File NLW ex 2879. - Edward Thomas family papers

Identity area

Reference code

NLW ex 2879.

Title

Edward Thomas family papers

Date(s)

  • 1913-2011 (Creation)

Level of description

File

Extent and medium

1 small box.

Context area

Name of creator

(1889-1948)

Biographical history

Archival history

Received at NLW in a suitcase inscribed 'R. WALDRAM' and 'Cobb, 42 Highgate Rd., Copnor, Portsmouth', and stamped 'ADMIRALTY INSPECTION No. 6 DALMENY'.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gorringes Auction House; Lewes; Purchased at auction (with NLW MS 24064C and NLW MS 24044D, ff. 12-14), lot 30; 2-3 July 2014; 006763531.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers, 1913-2011, of Julian Thomas, relating mostly to his brother, the poet Edward Thomas; with other family papers, photographs, ephemera and personalia.
The papers comprise: (i) proofs, drafts and related correspondence of Julian Thomas, 1917-1938; (ii) proofs of Edward Thomas, The Last Sheaf (London, 1928) with corrections [?in the hand of Julian Thomas]; (iii) papers, 1935-1937, relating to the Edward Thomas Memorial Fund; (iv) typescript copies, [1938], of letters (1897-1916) of Edward Thomas to David ('Dad') Uzzell; (v) printed books, periodicals, offprints and cuttings, 1913-2011, mostly relating to Edward Thomas; (vi) family photographs; (vii) five photographs of Reginald Thomas, together with an official message of sympathy on his death from Winston Churchill, Secretary of State for War, [1918], and the 'King's Message' accompanying the Memorial Plaque (see xvi); (viii) some fifteen family postcards, 1929-1992; (ix) passport, 1931-1938, of Edward Eastaway Thomas; (x) miscellaneous photographs and papers of David Christopher T. Thomas, R.N.V.R., 1941-1946; and (xi-xiii) three notebooks of [?D. C. T.] Thomas, [1940s]. Also included are: (xiv) a first edition copy of Edward Thomas, The South Country (London, 1909), inscribed by him on the half-title page 'To Father & Mother 15.XI.09', with a few further annotations in pencil in a different hand; (xv) a Morocco leather case containing a sepia photograph, [1916x1917], of Corporal Edward Thomas in uniform; (xvi) the bronze Next of Kin Memorial Plaque issued to Reginald Thomas' family following his death; and (xvii) a stamp containing the monogram 'MH' or 'HM' in a case decorated with a rose design.

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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

  • English

Script of material

Language and script notes

English.

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Items removed from these papers consist of proofs for Edward Thomas books (NLW MS 24064C); and letters concerning Edward Thomas's death (NLW MS 24044D, ff. 12-14).

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Notes area

Note

Title based on contents.

Note

Items xiv-xvii were re-integrated into the papers in December 2019.

Note

Preferred citation: NLW ex 2879.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls006763531

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

Rules and/or conventions used

Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

October 2014 and December 2019.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Archivist's note

Description compiled by Rhys Jones, and revised by Rhys Jones.

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  • Text: NLW ex 2879.