Birthday cards, telegrams, letters and thank you letters concerning Sir Clough Williams-Ellis' 90th birthday and the various celebrations; papers relating to the celebration at Portmeirion including a list of guests, the programme and invitation, photographs of the party and drafts of Sir Clough's speech, 1973; and pages from The Times, 28 May 1973. The correspondents include Henry, Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest, Robin Cooke, Jan Morris and Sir Donald Gibson.
The file includes drafts of 'Finale'.
Drafts of Around the World in Ninety Years, and other publications, [1976].
Early drafts of Around the World in Ninety Years, [1976]-[1977].
Writings including letters relating to Headlong Down the Years, 1954; drafts of various autobiographies; correspondence relating to various books and the republication of England and the Octopus, 1969-1978; a draft of 'Nought Till Now'; proof of Portmeirion, 1963; and notebooks.
Ten notebooks containing sketches, drawings, notes, and drafts of speeches, [20 cent., third quarter]-1976.
Letters and copies of replies concerning the sales of Headlong Down the Years, 1954.
A bundle of miscellaneous typescript and manuscript drafts, most probably of Architect Errant, 1968-1970.
Sir Clough Williams-Ellis Papers,
The papers of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, comprising material relating to his architectural projects, including the village of Portmeirion and the Voelas, Bodnant and Brondanw estates, 1907-1978; papers, minutes and agendas, 1930-1977, of the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the Council for the Protection of Rural Wales and the Advisory Committee on the Landscape Treatment of Trunk Roads; speeches given by Clough Williams-Ellis at various meetings; articles and reviews published by him in newspapers, journals and magazines, and articles published by others on his works; correspondence concerning articles to the press, his publications, fixtures, invitations to various meetings and dinners, letters from architects, artists and other prominent figures; letters, cards and other papers relating to landmarks in his life, such as the conferring of a CBE and knighthood and the celebration of birthdays and his diamond wedding anniversary; and drafts of autobiographies and other writings, 1952-1978.
Williams-Ellis, Clough, 1883-1978
Buildings, grounds and administration,
Papers relating to the procuring of buildings for Portmeirion and their upkeep; papers relating to the grounds and especially the wild garden, and the administration of the estate including heating and electricity, 1941-1978.
Letters and copies of replies regarding the proposed Guardian Cottage in Portmeirion, 1966, and the Gardner's Cottage at Deudraeth Castle, 1969; together with a letter from the office of the Minister of Housing and Local Government concerning the listing of Portmeirion, 1969.
Correspondence relating to the wild garden at Portmeirion, 1971.
Articles regarding Portmeirion,
Newspaper cuttings and articles from various newspapers including the Birmingham Post, the Western Mail, the Toronto Daily Star, an excerpt out of the New Yorker, and other papers, 1962-1967.
Brochures, photographs and stamps of Herm Island in the Channel Islands, [1954]-[1957].
Papers mainly relating to various building projects by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, from whole buildings to garden follies in Wales, England and Ireland, including those on the Aberconway estate and on the Voelas estate.
Papers, letters and copies of replies concerning Sir Clough Williams-Ellis's architectural projects ranging over the period 1922-1939 and 1951-1978.
Correspondence relating to the Westonbirt water pavilion project, 1952-1954.