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Press cuttings, 1950-6, relating to poor water supplies and infant deaths; two issues of the Deben Bulletin, July 1950 and April 1951.

Translations of a poem and a Welsh story; black and white group photograph [?1950s], printed bookseller's list. See also no. 447.

Correspondence between George Ewart Evans and the Ministry of Health, the local education authority, Socialist Medical Association, local MPs, and the New Statesman, concerning the inadequate and polluted water supply in Blaxhall, and the urgency of establishing a piped system; includes a draft letter by the author to Aneurin Bevan, March 1950, regarding the shortage and poor quality of water at the village school and school house.

Transcripts:: a court roll, 1718, and a terrier of Barking and Needham; article from the Illustrated London News, 1851, on a meeting for the improvement of the labouring classes, chaired by Prince Albert; an obituary notice from The Times, 1886, and a biography of Mrs Girling of the Shaker community; survey of the rural districts of Suffolk. Date of transcripts estimated [1950x1980]

A holograph poem, [?1950s], entitled 'Birds in Winter' by B[erta] R[uck], written in red ink and accompanied by a pen, ink and watercolour drawing by Ruck, depicting an airman holding a bird.
The poem is written on the back of a sheet of Ruck's notepaper, headed 'From Berta Ruck Aberdovey Merioneth North Wales'; Ruck lived in Aberdyfi from 1939 until her death.

A letter, 5 September 1947, from Kate Roberts to Saunders Lewis (ff. 54-55), together with his reply, 9 September 1947 (f. 56, end lacking), concerning her forthcoming radio interview with him to discuss her writing technique.
The discussion was transmitted on the Welsh Home Service of the BBC on 15 October 1947 and a transcript was subsequently published in Crefft y Stori Fer, ed. by Saunders Lewis (Llandysul, 1949). The letters are published in Dafydd Ifans, 'Annwyl Kate, Annwyl Saunders - Atodiad', National Library of Wales Journal, 29 (1995-96), 341-345.

Correspondence and contracts for books: The Voices of the Children (Penmark Press, 1947), The Fitton Four Poster (Blackie, 1952), and Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay (1956), The Horse in the Furrow (1958), The Pattern Under the Plough (1965), Where Beards Wag All (1967), The Farm and the Village (1967), The Leaping Hare (1969), Acky (1972), The Days That We Have Seen (1973), From Mouths of Men (1974), Let Dogs Delight (1974), Horse Power and Magic (1977), The Strength of the Hills (1982), Spoken History (1986), all published by Faber and Faber.

An autograph letter, [early January 1947], from Dylan Thomas, at Holywell Ford, Oxford, to Graham [Greene], concerning the potential publication of Thomas's film script 'The Doctor and the Devils'.
The letter was published in Dylan Thomas, The Collected Letters New Edition, ed. by Paul Ferris (London, 2000), p. 681.

Letter, 4 January 1946, from Robert Graves, Galmpton, nr Brixham, Devon, to Gwyn Jones, in which the sender discusses the literary future of Wales and argues for the Mabinogion as a possible influence on Shakespeare's Tempest.

A copy of Clifford Dyment, Selected Poems (London, [1945]), containing the dedication 'To mother From Clifford' (f. i).

Half-length studio portrait of a soldier in the South Wales Borderers, his forage cap under his left epaulette displaying his regimental cap badge.

Full-length studio portrait of a sergeant, negative inscribed 'Rogers' and indistinct address

Studio portrait of a middle-aged man in British military uniform. Negative appears to be inscribed 'Vandenburghe' but could also be 'Nandengburghe'

Half-length studio portrait of a soldier, the letters 'ATI' visible on the end of his shoulder title.

Studio portrait of a corporal wearing an Africa Star medal ribbon. Negative probably inscribed 'Cyril Green, Harford.' Due to the nature of the handwriting the surname could be open to a different interpretation.

Studio portrait of a moustachioed aircraftman in the RAF. Negative is inscribed "Cae London '2"- possibly the address of the sitter.