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Plays by Nigel Jenkins, two of which bear the pseudonym 'Ceridwen', and plays by other authors; material relating to the Welsh Academy Playwrights Group; correspondence, principally from the Welsh Academy Playwrights Group; printed Theatr Clwyd programme; and notes.

Printed illustrated poster of a poem entitled Shoes, translated by Nigel Jenkins from the original Welsh of Menna Elfyn.

Material relating to a series of talks given by Nigel Jenkins on the Penguin Book of Welsh Short Stories, edited by novelist Alun Richards and published by Penguin Books in 1976. Items include notes and articles relating to Anglo-Welsh literature; South-East Wales Arts Association press release; poetry; correspondence; graffitied printed posters; printed invitation to preview of film entitled So That You Can Live; and press cuttings.

Papers relating to Nigel Jenkins' period of study at the University of Essex, where he read comparative literature and film studies, and also to later academic studies of Nigel Jenkins. Items include essays; examination papers; lecture notes; bibliographies; and other notes/plans (partly in shorthand). Many folios annotated by Nigel Jenkins. Papers include letter, 1980, to Nigel Jenkins from poet, publisher and critic Sally Roberts Jones.

Miscellaneous material relating to Nigel Jenkins' period of incarceration at HM Prison Swansea in 1988 for non-payment of fines following his part in a peace protest at the American air base in Brawdy, Pembrokeshire. The material comprises printed booklet containing information for male prisoners; information tag showing Nigel Jenkins' prisoner number, prisoner classification and duration of sentence; and annotated prose piece by Nigel Jenkins entitled 'At Her Majesty's Pleasure'.

Copy of poetic anthology by Nigel Jenkins entitled First Collection, published by Brighton Press in 1972. Typescript booklet.

Two printed copies of Practical Dreams, an anthology of poems by Nigel Jenkins published by Galloping Dog Press in 1983. One copy is annotated and foliated by Nigel Jenkins and includes a typescript sheet of annotated poetry pasted in between ff. 26 and 27.

Material relating to Nigel Jenkins' controversial poem An Execrably Tasteless Farewell to Viscount No, written on the death of George Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy and former Speaker of the House of Commons. The material comprises a photocopy of the poem published on the front page of the Guardian, 21 October 1997; mixed media response to the poem; and supportive correspondence sent to Nigel Jenkins, the correspondents including Jenkins' friend and Swansea City councillor Ioan Richard.

Material relating to the compilation of Hotel Gwales, a poetic anthology by Nigel Jenkins published by Gomer Press in 2006, comprising printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Gomer Press; printed invitation and printed poster giving notice of book launch; printed notice of Nigel Jenkins' appearance at the Hay Festival; reviews of Hotel Gwales; and printed email to Nigel Jenkins from Elizabeth Richards, aged 12, regarding Hotel Gwales book launch event.

Material relating to a Swansea municipal poetry project in which Nigel Jenkins, along with other poets and artists, was commissioned to take part. The material includes printed material relating to public art; correspondence, principally between Nigel Jenkins and Swansea City Council and between Nigel Jenkins and Cywaith Cymru/Artworks Wales; proposed poetry texts; architectural plans; overview of project; biographical details relating to Nigel Jenkins and fellow poet Menna Elfyn; articles and reports by Nigel Jenkins; press cuttings; and notes and draft poetry by Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to the writing of Nigel Jenkins' Gwalia in Khasia, published by Gomer Press in 1995. Items include printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Gomer Press; letters to Nigel Jenkins from correspondents in Shillong and from A T Mays travel agents; letters of reference and introduction on behalf of Nigel Jenkins; material relating to the shortlisted candidates for the 1996 Wales Book of the Year; letters and cards from various correspondents following publication of Gwalia in Khasia and its winning the Wales Book of the Year prize, 1996 (correspondents including Peter Meilleur, Dafydd Rowlands and Ioan Richard); travel itineraries; overview of Gwalia in Khasia; printed invitation to launch of Gwalia in Khasia; copy of Circa21 newspaper, July 1995, containing extract from Gwalia in Khasia; royalty statements; reviews; printed material and press cuttings from Shillong and the Khasi Hills; and photocopied notes and photographs from printed sources.

Material relating to the writing of Nigel Jenkins' Through the Green Door: Travels Among the Khasis, published in 2002 by Penguin Books (India) (initially published by Gomer Press as Gwalia in Khasia in 1995). Items comprise review of Through the Green Door; printed email to Nigel Jenkins attaching article by Morning Star Sumer; and letters to Nigel Jenkins regarding a proposed visit to north-east India.

Printed copy of Real Swansea by Nigel Jenkins, published by Seren Books in 2008, annotated by Nigel Jenkins and inscribed 'NJ's copy' at front of volume in Nigel Jenkins' hand; together with related material, comprising overview of Real Swansea, printed map of Swansea and surrounding areas (large folder), printed Swansea City Centre Heritage Trail booklet, bibliography, letters and printed emails to Nigel Jenkins and information relating to Swansea taken from an online source.

Draft text comprising section of Real Swansea by Nigel Jenkins, published by Seren Books in 2008.

Material relating to the compilation of Nigel Jenkins' Gower, written in conjunction with photographer David Pearl and published by Gomer Press in 2009. Items comprise printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Gomer Press; envelopes labelled in alphabetical order containing material relating to locations in Gower; draft piece entitled Gower; notes (partly in shorthand) and photocopied material taken from printed sources; notes of meeting relating to the book; letters and printed emails to Nigel Jenkins; printed map of Gower; review; press cuttings; printed invitation to launch of book; and printed Hay Festival flyer.

Annotated second draft of Nigel Jenkins' 1985 play Strike a Light! 'NJ's own copy' inscribed in Nigel Jenkins' hand on front of draft.

Printed copy of Nigel Jenkins' poem Warhead, published by Megaton Press in 1981; together with a heavily annotated draft overview of the poem by Nigel Jenkins and a letter, 1981, to Nigel Jenkins from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in response to their receipt of the poem and outlining government views regarding nuclear disarmament.

Material relating to Nigel Jenkins' collaborative projects with stained glass artist David Pearl. The material includes a printed copy of the stained glass artists' periodical Leadline, 1991, which references Nigel Jenkins, and a printed catalogue of an exhibition by David Pearl and others entitled Six Voices/Six Voix, inscribed inside front cover to Nigel Jenkins from David Pearl; draft poetry and draft and fair-copy articles by Nigel Jenkins; correspondence, principally between Nigel Jenkins and Planet periodical; press cuttings; architectural plans; photocopied poetry text; material taken from printed sources; and notes by Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to the poetic tour undertaken by poets Nigel Jenkins, Penny Windsor and David Hughes under the title Love is a Four-Letter Word, and to the poetic anthology of the same name, including notebook containing annotated reading script, Nigel Jenkins' part highlighted; draft article by Nigel Jenkins; press cuttings and reviews; tour itinerary; projected overview, poetic content and expenses; invoice statements; notes of Nigel Jenkins; biographical details of participants; press release; printed flyers; correspondence of Nigel Jenkins, principally with tour venues/organisers, fellow tour poets David Hughes and Penny Windsor and the Welsh Arts Council; and printed booklet relating to another 1988 bardic tour entitled Cicio Ciwcymbars.

Printed illustrated posters of Nigel Jenkins' poem Porth Cwyfan. Signed by Nigel Jenkins.