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Annotated draft text of Thirteen Ways of Looking at Tony Conran, edited by Nigel Jenkins and published by the Welsh Union of Writers in 1995.

Material relating to the compilation and publication of Thirteen Ways of Looking at Tony Conran, edited by Nigel Jenkins and published by the Welsh Union of Writers in 1995. Items include annotated lists of contributors, their items and expenses; overviews of book contents; annotated draft submissions; biographical details relating to contributors; list of proposed photographs to be included in book; notes on Tony Conran and examples /excerpts from his works; correspondence, including letters from Tony Conran; and rough notes by Nigel Jenkins.

Narrative proposed for recording by Geoff Rees titled Things We Said Today, together with covering letter, draft letter of response, draft plot synopsis and draft critical evaluation.

Draft treatment and screenplay by Dylan Jones titled Thicker Than Water; together with plot synopses, memorandum agreement, brief critical evaluations, covering letters and letter of response from Ffilm Cymru. Some folios annotated.

Material relating to the Theatre Writers' Union (TWU), of which Nigel Jenkins was a member. Items include TWU newsletters; details relating to TWU meetings; printed agreement between the TWU and other literary organisations; letter to Nigel Jenkins from the TWU; general information relating to the TWU; and press cutting.

Certificates denoting awards and honours awarded to Siân Phillips in recognition of her work in the theatre, comprising: Laurence Olivier Award 1996 for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical (A Little Night Music) (nominated); Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards 1996 for Best Actress in a Visiting Production (Marlene) (nominated); Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award [1999] for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Marlene) (nominated); Drama Desk Award [1999] for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Marlene) (nominated); Drama League Award for Outstanding Performance 1998-1999 (Marlene) (recognition); Olivier Award 2013 for Best Performance in a Supporting Rôle in a Musical (Cabaret) (nominated); UK Theatre Award for Best Supporting Performance 2013 (This Is My Family) (nominated); BBC Audio Drama Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 (won); together with the list of nominations for musical theatre achievement 1980 and the list of nominations for the 1998 Laurence Olivier Awards.

Narrative by Rhydwen Williams titled The Young Mr Burton, based on the early years of renowned Welsh actor Richard Burton.

Photocopied text of The Works, the annual magazine of the Welsh Union of Writers, published as an anthology of poetry and prose by the Welsh Union of Writers in 1992 under the editorship of Nigel Jenkins; photocopied circular letter regarding publication; and postcard to Nigel Jenkins relating to the launch of the work. Anthology contributors include Tony Conran, Peter Finch, Janet Dubé, Steve Griffiths, Terry Hetherington and Alison Bielski.

Photocopied preliminary text, including frontispiece, of the 1991 edition of The Works, the annual magazine of the Welsh Union of Writers, edited by Nigel Jenkins; and manuscript notes by Nigel Jenkins, apparently towards a poem on the theme of Llyn y Fan Fach. Photocopied text annotated.

Typescript draft for John Barnie's 'The Wine Bird'.

Overview and detailed plot synopsis relating to production proposal by Alun Owen titled The Western Drove, together with covering letter and letter of acknowledgement from Ffilm Cymru.

Deunydd yn ymwneud â The Welsh Fold (geiriau gan Menna Elfyn, cerddoriaeth gan David Evan Thomas), a gyfansoddwyd ar gyfer Côr Cymry Gogledd America, gan gynnwys geiriau'r gerdd - ynghyd â chyfieithiad Saesneg gan Wynfford James, gŵr Menna Elfyn - sgôr gerddorol y darn a gohebiaeth at Menna Elfyn oddi wrth Wynfford James a Mary Bills.

Television film treatment by Alun Owen titled The Welsh Connection, one of the characters loosely based on renowned drugs baron Howard Marks; together with covering letter and further letter from author and letter of acknowledgement from Ffilm Cymru.

Material relating to entries contributed by Jen Wilson to the The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales (2008), including agreements for the writing and contribution of entries; notes for contributors; texts of Jen Wilson's entries; notes towards the writing of entries; correspondence addressed to Jen Wilson from editors Nigel Jenkins and Menna Baines; and printed invitation to launch of publication. The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales was edited by writer and editor Menna Baines, poet and writer Nigel Jenkins and historian and author John Davies and was published in January 2008. Jen Wilson's contributions to the publication centred around jazz music and jazz musicians.

Material relating to the compilation and publication of The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, co-edited by Nigel Jenkins and published by the University of Wales Press in 2008. Items comprise notes of meetings; reviews; and letter written to Nigel Jenkins in response to reading the volume.

Screenplay by Peter Florence titled The Volunteers, adapted from the 1978 novel of the same name by Raymond Williams; together with correspondence and photocopied cover images taken from the reprinted 1985 novel. Correspondence annotated.

Overview, background notes, press notes and London Film Festival programme notes relating to television film The Vision (broadcast 1988), screenplay by William Nicholson and starring Dirk Bogarde, Lee Remick, Eileen Atkins and Helena Bonham Carter.

Plot synopsis of proposed film by John O'Donnell titled The Victim And The Thief, together with author resumé and covering letters. Rough handwritten note on one folio.

The University of Sheffield, Honorary Doctor of Music, 16 July 1993. Presentation folder with certificate, programme and graduation dinner, together with an album of photographs taken at the award ceremony.