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Exercise book containing an autograph first draft of the film script 'A one legged man takes a walk'. According to a note on f. 2 the work was begun in Ydra in 1967 and continued until 1971. The present draft appears to date from 1969 (f. 1).

Fourth draft (typescript, incomplete, 26 ff.) and fifth draft (typescript, 56 ff.) of 'A one legged man takes a walk'.

Second draft (typescript and autograph, 25 ff.) and third draft (typescript with autograph revision, 53 ff.) of 'A one legged man takes a walk'.

Final typescript of A Rope of Vines (Hodder & Stoughton, 1965) with slight autograph revision directions to printers and rough sketches of the illustrations.

Sketch book containing pen-and-ink line drawings (loose, having been torn out) some of them used for the blocks for A Rope of Vines. Some Greek material written inside covers, dated July 1964.

Uncorrected galley proofs of A Rope of Vines (Hodder & Stoughton, 1965).

Notebook containing Bardsey material (ff. 27-29, 63 verso, 67, 103-105); draft poems (ff. 96 verso-102); a few pen-and-ink sketches, and notes on the Caseg Broadsheets (ff. 30-34).

Manuscripts, 1934-1971, of the artist and writer Brenda Chamberlain, including drafts of various poems and poetry collections, 1941-[1960s]; drafts of the novel The Water-Castle (London, 1964), [1953x1962], and the memoirs Tide-race (London, 1962), [1962], and A Rope of Vines (London, 1965), 1964-[1965]; other prose fiction, [1940s]-[1960s]; plays, 1956-[c. 1968]; film scripts, [1969x1971]; other miscellaneous prose, [1945]-[?1970]; original journals, [1951]-1966; sketches and studies in various media, [1930s]-1965; correspondence, 1952-1971; and printed matter, 1950-1968.

Papers, [c. 1928]-1970, of Brenda Chamberlain comprising correspondence, notebooks and diaries, sketch books, broadsheets, some printed material, woodcuts, sketches, slides and photographs. The collection includes a few letters sent by her mother to her father, Tom Chamberlain; and drafts of works and a notebook belonging to Peter Petts. These papers (4 large boxes, donated by Mrs Joan Rees, Bangor, June 2001) remain uncatalogued.

Notebook, dated May 1941 (inside cover) and used 1941-1942, containing drafts of poems, including some collected in The Green Heart; copies of poems by Alun Lewis and Dorothy Wellesley. On f. 40r-v is a list of poems, probably poems under consideration for Caseg Broadsheets. On ff. 34v-35v are notes on poems of Brenda Chamberlain published or rejected by periodicals.

Notebook, dated April 1950 (inside cover), containing drafts of poems, notably 'Christmas Eve' which was collected in The Green Heart, others of them appear in typed drafts in NLW MS 21485E; extracts from Flaubert's letters; prose, some relating to Tide-race and a few pen-and-ink sketches. On ff. 82-93 (inverted text) is a journal of a visit to France, October-November [1951]. From f. 94 verso to the end are notes of poems of Brenda Chamberlain published or rejected by periodicals.

Notebook containing draft prose fragments (a Welsh mountain setting) and a few poems, dated February 1944 (inside cover).

Drawing book begun by a child and later used by Brenda Chamberlain (ff. 13, 18, 34-5 only). Includes Karl von Laer material. Dated 'New Year's Day 1954' (f. 13).

Notebook largely concerned with the exhibition of Brenda Chamberlain's paintings at Zwemmers in 1962, with lists of paintings, notes on them, names of purchasers, list of guests. On ff. 30-33 verso are notes on the page proofs of Tide-race. On ff. 99 verso-100 is a general note on her painting. On f. 2 is a list of poems sent for St Mary's (Paddington) Hospital Magazine 1962 (they all appear in NLW MS 21485E). Dated 'London January 1962' (f. 1).

Notebook containing the beginning of a play, in French, with a cast of animals (ff. 5 verso-8) and pen-and-ink sketches including a series (with wash) for stage sets for a performance of Twelfth Night (ff. 10-17). On f. 21 verso is the idea for 'A one legged man takes a walk' (cf. NLW MSS 21495-7). On ff. 22 verso-23 is a list of poems intended for a volume of Poems with Drawings (Enitharmon Press, 1969). On f. 33 recto-verso are lists of poems sent to periodicals, 1956.

Notebook containing Greek material largely written during a stay in a Greek nunnery, on Ydra and on Pharos. Less in the form of a journal than NLW MS 21516B, the material is now conceived as the basis of a book to be called 'Letters from my cell' (cf. f. 1 verso). Includes a few pen-and-ink sketches. Dated 'August 22 1963 London' (f. 1), and used August-October 1963.

Typescript of a journal kept by Brenda Chamberlain in Greece, January-August 1966. There are two drafts, the first on ff. 1-26, the second on ff. 27-56. Both are given the title 'Total Eclipse of the Sun'. Part of the second draft was published under this title in Mabon, vol. I, no. 5.

Typescript of a journal kept by Brenda Chamberlain in Italy and Greece, September-November 1962. 'Abstract of a Journey', published in Mabon, vol. I, no. 3, is based on part of this journal.

Notebook containing Greek material, mainly a journal written on Ydra from 24 May (the date of her arrival) until July 1963. This journal was conceived as the basis of a book to be called 'Letters from Ydra' (cf. ff. 1 verso, 25) which later developed into A Rope of Vines, together with some pen-and-ink sketches.

Some forty letters, 1952-1971, to Brenda Chamberlain from Karl von Laer of Löhne, West Germany, and his close relatives and friends, many of the letters being illustrated with sketches. Several of them inspired passages in The Water-Castle (see NLW MS 22493C, ff. 234-247).

Letters to Brenda Chamberlain, with a few associated documents, all relating to her professional activities, such as publication of her books, exhibitions of her paintings, etc.
The correspondents are Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1961-1970 (ff.1-82); Oxford University Press, 1961-1964 (ff. 83-85); Alan Clodd (Enitharmon Press), 1968-1970 (ff. 86-136); Juliet Standing (Daedalus Press), 1968-1969 (ff. 137-143); Arts Council, later Welsh Arts Council, 1956-1959, 1968-1971 (ff. 144-199); Women's International Art Club, 1952 (f. 200); BBC, 1952-1964 (ff. 201-204); Edwin [Morris], archbishop of Wales, 1962 (f. 205); Zwemmer Gallery, 1962 (f. 206); National Museum of Wales, 1962 (f. 207); National Library for the Blind, 1964 (f. 208); Paintings in Hospitals, 1965 (f. 209); Welsh National Theatre Company, 1968 (f. 210), North Wales Association for the Arts, 1968 (f. 211); Cyngor Gwlad Môn, 1969 (f. 212); David Tinker (UCW, Aberystwyth), 1969 (ff. 213-214); National Library of Wales, 1969 (ff. 215-221); UCNW, Bangor, 1969 (f. 222); Wrexham Literary Group, 1970 (f. 223); Alun John, 1970 (ff. 224-226); New York Times, 1970 (f. 227); Glyn Tegai Hughes (Gregynog), 1970 (ff. 228-230); Mabon, 1970 (f. 231); Harlech Television Ltd, 1970 (f. 232); Belgrade Theatre Coventry, 1970 (ff. 233); and Meic Stephens, 1970-1971 (ff. 234-235).