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The file contains corresondence, 1968-1969, accumulated by Sally Roberts Jones as secretary of the English Language Section of the Academi. The correspondence relates to the first and other early meetings of the section and includes letters and references to many prominent Anglo-Welsh and Welsh language writers including Dannie Abse, Alison Bielski, W. H. Boore, Brenda Chamberlain, Alexander Cordell, Aneirin Talfan Davies, Pennar Davies, Rhys Davies, Tom Earley, Raymond Garlick, Ll. Wyn Griffiths, Peter Gruffydd, Cledwyn Hughes, Richard Hughes, A.O.H. Jarman, Glyn Jones, Harri Pritchard Jones, John Idris Jones, R. Brinley Jones, R. Gerallt Jones, Sally Roberts Jones, T. Gwynn Jones, Roland Mathias, Bill Meilen, Gerald Morgan, Robert Morgan, T. J. Morgan, James Morris, Leslie Norris, D. Parry-Jones, T. H. Parry-Williams, Cecil J. L. Price, A. G. Prys-Jones, Alun Richards, Kate Roberts, Meic Stephens, Gwyn Thomas (Bangor), R. George Thomas, Aled Vaughan, Richard Vaughan, Gwyn Williams (Trefenter), Herbert Williams and Raymond Williams.

The file comprises mainly of correspondence, 1968-1969, relating to the preliminary meeting and other early meetings of the English Language Section of the Academi. The preliminary meeting was arranged by Meic Stephens and the file includes invitations sent out by him, letters of reply, and letters commenting on this first meeting. The file also includes letters inviting writers to become members of the Academi, their replies and lists of those writers who have accepted or declined membership. There are a few references to discussions about the establishment of a new English language literary magazine, an idea which was rejected for the time being. There are letters from and references to, many prominent Anglo-Welsh and Welsh language writers including Dannie Abse, Alison Bielski, W. H. Boore, Alexander Cordell, Brenda Chamberlain, Tony Conran, Rhys Davies, Tudor David, Menna Gallie, Bryn Griffiths, Peter Gruffydd, Raymond Garlick, Ll. Wyn Griffith, Gwenallt, Cledwyn Hughes, Richard Hughes, Emyr Humphreys, A. G. Prys Jones, David Jones, Dedwydd Jones, Glyn Jones, Gwyn Jones, Jack Jones, John Idris Jones, Sally Roberts Jones, Bill Meilen, Gerald Morgan, Robert Morgan, Roland Mathias, Leslie Norris, John Ormond, Alun Owen, D. Parry-Jones, Cecil Price, Alun Richards, Gwyn Thomas, R. S. Thomas, John Tripp, Aled Vaughan, Richard Vaughan, Harri Webb, Gwyn Williams, Herbert Williams, John Stuart Williams and Raymond Williams.

The file contains correspondence, 1984-1985, relating to celebrations to be held on Gwyn Williams and Glyn Jones's respective eightieth birthdays. The file includes tributes from various writers including A. G. Prys-Jones, G. O. Jones, Emyr Humphreys and Joseph Clancey.

W.H. Smith diary of Raymond Garlick for the year 1988, with one day to a page, giving an account of his daily life and interests, reminiscences and comments on the news (ff. 7-189 verso).
The volume includes references to Jon Dressel (ff. 9-164 passim), A. G. Prys-Jones (ff. 13, 183), Don Dale-Jones (ff. 13, 16 verso, 27, 41 verso), Brenda Chamberlain (ff. 16, 34), Elwyn Davies (ff. 17 verso, 171 verso, 189 verso), R. S. Thomas (ff. 20 verso, 40, 46, 71 verso-72, 83 recto-verso, 87 verso, 113, 189), Robert Minhinnick (ff. 24 verso, 35, 37 verso, 153 verso), Gillian Clarke (ff. 30, 32), Roland Mathias (ff. 34, 93 verso, 160 verso), Euros Bowen (f. 54), Jacques Wirz (ff. 72 verso, 90, 107-109 verso, 152 verso), Tony Conran (ff. 77 verso, 105 verso), Gwynfor Evans (ff. 99, 103 verso, 120), James Nicholas (f. 110), Gareth Wardell (ff. 77 verso, 126), Patrick Crotty (ff. 148, 160) and Daniel Huws (f. 170 verso), and to the birth of his grand-daughter, Alys, on 13 May (f. 73 verso). There is also a description of his cruise, in April, of the Eastern Mediterranean, including visits to Classical sites including six of the Seven Wonders of the World (ff. 55-62).

Correspondence, mostly concerning articles, stories and poems submitted for The Anglo-Welsh Review, including letters from Steve Griffiths (2); A. G. Prys-Jones; Greg Hill; Ronald Lowe; Mike Jenkins; John Pikoulis (5); Sylvia Kantaris (2); Ruth Bidgood (4); Pauline Stainer (2); William Cooke; John Tripp; William Sherman; Gwyn O. Jones (3); Jennifer Drake-Brockman (4); Alun Llewellyn (4); Jacqueline Banerjee (5); Gweno Lewis; Meic Stephens; Chris O'Neill (2); Edward Larrissy; Anthony Conran; Raymond Garlick (2); D. Graham Jenkins (2); Stephen Tunnicliffe; Edward Levy (6); Belinda Humfrey (3); Richard Poole (2); Roland Mathias; Roger Stephens Jones; Colin Wilcockson (3); Susanne M. Dumbleton; Raymond J. Cormier (3); Hugh McKinley; Edward Neill; Ruth Pryor (2); Angela G. Dorenkamp; Ned Thomas; H. Morgan Waidson (4); Linden Peach; Peter Slater; Patrick Thomas (2); Dominic J. Hart (2); Richard A. Davies (3); Frederick Grice (6); Frances Meredith (2); Robert Nisbet; Graham Jones (3); and Cecil Price. The file also includes photocopies of a letter by W. H. Davies, 1907, and an editorial from Welsh Outlook, 1917. Some letters are addressed to Roland Mathias with copies of replies by him.

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.

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.

Includes letters from Mike Jenkins (14), Nigel Jenkins (15), Alun R. Jones (8), A. G. Prys-Jones (88), Bobi Jones, D. Gwenallt Jones, David Jones (2), Dedwydd Jones (15), Don Dale-Jones (7), E. H. Jones (2), Emrys Maldwyn Jones (6), Gwyn Jones (92; with an additional note amongst the letters of Alice Jones), Harri Pritchard Jones (4), Jack Jones (4), Jonah Jones, Phyllis M. Jones (2), Ray Howard-Jones (4), Sally Roberts Jones (7), T. Gwynn Jones, and William Glynne-Jones (27).

Includes letters from John Davies (5); R. Gerallt Jones; Raymond Garlick (6); Meic Stephens (12, including copies of letters from Meic Stephens to Ceri George and R. Brinley Jones); Anthony Conran (3); Jeremy Hooker (3); Robert Minhinnick; Bruce J. James (6); Ruth Bidgood (5); Nigel Jenkins (3); Gerard Casey; Jon Dressel; Kay Harris (3); Leslie Norris (including a copy of the poem 'The dark months'); Glyn Jones (5); Elwyn Davies; Emyr Humphreys; Brian Keeble; Sam Adams (2); A. G. Prys-Jones; and Cecil Price.

Includes letters from Meic Stephens (14); A. G. Prys-Jones; Jeremy Hooker (3); Gillian Clarke (3); Ruth Bidgood (5); Joseph Clancy (2); Glyn Jones (3); Alan Rudrum; Bruce J. James (3); Peter Finch (2); Raymond Garlick (4); Tony Bianchi (5); Dora Polk; John Osmond (copy); Jon Dressel; Belinda Humfrey (4); Gavin Ewart (2); Gerard Casey; Moira Dearnley; R. Gerallt Jones (2); and Tony Curtis.

Includes letters from Anthony Conran; Meic Stephens (13); Gillian Clarke (2); A. G. Prys-Jones (6); Gwyn Jones (4); Nigel Jenkins (8); Cary Archard; Emyr Humphreys (2); Raymond Garlick (13); Glyn Jones (3); Dai Smith (3); Jeremy Hooker; Hamish M. Brown; Peter Finch (3); Duncan Bush (2); Deian Hopkin (2); Ray Howard-Jones; Alan Perry (2); Brian Howells; John Davies; Wynn Thomas; and Leslie Norris (addressed to Meic Stephens, containing amendments to the entry on Leslie Norris for the Companion to the literature of Wales).

Includes letters from Sally Roberts Jones (5); John Davies (5); Ruth Bidgood (9); G. O. Jones; Glyn Jones (5); A. G. Prys-Jones (3); Meic Stephens (18, including a copy of a letter to R. Geraint Gruffydd); Tony Curtis (3); Douglas Bassett (5); Prys Morgan; Gerard Casey (4); Emyr Humphreys (2); Raymond Garlick (4); J. P. Ward (2); John Osmond (2); Walford Davies (5); Greg Hill (3); Peter Finch; Leslie Norris (2); Joseph Clancy; Sam Adams (3); Dora Polk; Nigel Jenkins (4); Gwyn Jones (2); Gillian Clarke (2); Kay Harris; and Dai Smith (2).

Includes letters from John Pikoulis; Raymond Garlick (4); Gillian Clarke (2); Cary Archard (3); Meic Stephens (8); Ronald Lowe; Jeremy Hooker (4); A. G. Prys-Jones (4); Glyn Jones (4); J. P. Ward; John Davies (3); Ruth Bidgood (9); Nigel Jenkins; Jon Dressel; Ray Howard-Jones (2); and Sally Roberts Jones.

Includes letters from Meic Stephens (36); Leslie Norris (3); Gillian Clarke (7); Jeremy Hooker (4); Sam Adams (3); Ruth Bidgood (7); Jon Dressel (6); Tony Bianchi (7); Gerard Casey (4); John Davies; Robin Gwyndaf; Raymond Garlick (3); Sally Roberts Jones (5); J. P. Ward (5); R. S. Thomas (2); Dannie Abse; Glyn Jones (4); John Tripp (4); A. G. Prys-Jones (6, including a letter to J. P. Ward); Prys Morgan (3); Walford Davies (4); Francis Jones (3); Dora Polk (2); Cary Archard (3); and Alison Bielski.

Includes letters from Gillian Clarke (9); Emyr Humphreys; Jeremy Hooker (5); Leslie Norris (5, including a typescript draft of the poem 'Hyperion'); Meic Stephens (26); John Davies (6); Bedwyr Lewis Jones (3); Prys Morgan (2); A. G. Prys-Jones (3); John Ormond (2); Cary Archard; David Harries (6); Glyn Jones (5); Sam Adams (2); Robin Gwyndaf; Sorley MacLean; Belinda Humfrey (6); Ruth Bidgood (3); Sally Roberts Jones; Rhys Davies; Kay Harris; Dora Polk (2); Ken Edward Smith; Maxwell Fraser; Brian Howells (3); and Robert Morgan.

Includes letters from William Blissett (2); David [Dai] Smith; Gillian Clarke (5); Belinda Humfrey (4); Arthur Giardelli (8); Jeremy Hooker (6); Ned Thomas; Raymond Garlick (6); Ray Howard-Jones; Judith Maro (4); Harri Pritchard Jones (5); John Trice; Gwyn Jones; David Blamires (7); Sally Roberts Jones (4); Meic Stephens (14); Désirée Hirst (5); Glyn Jones (5); Sam Adams (4); Brian Howells (3); Patrick Thomas (notes); A. G. Prys-Jones; Dora Polk (2); Ruth Bidgood (3); Dannie Abse (3); Jon Dressel (2); Wyn Griffith (4); Sheenagh Pugh (2); John Stuart Williams; Cary Archard; Bobi Jones; Richard Poole; and Alan Rudrum.

Includes letters from Ruth Pryor (10); Glyn Jones (3); Alan Rudrum (7); Chris Torrance (2); Brian Keeble (11); Désirée Hirst (7); David [Dai] Smith (5); David Blamires (3); A. G. Prys-Jones (5); Gwyn Williams (3); Bernard Lloyd; Sally Roberts Jones (14); John Stuart Williams (3); Arthur Giardelli (2); Raymond Garlick (9); Gillian Clarke (8); Leslie Norris (5); Richard Poole (6); Nancy K. Sandars; Dora Polk (2); Ray Howard-Jones (9); Francis Jones (3); Ruth Bidgood (2); Jeremy Hooker (6); John Ormond (4); Austen Wilks (8, including a typescript draft of the article 'Derry Ormond tower: a Welsh landscape artefact'); Dannie Abse (2); J. P. Ward (4); John Pikoulis (8); Roy Thomas (3); Tony Curtis (4); Don Dale-Jones; Sam Adams (3); John Idris Jones (2); Aneirin Talfan Davies (2); John Ackerman; Harri Webb (3); Paul Ferris; John Petts; Alun Richards (2); Glyn Tegai Hughes; Belinda Humfrey; Patrick Thomas; Philip Pacey; and Prys Morgan.

Includes letters from Gillian Clarke (19); Tony Curtis (5); Sally Roberts Jones (5); John Tripp (7); Raymond Garlick (8); Peter Elfed Lewis (9); A. G. Prys-Jones (3); John Ormond; Belinda Humfrey; Judith Maro; J. P. Ward (2); Nigel Jenkins; Ray Howard-Jones (11); Ruth Pryor (9); Dora Polk; Robert Morgan (3); John Stuart Williams; John Rowlands (6); Alison Bielski (4); Ruth Bidgood (4); Alun Llewellyn; Graham Allen; Ieuan Gwynedd Jones; David [Dai] Smith (5); Sam Adams (2); Neville Masterman (2); Leslie Norris (3); L. Alun Page; Glyn Jones (4); John Ackerman; and Patrick Thomas.

Includes letters from Robert Morgan (9); Sam Adams (8); Richard Poole (5); John Tripp (7); Sally Roberts Jones (11); Cyril Hodges (7); Raymond Garlick (7); Tony Curtis (4); Philip Pacey (3); Richard Vaughan (2); Alan Perry (3, including a typescript copy of poem 'House-Wiring'); Belinda Humfrey (5); Robin Gregory (3); Jeremy Hooker (13, including typescript copies of poems by him); Gillian Clarke (8); John Ormond (2, including typescript copies of two poems by him, signed by the author); John Stuart Williams; Ruth Bidgood (7); Ray Howard-Jones (11); Dannie Abse; Judith Maro (2); Neville Masterman (4, one addressed to Gillian Clarke); Roy Thomas (5); Sheenagh M. Pugh (3); Alison Bielski (3); Raph Maud; Dora Polk (4); Glyn Jones (4); Lawrence Hockey; Peter Finch (3); A. G. Prys-Jones (2); A. F. Leighton Thomas (3); John Pook; Bedwyr Lewis Jones (2); J. P. Ward (3); and E. G. Bowen.

Includes letters from Alison Bielski (3); Leslie Norris (6); Susan Glyn (3); Dora Polk (7); Raymond Garlick (7); Gillian Clarke (29); Glyn Jones (4, including a copy of letter to Meic Stephens); J. P. Ward (6, including a typescript of the poem 'Yesterday in Cehyddion Valley', with corrections in the author's hand); Sally Roberts Jones (7); Elan Closs Stephens (5); Tony Curtis (8); David E. Painting (4); Hywel D. Lewis; A. G. Prys-Jones (8); Sam Adams (7); John Tripp (7); Belinda Humfrey (12); Rosamund Stanhope (4); Randal Jenkins (2); Robert Morgan (5); L. Alun Page (5); Jeremy Hooker (4); Ray Howard-Jones (17, including a catalogue of her first retrospective exhibition at The Sackville Gallery); Philip Pacey (3); John Ackerman (3); Leonard Clark (2); Harri Webb (5); Neville Masterman (4); Lawrence W. Hockey (4); John Stuart Williams (2); Ruth Bidgood (3); Judith Maro (3); Friedrich Konekamp (3); Cledwyn Hughes (2); and Eigra Lewis Roberts (2).