Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- 1850-1986 (accumulated [1908]-1986) / (Creation)
Lefel y disgrifiad
Fonds
Maint a chyfrwng
0.286 cubic metres (10 boxes)
Ardal cyd-destun
Enw'r crëwr
Hanes bywgraffyddol
Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, CBE (1908-1987) (full name Lewis John Wynford Vaughan-Thomas), from Swansea, Glamorgan, was a broadcaster and author. His father was the composer David Vaughan Thomas (1873-1934). He was educated in Swansea and at Exeter College Oxford. He joined the BBC in London in 1937, and became a war correspondent, covering the Anzio landings in North Italy, 1943, and campaigns in France and Germany in 1944-1945. In 1944, he reported the discovery of Botticelli's 'Primavera' in Castello Montegufoni, Italy, and after the capture of Hamburg, he collected papers belonging to William Joyce ('Lord Haw Haw') from the radio station there. After the War, he worked as a radio and television broadcaster, acting as BBC correspondent covering Royal tours to South Africa, 1947, and the Commonwealth, 1954, and also reporting on Indian independence, 1947, the Middle East, 1956, Europe and Africa, 1956-1964, and as a radio commentator on state occasions, 1950-1956. In 1958, he was one of the founders of the TWW commercial television company; he later worked as Director of Programmes at HTV, TWW's successor. He was a keen traveller, bon viveur, journalist and author, writing on his war experiences and the history and landscape of Wales, and also writing radio and TV scripts. His published works include Anzio (1962), Madly in all directions (1967), (with Alun Llewellyn) Shell Guide to Wales (1969), Portrait of Gower (1975), and an autobiography, Trust to talk (1980). He was also a literary executor of the estate of Dylan Thomas, President of the Council for the Preservation of Rural Wales, and a governor of the British Film Institute, and a member of the Saintsbury Club. In 1946, he married Charlotte, née Rowlands; they lived in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. He was awarded the OBE in 1974 and the CBE in 1986; he died in 1987.
Hanes archifol
Ffynhonnell
Deposited by Charlotte Vaughan-Thomas, Fishguard, in 1989 and 1990.
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
Papers of Wynford Vaughan Thomas, 1850-1986, including war despatches, 1943-1945; papers relating to Indian independence, 1947; scripts of radio programmes on the Middle East, 1956; papers relating to state occasions, 1950-1956; notes for a proposed book on the river Niger, 1961-1963; manuscript and typescript copies of stories, articles, lectures, etc., 1947-1964; scripts of radio and TV programmes and proposed programmes, 1946-[1980s]; notes for proposed works on autobiography, 'Journeys', the River Niger, and Welsh history, [1950s]-1984; manuscripts, notes and typescripts for the published works Anzio, Madly in all directions, Shell Guide to Wales, Portrait of Gower, and Trust to talk, 1958-1980; travel journals, 1947-1964, recording visits to India, West Indies, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Hong Kong and Singapore; notebooks containing notes, drawings and miscellanea, [1947]-[1960s]; financial papers, 1945-1973; correspondence, 1936-1986; papers relating to wine, 1980-1984; papers relating to Dylan Thomas and his literary estate, 1955-1974; family papers, 1895-1950; press cuttings relating to his broadcasting career, 1937-1978; papers relating to Botticelli's painting, 'Primavera', 1945-1988; and miscellaneous papers, mainly printed, 1850-1974.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
All records have been retained.
Croniadau
Accruals are not expected.
System o drefniant
Arranged into the following: broadcasting; published and unpublished works; personal papers; family papers; press cuttings; and miscelleneous.
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu
The usual copyright regulations apply.
Iaith y deunydd
Sgript o ddeunydd
Nodiadau iaith a sgript
English.
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
A hard copy of the schedule is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
Ardal deunyddiau perthynol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau
Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig
Ardal nodiadau
Nodiadau
Title supplied from contents of fonds
Dynodwr(dynodwyr) eraill
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Pwyntiau mynediad
Pwyntiau mynediad pwnc
- Coronations -- Great Britain.
- War correspondents -- Wales.
- Visits of state -- Africa.
- Radio journalism -- Great Britain.
- Television broadcasting -- Wales.
- Visits of state -- West Indies.
- Wales.
- Gower (Wales)
- West Indies.
- India.
- South Africa.
- Denmark.
- Greece.
- Scotland.
- Turkey.
- India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
- India -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
- Germany
- Italy
Pwyntiau mynediad lleoedd
Pwyntiau mynediad Enw
- BBC Active (Firm) (Pwnc)
- HTV (Group) (Pwnc)
- Vaughan-Thomas, Wynford, 1908-1987 -- Archives. (Pwnc)
- Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953 -- Friends and associates. (Pwnc)
- Vaughan Thomas, David, 1873-1934. (Pwnc)
- Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953 (Pwnc)
Pwyntiau mynediad Genre
Ardal rheolaeth disgrifiad
Dynodwr disgrifiad
Dynodwr sefydliad
Rheolau a/neu confensiynau a ddefnyddiwyd
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Statws
Lefel manylder disgrifiad
Dyddiadau creadigaeth adolygiad dilead
May 2003
Iaith(ieithoedd)
- Saesneg
Sgript(iau)
Ffynonellau
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1991; Stephens, Meic, Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales (Oxford, 1986).
Nodyn yr archifydd
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project.