Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1959-2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Is-fonds / Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
8 large boxes + 9 small boxes (0.310 mᶟ)
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Miss Bronwen Beatrice Curtis, Cambridge and Mr Gareth Wyn Curtis, Barry, daughter and son of Tony Curtis, March 1997.
Material relating to the publication of Welsh Painters Talking (Seren Books, 1997) purchased from Mr Gareth Wyn Curtis, Barry, son of Tony Curtis, November 1997.
Purchased from Professor Tony Curtis, Barry, August 2002. Reference numbers: B1997/16, 0200209742.
Donated by Professor Tony Curtis, Barry, July 2012. Acquisition number: 4017752.
For letter from the National Library of Wales acknowledging acquisition of material, see July 2012 papers under heading Letters to Tony Curtis.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Literary papers and correspondence of the Anglo-Welsh poet Tony Curtis, including manuscript and typescript drafts of published and unpublished writings, notably poetry, plays, works of fiction and criticism, which include poetry and prose inspired by Curtis's poetry reading tours of the United States and by his collaborative work with American poets during the 1970s and 1980s; together with letters from publishers and from prominent Anglo-Welsh writers and other literary acquaintances and poetry and prose by other largely Anglo-Welsh writers.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NAMES OF MANY INDIVIDUALS, POEMS, PROSE, PLAYS, PUBLICATIONS, ETC APPEAR MULTIPLE TIMES ACROSS THE RANGE OF SUB-ARCHIVES, PARTICULARLY ACROSS CORRESPONDENCE SECTIONS. AS NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT ALWAYS INDEXED, IT IS ADVISED THAT, WHERE ACCESS TO DETAILED INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL IS REQUESTED FOR VIEWING
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Publications and events (for example) arranged in chronological order of appearance/occurrence.
Titles of poems and names of correspondents arranged in alphabetical order.
For further details, see under individual headings.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
See under individual headings.