Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1966-2015 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
6 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Andrew Sinclair (1935-2019) was an author, historian, critic and film-maker. Among his published works are Dylan Thomas: Poet of His People (1975), and Dylan the Bard: A Life of Dylan Thomas (1999 and 2003). He directed the film 'Under Milk Wood' (1972), starring Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter O'Toole, and his company, Timon Films, produced the documentary 'Dylan on Dylan' (2002).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Dr Andrew Sinclair, London per Mr Dewi Vaughan Owen, BBC Wales, Cardiff, June 2014.
Donated by Dr Andrew Sinclair, London, January 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, 1966-2015, relating to the filming and production of Under Milk Wood (1972), directed by Andrew Sinclair, together with papers relating to the financing and distribution of the film and to other Dylan Thomas projects.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged at NLW into two series: Under Milk Wood (2014 Donation) and Under Milk Wood (2016 Donation) and three files.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
January and June 2016.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: information on dust jacket of Dylan the bard by Andrew Sinclair and papers within the Andrew Sinclair Collection.
Archivist's note
Compiled by Ann Francis Evans .