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The file contains correspondence, 1970-1971, accumulated by Sally Roberts Jones as Secretary of the English Language Section of the Academi Gymreig. It includes a letter inviting A. G. Prys-Jones to become the next chairman of the English Language Section following the death of Jack Jones. There are also letters relating to poetry readings including one to be held by the poetry group Horse, established by Peter Finch. Other correspondents include Ron Berry, Alison Bielski, Gillian Clarke, Tom Earley, Raymond Garlick, Cyril Hodges, Jeremy Hooker, Belinda Humfrey, Glyn Jones, Douglas Phillips, Cecil Price, Meic Stephens, Gwyn Thomas (Rhondda), Ned Thomas, and J. P. Ward.

Typescript copies of short stories and poems by Gloria Evans Davies submitted to the New Welsh Review, together with covering letters, 1991-1992. Also included is a letter, 1991, from Gillian Clarke.

Includes letters from Joan Rix Tebbutt (2), Robin Stemp (9), Robert W. Steel, Anna Haycraft (2), Roger de Grey (2), Bernard Dunstan (2), Hywel Harries, Henry Paget (Marquess of Anglesey, 5), John Ormond, Magnus Magnusson, John Coombes, Jack Raymond Jones (2), D. Huw Owen, Miriam Hughes, Julian Halsby, Mary Anne Stevens, Moelwyn Merchant, Gillian Clarke, David Dykes, and David Carpanini.

The file comprises 322 letters to Sam Adams, from Graham Allen (11), Ruth Bidgood (9), Alison Bielski (5), Duncan Bush (4), Joseph Clancy (6), Gillian Clarke (7), Tony Curtis (8), John Davies (13), Jon Dressel (7), Raymond Garlick (11), Jeremy Hooker (36), B. S. Johnson (4), Glyn Jones (15), Roland Mathias (60), Robert Morgan (21), Leslie Norris (44), John Ormond (5), Philip Pacey (15), Alun Rees (11), John Tripp (13), and Harri Webb (16). -- The correspondence mainly relates to poetry, especially Poetry Wales, The Triskel poets series, Ten Anglo-Welsh poets (1974), and to the anthology of short stories, The Shining Pyramid (1970). There are also copies of poems by B. S. Johnson, Leslie Norris, and John Tripp; English translations by Joseph Clancy of poems by Bobi Jones; and biographical information provided by Graham Allen, Alison Bielski, Gillian Clarke, John Davies, Robert Morgan and Alun Rees.

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).

Letters to Sam Adams from Robert Minhinnick (4), R.S. Thomas (2) and Gillian Clarke (2) concerning poems to be published in Poetry Wales and the Anglo-Welsh Review, as well as social matters, including copies of poems by Gillian Clarke, together with a letter from Anthony Conran concerning a proposed anthology to be edited by Gwilym Rees Hughes.

Photocopied and published press reviews of Gwyneth Lewis's volume of poetry entitled Zero Gravity, with related publicity material including lists of contacts for reviews and the launch, copies of published poems by other poets, and copies and offprints of published articles about female poets and Welsh poets; correspondence between Gwyneth Lewis, publishers, agents, friends and the BBC concerning Zero Gravity (originally entitled Coconut Postcards), and in particular publication, the poems, proofs, contractual matters, publicity, distribution, royalties, reviews, broadcasts and performances, as well as other literary and personal business; together with a typescript transcript of a radio interview with Les Murray about Gwyneth Lewis’s work, and a contract and a catalogue from Bloodaxe Books; and related notes, photographs and press cuttings.