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Correspondence, 1953-1958, of Daniel Jones following the death of his friend Dylan Thomas, mainly relating to the radio production and publication of Under Milk Wood, the publication of other works including the Collected poems, the Collected letters, and Early one morning [sic], Dylan Thomas's death, and his papers.

Correspondence, May 1954 - March 1955, comprising three typescript letters from Ruthven Todd to Daniel Jones, and two replies from the latter, in which they discuss their own work, the relationship between Dylan Thomas and Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, and the text of Under Milk Wood.

Two letters, June-July 1954, from Elizabeth Reitell, with a draft reply by Daniel Jones, concerning the text of the published editions of Under Milk Wood; together with a photostat copy of the script of the play containing a note in pencil on the cover, "Sent Dec[ember] 1954 through [Malcolm] Brinnin".

Correspondence, January - March 1954, comprising fifteen mainly typescript letters and two telegrams, mostly from E. F. Bozman, Editorial Director, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, Publishers, to Daniel Jones, and including four letters from the latter, in which they discuss the publication of Under Milk Wood, a reprint of the Collected poems, and a collection of prose work entitled Early one morning.

Correspondence, November 1953 - February 1954, comprising eighteen typescript letters and one telegram, mostly from Douglas Cleverdon, Features Department, BBC, to Daniel Jones, and including three replies (one unsigned) from Daniel Jones, a copy of a letter from Douglas Cleverdon to Ruthven Todd, and a letter from Aneirin Talfan Davies to Daniel Jones. They discuss the radio production of Under Milk Wood, including Daniel Jones's compositions, arrangements for the recording, and copyright. Among the papers is an undated black and white photograph of Douglas Cleverdon and Daniel Jones.

Correspondence, 1953-1954 and 1958, comprising twenty-two mainly typescript letters, mostly from the literary agent David Higham, of Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Ltd, to Daniel Jones, and including five replies (two unsigned) from Daniel Jones, one being a 9 ff. draft letter. Among the topics discussed are the collection of Dylan Thomas letters, edited by Daniel Jones and Vernon Watkins; the publication of a collection of radio talks by Dylan Thomas; the radio production of 'Under Milk Wood'; the publication of Under Milk Wood in Mademoiselle, the serialisation of the work in the Sunday Observer, the edition published by Dent containing a preface by Daniel Jones, and the Acting Edition of the play; incidental music to Under Milk Wood, including the composer's rights; the poet's papers in America; the circumstances surrounding his death; and Caitlin Thomas.

Holograph letter of congratulation, 1935, from Dylan Thomas's father, D[avid] J[ohn] Thomas, to Daniel Jones, possibly after the latter was awarded the Mendelssohn Scholarship.

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, dated 31 December 1941, by Dylan Thomas to his parents D. J. and Florence Thomas, written in black ink on lined paper (ff. 1r-3r) and sent from Chiswick, thanking them for the Christmas presents; writing from London, he refers to the time spent in Oxford with Alan and Margaret Taylor over the Christmas holiday, the urgency to find somewhere for Caitlin and Llewelyn to stay near the capital, his recent work on short information films and a radio script, a visit from Vernon Watkins, and a poem published in Lilliput. The envelope is postmarked January 1942.

Autograph review, [1966], (6 pp.), by Cyril Connolly, of the Selected letters of Dylan Thomas, ed. C. Fitzgibbon (London, 1966), and A garland for Dylan Thomas, G. J. Firmage (London, 1966).

Correspondence and papers, 1927-2003, relating to Dylan Thomas. With the exception of one file of general letters from a number of correspondents to various recipients, the files consist of the correspondence and papers of individuals, and include letters from Paul Ferris, 1975-2000; letters and manuscripts of Daniel Jones, 1927-1978; papers and letters of Glyn Jones, 1953-1990; letters from Francis Dufau-Labeyrie to Gwen Watkins, 1979-1983; and the correspondence, 1956-1967, of Vernon Watkins.

Correspondence, 1961-1972, mostly comprising letters to Ralph Maud from the publishers of his works, together with related notes. Also included are seven signed typescript letters, 1962-1963, from Trevor Hughes to Ralph Maud.

Correspondence and papers, 1953-1958, mostly relating to Under Milk Wood comprising an unpublished letter, 1953, from Dylan Thomas to his literary agent, undated production notes by Elizabeth Reitell, and the correspondence of Daniel Jones, 1953-1958.

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.

Uncorrected galley proofs, [1965], of Constantine FitzGibbon's work, The life of Dylan Thomas (1965), containing some amendments in Ralph Maud's hand and typescript suggestions for alterations to the text; together with fourteen letters, 1963-1964, from the author to Glyn Jones, Daniel Jones and Mervyn Levy.

Postcard, [?2000], from Colm Thomas addressed to Jeff Towns.

Unsigned typescript letter, 1952, addressed to Dylan Thomas from the publishers J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, enclosing marked proofs, 1952, of the preliminary pages for the reprint of his Collected poems (London, 1952).

Manuscript and typescript copies, [c. 1928x1953], of collaborative work produced by Daniel Jones and Dylan Thomas, including a literary journal entitled 'The Era', [c. 1928], and two scripts, [1939x1953].

Manuscript poems, most of which appear to be in the hand of Daniel Jones, together with two typescript poems, [1930x1950], enclosed within a folder inscribed 'Collaborations with D.T.'. The paper surrounding one gathering of eight sheets within the folder is inscribed 'Dylan's own?'.

Papers, [1938]-2006, relating to Charles Fisher, including a typescript draft, [1938x1940], (10 pp.), of an alternative first chapter (headed 'Chap 2') by him for The death of the king's canary, completed by Dylan Thomas and John Davenport (London, 1976); letters, 1976 and 1982; photographs of Charles Fisher; and articles about him published between 1964 and 2006.