Ffeil / File AB2/1/6 - Gwalia in Khasia

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AB2/1/6

Title

Gwalia in Khasia

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  • [1992x2009] (Creation)

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1 small box

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Material relating to the writing of Nigel Jenkins' Gwalia in Khasia, published by Gomer Press in 1995. Items include printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Gomer Press; letters to Nigel Jenkins from correspondents in Shillong and from A T Mays travel agents; letters of reference and introduction on behalf of Nigel Jenkins; material relating to the shortlisted candidates for the 1996 Wales Book of the Year; letters and cards from various correspondents following publication of Gwalia in Khasia and its winning the Wales Book of the Year prize, 1996 (correspondents including Peter Meilleur, Dafydd Rowlands and Ioan Richard); travel itineraries; overview of Gwalia in Khasia; printed invitation to launch of Gwalia in Khasia; copy of Circa21 newspaper, July 1995, containing extract from Gwalia in Khasia; royalty statements; reviews; printed material and press cuttings from Shillong and the Khasi Hills; and photocopied notes and photographs from printed sources.

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Accruals

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Correspondence arranged in chronological order as far as possible.

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Language of material

  • English
  • Khasi
  • Welsh

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Some foxing.
Some folios marked by rusted paperclips, since replaced.

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See also Published prose of Nigel Jenkins for Gwalia in Khasia: Draft text and Through the Green Door; Published works edited by Nigel Jenkins for Khasia in Gwalia; and Media broadcasts of Nigel Jenkins for Gwalia yng Nghasia and Gwalia in Khasia.

See also Letters to Nigel Jenkins from Robin Ngangom, Letters to Nigel Jenkins from Desmond Kharmawphlang and Letter to Nigel Jenkins from Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih; also Letters to Nigel Jenkins from miscellaneous friends and associates for letter to Nigel Jenkins from Dr Larry Khongwir.

For a review of Gwalia in Khasia published in SWAGmag [date], see Literary Affiliations and Associations of Nigel Jenkins: Swansea Writers' and Artists' Group (SWAG).

See Printed books in the possession of Nigel Jenkins for copies of Noble Deeds in Silence by Dr Larry Khongwir.

Photographs and photographic slides taken by Nigel Jenkins and others in Shillong and Meghalaya state in India and photographs and photographic slides of Liverpool steamships related to the history of Khasia are kept separately at Photo book 5885 (B) (acquisitions number 99711133602419).

A videocassette annotated 'LLEW - SHILLONG' is kept separately at VM 9139 - VM 9169.

Audio-cassettes relating to Khasia are kept separately at CM 15710 - CM 15741.

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  • Text: AB2/1/6 (Box 11)