File B/1. - Gilbert Bennett papers,

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B/1.

Title

Gilbert Bennett papers,

Date(s)

  • 1977-2005. (Creation)

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2 folders ; 4.5 cm.

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Gilbert Bennett (d. 2003), schoolteacher, broadcaster, playwright, author, and member of Dunvant Male Voice Choir, promoted the work of Dylan Thomas for many years. He was a founder member and President of the Dylan Thomas Society of Great Britain.

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Papers, 1991-2003, of Gilbert Bennett, including correspondence; material concerning his dramatisation of 'The Majoda Incident Trial', and his adaptation of Dylan Thomas's unfinished radio script 'The Londoner'; together with various papers, 1977-2005, relating to the Dylan Thomas Society.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

Original order mostly; press cuttings within the Dylan Thomas Society file have been collated in one envelope at NLW.

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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.

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Letters, [1992]-2001, to Gilbert Bennett from Aeronwy Thomas, including comments on his script relating to the Majoda incident, are among the papers in C2/2/2.

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Note

Preferred citation: B/1.

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vtls006286728

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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  • Text: B/1 (Boxes 30-31).