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Includes letters from Jane Aaron (3); Dannie Abse (8); Leo Abse (4); John Ackerman (8); Sam Adams (7); Rodney Aitchtey (24); Graham Allen (4); and Freda Aykroyd (14, with typescript copies of poems).

Includes letters from Dannie Abse (5), Sam Adams (13), Graham Allen (6), Sandra Anstey (4), and Cary Archard (17).

Includes letters from Glyn Jones; John Tripp (2); Arthur Giardelli; Prys Morgan (2); Raymond Garlick (2); Moelwyn Merchant; Philip Owens (2); Robin Gregory; Leslie Norris (5); A. G. Prys-Jones (4); Philip Pacey; Dannie Abse; Sam Adams (2); Charles Kohler; Andrew McNeillie (2); Roger Conover (4); and Peter Dent.

Correspondence, mostly concerning poems submitted for The Anglo-Welsh Review, including letters from Chris Bendon; Ivor C. Treby (4); Ruth Bidgood (7); Mike Jenkins (3); Roland Mathias (2); Tom Earley (3); John Davies; Tony Curtis; Joyce Herbert (3); Sheenagh Pugh (2); Alison Bielski (3); Nigel Jenkins; Bridget Joseph; John Tripp (3); Rosamund Stanhope; Michael Farley; D. S. Savage; Susanne M. Dumbleton; Tom Rawling; Margaret Toms (4); Jon Dressel (7); J. P. Ward; Pete Morgan (4); David T. Lloyd (3); John Barnie (2); Gerald Dawe (4); Jane McLaughlin; Gerard Casey (12); Leslie Norris (2); David Constantine (2); Philip Owens (3); Moelwyn Merchant; Wes Magee (2); Steve Griffiths (2); Sam Adams (2); Jack Clemo (6); Ted Hughes; Anthony Conran; Paul Wilkins (4); I. P. Taylor (3); Phyllis M. Jones; R. S. Thomas; Ian Hughes (3); Dudley G. Davies; Mary Casey; Charles Kohler; A. G. Prys-Jones (3); Leonard Clark; Andrew McNeillie; Lynn M. Trowbridge; Huw Jones; Brian Martin Davies (addressed to Huw Jones); Richard Poole; and Chris O'Neill. Some letters are addressed to Roland Mathias.

Oxfam Desk Diary 1996, with one week to view, belonging to Raymond Garlick, giving an account of his daily life, interests, work and comments on the news (ff. 1 verso-16 verso, 19-55 verso).
The volume includes references to Gordon Stuart (f. 2), Don Dale-Jones (ff. 6, 27 verso, 28 verso), Brenda Chamberlain (ff. 8 recto-verso), Leslie Norris (f. 9), Jon Dressel (ff. 20, 23, 25, 32 verso-36 verso passim, 47 verso-49), Sam Adams (ff. 23, 24), R. S. Thomas (ff. 26, 31 verso, 36 verso, 47-50 passim, 54), Wyn Binding (ff. 29 verso, 38 verso-46 passim), Jacques Wirz (ff. 31-36 verso passim, 53), Gwynfor Evans (f. 34), Kusha Petts (f. 43) and Roland Mathias (ff. 48 verso-49 verso). A few newspaper cuttings have been pasted into the volume (ff. 8, 17, 25, 31).

Some one hundred and fifty letters, 1944-1997, mostly in English, to John Elwyn from various correspondents (surnames A), both personal and work related.
The correspondents include Sam Adams, 1988, [?1995] (ff. 65-66 verso), Richard Allen, 1971, 1976 (ff. 68-69 verso), David Brynmor Anthony, 1944-1963 (ff. 90-101, English and Welsh; including some (ff. 94-101) on behalf of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales), their friends George and Ann Aceves, 1979-1996 (ff. 7-62), the Alresford Gallery, Winchester, 1991-1997 (ff. 70-89), the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1960 (ff. 102-105), and the Attic Gallery, Swansea, 1988-1997 (ff. 108-178). There are references to a tribute evening to Glyn Jones, 1995 (ff. 2-6), and a memorial exhibition for David Bell, 1960 (ff. 102-104).

The file comprises papers, [1975]-1976, relating to Poems '76, ed. Glyn Jones (Llandysul, 1976). The poems included in the anthology appeared between 1974 and 1976, though it seems they were composed, and some published, before this period. Some of the notes are written on typescript drafts of works which appear to have been composed by Glyn Jones. -- In addition the file contains correspondence, 1975-1976, including draft letters by Glyn Jones and copies of a letter by him requesting the authors' permission to use their poems in the anthology, and letters from the following, mostly contributors: John Ackerman (2), Sam Adams (3), Graham Allen (2), Ruth Bidgood, Alison Bielski (2), Joseph Clancy, Bobi Jones, Anthony Conran (2), Tony Curtis (2), Elwyn Davies (3), Jon Dressel, Dannie Abse, Tom Earley, Raymond Garlick, Jeremy Hooker (3), Emyr Humphreys (2), Nigel Jenkins, Sally Roberts Jones (3), Edward Lloyd (4), Roland Mathias (3), Robert Minhinnick (2), John Ormond (2), Richard Poole, A. G. Prys-Jones, Harri Gwynn, Sheenagh Pugh (3), Meic Stephens, R. S. Thomas (1), J. P. Ward (2), Harri Webb, Gwyn Williams and John Stuart Williams (2). Copies of poems are enclosed with some letters.

Correspondence, including letters from publishers, mostly concerning poetry by Gillian Clarke including The sundial, with a copy of the agreement with the publishers (1978), and Poetry introduction 3. Also included are drafts of the poems 'Rhiannon' a 'Pwyll'. Among the correspondents are Tony Curtis (3); Douglas A. Bassett (3); Nigel Jenkins (2); Meic Stephens (9); Michael Quinn (2); Hamish M. Brown (2); Derek Mahon; John Rowlands; Gwyn Jones; Peter Finch; Roger Garfitt; Michael J. Collins (2); Sally Roberts Jones; Glenn Storhaug; Cary Archard; Dannie Abse (2); Graham Allen (2); Lesley Grant-Adamson; Frank Ormsby (3); Charles Causley (2); Gwyn Erfyl; Jon Dressel; Glyn Jones; John Ormond (2); Peter Elfed Lewis (3); Sam Adams (2); and Stewart Conn (2).

The file comprises correspondence, 1969-1972, 1974 and 1976, including draft letters by Glyn Jones, relating to Selected short stories (London, 1971), mostly from the literary agents, Laurence Pollinger Ltd, and publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, and includes letters from Gwyn Jones (photocopies, 2), and Sam Adams (2). Also included are royalty statements and other related papers.

Typescript drafts of the essay 'Beginning at home' by Roland Mathias, which was included in The literature of Wales in secondary schools ([Cardiff], 1987); together with related papers and correspondence, 1983-1986, including letters from Sam Adams (4), and David Parry (9).