher Sandford, 1953 (ff. 12-13), Meic Stephens, 12 December 1995 (f. 22), Winifred Coombe-Tennant, 19 February 1948 (f. 33), Dewi-Prys Thomas, 1977-1978 (ff. 36-37), David Tinker, 1967 (ff. 44-45), John Ward, 1967-1992 (ff. 75-78 verso), George Weber of Edmonton, Alberta, 1987-1994 (ff. 81-97 verso), Sir Huw Wheldon, 1961, [?late 1970s] (ff. 116-118), Phillip Whitfield, 1991-1996 (ff. 119-146 verso), the Rev. G[wilym] O[wen] Williams, 20 February 1952 (f. 158), Kyffin Williams, [1960s]-1995 (ff. 161-167), Stan Williams, [?early 1990s], (f. 171), and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, 1965-1967 (ff. 148-153). Also included are draft letters from John Elwyn (ff. 53, 58 verso-59 verso, 63 verso, 100) and drafts of two poems by Phillip Whitfield, 1991-1992 (ff. 124, 127, 129, 131, 134, 138, 141), with a translation into Welsh of one of them [?by John Elwyn], [?1992] (f. 147).
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Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
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Usual copyright laws apply. Information regarding ownership of Christopher Sandford, Meic Stephens, John Ward and Kyffin Williams copyright can be found at http://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/ (viewed April 2013).
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 23803E.
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- Royal Cambrian Academy of Art. (Subject)
- Sandford, Christopher -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Coombe Tennant, Winifred, 1874-1956 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Sandford, Christopher. (Subject)
- Coombe Tennant, Winifred, 1874-1956. (Subject)
- Thomas, Dewi-Prys, 1916-1985. (Subject)
- Tinker, David, 1924-2000. (Subject)
- Ward, John, 1917-2007. (Subject)
- Weber, George, 1907-2002. (Subject)
- Wheldon, Huw, Sir, 1916-1986. (Subject)
- Whitfield, Phillip, 1918-1996. (Subject)
- Williams, Gwilym Owen. (Subject)
- Williams, Kyffin, 1918-2006 (Subject)
- Williams, Stan. (Subject)
- Williams, Kyffin, 1918-2006 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Stephens, Meic (Subject)