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Material relating to a sequence of poems titled 'Aberfan Voices', written by Tony Curtis and Grahame Davies to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster on 21 October 1966, when the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip situated above the South Wales village destroyed Pantglas Junior School and adjacent houses, killing 116 children and 28 adults, each poem accompanied at the readings by a displayed photograph taken by photojournalist and screenwriter I. C. (Chuck) Rapoport. Material includes tour schedule of poetry readings; draft and fair-copied poems; letter to Tony Curtis from Chuck Rapoport; and email correspondence between Tony Curtis, Grahame Davies and Ceri Wyn Jones, Editor of Books for Adults at Gomer Press.
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Papers containing details of Tony Curtis's financial accounts, 1975-1977.

Papers containing details of Tony Curtis's financial accounts, 1975-1977, which include publishing and copyright fees, fees for poetry readings and talks, and accountants' fees.

Photocopy of chapter from Tony Curtis (ed.): After the First Death: An Anthology of Wales and War in the Twentieth Century (Seren Books, 2007) (see, for example: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/After-the-First-Death-by-Tony-Curtis/9781854114501).

Printed flyer featuring poem by Tony Curtis titled 'Commedia del Goalie', which accompanied a touring exhibition by painter Alan Salisbury.

Draft contents page of Album, Tony Curtis's collection of poems published by Christopher Davies in 1974 (see, for example: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3786389-album); and letter to Curtis from Christopher Davies Publishers, enclosing a reader's report.

See reference in April 2016 papers under heading Letters to Tony Curtis.

Printout of article relating to Tony Curtis's visit to the Brandywine River Museum of Art at Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, which houses the works of Realist visual artist Andrew Eyeth and where Curtis also gave a reading of his poetry.

See Tony Curtis: From the Fortunate Isles: New and Selected Poems (Seren Books, 2016) for a series of poems titled 'Five Andrew Wyeth Poems'.

Papers of Tony Curtis, largely relating to the literary arts, comprising poetry, prose and plays by Tony Curtis; material relating to Curtis's period as a student at University College Swansea and at Goddard College, Vermont, United States; correspondence; and notes and miscellanea.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NAMES OF MANY INDIVIDUALS, POEMS, PROSE, PLAYS, PUBLICATIONS, ETC APPEAR MULTIPLE TIMES ACROSS THE RANGE OF SUB-ARCHIVES, PARTICULARLY ACROSS CORRESPONDENCE SECTIONS. AS NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT ALWAYS INDEXED, IT IS ADVISED THAT, WHERE ACCESS TO DETAILED INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL IS REQUESTED FOR VIEWING.

Papers of Tony Curtis, largely relating to the literary and visual arts, comprising poetry (including collections of poetry and poetry readings by Curtis), prose, a play and a radio broadcast by Tony Curtis; interviews conducted by or with Tony Curtis; correspondence; material relating to the Contemporary Art Society for Wales (CASW) and to a memorial event for poet and physician Dannie Abse; poetry and prose by poets and writers other than Tony Curtis; and articles taken from the London Review of Books literary magazine, 5 May 2016.

Draft typescript of an article, with manuscript corrections [?in Tony Curtis's hand], relating to an exhibition by landscape painter Peter Prendergast at Newport Museum & Art Gallery titled 'A Vision of Wales'. According to a note in Tony Curtis's hand, the article was published in the arts magazine Golwg in 1998.

Draft manuscript and typescripts, with corrections in Tony Curtis's hand, of an article by Curtis relating to an exhibition by artist Ken Elias titled 'The Pictures', which includes Curtis's poem 'Couples from the Fifties', previously published in The Last Candles (Seren Books, 1989) (see, for example: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Last-Candles-by-Tony-Curtis/9781854110053). According to a note in Curtis's hand, the article was published in the Turner House art catalogue in June 2000.

Article by Tony Curtis for inclusion in Planet magazine titled 'Playing it Cool: Poetry & Jazz in Britain', with email of response, 2003, to Curtis from John Barnie, then editor of Planet.

Copy of essay by Tony Curtis, titled 'That Golden Decade - David Jones, Ceri Richards, Merlyn Evans and Josef Herman: the four Gold Medal winners at the Welsh National Eisteddfod in the 1960s', to be included in a portfolio, published July 2008, of commissioned essays and a set of original prints to celebrate the Contemporary Art Society for Wales (CASW)'s seventieth anniversary. Essay annotated 'FINAL' in Curtis's hand, presumably indicating the final draft of the work.
Together with letter, 2007, to Tony Curtis from architect and planning consultant Eldred Evans, giving permission for Curtis to reproduce a painting titled 'The Refugees' by her father, painter, printmaker and sculptor Merlyn Evans, as part of the published essay.
See also under heading Talks and lectures by Tony Curtis.
For the Contemporary Art Society for Wales, see also April 2018 papers under heading Contemporary Art Society for Wales (CASW) .

Literary papers and correspondence of the Anglo-Welsh poet Tony Curtis, including manuscript and typescript drafts of published and unpublished writings, notably poetry, plays, works of fiction and criticism, which include poetry and prose inspired by Curtis's poetry reading tours of the United States and by his collaborative work with American poets during the 1970s and 1980s; together with letters from publishers and from prominent Anglo-Welsh writers and other literary acquaintances and poetry and prose by other largely Anglo-Welsh writers.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NAMES OF MANY INDIVIDUALS, POEMS, PROSE, PLAYS, PUBLICATIONS, ETC APPEAR MULTIPLE TIMES ACROSS THE RANGE OF SUB-ARCHIVES, PARTICULARLY ACROSS CORRESPONDENCE SECTIONS. AS NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT ALWAYS INDEXED, IT IS ADVISED THAT, WHERE ACCESS TO DETAILED INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL IS REQUESTED FOR VIEWING

Papers, largely concerning the literary and visual arts, of or relating to Tony Curtis, comprising: poetry; prose (including literary contributions to an edited work, short stories, reviews, essays and articles); material relating to literary works edited by Tony Curtis; plays; television and radio broadcasts; details of poetry and prose readings; student notes; correspondence; and miscellaneous items of or relating to Tony Curtis.

Five annotated proof copies of a three-scene play by Tony Curtis titled 'Augustus, Gwen and Nina', the narrative relating to the painters Augustus John and his sister Gwen John and to the artist and writer Nina Hamnett. Together with printed programme of the play's performance at Barry Island Community Centre, 30 May 2013. The following noted are written on the covers of each copy: 'May re-draft'; 'post chapter 11/5/12'; 'June re-draft'; 'June 7th version'; and 'Nov 2012'.
Together with typescript copy of the scene involving Nina Hamnett only titled 'Nina ... a one-act play', presumably an earlier draft of the final three-act version.

See also August 2021 papers under heading Augustus, Gwen and Nina.

Bound annotated proof copy of a three-scene play by Tony Curtis titled 'Augustus, Gwen and Nina', the narrative relating to the painters Augustus John and his sister Gwen John and to the artist and writer Nina Hamnett. Dated in Curtis's hand February-March 2013.

Bound script of Tony Curtis's play Augustus, Gwen and Nina, inscribed on front cover in Curtis's hand: 'Revised March 13th 2013'.

Laminated flyer and poster advertising a performance of Tony Curtis's play Augustus, Gwen and Nina at Barry Island Community Centre, May 2013, and printed programme of the same performance.

Printed programme for the Tenby Arts Festival [September] 2013, which included a staging of Tony Curtis's play Augustus, Gwen and Nina, and press cutting relating to the performance.

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First edition of Bryan Stanley (B. S.) Johnson's experimental novel The Unfortunates, published by Panther Books Ltd in 1969, comprising loose leaves of the novel wrapped in a plastic binding and encased within a box, with printed instructions by Johnson on how to read the novel.
Together with press cuttings reviewing The Unfortunates; letters and cards, 1969-1973, from B. S. Johnson to Tony Curtis; and press cuttings announcing the death of B. S. Johnson in 1973. For The Unfortunates see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unfortunates

Proposal for a collaborative presentation featuring poetry by Tony Curtis and visual work by film-maker and photographer Jo Sowden as part of the Barry Art Central holocaust exhibition, held January 2017. The material includes photographs taken on a preparatory visit by Tony Curtis and Jo Sowden to Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany, together with grant request form to cover travel and accommodation expenses.

Rough manuscript draft of a play titled 'Barry Island', together with photocopied manuscript notes relating to Barry Island in an unidentified hand.

Printed copy of Tony Curtis's collection of poems titled Carnival, published by Alun Books in 1978. Inscribed by Curtis to Anglo-Welsh poet and writer John Tripp.
Together with letters from Tony Curtis to John Tripp (undated) and to Jean Henderson (2009), and explanatory notes in Curtis's hand relating to all items.
For the collection see, for example: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Carnival-by-Tony-Curtis/9780950564333.

WARNING: POEM WITHIN COLLECTION TITLED 'POEM FROM MY FATHER' CONTAINS DETAILED REFERENCES TO A WOMAN'S BODY WASHED UP ON A BEACH; FACTUAL ACCOUNT Item marked with cautionary 'post-it' note (See August 2002 papers under heading Individual poems (loose papers))