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Undated holograph draft in biro, [1951], of 'Letter to Loren', a letter by Dylan Thomas written in verse, and sent to his friends Lloyd Frankenberg and Loren MacIver on his return to Laugharne following his first American tour. A limited edition of the verse letter was published, with an introduction and notes by Jeff Towns (Swansea, 1993); it also appeared in The London Magazine, and in P. Ferris (ed.), Collected letters (London, 2000). The manuscript appears to be a final draft with few amendments. A doodle in pencil, in an unidentified hand, is drawn on the reverse of the final page.

Typescript copies and printed proofs, [1937x1990], of poems by Dylan Thomas, with related letters and papers.

Two typescript poems, [1937]-[1939], which appear to be the earliest known versions of 'We lying by seasand' and 'If my head hurt a hair's foot', by Dylan Thomas, published in The map of love (London, 1939). The title, 'We lying by seasand', is noted in both pencil and ink at the top of the page, with 'Dylan Thomas' inscribed in pencil and ink beneath the poem. The typescript, [1937], contains pencil corrections, with some printers' marks. 'We lying in seasand' was first printed in Poetry Chicago, (1937), and amended for its publication in The year's poetry, (1937), with further minor changes made before it appeared in The map of love. The typescript, [1939], 'If my head hurt a hare's foot', is headed 'Poem', the title under which it was published in Poetry (London), (1939). The poem is signed in ink by the author, he has corrected the word 'joy' in the fifth stanza, and added a note, 'Hope this is in time. DT', at the bottom of the page; '32' is inscribed in pencil in an unidentified hand at the top of the page.

Galley proofs, 1953, of 'Poem on his Birthday', possibly for the Borestone Mountain Poetry Awards anthology (Philadelphia, 1953).

Holograph letter, (2 ff.), dated 5 March 1945, by Dylan Thomas to Augustus [John], written in blue ink (ff. 1r, 2r) and sent from New Quay, thanking the latter for his gift and referring to Mary Keene who is staying at New Quay. Also included is a typescript copy, [1950x1970], of the letter; inscribed '511/?I/NPQ/72' and '214' in pencil in unidentified hands at the bottom of the page.

Undated holograph letter, [1926x1928], written in pencil on a lined page torn from an exercise book (recto side only), from Dylan Thomas to Dan[iel Jones], requesting that the latter visits him to collaborate on a review and other work.

Undated holograph letter, [April 1937], by Dylan Thomas to Alban [Levy], written in black ink (recto side only) and sent from Bishopston, in reply to his letter following DT's first radio broadcast, 'Life and the Modern Poet'. DT hopes to visit Cardiff soon and read his new poems to Alban, Mervyn and Stella.

Papers, 1954, relating to the Dylan Thomas commemorative number of Dock Leaves (Spring 1954), comprising manuscript, and mostly typescript copies, some containing corrections and notes for the publishers, of contributions for the journal; letters, 1954, from Louis MacNeice, and Henry Treece (2), addressed to the editor Raymond Garlick; corrected galley proofs (15 pp.); a copy of the journal; and a letter and invoice, 1955, from an American antiquarian book dealer.

Additional papers, 1935-2007, relating to Dylan Thomas known as the Dylan Thomas Family Letters, including autograph letters from Dylan to Charles Fisher, [1935]-1947; the letters and papers of his wife, Caitlin, [1940]-1998, among them a substantial group of unpublished autograph letters, 1947-1984, their children, Llewelyn, Aeronwy and Colm, [1954]-2007, Dylan's parents, D. J. and Florence Thomas, 1935-1957, and Caitlin's mother, Yvonne Macnamara, [1957]; and correspondence, 1954-1955, relating to the proposed publication of the notebook poems.

Photocopies and typescript copies, produced [1955x2000], of letters from Dylan Thomas, dated 1931-1953, to various recipients. Most of the original letters appear to be held at the State University of New York Buffalo.

Papers, [1940]-1998, of, and relating to, Caitlin Thomas, comprising thirty-four unpublished autograph letters and cards, 1947-1984, from her; manuscript notes in her hand, [1940x1953]; and press cuttings, 1953-1998, of articles and obituaries about her.

Thirty-four unpublished autograph letters and cards, together with a telegram, 1947-1984, from Caitlin Thomas; among the recipients are Paul Ferris, Daniel Jones (with a draft reply by him), Mervyn Levy, Andrew Sinclair, Stuart Thomas, Ruthven Todd, and Gwen and Vernon Watkins. Also included is a handwritten and typescript copy of a letter, dated 16 December 1953, to George Reavey and Irene Rice Pereira, with a photograph of Caitlin and baby Colm; a typescript copy of a letter, 1954, to David [Higham]; and photocopies of two letters, 1951 and 1962, sent to Helen [McAlpine], held at the University of Texas. Personal matters are mainly discussed in these letters, and Caitlin's life and relationship with Dylan Thomas; several letters are written during the months following her husband's death, and some relate to the trial concerning ownership of the manuscript of 'Under Milk Wood'.

A copy of the American poetry magazine, Three hands, number two (1952), possibly given to Dylan Thomas, containing notes in ink and pencil in Caitlin's hand on the title page and the final blank page, and signed by her. Also included is an undated shopping list, [1940x1953], written on the reverse of a brief note to Dylan Thomas from Pete Gully.

Printed material, 1953-1998, comprising mostly press cuttings of articles and obituaries about Caitlin Thomas, together with a postcard of Augustus John's portrait of her, and a copy of her funeral brochure, 1994.

An autograph letter, [1978], from Llewelyn Thomas to Daniel and Irene Jones, together with two postcards, 1998, from him addressed to Jeff Towns. Also included are press cuttings relating to Llewelyn Thomas, [1962]-2001; a copy of the Harvard University magazine, Gadfly, containing an article by him, 'Religion in Harvard', with related papers, 1959; and a xerox copy of his article published in the Australian newspaper, The Nation (October, 1971), 'On the impossibility of remembering father'.

Autograph letters by Dylan Thomas's parents, comprising one letter, 1935, from D. J. Thomas to Daniel Jones, and six letters (one photocopy), [1953]-1957, from Florence Thomas to various recipients.

Holograph letter, 1 December [1957], from Yvonne Macnamara to Vernon Watkins regarding the book, Letters to Vernon Watkins (London, 1957), and including her impressions of her son-in-law, Dylan Thomas.

Typescript copy, [1935x1955], (5 pp.), containing a few corrections in red biro in an unidentified hand, together with an uncorrected carbon copy, of a story entitled, 'The vest'. This work was first recorded in the 'Red notebook', 1934, and published in Yellowjacket magazine in 1939.

A copy of Contemporary poetry and prose, no. 9, (Spring, 1937), including the story 'The holy six' by Dylan Thomas, pp. 18-26; the front cover inscribed by him in ink, "This contains The Holy Six", and the text of the story also including amendments in his hand.