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Draft of a letter by Sir Paul Silk on the role of the Wales' Governance Centre in the work of the Commission on Devolution in Wales.

Draft of a letter by Sir Paul Silk on the role of the Wales' Governance Centre in the work of the Commission on Devolution in Wales.

Author's proof copy, 2019, of 'Writing wonders: poetry as archaeological method?' by Erin Kavanagh in which she discusses theoretical aspects of her poem ‘King of the Sea Trees’.

A letter to Sir Paul Silk from Roger Lewis, Chair of Cardiff Airport, relating to the potential devolution of Air Passenger Duty (APD>

Author's proof copy, 2018, of 'Re-thinking the conversation: a geomythological deep map' by Erin Kavanagh in which she describes the conceptual framework behind her ‘deep mapping’ of Cardigan Bay and explains the activities undertaken by the ‘Layers in the Landscape’ project.

A copy, 2016, of an English translation by Diarmuid Johnson of the Middle Welsh poem in the Black Book of Carmarthen relating to Seithenhin and the myth of Cantre'r Gwaelod; this version of the poem was used in the project exhibitions alongside the Middle Welsh rendition and the Modern Welsh translation.

A digital copy, 2016, of the poem 'King of the Sea Trees', composed and illustrated by Erin Kavanagh and described by her as ‘a myth [which] communicates disparate unpublished and published archaeological/geological data from the submerged landscapes along the coast of Wales, combined with poetic, mythic, folkloric, and song references’; the poem was used in the film ‘Layers in the Landscape’ and in the project exhibitions, and inspired several pieces of work in other media which also appeared in the exhibitions.

A copy, 2016, of a rendition by Diarmuid Johnson of the Middle Welsh poem in the Black Book of Carmarthen (ff. 53v-54) relating to Seithenhin and the myth of Cantre'r Gwaelod; this version of the poem was used in the project exhibitions alongside the Modern Welsh and English translations.

A copy, 2016, of a Modern Welsh translation by Diarmuid Johnson of the Middle Welsh poem in the Black Book of Carmarthen relating to Seithenhin and the myth of Cantre'r Gwaelod; this version of the poem was used in the project exhibitions alongside the Middle Welsh rendition and the English translation.

Draft of a speech given by Sir Paul Silk at Aberystwyth University in March 2016 on the Independent Commission on Devolution in Wales entitled Changing Society, Changing Law.

An address to the UK Changing Union Project by Sir Paul Silk looking back on the Independent Commission on Devolution in Wales and its recommendations.

A digital copy, June 2015, of 'Of myth and man: essaying the space-between in geomythological theory', an unpublished UWTSD Master's dissertation by Erin Kavanagh discussing the relationship between aspects of 'Branwen uerch Lyr' and Cardigan Bay in the context of geomythology, science and archaeology.

Draft of an address to the Scottish Study of Parliament Group by Paul Silk discussing Wales' constitutional history, devolution in Wales, the relationships between the constituent nations of the UK and the work of the Independent Commission on Devolution in Wales.

Notes for a talk by Paul Silk to staff of the National Assembly for Wales in April 2015 where he discusses his role as chair of the Independent Commission on Devolution in Wales and the responses of the various political parties to the Commission and its recommendations.

Draft of a statement, with amendments by Paul Silk, to be released along with the Commission's second report on the powers of hte National Assembly for Wales.

A powerpoint presentation given to Blavatnik School Oxford in 2014 on Welsh devolution and the work of the independent Commission on Devolution in Wales.

Powerpoint presentation to the media on the Commission's recommendations for devolution in Wales.

Draft of a speech by Paul Silk at Aberystwyth University on the constitutional history of Wales, devolution, relations between the constituent countries of the United Kingdom and the work of the Independent Commission on Devolution in Wales.

A briefing paper for sir Paul Silk for a meeting with the Secretary for State for Wales on 4 February 2014 to discuss the contents of the Commission's report.

Document identifying key individuals who would influence how the Commission's report was perceived after its launch and outlining how to engage with them.