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Letters from the files of Laurence Pollinger, literary agent for John Cowper Powys, including one hundred and twenty letters, 1944-1962, from John Cowper Powys, and forty-eight letters, 1945-1964, from his companion Phyllis Playter, many of which were written after Powys's death; together with carbon copies of Pollinger's replies and letters from other members of the Powys family.

Sixty autograph letters, 1944-1945, 1953-1962, from John Cowper Powys to his typist Mrs Dorothy May Meech, Dorchester (ff. 1-24, 34-37, 40, 43-68, 71-72, 74-77), together with ten letters, 1955-1956, 1960-1961, from Powys's partner Phyllis Playter to Meech (ff. 25-33, 38-39, 41-42, 69-70, 73). The letters mainly concern Powys's works in progress, manuscripts sent to Meech for typing, Mrs Meech's health and that of Powys's relatives, as well as childhood recollections of Weymouth and references to house-hunting in Blaenau Ffestiniog prior to Powys and Playter's move there from Corwen in 1955. Playter's letters are evidently written at times when Powys was too ill or tired to correspond himself. A self-caricature in ink by Powys is on f. 53 verso. Also included is a photograph of John Cowper Powys inscribed to Mrs Meech and dated 20 December 1950 (f. 7).

Papers, 1943-1990, accumulated by Morfydd Peregrine, relating to her fiancée the poet Idris Davies, comprising Davies's diary, 16 October-15 December 1946 (ff. 1-16); four holograph poems, 1943-1952 (ff. 17-20), with a further two in Peregrine's hand, 1951 (ff. 21-22); and newspaper cuttings, 1943-1990, relating to Davies, consisting of poetry (ff. 24-26, 29-34, 43, 45) and reviews, obituaries and articles (ff. 23, 27-28, 35-42, 44).
The holograph poems are 'In Treorchy Cemetery', 21 December 1943 (published as 'David Allen Evans, R.A.F.' in Tonypandy and Other Poems (London, 1945), p. 38), 'Poem for Morfydd', Christmas 1943 (apparently unpublished), 'Rhymney Hill (January 1952)' (reproduced in facsimile in Islwyn Jenkins, Idris Davies of Rhymney (Llandysul, 1986), p. 227) and 'The Choice', [1952] (apparently unpublished). The poems copied by Peregrine are a version of 'Bedwellty Church' omitting the third verse (first published in the Western Mail, 5 March 1948) and 'Brecknockshire' (see The Complete Poems of Idris Davies, ed. by Dafydd Johnston (Cardiff, 1994), C109). Also included is a photograph of Davies and Peregrine (f. 19), as reproduced in the Western Mail, 12 February 1987 (see f. 41); and printed items to accompany the publication of the memorial volume Fe'm Ganed i yn Rhymni / I Was Born in Rhymney (Llandysul, 1990) (ff. 46-51).

Fifteen letters, 1943-1969, from D. J. Williams (1885-1970), Fishguard, to D. Oswald Davies, a native of Rhydcymerau, co. Carmarthen, mainly relating to their mutual interest in the history of the Rhydcymerau area. For corresponding letters from D. O. Davies see the papers of D. J. Williams in NLW.

Seventeen letters, 1943-1980, mostly in Welsh, to Glyn Evans (or Ifans), Tregaron, mainly concerned with matters of literary interest. The majority date from the period of Evans's war service as an RAF wireless operator in Ceylon.
The correspondents are Jennie Eirian Davies, 27 August 1979 (f. 1); D. R. Hughes, 1944-1946 (ff. 8, 12-14); R. Williams Parry, 1952 (ff. 15-19); Iorwerth C. Peate, 1943-1980 (ff. 20-22, 24-29); Kate Roberts, 17 October 1946 (ff. 30-31), and Mrs Elizabeth Williams, [c. 1974] (ff. 32-33). Also included is a manuscript draft of an article on Welsh secondary education submitted by Evans to Jennie Eirian Davies for publication in Y Faner, [1979] (ff. 2-7); a copy, [c. 1974], in the hand of Elizabeth Williams, of lecture notes by her husband, Prof. G. J. Williams, on the literary traditions of Cardiganshire (ff. 34-43); newspaper cuttings, [?1944]-[1945] (ff. 9, 23, English); and a programme for Community Hymn Singing in Cross Hands on 14 May 1944 (ff. 10-11, English).

Printed copies of three of Idris Davies's poetry volumes: (i) The Angry Summer: A Poem of 1926 (London, 1943), (ii) Tonypandy and Other Poems (London, 1945) and (iii) Selected Poems (London, 1953), each inscribed (either on the title page or on the front flyleaf) by Davies to his fiancée Morfydd Peregrine.

Translation into Tamil, 1985, by Mrs Thangaratnam Muttu Cumaraswamy, of the English translation by Eluned Phillips of her poem 'Bonds', originally entitled 'Clymau', for which she was awarded the Crown at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1983; together with a small watercolour inscribed on the reverse 'Hen efail y gof, Talgarreg, Ceredigion, ym min hwyr, gan Dewi Emrys. Mehefin, 1943' ('The old smithy, Talgarreg, Ceredigion, in the evening, by Dewi Emrys. June, 1943').

A Second World War prison camp Red Cross procurement diary, May 1942 - October 1944, listing the prisoners' names, ranks, numbers, regiments, next of kin and camps, including Stalag VIIIB, Stalag XXA, Stalag XXID, Stalag XVlllA, and recording items of clothing sent by the families of prisoners, all of whom appear to be from the Aberdare area, and organised by the Welsh Red Cross.

Five letters, 1942-1943, from the artist and writer David Jones to the art historian and critic Robin Ironside, relating to the preparation of Ironside's illustrated booklet David Jones (Harmondsworth, 1949).
Jones discusses painting from nature and the selection of paintings for the volume. A sketch of a balcony view is on f. 4.

Letters, 1942-1969, mainly to the donor Trevor Williams relating to his research on Caradoc Evans, novelist and short story writer, the subject of his PhD from Cardiff University and his book on the author published in the series Writers in Wales in 1970. The writers of the letters include Pauline Block, a maid in Evans's Rhydlewis home, and Evans's wife, Marguerite, who was herself an author writing under the pseudonyms Countess Barcynska or Oliver Sandys.

Diary for the period 30 September-9 December 1941 of Lady Megan Lloyd George (1902-66), Member of Parliament for Anglesey, 1929-51, and for Carmarthen, 1957-66, containing occasional entries relating to the progress of the Second World War with references to Winston Churchill and other contemporary figures.

Three letters and a card, 1941-1958, from Augustus John to his son-in-law, Villiers Bergne, together with five letters and cards, 1968-1969, to Bergne from Michael Holroyd concerning the latter's biography of Augustus John.

How a Folk Tale is Told (broadcast) by Robin Flower. (Typescript.) English. In boards. Copied from the script lent by the author.

A holograph copy, 1940, of 'Hen Anedd-dai Adfeiliedig Cefnddwysarn a'r Cylch', an account by Richard Owen, Sarnau, Llandderfel, of the ruined houses of Cefn-ddwysarn, Llandderfel, Merionethshire.

Tair anerchiad, gan John Puw, Blaenlliw, Llanuwchllyn, Syr Wynn Powell Wheldon a Mr W. R. Jones, a draddodwyd adeg dadorchuddio cofeb Syr O. M. Edwards yn Llanuwchllyn, 1940. = Three addresses, by John Puw, Blaenlliw, Llanuwchllyn, Sir Wynn Powell Wheldon and Mr W. R. Jones, delivered at the unveiling of the Sir O. M. Edwards memorial in Llanuwchllyn, 1940.

Part of the original manuscript, 1940, of the MA thesis of Mary Clement, Llanelli, entitled 'Hanes yr S.P.C.K. yn Sir Gaerfyrddin o 1700 hyd 1750 gyda chyfeiriad arbennig at John Vaughan, Cwrt Derllys, a'i waith', submitted to the University of Wales at UCW Aberystwyth. It comprises transcripts and abstracts of the correspondence of John Vaughan (1663-1722), of Derllys, with the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, concerning the supply of Bibles and other Christian publications for distribution in Welsh parishes. Most of the original correspondence and records are held at the SPCK headquarters in London.

A typescript copy, dated 1940, of 'Life and Letters of the Venerable Archdeacon Benjamin Millingchamp, DD, Plas Llangoedmore, Cardiganshire' by Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan, with accompanying photographs. The typescript was copied at NLW from Vaughan's draft manuscript, now NLW MSS 13915-6B.

A typescript, prepared for the press, of Iorwerth C. Peate's essay 'The Welsh House: a study in folk culture', published in Y Cymmrodor, 47 (1940).
The volume includes the title page, dedication and preface (ff. i-v), contents (f. vi), a list of illustrations (ff. vii-xxi; the illustrations are not included), the main text (ff. 1-254) and bibliography (ff. 255-275). There are some manuscript annotations and corrections, with a number of significant additions (ff. 11, 67, 154 verso, 163 verso, 179 and 249 verso). The printed version includes a few additional changes and an index. A revised edition was published in 1944.

Nine diaries, 1939-1947, compiled by Enid Lewis (née Lloyd), of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), together with related papers, letters and photographs, 1943-1947, and a commemorative booklet entitled Our Greatest Generation: A celebration of WW2 veterans in West Wales, 6 June 2021, held at The Penrallt Hotel, Aberporth, including a biography of Enid Lewis.