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Letters to Elwyn Davies (1912-1994), journalist, teacher, translator and poet, from his friends Glyn Jones (29) 1981-93, Raymond Garlick (36) 1981-93, and Leslie Norris (1) 1988, containing personal news as well as comments on their own work and that of other Anglo-Welsh writers.

Poetry notebooks containing drafts and notes for poems, as follows: Small notebook with drafts of poems 1964-1965 (ff. 1-18); Ditto, 1965-1966 (ff. 19-36); Ditto, 1966-1967 (ff. 37-60); Drafts of two poems, originally loose leaves (ff. 61-63); Sketchbook containing worked drafts of poems, 1967-1968 (ff. 64-81); Drawing block containing worked drafts of poems, 1968-1969 (ff. 82-88); Typescript drafts with autograph changes of six poems; autograph fair copies, dated 1964, on the back of picture postcards which illustrate the poems, of 'Camargue' and 'Camargue Cross' (ff. 89-102). Most of the poems included in this volume were collected in A Sense of Europe: Collected Poems 1954-1968 (Llandysul, 1968).

Llythyrau, [1948]-[1959], gan gynnwys rhai oddi wrth Raymond Garlick a Kate Roberts (3).

Pum deg chwech llythyr, 1980-2022, yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, oddi wrth awduron, ysgolheigion ac eraill, o Gymru neu gyda chysylltiadau Cymreig, yn cynnwys Donald Allchin, 1980 (ff. 1-4), John Barnie, 1992, [?1994] (ff. 5-6), Tony [Brown], 1998 (f. 7), Gillian Clarke, 1989 (f. 9), David Cole, 1998 (f. 10), Tudor David, [1994] (f. 11), Oliver Davies, 1999 (f. 12), T. J. Davies, 1990 (f. 13), Maura Dooley, 1993 (ff. 14-15), Nicholas Edwards, [Barwn Crughywel], 1998 (f. 16), Tom Ellis, 1998-1999 (ff. 17-22), Gwynfor [Evans], 1990 (f. 23), Meredydd Evans, [d.d.] (ff. 24-26), Raymond Garlick, 1981 (f. 27), [R.] Geraint [Gruffydd], 1990-2007 (ff. 28-31), Chris Harvie, 1992, [1994] (ff. 32-33), Marged [Haycock], 1998 (f. 34), Jeremy Hooker, 1990, 1993 (ff. 35-38), A. O. H. Jarman, 1990 (f. 40), Nigel Jenkins, 1990 (f. 41), Gwerfyl Pierce Jones, 1990 (f. 42), Gwyn [Jones], 1990 (f. 43), Katie Jones [Gramich wedi hynnu], 1985 (f. 44), R. Brinley Jones, 1990 (f. 46), D. Tecwyn Lloyd, 1981, 1984 (ff. 49-51), Clare Morgan, 1990 (f. 52), Prys Morgan, 2022 (f. 55), Gwilym Prys Davies, [Barwn Prys-Davies], 1998 (f. 56), Ioan Bowen Rees, 1990 (f. 57), John [Rowlands], 1995 (f. 60), Rob Stradling, 2004 (f. 61), Dilys [Williams, chwaer Waldo Williams], 1985 (f. 62), [David] Gwyn Williams, [?1980au cynnar] (ff. 63-64), [J.] Gwynn [Williams], 1998 (f. 65), a Robin Young, 2003 (f. 66). Mae nifer o'r llythyrau yn llongyfarch Ned Thomas ar ei apwyntiad fel cyfarwyddwr Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru yn 1990, neu ar ei ymddeoliad o'r swydd honno yn 1998. Ceir hefyd gopi o lythyr oddi wrth Thomas at Prys Morgan, 2022 (ff. 53-54) a chopi o gerdd gan R. Gerallt Jones (f. 48). = Fifty-six letters, 1980-2022, in Welsh and English, from authors, academics and others from Wales or with Welsh connections, including Donald Allchin, 1980 (ff. 1-4), John Barnie, 1992, [?1994] (ff. 5-6), Tony [Brown], 1998 (f. 7), Gillian Clarke, 1989 (f. 9), David Cole, 1998 (f. 10), Tudor David, [1994] (f. 11), Oliver Davies, 1999 (f. 12), T. J. Davies, 1990 (f. 13), Maura Dooley, 1993 (ff. 14-15), Nicholas Edwards, [Baron Crickhowell], 1998 (f. 16), Tom Ellis, 1998-1999 (ff. 17-22), Gwynfor [Evans], 1990 (f. 23), Meredydd Evans, [d.d.] (ff. 24-26), Raymond Garlick, 1981 (f. 27), [R.] Geraint [Gruffydd], 1990-2007 (ff. 28-31), Chris Harvie, 1992, [1994] (ff. 32-33), Marged [Haycock], 1998 (f. 34), Jeremy Hooker, 1990, 1993 (ff. 35-38), A. O. H. Jarman, 1990 (f. 40), Nigel Jenkins, 1990 (f. 41), Gwerfyl Pierce Jones, 1990 (f. 42), Gwyn [Jones], 1990 (f. 43), Katie Jones [later Gramich], 1985 (f. 44), R. Brinley Jones, 1990 (f. 46), D. Tecwyn Lloyd, 1981, 1984 (ff. 49-51), Clare Morgan, 1990 (f. 52), Prys Morgan, 2022 (f. 55), Gwilym Prys Davies, [Baron Prys-Davies], 1998 (f. 56), Ioan Bowen Rees, 1990 (f. 57), John [Rowlands], 1995 (f. 60), Rob Stradling, 2004 (f. 61), Dilys [Williams, sister of Waldo Williams], 1985 (f. 62), [David] Gwyn Williams, [?early 1980s] (ff. 63-64), [J.] Gwynn [Williams], 1998 (f. 65), and Robin Young, 2003 (f. 66). Several of the letters congratulate Ned Thomas on his appointment as Director of the University of Wales Press in 1990, or on his retirement from that rôle in 1998. Also included is a copy of a letter from Thomas to Prys Morgan, 2022 (ff. 53-54) and a copy of a poem (in Welsh) by R. Gerallt Jones (f. 48).

Includes letters from Raymond Garlick (6); R. George Thomas (7); John Idris Jones (5); Cecil Price (16); D. J. Williams; David Williams (3); Gerald Morgan (2); Dafydd Glyn Jones (4); Alison Bielski; Glyn Jones; Maxwell Fraser (2); Phyllis Playter; Gwyn A. Williams (2); A. Norman Jeffares; John Rowlands; Dedwydd Jones (3); and Richard Evans (including an article for The Anglo-Welsh Review).

Llythyrau, [1925]-1969, gan gynnwys rhai oddi wrth Raymond Garlick (1), Gwilym Lloyd George (1), Megan Lloyd George (1), William George (4), D. R. Grenfell (3), Moses Griffith (3), Stephen Griffith (1), D. R. Griffiths ('Amanwy') (1), James Griffiths (4), J. Gwyn Griffiths (52), Kate B[osse] Griffiths (1), W. J. Gruffydd (9), Eirwen Gwynn (1) a Harri Gwynn (1).

Two personal copies of the journal Dock leaves which belonged to the artist Arthur Giardelli (1911–2009). Dock leaves, vol. I, no. 2 (Easter 1950), includes his article : ‘The Glyn Vivian art gallery’, and a letter, dated June 1950, from Raymond Garlick. Dock leaves, vol. II, no. 5 (May 1951), contains two letters, dated October 1951, from Friedrich R. Könekamp, author of the article ‘Artists and specialists’, published in this edition.

Papers of Raymond Garlick, 1944-2008, comprising poetry, 1951-1999; correspondence with Jacques Wirz, 1947-2008; letters, 1944-2003, from Elwyn Davies, Jonah Jones, Brenda Chamberlain, Cledwyn Hughes, A. G. Prys-Jones and others; diaries and travel journals, 1950, 1956-1957, 1987-1998, 2000-2001; and papers relating to the Welsh language campaign, 1969-1984.

A letter, 9 August 1989, from the poet Raymond Garlick to manuscript collector Colin Huggett (f. 44), enclosing photocopies and original drafts of four published poems.
These comprise photocopies of worksheets of 'Miss Puw' and 'Emma von M. von N.', [?1974] (ff. 45-46), emended typescripts of 'Auguries of Guilt', 1968-1987 (ff. 47-48), and the emended manuscript and typescript of 'The Truth about Troy', 1989 (ff. 49-51). The letter includes comments on the poems and a description of his working methods.

Papers, 1970-1988, relating to the legal status of the Welsh language, accumulated by Tom Ellis while he was Labour MP for Wrexham, mainly comprising correspondence between himself and Raymond Garlick, 1971-1979, 1988 (ff. 1-171 verso). They relate mainly to court cases concerned with the language campaign in the 1970s and contain references to the operation of the Welsh Language Act 1967 and to the activities of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg and other groups. Press cuttings and other related papers forming part of this group are NLW ex 1045.

Letters to Elwyn Davies, translator and poet, from literary friends. They contain personal news and observations on the correspondents' own writing, on Anglo-Welsh literature and on current affairs in Wales. The main correspondents are Raymond Garlick (44) 1963-1980, Glyn Jones (23) 1934, 1944-1981, and Roland Mathias (7) 1965-1972.

Typescript draft with autograph additions and corrections of An Introduction to Anglo-Welsh Literature (Cardiff, 1970).

Typescript copy and galley proofs, [1954], both containing holograph corrections, of an article by Raymond Garlick entitled, 'The endless breviary : aspects of the work of Dylan Thomas', published in The Month (March, 1954).

Papers, [1976]-2004, including a photocopy of a poem 'Woman clothed in the sun. A carving by Jonah Jones' by Raymond Garlick (from The Aylesford Review), and copies of two orders of service for the Airborne Forces memorial service held in 1998 and 2000.

Corrected galley proofs of his collection of poems, A Sense of Europe: Collected Poems 1954-1968 (Llandysul, 1968). Apart from the preliminary matter, the author's corrections are restricted to typographical errors and layout. Formerly Welsh Arts Council MS 38.

Letters, 1981-1999, written to Peter Hellings and afterwards to his wife Manon, including letters from Raymond Garlick (1), Johnny Morris (1), Meic Stephens (4), Ned Thomas (1) and Barry Took (1).

Includes letters, 1939-1956, from Raymond Garlick (2), Robert Herring, editor of Life and Letters to-day (15), Albert Levine (36), Jackson Mathews (2), Keidrych Rhys (5), Stephen Spender (1), Henry Treece (2), and Vernon Watkins (11), together with a letter written by Peter Hellings while in the Middle East, 1943, relating to his travels.

The file contains various papers, [1950]-[1990] (with gaps), relating to The Anglo-Welsh Review, including accounts, 1969-1974; notes regarding the contents of some numbers of the journal, [1966-1973]; typescript copies of the article, 'The young historian : some letters from Alun Lewis', [1970x1990]; a tribute by Roland Mathias to Gillian Clarke, 1985, on her retirement as editor of the magazine; and the article 'Roland Mathias looks back over the twenty six years of The Anglo Welsh Review', published in Llais Llyfrau, (1976); copies of the article by Raymond Garlick 'On the growing of Dock Leaves', Planet 9 (1971/1972), and interview with Raymond Garlick, also published in Planet 62 (1987); and reprint of the article by Kyffin Williams, 'An artist in Welsh Patagonia', from The Anglo-Welsh Review, no. 42 (1970).

Correspondence, 1950-1951, relating to Dock Leaves, mostly regarding attempts to secure financial support for the magazine, and including letters from Raymond Garlick and Cynan.