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A certificate from Cardiff University recording the election of Gwyneth Lewis to an Honorary Fellowship.

Letters, invoices and permits from maritime agencies and engineers in south Wales and southeastern Ireland relating to the registration, maintenance, mooring and sale of Gwyneth Lewis's yacht 'Jameeleh'.

Draft manuscript letters and photocopies of letters written by Gwyneth Lewis to family, friends and literary and academic associates concerning personal, social, literary, musical and academic matters relating to her time as a student at Balliol College, Oxford; also included are newsletters of the Oxford Poetry Society and a photocopy of a manuscript review of ‘Mynd lawr i’r nefoedd’ by Menna Elfyn that was written by Gwyneth Lewis for publication.

Manuscript drafts and photocopies of letters written by Gwyneth Lewis, mostly while she was in the United States, to family, friends, literary associates and universities concerning personal, social, literary and academic matters, especially her life and work at Harvard and in New York, and questions of fabrication in literature and in Welsh culture.

Letters and postcards to Gwyneth Lewis from Les Murray concerning their writing, notably Y Llofrudd Iaith, Sunbathing in the Rain and Two in a Boat, and also their careers and the publication of Gwyneth Lewis's poetry in Quadrant magazine; other topics include wider issues of literature, culture and philosophy, as well as depression, health, travel, and a wide range of personal, professional, family and social matters, with associated photographs and annotated typescript copies of Les Murray's own poetry.

Letters to Gwyneth Lewis from R.S. Thomas and his wife, Betty, concerning developments in their respective literary and personal lives, as well as wider literary matters; also included are letters relating to an interview with R.S. Thomas conducted by Gwyneth Lewis and Peter Robinson at Jesus College, Oxford, together with two typescript copies, one with manuscript amendments, of the interview in which he discusses his work and his views on poetry and its relationship with prose, religion and language.

Letters and cards to Gwyneth Lewis, mostly from the journalist and poet James Fenton concerning personal, social, literary and journalistic matters, especially relating to the Philippines, together with related photographs and manuscript and typescript copies of his poetry; also included are letters and cards to Gwyneth Lewis from other friends concerning personal, social, literary and academic matters, with related photographs.

Letters and cards to Gwyneth Lewis from friends, family, agents, writers and other literary associates concerning personal, social, family, literary and artistic matters, including a manuscript poem ('A birthday') by Gillian Clarke and an invitation to attend a reception for the arts at Windsor Castle, with related photographs, press cuttings and ephemera.

Letters and cards to Gwyneth Lewis from friends, family, writers, publishers, broadcasters, festival organisers and businesses concerning personal, social, domestic, family and literary matters, including her published and unpublished poems, her literary career and activities, and sailing classes.

Letters to Gwyneth Lewis from her parents, Gwilym and Eryl Lewis, concerning personal, social, family and other matters, notably her activities with the Urdd, at school, at university at Cambridge and Harvard, and living and working in the United States, together with related press cuttings and a letter from Glamorgan County Council congratulating her on her ‘A’ Level examination results.

Literary and artistic papers accumulated by Gwyneth Lewis including: a copy of a published volume entitled ‘NHS @ 60’ to which she contributed; publicity material for some of her work; a typescript of an eisteddfod piece in which she took part entitled 'Maes Mihangel'; a typescript of a hymn by her entitled 'Emyn y Canmlwyddiant'; a programme for a school pantomime entitled ‘Culhwch ac Olwen’ in which she took part at Ysgol Bryntaf; notes by her on Welsh language expressions relating to food; photocopies with manuscript annotations by her of articles about women’s poetry; annotated typescript copies of articles by Ian Thomson about Geneva and the San Giovanni hospital in Rome; a typescript copy with manuscript annotations of Rowan Williams’s play ‘Shakeshafte’, with an accompanying letter from the author to Gwyneth Lewis; typescript copies of poems by other poets with associated letters to Gwyneth Lewis; a typescript copy of a poem about rugby by Peter Fenton sent to Gwyneth Lewis by the Wales coach Mike Ruddock; a copy of literary extracts for a reading at Girton College; copies of published and unpublished work by other writers, artists and composers with associated publicity material and letters to Gwyneth Lewis from authors and publishers; publicity material, invitations, programmes and tickets for literary, musical and artistic events in Britain and America; a copy of South Cambridgeshire District Council’s definition of public art; postcards, drawings and watercolours; and related notes by Gwyneth Lewis.

Papers relating to Gwyneth Lewis's poetry, prose, dramas, operas, academic research, public appearances and other literary work.

Papers relating to Gwyneth Lewis's poetry, prose writing and academic work.

Literary work, correspondence and other papers relating to Gwyneth Lewis's life and work, especially the first few decades of her life and her emergence as a writer.

Notebooks containing personal, domestic and professional notes, reminders, dates and contacts, notably including Gwyneth Lewis's practical and literary preparations for sailing 'Jameeleh'.

Papers relating to Gwyneth Lewis's personal experience and creative work in the field of mental health.

Papers relating to mental health, including a typescript copy of a radio version of Gwyneth Lewis's Sunbathing in the Rain produced for the BBC, a draft of an article by her entitled 'Dark Gifts' and published copies of other articles by her about her experience of depression and correspondence between her and the publisher concerning 'Dark Gifts', correspondence between her and the Mental Health Foundation concerning her contribution to Mental Health Action Week, a letter to her from the Depression Alliance about Sunbathing in the Rain, a printed summary of a day school at Cardiff University on the arts in mental health therapy, press reviews of Sunbathing in the Rain, and related notes, booklets, leaflets, photocopies, printouts and press cuttings.

Papers relating to Gwyneth Lewis's work as National Poet for Wales, comprising: typescript drafts of poems composed by her in that capacity including 'Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y Glannau, Abertawe', 'National Waterfront Museum, Swansea', 'Glas', 'Addewid Dydd Cofio'r Holocost / Addewid ar Ddiwrnod Cofio'r Holocost' and 'Holocaust Memorial Day Pledge', with manuscript annotations; manuscript and typescript notes by Gwyneth Lewis on the nature of a national poet and her personal vision for the post, including autobiographical material; a typescript draft of her mid-office report; correspondence between her and Mike Ruddock, coach of the Welsh rugby team, concerning her poem 'Reply to the Haka'; typescripts of poems by Edwin Morgan about the Scottish Parliament and by Dennis Lewis and Meirion Jordan about Gwyneth Lewis herself; a letter and poem sent by a child to Gwyneth Lewis as national poet; press cuttings relating to Gwyneth Lewis's work as national poet and to the National Assembly for Wales; and an offprint of a review by her in Taliesin of the poetry of Menna Elfyn.

Compositions, notes, copies of articles, booklets and press cuttings accumulated by Gwyneth Lewis in the course of preparing for workshops, projects, publications and other literary work, including manuscript and typescript drafts of poems (‘Palaestra di poeti’, ‘Lippizaners’, ‘City Safari’, ‘The Love of Furniture’, ‘Field Guide to Dementia’, ‘The Feeder’, ‘Murmuration’, ‘No Sparrow Ode’, ‘Imaginary Walks in Istanbul’, ‘Maen Hir’, and ‘Marwnad’) with manuscript annotations, draft essays (‘Return to Girton’ and ‘Dancing in the Dark’), material relating to subjects including depression and the writing of poetry and prose, a copy of a draft review of her poetry, a photocopy of a letter and poem by her published in Poetry Review, and a printout of an article on the human brain from the website of University of Liverpool Centre for Poetry and Science.

Literary work, correspondence and other papers relating to Gwyneth Lewis's life and work, especially in the period during and after her emergence as a writer.