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General material collected by John Pikoulis in relation to his research into the life and work of Alun Lewis, including: Original and photocopied press cuttings of published work by Alun Lewis; original and photocopied press cuttings and articles relating to Alun Lewis; John Pikoulis's notes on Alun Lewis taken from published or broadcasted sources; John Pikoulis's notes on unpublished works by Alun Lewis (kept in marked envelope); biographical notes, mostly rough handwritten jottings, relating to Alun Lewis and to members of his family (notes on the Reverend Melchisedec Evans, father of Alun Lewis's mother Gwladys, and handwritten Lewis and Evans family trees drawn by John Pikoulis kept in marked envelopes); copy of Alun Lewis's birth certificate (kept in marked envelope); photocopied press articles noting the death of Alun Lewis (kept in marked envelope); notes made by John Pikoulis on letters of Alun Lewis (kept in marked envelope); material relating to events marking the centenary (in 2015) of Alun Lewis's birth, which includes letters to John Pikoulis, published poetry and prose by Alun Lewis (photocopies), minutes of meetings and details of a conference and a symposium (kept in marked folder); unsigned pencil portrait of Alun Lewis (kept in marked envelope); photocopy of The Heart's Assurance (1951), a song cycle by Sir Michael Tippett on poems by Alun Lewis and fellow Second World War poet Sidney Keyes (kept in marked envelope); copies of poems written in tribute to Alun Lewis by R. S. Thomas ('Alun Lewis'), John Tripp ('A Quest for Light') and Lovita J. R. Morang ('Lewis on Nilgiri Hills'); and rough notes taken by John Pikoulis during interviews with those who knew or were otherwise associated with Alun Lewis (see also interview notes under various categories elsewhere within the archive).
This section also includes a bound typescript thesis in two volumes by Keith Picton Evans titled 'Alun Lewis: The Development of a Writer', submitted as part of an MA degree at the University of Lancaster, September 1971.

Typescript copies of two undated and unpublished short stories by Freda Aykroyd titled 'The Mother' and 'The Broken Heart'.
See also under section titled Freda Aykroyd (Alun Lewis research papers).

Letters to John Pikoulis from former work and academic (both school and university) colleagues of Alun Lewis and from academic institutions previously attended by Alun Lewis, the correspondents comprising: Richard (Dick) Mills (1977-1987 and undated); Chris Germanacos (1979, 1981); D. W. Thomas (1979); Glyn Rees (1979); Professor Christopher Cheney (1979-1980), together with notes by John Pikoulis on Lewis/Cheney correspondence, which includes a chronology of events in Lewis's academic life (for further notes on Alun Lewis's letters to Professor Cheney, see under Gweno Lewis (Alun Lewis research papers): Biographical and literary notes)); Andrew Davies (1980); Gwyn Prosser (1980); Department of History, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1980-1981); Registrar's Office, University of Manchester (1980); Barrie Davies (1980); Sir Idwal Vaughan Pugh (1981); Gwynfor Evans (1981); Dr Charles Franklin (1981); Haydn Evans (1981); Cledwyn Hughes, Lord Cledwyn, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos (1981); John Jones, Gresford (1981); the John Rylands University Library of Manchester (1981); D. [?V.] Marks, St David's University College, Lampeter (1981); [?Nans] Richards (1981); Dewi Lewis (1981); Evan J. Hopkins (1983); poet, literary critic and translator Dyfnallt Morgan (1986); Wendon Jones (née Mostyn) (1986); and Matt Jones (1995).

Each envelope marked with name of correspondent and date(s) of correspondence.

Rough notes taken by John Pikoulis during interviews with former work and academic (both school and university) colleagues of Alun Lewis, the interviewees comprising: newspaper editor Gwyn Prosser (undated); Andrew Davies (undated); Barry Davies (undated); university lecturer David Sims (undated); civil servant Sir Idwal Vaughan Pugh (undated); Bryn Edwards (undated); and school principal Glyn Rees (undated).

Letters to John Pikoulis largely from those who served with Alun Lewis in the 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers and with post-war organisations related to the 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers, the correspondents comprising: politician and historian Alun Arthur Gwynne Jones, Lord Chalfont (1976-1982); the Regimental Museum of the South Wales Borderers and Monmouthshire Regiment and from the 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers Old Comrades' Association (1977, 1979-1981); poet, novelist and playwright Bernard Gutteridge (1979); Colonel Robin S. Cresswell (1979-1980); [?Humphry] [ ? ] (1980); G. T. Wards (1980); [signature illegible] (1980); Ron Willetts (1980, 1981); John [ ? ] (1980); Jack Aistrop (1980-1981); Major Ollie (O. A.) Evans (1980); the Royal Engineers Corps Library (1980); the High Commission of India (1980); Cliff J. Vivian, Chief Executive of Geest Holdings Ltd, Spalding, Lincolnshire (1980); the Birmingham Post, in relation to Captain William F. (Bill) Perry (for whom, see below) (1980); the Ministry of Defence Army Records Centre (1981); B. S. Hopkins (1981); P. Thomas, Aberfan (1981); Hugh Harries (1981); A. G. Gulliford (1981); the High Commission of Pakistan (1981); E. Thomas, Aberdare (1981); the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (1981); Kathleen E. Ruddock (1981); W. S. Daniels (1981); Captain William F. (Bill) Perry (1981); the Medical Directorate at Army Headquarters, New Delhi (1981); Captain F. E. Elliot of the Ministry of Defence (1983); Dick C. Littleford (1985); Bert Harden (1990 and undated) (together with letter, 1990, to John Pikoulis from Mick Felton of Seren Books); Ian Tibbs (1999); Lieutenant-Colonel Randulph Offley Crewe-Read (undated); and T. Griffiths (undated).

Each envelope marked with name(s) of correspondent(s) and date(s) (if applicable) of correspondence.

Note that some names are referenced in more than one letter.

Alun Lewis's close friend Richard (Dick) Mills, who served with Lewis, is described under Academic and work colleagues of Alun Lewis and academic institutions.

Declaration form, dated 26 February 1981, issued by the Ministry of Defence when granting access to official records of military personnel. The information in this case relates to 'Lt Alun Lewis (P214565) South Wales Borderers' and was presumably requested by John Pikoulis (form unsigned).

Notes taken by John Pikoulis during interviews with former military colleagues of Alun Lewis, who include Selwyn Evans, Colonel Robin S. Creswell, Lieutenant-Colonel Randulph Offley Crewe-Read and Alun Arthur Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont of Llantarnam.

Rough notes taken by John Pikoulis during interviews with friends and acquaintances of Alun Lewis in the course of his research into Lewis's life and work, the interviewees comprising: Leslie Sykes (1980); artist and engraver John Petts (undated); poet, literary journalist and editor Keidrych Rhys (whom Pikoulis notes as 'Keidrick') (undated); poet, novelist and Baptist minister Rhydwen Williams (undated); Thomas Jones (undated); Cyril Moseley of Morgan Bruce & Nicholas, Solicitors, Pontypridd (undated); Megan McTrusty, with letter to John Pikoulis from Megan McTrusty (undated); and Irene Birdsall (undated).

Biographical and literary notes by Gweno Lewis which relate to Alun Lewis's life and work, comprising:

Undated explanatory notes by Gweno Lewis, presumably addressed to John Pikoulis, relating to some of Alun Lewis's letters; with, enclosed, a typescript copy of an anonymous 15th/16th-century poem titled 'The Bridal Morn' (referred to in Gweno's notes), annotated in Pikoulis's hand.

Gweno Lewis's undated handwritten responses to John Pikoulis's queries regarding Alun Lewis's letters to Professor Christopher Cheney, Lewis's History tutor at Manchester University.

Notes by Gweno Lewis in response to a 1978 article, presumably by John Pikoulis, titled 'Alun Lewis and the vocation of Poetry'.

Rough handwritten notes taken by John Pikoulis during interviews, 1980 and undated, with Gweno Lewis (only one batch of notes dated).
Typescript transcript of an interview with Gweno Lewis conducted by radio executive producer and director Kate McAll and recorded in Aberystwyth in 2007.

Correspondence of Gwladys Lewis, comprising:

Photocopies of transcripts (made by Alun John) of letters written, 1944, by Gwladys Lewis to writer and translator Professor Gwyn Jones, which include poetry by Gwladys Lewis (see John Pikoulis: Alun Lewis: A Life (Poetry Wales Press, 1984), pp. 313-14).

Letters, 1975-1978, from Gwladys Lewis to John Pikoulis.

Letter, 1978, to Gwladys Lewis from the Reverend Dewi Evans, Llwynhendy, Llanelli, who was a cousin of Alun Lewis.

Envelopes marked with name of correspondent and date of correspondence.

See also under Gwladys Lewis: Biographical and literary notes for notes by John Pikoulis on letters, 1940-1942, sent to Gwladys Lewis and her husband Thomas J. Lewis from Alun Lewis.
See also under Correspondence of Alun Lewis (photocopies, typescript copies and transcripts) .

Biographical and literary notes by or relating to Gwladys Lewis, comprising:

Typescript notes by Gwladys Lewis, dated February 1968, containing biographical information relating to Alun Lewis. With covering letter to John Pikoulis from John Davies, Prestatyn (possibly John Alun Davies, author of Poetry of Darkness: Alun Lewis's Indian Experience (University of Wales, 1969)).

Gwladys Lewis's written response to Alun Lewis's short story 'Attitude' and to an article by John Pikoulis relating to 'Attitude'.

Notes by John Pikoulis on letters, 1940-1942, sent to Gwladys Lewis and her husband Thomas J. Lewis from Alun Lewis.

Rough notes taken by John Pikoulis during an interview with the Lewis family's nursery maid Sarah Jane Evans, known as 'Ajee'.

Rough handwritten notes taken by John Pikoulis during an interview with Gwladys Lewis.

Letters to John Pikoulis from members of Alun Lewis's family other than those mentioned above. Correspondents comprise: Glyn Lewis, brother of Alun Lewis (1977-1982); Laurie Phelps, cousin of Alun Lewis (1978, 1981); Mair Fenn (née Lewis), sister of Alun Lewis, with letter, 1981, to Mair Fenn from John Pikoulis; Evelyn Loudon (née Grafton), cousin of Alun Lewis (1981); the Reverend Dewi Evans, Llwynhendy, Llanelli, cousin of Alun Lewis (1981); Gill Lewis, daughter of Alun Lewis's brother Glyn (1984); and Huw Lewis, brother of Alun Lewis (undated). Also included is a transcript by Alun John of a letter, 1944, from Thomas J. Lewis, father of Alun Lewis, to poet and writer Glyn Jones.

Envelopes marked with name of correspondent(s) and date (where applicable) of correspondence.

See also under Correspondence of Alun Lewis (photocopies, typescript copies and transcripts) .

Correspondence of Gweno Lewis with regard to the life and work of Alun Lewis and which involves John Pikoulis's research into the same, comprising:

Photocopied letter, 6 March 1944, to Gweno Lewis from Alun Lewis's commanding officer, (then) Lieutenant-Colonel Robin S. Cresswell, informing Gweno of Lewis's death.

Photocopied undated letters to Gweno Lewis from poet, writer and critic Robert Graves, which largely discuss Graves's proposed foreword to Ha! Ha! Among the Trumpets, a posthumous anthology of Alun Lewis's poetry published in 1945 (see, for example: https://www.harringtonbooks.co.uk/pages/books/58551/alun-lewis-robert-graves-foreword/ha-ha-among-the-trumpets-poems-in-transit). With annotations in what appears to be John Pikoulis's hand.
Photocopied letters and card, 1944 and undated, from Gweno Lewis to Robert Graves, also largely discussing Graves's foreword to Ha! Ha! Among the Trumpets.

Photocopied transcripts by Alun John of letters, 1944, 1946 and undated, from Gweno Lewis to novelist, poet and literary historian Glyn Jones, with annotations in what appears to be John Pikoulis's hand.

Photocopied letter, 1947, from Gweno Lewis to translator, biographer, journalist and dramatist Michael Meyer, with rough note at bottom left in what appears to be John Pikoulis's hand.

Postcard, 1949, and undated letter from Gweno Lewis to Professor Christopher Cheney, one of Alun Lewis' former tutors at the University of Manchester.

Letters and postcards, 1971-1985 and undated, from Gweno Lewis to John Pikoulis.
What appear to be fair copies of letters, 1975, to Gweno Lewis from John Pikoulis.
Rough manuscript notes by Pikoulis on the contents of letters, 1943-1944, sent to Gweno Lewis by Alun Lewis and on the contents of a hitherto unpublished journal kept by Lewis while stationed in Karachi (now Pakistan). The letters from Alun Lewis to Gweno Lewis referenced here differ from the published versions found in Gweno Lewis (ed.): Letters to my Wife (Seren Books, 1989) (for material relating to the publication, see under General research material). Pikoulis was given access to the letters and journal by permission of Gweno Lewis.

See also under Correspondence of Alun Lewis (photocopies, typescript copies and transcripts) .

Envelopes marked with name of correspondent and date (if applicable) of correspondence.

Correspondence between John Pikoulis and friends and acquaintances of Alun Lewis as part of Pikoulis's research into the life and work of Alun Lewis. Correspondents comprise: Howell Davies (1977 and undated); Lady Marjorie Linstead (née Walters) (1978), together with a fair-copied letter to Lady Linstead from John Pikoulis, a copy of a testimonial letter, 1978, to Lady Linstead from J. Selwyn Davies, Director and Head of the Extra-Mural Studies Department, University College Cardiff, and rough notes made by John Pikoulis; Bernard Pile (1978); Professor Mansel Davies (1978); artist and engraver John Petts (1978, 1980); novelist, poet and literary historian Glyn Jones (1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1992 and undated); poet and novelist Lynette Roberts (1979); solicitor Cyril Moseley (1979); Iris Dawes (née Jones) (1979); Megan McTrusty (1980 and undated); [?Iris] James (1980 and undated); poet, lecturer and man of letters John Lehmann (1980); Leslie Sykes (1980-1981); literary journalist, editor and poet Keidrych Rhys (1980); John Williams, Cardiff (1980); poet, writer and educationalist Arthur Glyn Prys-Jones (1980); Barbara [?Farrington] (1980); Lady Renée Hopkin (1981); bookshop owner Christina Foyle (1981,1984); Irene Birdsall (1981); Elonwy Kirkland (née Maddox) (1981-1982); Sulwyn Williams (1981); G. Davies, Aberdare (1983); Gillian Somerville-Large (2001, 2003); T. J. Evans (undated); and Jean Gilbert (undated), librarian of the former Pontigny Abbey in Burgundy, France, together with draft letters and queries from John Pikoulis to Jean Gilbert, a photocopy of a letter, 24 August 1939 (date added later in French), from Alun Lewis to Jean Gilbert (see also under Correspondence of Alun Lewis (photocopies, typescript copies and transcripts)), a list of French phrases with English translations possibly in the hand of Jean Gilbert and [?transcripts] of letters, possibly from Elizabeth Leslie to John Pikoulis.

Each envelope marked with name(s) of correspondent(s) and date(s) (where applicable) of correspondence.

Alun Lewis's close friend Richard (Dick) Mills and Lewis's former girlfriend Wendon Jones (née Mostyn), both of whom were fellow students of Alun Lewis at Aberystwyth University, are described under Letters to John Pikoulis from academic and work colleagues of Alun Lewis and from academic institutions.

Photocopied draft and fair-copied manuscript poetry by Alun Lewis, one signed, sent to Gweno Lewis, apparently in the hope that she might find a publishing outlet for them (notes in Lewis's hand suggest a few sources - Horizon, The New Statesman, The Listener, The Spectator). The poems comprise 'Song of Sleep' (with note in Lewis's hand addressed to Gweno, in which he explains an image in his poem 'Raiders' Dawn', references hers and his mother's birthdays and also John Lehmann's publication New Writing in Europe (Pelican Books, 1940 - for which, see, for example: https://countryhouselibrary.co.uk/products/new-writing-in-europe-by-john-lehmann-pelican-1941); 'Karanje Village'; 'Song'; 'The Fisher-Girl' (a note in John Pikoulis's hand states that this poem was unpublished but was given to Andrew Davies, Lewis's fellow-teacher at the Lewis Boys' Grammar School, Pengam (for Andrew Davies, see under Letters to John Pikoulis from academic and work colleagues of Alun Lewis and from academic institutions) and published in the Aberystwyth University magazine The Dragon (see reference in John Pikoulis: Alun Lewis: A Life (Poetry Wales Press, 1984), p. 300); 'Thoughts on the Eve of a Great Battle'; and an untitled rough corrected draft beginning 'For the darkness [ ? ] is throbbing now through all the desolate countries ....'. 'Song of Sleep' would eventually be published (as 'Songs of Sleep') in Alun Lewis's first anthology Raiders' Dawn and other poems (George Allen & Unwin, 1942) (for which, see, for example: https://www.library.wales/discover-learn/digital-exhibitions/europeana-rise-of-literacy/poetry-volumes/raiders-dawn-and-other-poems).

Estimated dates are those of composition, not of photocopying,.

Letters, cards and notes, 1975-1999 and undated, from Freda Aykroyd to John Pikoulis. The material largely discusses Lewis and Aykroyd's brief but intensely passionate relationship during the years 1943 to 1944, with reference also to Lewis's literary work. Many of the letters are undated, apparently incomplete/fragmentary, or are heavily-annotated drafts included along with fair-copied counterparts; some of the undated correspondence may be of a later provenance than the 1999 cut-off date of the dated letters. One letter, dated 9 January 1981 encloses a poem by Freda Aykroyd titled 'Rosehip'.
See also New Welsh Review Archive at NLW.

Draft and fair-copied letters, 1975, 1977 and undated, to Freda Aykroyd from John Pikoulis. Some items fragmentary/incomplete.

Photocopies of letters, [1943-1944], sent to Freda Aykroyd from Alun Lewis, the orginals housed in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Some annotations in John Pikoulis's hand. Alun Lewis's letters to Freda Aykroyd were published as A Cypress Walk (Enitharmon Press, 2006).

Letters, 1996-1997, to Freda Aykroyd from literary and talent agency Curtis Brown.

Undated draft letter from Freda Aykroyd to Mike Felton of Poetry Wales Press/Seren Books.

Envelopes marked with name of correspondent and date of correspondence.

Alun Lewis's letters to Freda Aykroyd: Dates noted are those of original letters, not of photocopying.

Printed email from Gillian Somerville-Large, daughter of Freda Aykroyd, to her sister Juliet Lacey, containing notes titled 'Memories of Alun Lewis by Gillian Somerville-Large'.