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Correspondence, 1947-2008, of Raymond Garlick with Dr Jacques Wirz of Basel, Switzerland, containing mainly personal news, reminiscences and comments on current affairs.

Twenty-one letters, December 2001, August 2003-June 2005, from Dr Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz (ff. 1-21), together with twenty-two corresponding letters, April 2000, July 2003-May 2005, from Wirz to Garlick (ff. 23, 39-48, 56-75).
Also included are Wirz's translations into English of three articles relating to Wales, in German, by Daisy Reck, [2001] (ff. 34-38), [2003] (ff. 50-55), along with cuttings of parts of the articles (ff. 32-33, 49); a transcript, in English, of a Swiss radio programme featuring Reck entitled 'Wales, Land of Magic and Magicians', [2000] (ff. 24-31); and a translation of an article on Reck's late husband, the Swiss journalist Oskar Reck, [2003x2005], taken from Journalismus aus Leidenschaft: Oskar Reck - ein Leben für das Wort, ed. by Roy Oppenheim (Bern, 2003) (ff. 76-83).

Thirteen letters, July 2005-April 2007, from Dr Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz (ff. 1-13), together with fifteen corresponding letters, July 2005-June 2007, from Wirz to Garlick (ff. 14-23, 27-32).
The letters include references to Harri Webb (f. 1), Brenda Chamberlain (f. 7), John Petts (f. 7) and R. S. Thomas (f. 8). Also included is a typescript translation into English by Wirz of an article in German, by Daisy Reck, concerning Cader Idris (ff. 24-26).

Fifteen letters, July 1997-June 1999, from Raymond Garlick to Jacques Wirz (ff. 1-18), together with nineteen corresponding letters, August 1997-July 1999, from Dr Wirz (ff. 19-52).
The letters contain references to the referendum on devolution in Wales (ff. 3, 4 verso), the death of Diana, Princess of Wales (ff. 3, 5 verso), Brenda Chamberlain (ff. 5, 25 verso-26), Jon Dressel (ff. 6-12 passim), R. S. Thomas (ff. 8 recto-verso, 11 verso, 12), John Cowper Powys (ff. 11, 36) and Andrew Sachs (f. 14). Garlick's letter dated 21 September 1997 (f. 3) is incomplete; the missing part is now NLW MS 23845D, f. 4.

Five letters, July 2007-June 2008, from Dr Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz (ff. 1-5), together with eighteen corresponding letters, July 2007-December 2008, from Wirz to Garlick (ff. 6-26).

Eighty-four letters, 1944-1985, to Raymond Garlick from Brenda Chamberlain, 1944-1948, 1957-[1958] (ff. 1-30), Cledwyn Hughes, 1958-1970 (ff. 31-47), A. J. Prys-Jones, 1950-1985 (ff. 48-127), and J[ohn] Redwood-Anderson, 1955-1958 (ff. 128-141), discussing a variety of matters, both personal and work related.
Some of the Brenda Chamberlain letters refer to her life on Bardsey Island.

Twenty-one letters and cards, July 1999-June 2001, from Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz (ff. 1-3, 5-6 verso, 8-27 verso), together with twenty-five corresponding letters and a card, August 1999-June 2001, from Dr Wirz (ff. 28-75 verso).
The letters contain references to John Cowper Powys (ff. 10, 48-51 passim), R. S. Thomas (ff. 15, 21-23 passim, 25 verso, 62 verso), Brenda Chamberlain (ff. 14-15) and Roland Mathias (f. 18). Also included is a photocopy, [?2001], of a letter from Garlick to Daisy [Reck], dated 2 December 1999 (f. 7), three limericks by Garlick (f. 9) and translations into English by Wirz of excerpts from Peter Sager's German language book, Wales (Cologne, 1985) (ff. 33-44); a letter fragment (f. 4) is part of a letter, dated 21 September 1997, now NLW MS 23784D, f. 3.

Thirty letters and a postcard, 1993-1997, from Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz of Therwil, near Basel, Switzerland (ff. 1-42), together with forty-two corresponding letters and a Christmas card, 1993-1997, from Dr Wirz (ff. 43-114).

Sixteen letters, August 2001-June 2003, from Raymond Garlick to Dr Jacques Wirz (ff. 42-45, 47-59), together with twenty-five corresponding letters, July 2001-June 2003, from Wirz (ff. 1-41 verso).
The letters contain comments on R. S. Thomas (ff. 1 verso-5 verso passim, 8, 42-44, 59) and Dylan Thomas (ff. 2 verso, 5, 42, 43 recto-verso).

Proofs of the first edition of Raymond Garlick, An Introduction to Anglo-Welsh Literature (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1970), used by the author as copy for the second edition, published 1972.
Each folio consists of two pages printed side-by-side, comprising proofs of the title page and pp. 1-97 (ff. 4-52). These are preceded by a new typescript prologue, dated May 1972 (ff. 1-3) and followed by an author’s note (pasted in on f. 53). Minor corrections and emendations have been supplied by the author in red and black ink; more substantial alterations and additions to the text have been supplied in typescript as paste overs or as paper flaps attached to page margins (ff. 8, 10-11, 13, 28-30, 32, 34, 39, 42, 50).

Corrected galley proofs, [1972], of Raymond Garlick, A Sense of Time: Poems and Antipoems, 1969-1972 (Llandysul, 1972).
The volume contains minor emendations in the hand of the author. Five verses for the poem 'Acclamation' have been crossed through (f. 21) and are omitted from the published volume.