Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1992x2009] (Creation)
Level of description
Ffeil / File
Extent and medium
1 small box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Correspondence arranged in chronological order as far as possible.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Khasi
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Some foxing.
Some folios marked by rusted paperclips, since replaced.