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The series comprises papers, mostly manuscript and typescript adjudications by Glyn Jones, of various, mainly literary, competitions, 1945-1988 (with numerous gaps). A number of adjudications are for competitions at school and chapel eisteddfodau, but also include adjudications of the BBC radio short story competition, 1950-1951, with letters from Gwyn Jones (9), Aneirin Talfan (5) and A. G. Prys-Jones; the Arts Council Poetry Award, 1956, which contains letters from Gwyn Jones (5); a competition sponsored by the Welsh Arts Council to translate a poem by Waldo Williams, 1970, with letters from Elan Closs Roberts (4), T. J. Morgan, Gwyn Williams and Waldo Williams (photocopy, 1963); and the Poetry Society Dylan Thomas Award 1984, with a letter from Susan Hill.

Pum deg chwech llythyr, 1980-2022, yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, oddi wrth awduron, ysgolheigion ac eraill, o Gymru neu gyda chysylltiadau Cymreig, yn cynnwys Donald Allchin, 1980 (ff. 1-4), John Barnie, 1992, [?1994] (ff. 5-6), Tony [Brown], 1998 (f. 7), Gillian Clarke, 1989 (f. 9), David Cole, 1998 (f. 10), Tudor David, [1994] (f. 11), Oliver Davies, 1999 (f. 12), T. J. Davies, 1990 (f. 13), Maura Dooley, 1993 (ff. 14-15), Nicholas Edwards, [Barwn Crughywel], 1998 (f. 16), Tom Ellis, 1998-1999 (ff. 17-22), Gwynfor [Evans], 1990 (f. 23), Meredydd Evans, [d.d.] (ff. 24-26), Raymond Garlick, 1981 (f. 27), [R.] Geraint [Gruffydd], 1990-2007 (ff. 28-31), Chris Harvie, 1992, [1994] (ff. 32-33), Marged [Haycock], 1998 (f. 34), Jeremy Hooker, 1990, 1993 (ff. 35-38), A. O. H. Jarman, 1990 (f. 40), Nigel Jenkins, 1990 (f. 41), Gwerfyl Pierce Jones, 1990 (f. 42), Gwyn [Jones], 1990 (f. 43), Katie Jones [Gramich wedi hynnu], 1985 (f. 44), R. Brinley Jones, 1990 (f. 46), D. Tecwyn Lloyd, 1981, 1984 (ff. 49-51), Clare Morgan, 1990 (f. 52), Prys Morgan, 2022 (f. 55), Gwilym Prys Davies, [Barwn Prys-Davies], 1998 (f. 56), Ioan Bowen Rees, 1990 (f. 57), John [Rowlands], 1995 (f. 60), Rob Stradling, 2004 (f. 61), Dilys [Williams, chwaer Waldo Williams], 1985 (f. 62), [David] Gwyn Williams, [?1980au cynnar] (ff. 63-64), [J.] Gwynn [Williams], 1998 (f. 65), a Robin Young, 2003 (f. 66). Mae nifer o'r llythyrau yn llongyfarch Ned Thomas ar ei apwyntiad fel cyfarwyddwr Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru yn 1990, neu ar ei ymddeoliad o'r swydd honno yn 1998. Ceir hefyd gopi o lythyr oddi wrth Thomas at Prys Morgan, 2022 (ff. 53-54) a chopi o gerdd gan R. Gerallt Jones (f. 48). = Fifty-six letters, 1980-2022, in Welsh and English, from authors, academics and others from Wales or with Welsh connections, including Donald Allchin, 1980 (ff. 1-4), John Barnie, 1992, [?1994] (ff. 5-6), Tony [Brown], 1998 (f. 7), Gillian Clarke, 1989 (f. 9), David Cole, 1998 (f. 10), Tudor David, [1994] (f. 11), Oliver Davies, 1999 (f. 12), T. J. Davies, 1990 (f. 13), Maura Dooley, 1993 (ff. 14-15), Nicholas Edwards, [Baron Crickhowell], 1998 (f. 16), Tom Ellis, 1998-1999 (ff. 17-22), Gwynfor [Evans], 1990 (f. 23), Meredydd Evans, [d.d.] (ff. 24-26), Raymond Garlick, 1981 (f. 27), [R.] Geraint [Gruffydd], 1990-2007 (ff. 28-31), Chris Harvie, 1992, [1994] (ff. 32-33), Marged [Haycock], 1998 (f. 34), Jeremy Hooker, 1990, 1993 (ff. 35-38), A. O. H. Jarman, 1990 (f. 40), Nigel Jenkins, 1990 (f. 41), Gwerfyl Pierce Jones, 1990 (f. 42), Gwyn [Jones], 1990 (f. 43), Katie Jones [later Gramich], 1985 (f. 44), R. Brinley Jones, 1990 (f. 46), D. Tecwyn Lloyd, 1981, 1984 (ff. 49-51), Clare Morgan, 1990 (f. 52), Prys Morgan, 2022 (f. 55), Gwilym Prys Davies, [Baron Prys-Davies], 1998 (f. 56), Ioan Bowen Rees, 1990 (f. 57), John [Rowlands], 1995 (f. 60), Rob Stradling, 2004 (f. 61), Dilys [Williams, sister of Waldo Williams], 1985 (f. 62), [David] Gwyn Williams, [?early 1980s] (ff. 63-64), [J.] Gwynn [Williams], 1998 (f. 65), and Robin Young, 2003 (f. 66). Several of the letters congratulate Ned Thomas on his appointment as Director of the University of Wales Press in 1990, or on his retirement from that rôle in 1998. Also included is a copy of a letter from Thomas to Prys Morgan, 2022 (ff. 53-54) and a copy of a poem (in Welsh) by R. Gerallt Jones (f. 48).

Includes letters from Gwyn Jones (5); Michael Gardner (6); Glyn Jones; and Howard Sergeant (2). Some letters relate to Roland Mathias's literary works.

The literary and academic papers, 1921-1992, of Prof. Gwyn Jones, comprising correspondence, 1936-1991; manuscripts and typescript drafts of his literary works, 1939-1992, including poetry and prose; translations of the Mabinogion and Icelandic sagas, 1921-1991; the history of Scandinavia, 1961-1988; his work as editor of various publications such as The Welsh Review, Welsh Short Stories and the Oxford Book of Welsh Verse in English, 1935-1977; papers relating to the establishment of a national theatre for Wales, 1962-1977; articles, lectures and broadcasts on various topics, 1942-1992; together with some personal papers and publications of other authors.

Letters to Sam Adams from Professor Gwyn Jones (12) concerning poetry publications, a comparison of Anglo-Irish and Anglo-Welsh poetry, and other literary, academic and personal matters.

A letter, 29 May 1984, from Glyn Jones to Gwyn Jones (f. 131), enclosing a copy of a Russian anthology, Валлийский рассказ (Valliiskii rasskaz) (Moscow, 1983), containing prose works written by them and other Welsh and Anglo-Welsh writers; together with a typescript carbon copy reply from Gwyn Jones, [1984] (f. 132).
Also included are photocopies, [?1984], of part of Valliiskii rasskaz, comprising the title page, copyright page and the first page of text in Cyrillic script, and a list of the authors in Latin script (ff. 133-134).

The file includes letters, 1948-1978, from Michael Holroyd (2), Felix Marti-Ibañez (19), Glyn Jones (3), Gwyn Jones (1) and Richard and Alma Jones (39).

Over one hundred and fifteen letters, [?1899]-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames J-K), including Gwen John (5) [c. 1910]-[1925], Ida John (née Nettleship) (20) [?1899]-[1907], Professor Gwyn Jones (1) 1950, James Joyce (1) [1933], Dame Laura Knight (1) 1961, and Oskar Kokoschka (1) 1938.

Two letters, 1946-1947, to Gwyn Jones, the first from Dorothea Braby, London, 6 December 1946 (ff. 28-29), and the second from John Cowper Powys, Corwen, 11 November 1947 (ff. 30-32), both of which concern Gwyn and Thomas Jones's new translation of the Mabinogion, published as The Golden Cockerel Mabinogion ([London]: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1947).
Braby discusses her illustration for the title page of The Golden Cockerel Mabinogion and includes a written description of its layout (f. 29) (see Professor Gwyn Jones, 'The Golden Cockerel Mabinogion, 1944-1948', Trans. Cymm. (1989), 181-209 (pp. 197-206) for further details and for extracts of related letters from Braby). Powys congratulates Jones on the translation, requests a cheap edition and gives his thoughts on translations in general.

The file comprises letters to David Jones from various people including Sir William Coldstream, Major Alfred A. Longden, Gwyn Jones (2), Glyn Jones (2), Graham Reynolds (2), Stanley Morison (2), Rev. Walter Hussey, Kerrison Preston, David Baxandall (2), Sir Eric Maclagan, Prof. August Closs (5), Robert Buhler, Lady Olwen Carey Evans, George Ewart Evans, Ruth Winawer (2), Thomas Charles Edwards, Nancy Dugdale, Carey Morris, A. H. Williams, Ffransis Payne, Anthony Sylvester, Fr. Illtud Evans, Michael Rothenstein, W. F. Jackson Knight, Anna Kallin and others.

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.

The file comprises correspondence, 1969-1972, 1974 and 1976, including draft letters by Glyn Jones, relating to Selected short stories (London, 1971), mostly from the literary agents, Laurence Pollinger Ltd, and publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, and includes letters from Gwyn Jones (photocopies, 2), and Sam Adams (2). Also included are royalty statements and other related papers.

The file comprises an incomplete typescript with some manuscript amendments, [1963], and correspondence, 1963-1966, 1968, 1971, including draft letters by Glyn Jones, relating to The Island of Apples (London, 1965), together with papers, 1990 and 1992-1994, pertaining to the revised edition (Cardiff, 1992). Most of the letters are from the literary agents, Laurence Pollinger Ltd, and publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, and Gwyn Jones, Elwyn Evans, Kate Roberts, Belinda Humfrey and Roland Mathias are among the correspondents. Also included are related papers regarding the publication of the novel.