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The file comprises letters to David Jones, 1943-1966, from the BBC (some incomplete and undated) including letters from Douglas Cleverdon, Glyn Jones, Alun Oldfield Davies, Elwyn Evans, Aneirin Talfan Davies, Anna Kallin, Meirion Edwards, and Tristram Powell, with also contracts and payment slips, 1946-1962, and a letter to Douglas Cleverdon from Stanley Honeyman.

The file comprises handwritten notes and newspaper clipping relating to Lord MacDonald's term as BBC Governor of Wales.

The file comprises the following plays, mainly adapted, 1944-1970, from works by Rhys Davies: 'Jenny Jones', adapted from stories by Rhys Davies, 1944, together with a programme of the production staged at the London Hippodrome directed by George Black; 'The old house', a dramatic feature by Rhys Davies, 1945; an adaptation, 1948, by Ross Cockrill of Rhys Davies, The dark daughters [London, 1947]; 'A bed of roses', adapted in 1949 from the novel Under the rose [London, 1940]; 'Honey and bread', 1970, based on the novel published in 1935 and adapted by Julia Jones; its sequel 'A time to laugh', adapted by Julia Jones, 1970, based on the novel published in 1937, and a manuscript note by Rhys Davies on the background of the two novels; together with an adaptation, 1953, of his novel Marianne [London, 1951] by P. H. Burton and typescript remarks by [?the author] on the script.

Diaries of Geraint Dyfnallt Owen, comprising diary entries in Welsh, 9-23 January 1928, as an undergraduate student at Aberystwyth (MS 23325B); diaries, mainly in English, 8 February-3 December 1931, while at Oxford (MSS 23326B-23327A, the latter also including an account of a visit to Brittany, 23 July-7 September 1931); and diaries spanning the period spent as a Research Fellow of UCW, Aberystwyth, 1932-1936 (MSS 23328-23333A), and as a member of staff of the BBC in Cardiff and Swansea, 1937-1938 (MSS 23334-23336B) and London, 1940-1941 (MS 23337B). This last diary, written in Welsh, contains a commentary on the progress of the Second World War, including the background to certain events and forecasts concerning their outcome.

One hundred and forty-six letters, some of which are photocopies, and three incomplete letters, 1982-1984, to Francis Llewellyn Powys from Laurence Pollinger Ltd, literary agents, London, with one letter, 1984, from Gerald Pollinger to Sally Powys, wife of Francis, relating to the publication, translation, broadcasting and other usages of the works and other papers (eg diaries and letters) of John Cowper Powys and Theodore Francis Powys. Most of the letters are signed by Gerald Pollinger. Amongst the enclosed items is a photocopy of a review published in Quarto (June 1982) of John Cowper Powys and Llewelyn Powys's Confessions of Two Brothers and of John Cowper Powys's Autobiography, both reprinted in 1982. Also included are two letters, 1982, to Francis Llewellyn Powys from Chatto & Windus, publishers, London, three letters, 1983, to Professor Garold Sharpe from Gerald Pollinger, one letter, 1983, to Francis Llewellyn Powys from Jane Morgan of the British Broadcasting Corporation, one letter, 1984, to Gerald Pollinger from Francis Llewellyn Powys, one letter, 1984, to Oliver Wilkinson from Gerald Pollinger, and draft letters in the hand of Francis Llewellyn Powys, one of which is written on the reverse of a letter from Gerald Pollinger. There are references to members of the Powys family and their circle of friends and acquaintances, to the death of Phyllis Playter in 1982, and to the sale of Gilbert Turner's letters at Sotheby's on 21st July 1983.

Seventy-seven letters, 1979-1981, some of which are photocopies, to Francis Llewellyn Powys from Laurence Pollinger Ltd, literary agents, London, relating to the publication, translation, broadcasting and other usages of the works and other papers (eg letters and diaries) of John Cowper Powys and some of the works of Theodore Francis Powys. Most of the letters are signed by Gerald Pollinger. Amongst the enclosures are copies of two letters, 1979, to Glen Cavaliero from Gerald Pollinger and a copy of a letter, 1979, to Gerald Pollinger from Mary Barham Johnson. Also included are one letter, 1980, to Francis Llewellyn Powys from Belinda Humfrey, one letter, 1980, to Denzil de Silva (of Laurence Pollinger Ltd) from Francis Llewellyn Powys, one letter, 1981, to Gerald Pollinger from Nesta MacDonald and one letter, 1981, to Francis Llewellyn Powys from Colin Rose of the British Broadcasting Corporation. There are references to associated figures such as Glen Cavaliero and Richard Perceval Graves and some mention of Phyllis Playter's ill-health. On the reverse of some of the letters are rough arithmetical calculations and memoranda in Francis Llewellyn Powys's hand.

Letters, 1929, 1931, 1939-46, from Geraint Dyfnallt Owen to his parents the Rev. and Mrs John Dyfnallt Owen, Carmarthen. Mostly written between 1939 and 1946, they provide a record of his wartime experiences while working for the BBC in London, 1939-42, and of the period spent as a member of the Armed Forces, based in Romania, during and after the Second World War.

Copies of Hansard of speeches to the House of Commons by Peter Temple-Morris on the BBC and capital punishment, and a draft of a speech on his defection to the Labour Party to the Bristol Fabian Society.

Material relating to the introduction of school broadcasts in Wales, and in particular to the case for establishing a Welsh Sub-Committee of the Central Council for School Broadcasting. The papers include autograph letters, 1931-3, to W. Lloyd Pierce, Llanfair Caereinion (for the National Union of Teachers), from the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Central Council for School Broadcasting, and Wm. George, Criccieth; undated memoranda by W. Lloyd Pierce and Sir Percy Watkins; minutes of the Central Council for School Broadcasting and of the Welsh Sub-Committee, 1932-3; etc.

Gohebiaeth a phapurau eraill yn ymwneud â Llyfrau'r Dryw/Cristopher Davies (Cyhoeddwyr) Cyf, Landybïe, 1938-1972, yn cynnwys llythyrau at, ac oddi wrth lawer o lenorion pennaf Cymru; gohebiaeth yn ymwneud ag amrywiaeth o bynciau a sefydliadau gan gynnwys y diwydiant cyhoeddi, yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, y Blaid Ryddfrydol, y Swyddfa Gymreig, Prifysgol Cymru, y BBC a HTV, Urdd Gobaith Cymru, Cronfa Trychineb Aberfan a Banc Brenhinol Cymru, 1943-1999; papurau cyfreithiol, 1964-1972; memoranda a chylchlythyrau, 1941-1986; a ffeiliau amrywiol yn cynnwys papurau personol, darlithoedd, torion papur newydd, ffotograffau a deunydd printiedig,1938-1987 = Correspondence and other papers concerning Llyfrau'r Dryw/Christopher Davies (Publishers) Ltd, Llandybïe, 1938-1972, including letters to and from many significant Welsh literary figures; correspondence concerning a variety of subjects and institutions including the publishing industry, the National Eisteddfod, the Liberal Party, the Welsh Office, the University of Wales, the BBC and HTV, Urdd Gobaith Cymru, the Aberfan Disaster Fund and the Royal Bank of Wales, 1943-1999; legal papers, 1964-1972; memoranda and circulars, 1941-1986; and miscellaneous files including personal papers, lectures, newspaper cuttings, photographs and printed matter, 1938-1987.