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Manuscript drafts of stories by John Cowper Powys, including juvenilia which Powys composed while a pupil at Sherborne Preparatory School.

Three commonplace books, [1937x1970s], of Phyllis Playter containing copied selections of poetry and prose (including pieces by John Cowper Powys and by Phyllis Playter herself), memoranda and diary entries, and various inserts.

May include press articles, cuttings, C.V., information packs and some career and biographical notes, collated by Peter Reynolds in his capacity of events and festival organiser including Cardiff Arts Marketing; Vale of Glamorgan Festival; Cardiff Contemporary Music Forum and others. Some items pre-date the date of creation of the files.

Published catalogues arranged by composer. Include biographical notes, compositions and performance dates. Compiled from the 1980s, with some earlier additions, 1968-2011.

Contains papers relating to meetings of Y Cabinet Iaith (The Language Cabinet) and Fforwm Iaith Genedlaethol (National Language Forum) including agendas, minutes, reports.

The sub-series contains files relating to the work of Fforwm Iaith Genedlaethol including financial records, press cuttings and membership lists.

Arranged in alphabetical order of township or other place name.
Title deeds of houses and lands in the townships of Cwmrheidol, 1544-1671, and Melindwr (including the mill), 1490-1594, 1861; and leases of the site for Dyffryn chapel, 1859, and of the Gogerddan Arms and a sheepwalk at Ponterwyd, 1864, all within the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr.

Three small volumes containing accounts of Pryse Pryse, esq. with Messrs Drummond, 1811-1841, showing payments to individuals and subscriptions to clubs,

Letters of administration of Pryse Loveden of Gogerddan (d. 1855) and accounts of his trustees for the purposes of estate valuation, taxation and discharge of outstanding debts, 1846-1861; and separate accounts with the administratrix of the late Pryse Loveden, 1855-1856; agent’s accounts, 1855-1858; trustees general accounts, 1855-1860; and bank books, 1855-1862.

Bundles of bills and vouchers or receipts in original wrappers, 1855-1858, addressed to Pryse Loveden’s trustees and described on the wrappers as ‘Vouchers delivered up by Capt. Pryse on passing accounts of estates in Wales’. They cover the Gogerddan and Abernantbychan estates. Typically they record payments of Mrs Loveden’s jointure and family allowances, interest, tradesmens’ bills, estate labour and wages, especially of the keepers and gardeners, property maintenance and repairs, poor rate, highway rate and church rate, income tax, land tax, crown rents, chief rents, groceries for rent day dinners, rent collection and agent’s expenses. Some of the vouchers have original numbers, noted at file level.

Material relating to events surrounding 1995's Year of Literature and in particular the involvement of Women in Jazz , including proposals, aims and objectives and mission statement; funding applications and responses; press release; correspondence; and press cuttings. Jen Wilson was appointed a member of the 1995 Year of Literature General Advisory Group. Together with material relating to double bassist Paula Gardiner, pianist Stan Tracey and trumpeter Cris Haines, who were each commissioned by Swansea University's Department of Adult Continuing Education to compose new works to celebrate the Year of Literature.

Although this was a British-wide celebration of literature and the arts, Swansea's successful bid to host the Arts Council's Year of Literature in 1995 meant that the majority of events were held in and around that city.

Material relating to talks/presentations given by Jen Wilson to groups of people in Britain and the United States, including seminar delegates, members of societies, academics, festivals-goers and students. Some talks, or talks bearing a similar content, are given at more than one event. Conferences which Jen Wilson attended (or presumably attended) without apparently giving talks/presentations are also included.

Material relating to awards and fellowships presented to Jen Wilson/Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz.

Material relating to Jen Wilson's involvement in the media, including participation in radio and television documentaries both as interviewee and as music/history consultant.

Scripts and related material for titles beginning with 'S'.

Scripts and related material for titles beginning with 'T'.

Scripts and related material for titles beginning with 'W'.

Untitled and fragmentary scripts, authorship not noted.

Overviews, plot synopses, critical evaluations and related material relating to various production proposals submitted together.