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Gwyn Thomas Papers,

- Tudalen | -

Tabl cynnwys | Table of contents

Gwybodaeth grynodeb | Summary information .............................................................................................. 3

Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history | Biographical sketch ......................... 3

Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content .......................................................................................................... 4

Trefniant | Arrangement .................................................................................................................................. 4

Nodiadau | Notes ............................................................................................................................................. 4

Pwyntiau mynediad | Access points ............................................................................................................... 5

Llyfryddiaeth | Bibliography ........................................................................................................................... 5

Disgrifiad cyfres | Series descriptions ............................................................................................................ 5

GB 0210 GWYNMAS Gwyn Thomas Papers,

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen |

Gwybodaeth grynodeb | Summary information

Lleoliad | Repository: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

Teitl | Title: Gwyn Thomas Papers,

ID: GB 0210 GWYNMAS

Virtua system controlnumber [alternative]:

vtls003844371

Project identifier[alternative]:

ANW

Dyddiad | Date: [post-1913]-1989 / (dyddiad creu | date of creation)

Disgrifiad ffisegol |Physical description:

0.239 cubic metres (50 boxes).

Lleoliad ffisegol |Physical location:

ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Dyddiadau creu,golygu a dileu | Dates

of creation, revisionand deletion:

Nodyn | Note[generalNote]: Title supplied from contents of fonds. Includes later material

prepared by Michael Parnell, and letters to and by family membersafter Gwyn Thomas's death.

Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history |Biographical sketch

Nodyn | Note

Gwyn Thomas (1913-1981) was one of the foremost Welsh writers of the 20th century. He wrote novelsand short stories, plays for radio and stage, and was also a scriptwriter and presenter for television. Hewas born in Cwm Rhondda, Glamorgan, the son of Walter and Ziphorah, and was the youngest of theirtwelve children. He was educated at Cymer Elementary School and Porth County School, Glamorgan, andwent to St Edmund Hall Oxford in 1931, to read Modern Languages. He spent part of his degree course atthe University of Madrid, and visited parts of northern Spain on his trek homewards during the summer of1933. He returned home to Cymer in 1934, and between 1936-1938 he contributed articles to the RhonddaLeader, and lectured for the WEA on international relations. He married Eiluned (Lyn) Thomas in 1938.In 1940, he became teacher of Modern Languages at Cardigan County School, and later at Barry CountySchool, where he remained until 1962. During this period he published eight novels, a novella and three



collections of stories, and produced over a dozen plays and feature programmes for radio. In the 1960sand 1970s, he contributed more to television and theatre, and wrote articles for periodicals includingPunch. Gwyn Thomas died in April 1981. After his death, Michael Parnell (1934-1991) prepared abiography, and also oversaw new editions of some of his novels.

Hanes Gwarchodol | Custodial history

Some rearrangement of material was undertaken following deposit in the National Library of Wales. Adraft catalogue was drawn up following the deposit, but has been superseded by a new schedule.

Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content

Papers of Gwyn Thomas, comprising autobiographical material, [c. 1946]-[c. 1972]; drafts, typescripts,notebooks and photocopies of novels and stories, [c. 1935]-1974; plays, including reviews of plays,[1940s]-1978; essays, articles and lectures by or about GT, 1926-1985; scripts for radio and television,including tributes to GT 1948-1988; book reviews, 1961-1971; professional and personal correspondenceof GT and occasionally other family members, 1931-1985; letters to and from his wife, Lyn Thomas,after his death, 1981-1984; cuttings, 1937-1986; photographs; miscellaneous personal and literary papers[post-1913]-1984; notebooks [c. 1935]-[1970s]; and material collected by GT's biographer, MichaelParnell, including drafts and notes for the biography, notes , articles and correspondence on GT and hisworks, [c. 1984]-1989. Further manuscripts comprise a notebook, typescripts of two plays and letters.

Nodiadau | Notes

Nodiadau teitl | Title notes

Ffynhonnell | Immediate source of acquisition

Purchased, 1981. Further papers purchased from Mrs Mary Parnell, Cardiff, 1998.

Trefniant | Arrangement

Arranged into the following: Gwyn Thomas papers comprising autobiographical material; novels andstories; plays; essays, articles and lectures; A Welsh Eye; radio and television; television reviews;book reviews; correspondence and miscellaneous notes; cuttings; oddments; Michael Parnell papers;notebooks. The further manuscripts have been listed as NLW MSS 20778B, 22003D and Misc. Vols282-3.

Cyfyngiadau ar fynediad | Restrictions on access

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modernpapers - data protection' form.



Amodau rheoli defnydd | Conditions governing use

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Rhestrau cymorth | Finding aids

Hard copies of the catalogue and NLW Handlist are available at the National Library of Wales. Thecatalogues are available online.

Ychwanegiadau | Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

Nodiadau eraill | Other notes

• Statws cyhoeddiad | Publication status: Published• Dynodwr sefydliad | Institution identifier: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of

Wales

Pwyntiau mynediad | Access points

• Thomas, Gwyn, 1913-1981 -- Archives. (pwnc) | (subject)• Parnell, Michael, 1934- (pwnc) | (subject)• Authors -- Wales -- Biography. (pwnc) | (subject)• Authors -- Wales -- Archives. (pwnc) | (subject)• Authors, English -- Wales. (pwnc) | (subject)

Llyfryddiaeth | Bibliography

The papers have provided source material for the biography of Gwyn Thomas by Michael Parnell,Laughter from the Dark: a life of Gwyn Thomas (London, 1988).

Disgrifiad cyfres | Series descriptions

Cod cyfeirnod | Refcode

Teitl | Title Dyddiadau |Dates

Statws mynediad |Access status

Cynhwysydd |Container

B. vtls005269921ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Autobiographical andbiographical,

[c.1946-c.1972]. B.

B1. vtls005269922ISYSARCHB12

File - A Few Selected Exits. Typescript,v, 348 pp.

B1.


File - A Few Selected Exits. (Americanedition) proofs, 86 pp.

B2.




File - A Few Selected Exits. Typescript,64 pp., the original first chapter whichwas omitted from the published work,with duplicate ....

B3.


File - A Few Selected Exits. Sixnotebooks containing a MS draft of pp.2-105, 127-193 of the published work(including some ....

B4.


File - 'Items for Last Part ofAutobiography'. Typescript, single leaf.

B5.


File - A Few Selected Exits. Typescript,three spare duplicate leaves.

B6.


File - A Few Selected Exits. HutchinsonPublishing Group's six-monthlycatalogue, 1968, no. 2, containing anadvertisement of the newly publishedwork ...,

1968. B7.


File - 'The Autobiographical ShortPieces'. MS, five notebooks.

B8.


File - 'The Schoolman'. Two MSnotebooks with reminiscences ofGwyn Thomas's years in the teachingprofession.

B9.


File - A speech given by Gwyn Thomasat Cardigan Grammar School, 17 October1963, beginning, 'My first meeting withMr Tom ....

B10.


File - A piece about Gwyn Thomas andhis writing (BBC recording 28 May1958), typescript, 6 pp,

1958. B11.


File - 'Some Biographical Notes'. Anoffprint of Zeitschrift fur Anglistik undAmericanistik, II, 3, pp. 327-9.

B12.


File - Two seemingly unrelated items,typescript, 6 pp.: 1-2 a tongue-in-cheeksummary of Gwyn Thomas's career; 3-6an incomplete interview about ....

B13.

B14/1-4.vtls005269935ISYSARCHB12

File - Photocopied typescript draftsof a questionnaire answered by GwynThomas on his background and writing,

[c. 1946]. B14/1-4.

B15/1-10.vtls005269936ISYSARCHB12

File - Photocopied typescriptbiographical notes with holographcorrections, prepared for variouspublications including Punch, Wheeler'sReview and Zeitschrift für Anglistikund ...,

1951 - [post1968].

B15/1-10.


File - A Few Selected Exits. Typescriptsof rejected pages from Gwyn Thomas'sautobiography,

1968. B16.


File - Transcript, dated November 1985of an interview, dated 21 September1970, between Gwyn Thomas and HywelFrancis, mainly discussing Gwyn ...,

[1970]. B17.


File - 'Schoolman'. Photocopiedtypescript of a collection of

c. 1972. B18.



reminiscences and stories inspired byGwyn Thomas's years in the teachingprofession,

C. vtls005269940ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Novels and stories. Fornovels and stories edited by MichaelParnell and published after GwynThomas's death, see class M ...,

[c.1935]-1991. C.

C1. vtls005269941ISYSARCHB12

File - Abel (alias O! Lost). Typescript,pp. 22-4, 27-85; 1-16, 18-37, 43-50,52-65, 71-89, 109-115, 131-213.

C1.


File - All Things Betray Thee.Typescript, pp. 1-160, 162-322, 324-369.

C2.


File - Another Night. Another Day.[forerunner of A Frost on My Frolic],MS, nine notebooks.

C3.


File - Art is Long. Typescript, 17 pp. C4.


File - As on a Darkling Plain. MS, fournotebooks, incomplete (Part I missing).

C5.


File - But Don't Expect an Answer.Typescript, 12 pp.

C6.

C6a. vtls005269947ISYSARCHB12

File - A Choice of Panics. Typescript, 14pp.

C6a.


File - 'The Choice was our favouritetavern ...'. Typescript, pp. 1-16,incomplete.

C7.


File - Choose Your Own Flavour.Typescript, 3 pp.

C8.


File - A Darkness of Others. MS, onenotebook, incomplete.

C9.


File - Denzil Durnmock. Typescript pp.280-98 only, [cf. C3].

C10.


File - Dona Perfecta. MS, one notebook,incomplete; typescript, pp. 1-60 (twocopies), incomplete.

C11.


File - Echo of an Endless Wonder.Typescript 16 pp.

C12.


File - '... Elephantiasis?'... MS, onenotebook.

C13.


File - Eryl Pym [= pp. 92-224 of thepublished Point of Order], MS, ninenotebooks, incomplete.

C14.


File - Faust Started Something.Typescript, 13 pp.

C15.


File - Ferncleft Stories. MS, nineteennotebooks.

C16.


File - Flame-born: Spain 1936.Typescript 63 pp.

C17.


File - The Free Soul of Clarisse.Typescript, 7 pp.

C18.


File - The Frost on My Frolic. MS,twelve notebooks; Typescript: a) 15 pp.;b) pp. 1-320 with gaps. The Game see ....

C19.




File - Gazooka and Other Stories.[Tomorrow I Shall Miss You Less], firstp. missing.

C20.


File - Grief Comes Again to Gaza.Typescript, 8 pp.

C21.


File - Gustioz. MS ('The Red Pavilion'),eleven notebooks. Typescript, pp. 1-498;1-244, 246-498; 1-204, 327-330a, 332-6,481-676.

C22.


File - A Harvest Frenzy. Typescript, 10pp. (two copies). Have You Counted theTooth-marks? see C20.

C23.


File - Here, By Babylon's Wave.Typescript, 3 pp.

C24.


File - I am trying to tell you. Typescript,23 pp.

C25.


File - If Anyone Should Care. MS(including beginning of 'A DiminishingReturn') in school mark-book.Typescript, 51 pp. (two copies).

C26.


File - Jason. MS, two notebooks,incomplete (see also C57, C90, & E249).

C27.


File - [Jonas]. Typescript, 13 pp.,incomplete (first three pp. missing).

C28.


File - Juice in the Fruit of Darkness.Typescript, 16 pp.

C29.


File - Lady Laughs? Lady Weeps.Typescript, 6 pp.

C30.


File - The Leaf That Hurts the Hand.Typescript, 10 pp.

C31.


File - The Leafless Land. Typescript, 10pp.

C32.


File - The Listening and the Lost.Typescript, 14 pp.

C33.


File - The Little Baron. Typescript, 5pp. (Forth Grammar School Magazine4/11/66),

1966. C34.


File - A Little Charity Costs Nothing.Typescript, 8 pp. (Masses andMainstream).

C35.


File - Little Tempest. Typescript, 9 pp. C36.


File - Little Voices from the Deep.Typescript, 107 pp.

C37.


File - [Ludo Broom]. MS, schoolexercise book.

C38.


File - The Man, His Time and His Work.Typescript, 7 pp.

C39.


File - Man, My God. MS, school exercisebook.

C40.


File - [Marty Moore]. Typescript, 9 pp.,incomplete.

C41.


File - [Miss Carson]. Typescript, pp.41-46 only, [= Pont].

C42.




File - Mr Rawlins' Admonition. MS, 10pp.

C43.


File - Moy. MS, two notebooks.Typescript, unsorted, incomplete?.

C44.


File - The Murder Boy. MS, schoolexercise book, unfinished.

C45.


File - My Root. MS, school exercisebook, incomplete (no. 17 of a series?).

C46.


File - Night Song. Typescript, 15 pp. C47.


File - No Dancing on the Nerve Ends,Please. Typescript, 6 pp.

C48.


File - No Perfection, Please. Typescript,9 pp.

C49.


File - No Rapture in the Rain. Typescript,10 pp.

C50.


File - Now Lead Us Home. Typescript,miscellaneous pieces, incomplete, (seealso C16).

C51.


File - On Beat. Typescript, 5 pp. (CoverMagazine, 12/10/61),

1961. C52.


File - On This Regretful Hill [I].Typescript, 33 pp.

C53.


File - On This Regretful Hill [II].Typescript, 6 pp.

C54.


File - Passion on the Thin Rib. MS,school exercise book, incomplete (no. 2of a series).

C55.


File - Pluck It Out, Man. Typescript, 15pp.; 18 pp.

C56.


File - Point of Order. MS, school exercisebook, incomplete (see also C14).

C57.


File - Pont. MS, five exercise books,unfinished? Typescript: a) 1-205 with aletter from A. L. Hart (Macmillans, NewYork) and ....

C58.


File - The President. MS, school exercisebook, unfinished ('Book One').

C59.


File - Pull for the Shore. Typescript, 12pp.

C60.


File - A Quietness of Time. MS, threeschool exercise books, complete?.

C61.


File - The Quietness of Time. (formerly'A Shade of Meaning'), MS, three schoolexercise books, complete?.

C62.


File - [Randolph and Wilf]. MS, sevenschool exercise books, incomplete (nos2-8 of series).

C63.


File - Ring Delirium 123; The LivingLute, 12 pp. (see also C78); Windof Innocence, 6pp; A Clutch of IronThrushes ....

C64.


File - Seen Truth Lately? Typescript, 2pp.

C65.




File - Shudder in Sunlight. Typescript, 4pp.

C66.


File - A Siege of Ghosts. MS, schoolexercise book, unfinished? (no. 1 ofseries).

C67.


File - Sing Your Heart out, Brother.Typescript, 3 pp.

C68.


File - Sky of Our Lives. Typescript: a)pp. 1-371; b) pp. 1-228, 230-367, 369-71;c) pp. 1-272, 274-80, 282-371. NB.Cross ....

C69.


File - Sometimes, between LongShadows. Typescript, 20 pp., (cf. C80).

C70.


File - Sometimes It Hurts More ThanOthers. Typescript, 10 pp.

C71.


File - Stobo (or The Thinker and theThrush), MS, twenty-four school exercisebooks.

C72.


File - Stories 1-5. MS, five exercisebooks.

C73.


File - The Stranger at My Side. MS,thirty-four exercise books; Typescript(several versions): a) 369 pp. unfinished;b) pp. 1-2, 5-17 ....

C74.


File - The Strings, My Lord, Are False.Typescript, 11 pp. (two copies).

C75.


File - Sweet Ladies and Gentlemen.Typescript, 8 pp.

C76.


File - [Teilo Dew and Uncle Edwin] -transferred to C74.

C77.


File - [Teilo Topliss] (= 'The Living Lute'in Ring Delirium 123). Typescript, 7 pp.,unfinished.

C78.


File - The Thatch of Eifion Pawley.Typescript: a) 12 pp. complete; b) pp.8-13 only.

C79.


File - Then Came We, Crying.Typescript, 17 pp., (cf. C70).

C80.


File - There's Nobody You Can Pin ItOn. Typescript, 3 pp.

C81.


File - A Thought of Proserpine.Typescript. 7 pp.

C82.


File - 'Three Faces, Three Men'.Typescript, 4 pp. (two copies).

C83.


File - Through Zones of Sound andSilence. Typescript, 15 pp.

C84.


File - Letter to the Still Dwelling.Typescript, 13 pp., incomplete.

C85.


File - Trigger. Typescript, 9 pp.; 10 pp.(Town magazine 3/10/62),

1962. C86.


File - '... Tuesday before Whitsun ...'.Typescript, 14 pp.

C87.


File - The Unmoving. (formerly 'To theStill Dwelling'), typescript, 15 pp.

C88.




File - Veils for Foolish Faces. Typescript:a) 11 pp.; b) 10 pp. only, incomplete.

C89.


File - [Waldo Falkman] (or 'SaturdayNight Out'), MS, school exercise book.

C90.


File - [Wallace's Chip Bar]. Typescript, 6pp., incomplete, (cf. C49).

C91.


File - Where Did I Put My Pity? (or 'Dustin the Lonely Wind'), typescript, 33 pp.(two copies).

C92.


File - [Wilfie and George]. MS, schoolexercise book (partly used for Spanish).

C93.


File - The World Cannot Hear You (or'One Sip Will Do'), MS, seventeen schoolexercise books.

C94.


File - [Wyndham and Timothy]. MS,notebook, incomplete.

C95.


File - The Game. MS, twelve schoolexercise books.

C96.


File - Short Stories. Drafts of apparentlyunpublished short stories, photocopiedfrom Gwyn Thomas's green exercisebook now owned by his sister ...,

[c.1935-1936]. C97.


File - 'O, Lost'. Typescript of theunpublished novel, also known as 'Abel',written c. 1939, together with a letter, 31October ...,

[c.1939]-1991. C98.


File - Where Did I Put my Pity?Photocopy of the cover, title page andone story from the volume of short ...,

1946. C99.

C100/1-2.vtls005270041ISYSARCHB12

File - The Alone to the Alone. Twophotocopies of the novel as published in1947. A note on the title-page of ...,

1947. C100/1-2.


File - [All Things Betray Thee] Dustwrapper of the American edition of thenovel entitled Leaves in the Wind, aspublished ...,

1949. C101/1-2.


File - 'The Dark Neighbour'. Varioustypescripts of the unpublished novel, setin Spain and written c. 1950, togetherwith a note ...,

[c.1950]. C102.


File - Short Stories. Manuscript drafts ofstories written in a damaged red schoolregister and including 'By That SameDoor' which ...,

[?1950s]. C103.


File - Gazooka. Photocopy of the novelas published in,

1957. C104.


File - The Love Man. Photocopy of thenovel as published in,

1958. C105.


File - [The Dark Philosophers].Photocopy of the title-page andintroduction to the Russian translation ofGwyn Thomas's novel by M. Abkina ...,

1958. C106.


File - [The World Cannot Hear You].Photocopy of the title-page of the

1959. C107/1-3.



Hungarian translation of Gwyn Thomas'snovel by Tamás Kaposi ...,


File - Ring Delirium 123. Photocopy ofa volume of short stories as published in1960. A short ode to Gwyn Thomas ...,

1957-1960. C108.


File - A Hatful of Humours. Photocopyof the volume of essays reprinted fromThe Teacher magazine as published in,

1965. C109.


File - Sorrow for thy Sons. A briefdescription of his novel by GwynThomas, written in September 1966 andcopied out ...,

1966. C110.


File - 'The Stories of Howie Cottle'.Photocopied typescripts of a collection ofthirteen short stories, one of which, 'TheLimping Cavalier' ...,

[?1960s]. C111.


File - Short Stories. Pages from anotebook, including manuscript draftsof the stories 'The Hall', 'The Swan' and'Valley Pilgrims to ...,

[?1960s-70s]. C112.


File - '... Frozen Brothers'. Typescript ofa miscellaneous story about SylvanusEvans who lived in Meadow Prospect,

[?1940s-1970s]. C113.


File - 'The Killers of Allegiance'. Twomanuscript notebooks,

[?1940s-1970s]. C114/1-2.

D. vtls005270056ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Plays. For editions of playsedited by Michael Parnell and publishedafter Gwyn Thomas's death, see class M.See also ...,

1962-1976. D.

D1. vtls005270057ISYSARCHB12

File - Adelphi Terrace. MS, schoolexercise book, see also E26 and H15.

D1.


File - The Bay. MS, three exercise books:Typescript, 9 pp., see also D21e.

D2.


File - The Big One. MS, exercise book. D3.


File - The Breaker. MS, exercise book(second volume of a pair).

D4.


File - The Bridge of Many Leaps.Typescript, 14 pp.

D5.


File - The Cadence. MS, exercise book;Typescript, 12 pp., (a free translationof Tirso de Molina's 'El condenado pordesconfiado').

D6.


File - [A Cafe in S. France] MS, exercisebook.

D7.


File - The Candidate. MS, five exercisebooks.

D8.


File - The Dig. MS, exercise book;Typescript, 38 pp., incomplete.

D9.


File - The Entrance. MS, two exercisebooks.

D10.


File - [Ferncleft]. MS, exercise book.NB. Cross reference in the originalschedule: "Melody Hill see D11".

D11.




File - [Firewatching]. MS, two exercisebooks.

D12.


File - Gazooka (or 'Then Came WeSinging'), MS, 37 pp.; typescript, 39 pp.incomplete.

D13.


File - The Giving Time. MS, exercisebook.

D14.


File - Guto [Nyth Bran] MS, exercisebook.

D15.


File - The Headmaster. MS, exercisebook which also includes: 10v W. H.Davies (published in A Welsh Eye); 23rWales; 43v ....

D16.


File - Heroes and Others (A Play Withouta Scheme). Typescript: a) 40 pp.; b)371/2 pp.

D17.


File - A High Wind in Jamaica(screenplay of novel by Rd Hughes). MS,two exercise books; Typescript, pp. 1-36,38-42, incomplete ....

D18.


File - Jackie the Jumper. MS, threeexercise books; Typescript: a) 72 pp.; b)116, 2, 17 and 55 pp.

D19.


File - [Joss and Lucita]. Typescript, pp.3-62 only.

D20.


File - The Keep: a) Typescript, 163pp. and 13 pp. [original ending]; b)Typescript, pp. 1-95, 110, 121-58 and 12pp ....

D21.


File - Laughter before Nightfall.Typescript, 37 pp. (selections from GwynThomas's published and unpublishedwork).

D22.


File - The Long Lesson. D23.


File - The Loot. MS, notebook: 1rLuther; 21v 'The Loot'; 48v-end blank.

D24.


File - [Manuel Fuentes]. Typescript, 42pp. [= Don John see D37].

D25.


File - [Merthyr Sketches]. MS, notebook:1r sketch continued from E9; 21vtelevision reviews, 14-28 Aug. [1976];35r Lewis Jones 1897-1939; 37r ....

D26.


File - The Orpheans (or The Game). MS,five exercise books, the first of whichalso includes a narrative play aboutthe ....

D27.


File - Pontefract. MS, exercise book.Typescript, pp. 3-12 only.

D28.


File - 'Punch' musical. MS, exercisebook.

D29.


File - Return and End. a) MS, exercisebook which also includes: 5r draft letterto Geoffrey [--]; 6v Nudity in Judges ...,

[Includes 1970]. D30.




File - Sap. Two MS exercise books, thesecond of which includes inserts for'Jackie the Jumper' and a draft letter to ....

D31.


File - [The Singing Lark] MS, exercisebook: 1r The Singing Lark; 5v Daviesthe Ocean; 11r The Singing Lark (3sketches) ....

D32.


File - The Slip. MS, exercise book:1r The Committee Man (publishedin A Welsh Eye under the title 'Self-Improvement'); 23v 'The ....

D33.


File - A Sympathetic Dust. MS, exercisebook: 1r 'A Sympathetic Dust'; 11r ASong for Teresa [de Mancha Espronieda];13v Blurring ....

D34.


File - The Things We Remember.Typescript, 23 pp.

D35.


File - The Toucher. MS, three exercisebooks (the third blank except for onepage).

D36.


File - Letter to This One Place (DonJohn) [see also D25]. MS, three exercisebooks.

D37.


File - Up and Under. MS, exercise book.NB. Cross reference in the originalschedule: "Don John see D38".

D38.


File - Vive L'Oompa. Typescript, pp. 3-4introduction; pp. 2-48 script; and p. 1extra material.

D39.


File - The Ways of Ewan Probert. MS,exercise book.

D40.


File - The Walk Out. Typescript, pp. 2-3introduction; pp. 63-4 script.

D41.


File - The Welsh and Poetry. Typescript,14 pp.

D42.


File - The Welsh Day. Typescript, 35 pp.('Tempo' ABC TV 6 Jan. 1964),

[Includes 1964]. D43.


File - The Worriers. MS, notebook;Typescript: a) pp. 1-55; b) pp. 1-80; c)pp. 1-133; d) pp. 82-136.

D44.

D45/1-3.vtls005270101ISYSARCHB12

File - Loud Organs. Photocopy of amanuscript draft of Loud Organs takenfrom Gwyn Thomas's notebooks togetherwith two revised photocopied ...,

1962. D45/1-3.


File - 'Return and End'. Photocopiedtypescript of the play, together with twocopies of a synopsis of the contents ofthe ...,

[c.1963]. D46/1-3.


File - 'Sap'. Photocopied typescriptdraft, together with a letter from DavidAlexander of the Welsh National Operaand Drama Company Ltd ...,

1974. D47/1-2.


File - 'The Breakers'. An exercise bookcontaining the first part of a draft of theplay and a photocopied typescript of ...,

1976. D48/1-2.




File - 'Darkness and a Turning Face'.Typescript of an undated dramaticsketch,

[1940s x 1970s]. D49.


File - 'The Toucher'. Photocopiedtypescript of an undated play,

[1940s x 1970s]. D50.

E. vtls005270107ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Essays and articles. Thematerial received in the original groupis arranged into miscellaneous articleswritten in notebooks (E 1-147) ...,

[Includes1953-1972].

E.

E1. vtls005270108ISYSARCHB12

File - 1R. The Renascent Guffaw.[Subject: Changing social fabric in southWales] [1960s]; 7v. The Words of Spain.[Subject: Spanish literature] ...,

[Includes 1965]. E1.


File - 1R. Title: Cardiff: a Nod at theCapital. Subject: Cardiff; 6v. Title: TheThomases. Subject: The Thomas clan[for radio] ....

E2.


File - 1R. Title: The Difference. Subject:An unfinished piece beginning, 'Theplace, Moor's End, was in a deep dinglein the ....

E3.


File - 1R. Title: Jack Jones. Subject: JackJones; 5r. A draft letter: 'Dear John, Hereis the piece about Jack ...' ...,



File - 1R. Book review: Will Paynter,My Generation; 6v. Title: Wales: Spring1972. Subject: Wales; 13r. Title: TheKing in His ...,



File - 1R. Title: Writers and the 1926Strike. Subject: The General Strikein South Wales; 4v. Title: The WelshMiners Today ...,



File - 1R. Title: The Brain Slimmers.Subject: Defence of culture; 8r.Title: Oneself in Vision. Subject:Autobiographical: Gwyn Thomas'stelevision programme ....

E7.


File - 1R. Title: Saint David; 16v. Title:The Inimitable Place. Subject: TheRhondda; 27v. Title: Ogmore.

E8.


File - 1R. Title: Mr Barrie and Mr Shaw.Subject: J. M. Barrie, G. B. Shaw, andthe year 1911; 8v. Title ....

E9.


File - 1R. Title: Never-never. Subject:Hire purchase; 33a. Two loose leaveswith draft exam papers set by GwynThomas for fourth-form ...,



File - 1R. Barry Grammar School1959-60: highlights; staff changes; 17r.Title: Personal outlook BBC. Subject:Gypsies; bohemian living; 23r. Title:The ...,


E11.


File - 1R. Title: Swansea: A Partial View[According to the outside front cover this




notebook should begin with 'St David'sDay ...,


File - L-13. [Torn out and missing]; 14r.[begins mid-sentence]. Subject: Welshwater; 14v. Title: 'A Welsh childhood iscradled in Eisteddfods' ....

E13.


File - 1R. Barry Grammar Schoolmagazine: school year, drama; 12v.Subject: The Rhondda; 20r. Title:Parlours and Kitchens. Subject: TheSouth ....

E14.

E15-17. vtls005270122ISYSARCHB12

File - Title: An Essay on Crime; Threenotebooks numbered 1, 2, and 4 [No. 3 ismissing]. The first is 22 ....

E15-17.

E18-24. vtls005270123ISYSARCHB12

File - Seven notebooks relating toschool work and Barry Grammar Schoolmagazine,

[1950s]. E18-24.


File - 1R. Book review: Lord Dunsany,The King of Elfland's Daughter; 3v.Title: A Secret Dream. Subject: Personalambition; 5v. Book ...,



File - 1R. Title: Voices from 'GoodMorning, Wales'. Subject: 'A BoxingDay Retrospective 1972' [continued fromE25]; 2v. Title: Jazz Bands ...,



File - 1R. Title: 'The talk was anattempt ...' Subject: Gwyn Thomas's lifeas a writer.

E27.


File - 1R. Title: The Sexual Cease-fire.Subject: Equality of the sexes; 6r. Bookreview: Emyr Humphreys, Flesh andBlood; 10r. Title ....

E28.


File - 1R. Title: Donald Duck in middleage. Subject: The significance of DonaldDuck; 5v. Title: 'Interpolated sermon forPoet'. Subject ....

E29.


File - 1R. Title: Blazon and Scroll.Subject: Llanbradach, Porth, etc; 9v.Title: A Crooked Road to ... Crumlin,Aberbeeg, Stormy Down ....

E30.


File - 1R. Title: Barry; 8v. Title:Aberystwyth [ends in mid-sentence].

E31.


File - 1R. Title: 'Facing gaol in America'.Subject: 'Reactionary panic' in the USA;5r. 'The tour gave an indication'. Anoperatic ....

E32.


File - 1R. Title: Midsummer Madness.Subject: Time for adventure and actingout dreams; 5v. Title: How Tough MustWe Get? Subject ....

E33.


File - 1R. Title: Kid Phantom. Subject:Belmont: boxing; 5v. Title: Been andGone. Subject: Belmont: Harmony Hill.

E34.


File - 1R. Title: [The Theatre in Wales].Subject: Welsh theatre; 9r. Title:

E35.



Extension of the 'Party of One' piece.Subject: Gwyn ....


File - 1R. Title: The Sound of Welshness.Subject: The character of Welshness; 6v.Title: Additional material for Eisteddfodpiece. Subject: The ....

E36.


File - 1R. Title: 'Yes, Yes,Waldo ...' [Notebook entitled'Monologues for the Masses 12 Feb.1944'],

1944. E37.


File - 'The Keep' [Article begins on looseleaf and continues on ff. 1r-5r].

E38.


File - 1R. Title: The Spreading Eye.Subject: Reality and imagination; 6r.Title: The Parting. Subject: The abolitionof the 11-plus examination ....

E39.


File - 1R. Title: The Age of Guilt.Subject: Child delinquency [continuationof E39]; 1v. Title: Who Sheep? WhoGoat? Subject: The ....

E40.


File - 1R. Title: Juvenile Delinquency.Subject: Delinquency; 5r. Title: A Dayin the Life of an Old-fashioned Gnome.Subject: Class distinction ....

E41.


File - 1R. Title: The Second Wind.Subject: Port Talbot by-pass; 7r. Title:The Crown and We. Subject: Wales androyalty; 12r ....

E42.


File - 1R. Title: The Ten TWW Years.Subject: Television Wales and West; 4v.Title: The Valley Places. Subject: Wales;9v. Title ....

E43.


File - 1R. Title: Ten Books. Subject:Gwyn Thomas's choice of reading;8v. Title: Motion before the House ...Subject: The madness ....

E44.


File - 1R. Title: The Split Folk. Subject:The Welsh; 6v. Title: Bit for ... Westgate.Subject: About Gwyn Thomas himself;8v ....

E45.


File - 1R. [merely stubs of pages tornout]; 3r. Title: '2nd Part, Man of Action'.Subject: Gwyn Thomas on Spain and ....

E46.


File - 1R. Title: [King Arthur's Sea].Subject: King Arthur. 22v-end. [blank]Back cover. note.

E47.


File - Title: A View from the Watershed.Subject: Autobiographical.

E48.


File - Title: Though Given in Vain.Subject: Autobiographical.

E49.


File - Title: The Wise Ones [or] ASong or Two for Santa. Subject:Autobiographical.

E50.


File - Title: Wreck of an Early Love Life.Subject: Autobiographical.

E51.




File - Title: Sporting Joy. Subject:Autobiographical.

E52.


File - Title: The Longest Evening [or]A Christmas to Remember. Subject:Autobiographical.

E53.


File - Title: 'This is the time of year forcomfort ...'. Subject: Autobiographical.

E54.


File - Title: 'The people that fascinateme are the Scrooges ...'. Subject:Autobiographical.

E55.


File - Title: The Unfound Place. Subject:Autobiographical.

E56.


File - Title: Catching the Stage. Subject:Autobiographical.

E57.


File - Title: 'One is, after all, a summingup of all the more absurd things that havehappened to one ...' ....

E58.


File - Title: Welsh Mother. Subject:Autobiographical.

E59.


File - Title: Promise [or] Never Give Upthe Ghost. Subject: Autobiographical.

E60.


File - Title: Communications:'I'm here, are you there?'. Subject:Autobiographical.

E61.


File - Title: The IncomparableCradle [or] Reaching Twenty [or]Autobiography Brother, Do WeNeed to Eat Each Other?'. Subject:Autobiographical.

E62.


File - Title: 10.42 And All That. Subject:Autobiographical.

E63.


File - Title: 'I am a social virgin ...'.Subject: Autobiographical.

E64.


File - Title: The Orpheans. Subject:Autobiographical.

E65.


File - Title: Jackie the Jumper. AForeword. Subject: Autobiographical.

E66.


File - Introduction to 'The Keep'. Subject:Autobiographical.

E67.


File - Title: Vive L'Oompa. Subject:Autobiographical, including two draftletters by Gwyn Thomas, one to Aled[Vaughan?], the other to Bernard ....

E68.


File - Title: To This One Place [or]Problems of a Wolf with Teeth on Edge.Subject: Autobiographical.

E69.


File - Title: The Handling Code. Subject:Autobiographical.

E70.


File - Title: The Very Perishable Vision:or Culture Went Thataway. Subject: TheArts.

E71.


File - Title: Hi Fi. Subject: The Arts. E72.


File - Title: The Spreading Eye. Subject:The Arts.

E73.




File - Title: The Child Stars. Subject: TheArts.

E74.


File - Title: A Book to Rediscover in1962. Subject: The Arts.

E75.


File - Title: The Attending Ear [or] 'To beborn out of sight of trees ...' [or] Party ofOne. Subject: The ....

E76.


File - Title: 'I don't suppose anyinstitution has taken so many vindictivekicks as the entrance examination to theGrammar School ....

E77.


File - Title: A Prospect of Schools.Subject: Education.

E78.


File - Title: Who Sheep? Who Goat?.Subject: Education [cf. E40,1v].

E79.


File - Title: The Walk Out. Subject:Education. Incomplete.

E80.


File - Title: 'People have often askedme why there is so little mutiny anddisturbance in our schools'. Subject:Education.

E81.


File - Title: 'The Commonwealth isa world within a world ...'. Subject:Politics.

E82.


File - Title: 'We flatter ourselves thatin Britain is to be found a key to thesolution of the European tangle ....

E83.


File - Title: 'With events moving uprapidly to a break-up of normal relationsin Europe ...'. Subject: Politics.

E84.


File - Title: 'Deep in the minds of manysections of the British people ... there is afear that Britain reveals ....

E85.


File - Title: '... drawing short ... thespeech of the Fuehrer is to be regardedas specifically Germanic ...'. Subject:Politics ....

E86.


File - Title: 'If anyone doubts that asgreat a gulf separates the rich from thepoor ...'. Subject: Politics.

E87.


File - Title: 'It offends our dignity torealise that all the thousand and one ideasthat have been used to set ....

E88.


File - Title: 'Never has the world beentreated to a spectacle so abject as that ofEurope in 1939'. Subject: Politics ....

E89.


File - Title: The Queen's German Visit.Subject: Politics.

E90.


File - Title: Leaders of Men. Subject:Politics.

E91.


File - Title: Spain, 1947. Subject:Politics. Incomplete.

E92.


File - Title: War and the Common Folk.Subject: Politics.

E93.




File - Title: Why I believe AtomicWeapons Must be Banned. Subject:Politics.

E94.


File - Title: Help!. Subject: Politics. E95.


File - Title: Politics: Simone deBeauvoir; Albert Camus. Subject:Politics.

E96.


File - Title: Chessman Hasn't Gone Yet.Subject: Miscellaneous.

E97.


File - Title: 'I suppose fashion mustbe accounted one of the more comicalfeatures of man's activity ...'. Subject:Miscellaneous.

E98.


File - Title: Old Hat. Subject:Miscellaneous.

E99.


File - Title: The Way We Got Here.Subject: Miscellaneous. (TV Times, 26May 1966),

1966. E100.


File - Title: Little Outlaws [or] JuvenileDelinquency. Subject: Miscellaneous.

E101.


File - Title: The Follies of Fish. Subject:Miscellaneous.

E102.


File - Title: Nerves. Subject:Miscellaneous.

E103.


File - Title: Councillor, What Are YouSounding Now?. Subject: Miscellaneous.

E104.


File - Title: The Railway Terminals.Subject: Miscellaneous.

E105.


File - Title: Draft programme for socialcentres catering for men and women andincluding a juvenile section. Subject:Miscellaneous.

E106.


File - Title: 'I've tried hard to be a goodspectator ...'. Subject: Miscellaneous.

E107.


File - Title: The Outer Places. Subject:Miscellaneous.

E108.


File - Title: 'Please Come In'. Subject:Wales: Places.

E109.


File - Title: Wales. Subject: Wales:Places.

E110.


File - Title: The Split Folk. Subject:Wales: Places.

E111.


File - Title: You Ought to be in Pictures.Subject: Wales: Places.

E112.


File - Title: 'We Welsh are not a unitedpeople ...'. Subject: Wales: Places.

E113.


File - Title: A Welshman's Wales.Subject: Wales: Places.

E114.


File - Title: A Quiet Place. Subject:Wales: Places.

E115.


File - Title: The Second Wind. Subject:Wales: Places.

E116.


File - Title: My Day. Subject: Wales:Places.

E117.




File - Title: The Way the Wheels Went.Subject: Wales: Places.

E118.


File - Title: A Day of Mourning[Aberfan]. Subject: Wales: Places.

E119.


File - Title: Exodus 1959. Subject:Wales: Places.

E120.


File - Title: A Look at Barry.Schizophrenia with chips. Subject:Wales: Places.

E121.


File - Title: Cardiff: a nod at the capital.Subject: Wales: Places.

E122.


File - Title: 'Cardiff's right to be thecapital ...'. Subject: Wales: Places.

E123.


File - Title: The Sense of Place. Subject:Wales: Places.

E124.


File - Title: Ebbw Vale. Subject: Wales:Places.

E125.


File - Title: Llanelli: Gala Day 1967.Subject: Wales: Places.

E126.


File - Title: Llangollen. Subject: Wales:Places.

E127.


File - Title: 'A few nights ago I turnedup some ancient gramophone records ...'.Subject: Wales: Places [valley sheep].

E128.


File - Title: The Renascent Guffaw.Subject: Wales: Places.

E129.


File - Title: Rhondda. Subject: Wales:Places.

E130.


File - Title: The Valley and its Homes.Subject: Wales: Places.

E131.


File - Title: A Thought for the Rhondda.Subject: Wales: Places.

E132.


File - Title: The Trail of the Gazooka.Subject: Wales: Places.

E133.


File - Title: Place Three. Subject: Wales:Places.

E134.


File - Title: The Good Old Days. Subject:Wales: Places.

E135.


File - Title: The Faces of Seven Women.Subject: Wales: Places.

E136.


File - Title: A Journey into Better Light.Subject: Wales: Places.

E137.


File - Title: Place One: The Rhondda.Subject: Wales: Places.

E138.


File - Title: Rhondda Reseen. Subject:Wales: Places.

E139.


File - Title: The Valley at Play. Subject:Wales: Places.

E140.


File - Title: Swansea: a Partial View.Subject: Wales: Places.

E141.


File - Title: Place Five: Tenby. Subject:Wales: Places.

E142.


File - Title: The Vale of Glamorgan.Subject: Wales: Places.

E143.




File - Title: [St David] Dewi Bach,Where Are You Hiding?. Subject: Wales:People.

E144.


File - Title: W. H. Davies. Subject:Wales: People.

E145.


File - Title: Lloyd George. Subject:Wales: People.

E146.


File - Title: Guto Nyth Brân. Subject:Wales: People.

E147.


File - Title: Gwyneth Jones and JohnPetts. Subject: Wales: People.

E148.


File - Title: Jack Jones. Subject: Wales:People.

E149.


File - Title: [Dylan Thomas] Under MilkWood. Subject: Wales: People.

E150.


File - Title: The Arts in the Provinces.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E151.


File - Title: The National EisteddfodMouth of a Nation. Subject: Wales:Topics.

E152.


File - [The National Eisteddfod]. Subject:Wales: Topics. missing 1st page.

E153.


File - Title: The Miners Eisteddfod 1953.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E154.


File - Title: The Fugitives. Subject:Wales: Topics.

E155.


File - Title: The Opening. Subject:Wales: Topics.

E156.


File - Title: Closers and Openers.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E157.


File - Title: Yea and Nay. Subject:Wales: Topics.

E158.


File - Title: '... The final pellet ...'.Subject: Wales: Topics. [cf. E157].

E159.


File - Title: 'This summer I heard aperformance of Verdi's Falstaff ...'.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E160.


File - Title: Gazooka. Subject: Wales:Topics.

E161.


File - Title: Big Words in Tiny Rooms.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E162.


File - Title: Religion and the Welsh.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E163.


File - Title: The Crown and We. Subject:Wales: Topics.

E164.


File - Title: Sport and the Welsh. Subject:Wales: Topics.

E165.


File - Title: The Games of Childhood.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E166.


File - Title: A Fury of Past Time.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E167.


File - Title: 'Off and on one hearswhispers of a concerted effort ... to put onto film the amazing experiences ....

E168.




File - Title: Some Inns in Wales. Subject:Wales: Topics.

E169.


File - Title: The Theatre in Wales.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E170.


File - Title: [A National Theatre forWales]. Subject: Wales: Topics.

E171.


File - Title: 'The trouble with theWelsh ...' said the Scotsman .... Subject:Wales: Topics.

E172.


File - Title: Wales: Fact and Fancy.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E173.


File - Title: The Sound of Welshness.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E174.


File - Title: [King Arthur's Sea]. Subject:Wales: Topics. Incomplete [cf. E47].

E175.


File - Title: The Ten TWW Years.Subject: Wales: Topics.

E176.


File - 1R. The Donors, The Deniers. TheTeacher; 4v. A Sprig of Malice. TheTeacher; 9v. The Atonal. The Teacher;15r ....

E177.


File - Our Schools. The Teacher. E178.


File - The Parting. The Teacher. E179.


File - The Donors, The Deniers. TheTeacher.

E180.


File - A Man and a Boy. The Teacher. E181.


File - A Sprig of Malice. The Teacher. E182.


File - The Atonal. The Teacher. E183.


File - A Fugue of Felons. The Teacher. E184.


File - Plot. The Teacher. E185.


File - Books of a Lifetime. The Teacher. E186.


File - One of the Memorable. TheTeacher.

E187.


File - A Day in the Life of an Old-fashioned Gnome [or] Society Cramp.The Teacher.

E188.


File - There Where Thou Art Not. TheTeacher.

E189.


File - In the Sun. The Teacher. E190.


File - The Shift System. The Teacher. E191.


File - The Groups [or] Pictures on theWall [or 'Frozen with Smiles' in A Hatfulof Humours]. The Teacher.

E192.




File - Personal Outlook [or] The FreeOnes. The Teacher.

E193.


File - The Wilderness of Wit. TheTeacher.

E194.


File - Come Back Next Week. TheTeacher.

E195.


File - Living Places. The Teacher. E196.


File - Up and Under. The Teacher. E197.


File - All Out. The Teacher. E198.


File - The Home Screen. The Teacher. E199.


File - An Enlargement of Outings. TheTeacher.

E200.


File - Gimme, Gimme. The Teacher. E201.


File - Headlamps [or] The Traffic LightsWink. The Teacher.

E202.


File - A Shape for Life. The Teacher. E203.


File - Noise. The Teacher. E204.


File - The Rhondda's Laughter [or] TheFace of Our Jokes. The Teacher.

E205.


File - Time Out of Mind. The Teacher. E206.


File - The Heavy Dough or In Touchwith the Gravy. The Teacher.

E207.


File - Trove. The Teacher. E208.


File - The Insurgent Psyche. TheTeacher.

E209.


File - The Slipping Agenda. The Teacher. E210.


File - Ten Books. The Teacher. E211.


File - The Sol-fah Set. The Teacher. E212.


File - A Pout of Pets. The Teacher. E213.


File - Odysseus. The Teacher. E214.


File - The Alone and the Alone. TheTeacher.

E215.


File - A Cloud of Plans. The Teacher. E216.


File - A Spanish Flavour. The Teacher. E217.


File - A Teacher Remembered. TheTeacher.

E218.


File - The Return. The Teacher. E219.




File - The Sure Thing. The Teacher. E220.


File - A Place, but Not to Rest. TheTeacher.

E221.


File - The Racial Myths. The Teacher. E222.


File - The Ghost, Hang on to it. TheTeacher.

E223.


File - A Thought of Nerves. The Teacher. E224.


File - As on a Darkling Plain. TheTeacher.

E225.


File - A Taste of Yesterday [or] Sorrowfor thy Sons. The Teacher.

E226.


File - The Helpers. The Teacher. E227.


File - Trouble, Trouble. The Teacher. E228.


File - The Last Look. The Teacher. E229.


File - Aberfan. The Teacher. E230.


File - The Unfinished Lads. The Teacher. E231.


File - Sitting the Monsoon Out. TheTeacher.

E232.


File - Side Step (Among the Blessed ofthe Earth). The Teacher.

E233.


File - The Quietness of Time. TheTeacher.

E234.


File - The Flannel Panel. The Teacher. E235.


File - Our Cloak of Yesterdays. TheTeacher.

E236.


File - The Art of Congregation. TheTeacher.

E237.


File - The Vagrant Urge. The Teacher. E238.


File - The Return. The Teacher. E239.


File - The Dwindling Kings. TheTeacher.

E240.


File - The Hold. The Teacher. E241.


File - Without It. The Teacher. E242.


File - 'Pieces printed in Punch', atypescript list of Gwyn Thomas's articles,

1953,July-1961, Dec.

E243.


File - We Are Not Living, We're Hiding.Punch.

E244.


File - I, To The Hills. Punch. E245.


File - Blue-print. Punch. E246.




File - 1R. Communications throughFamily. Punch; 10r. Half a StageOnward. Punch; 15r. In the Act. Punch;24r. A Paling Darkness ...,



File - 1R. Hear This, Hear This Good[continued from E247]. Punch; 10r. AChoice of Panics. Punch; 17v. Stay BeatAs ....

E248.


File - I. 'The plan-Belmont. The maincharacters Wynzie Phipps ...' Punch; 1r.'If you have a myth, hang on to it ....

E249.


File - 1R. 'If you have a myth, hang on toit ...' [continued from E250]. Punch; 3v. 'Ihave been ....

E250.


File - 1R. Iestyn Kermodey in the Lion'sDen [or] A Zone of Hush. Punch; 9r. TheTrombone. Punch; 19r. The Hoods ....

E251.


File - 1R. The Lecture [continued fromE251]. Punch; 15r. Jennie Bell. Punch;51v. The Embattled Snob in Education:or Move Up ....

E252.


File - I. 'Carrying the banner forMathews ...' Punch; 1r. The EmbattledSnob in Education [continued fromE252]. Punch; 18r. The ....

E253.


File - 1R. 11+ [continued from E253].Punch; 5r. The Fun of the Fair. Punch;56r. [blank]; 57v-back cover. [inserts].

E254.


File - 1R. The Cordial Return. Punch;6v. The Treatment. Punch; 10r. TheComeback. Punch; 14r. The Two-stoolBlues. Punch; 20v. The ....

E255.


File - 1R. Ewart Knew My Father. TheTeacher or Punch; 8r. The UnfinishedLads. The Teacher or Punch; 13v.Aberfan. The ....

E256.


File - 1R. The Night Rock [continuedfrom E256]. The Teacher or Punch; 3v. APassing Darkness [or] The Lantern's Eye.The ....

E257.


File - 1R. A Shaking Fist [continuationfrom E257]. The Teacher or Punch; 2v.Loud Voices, Soft Voices, No Voices.The Teacher ....

E258.


File - 1R. Ripe, I Cry. The Teacher orPunch; 8r-end. [blank].

E259.

Cyfres | Series E260-263. vtls005270359 ISYSARCHB12: The Lust Lobby.Lleoliad ffisegol | Physical location: ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Nodyn | Note:

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Ffeil / rhestr eitemau | File / item list






File - The Lust Lobby. Typescript (twocopies). Punch.

E260.


File - Cuttings of articles (published inThe Lust Lobby) as printed in Punch,

1954-1958. E261.


File - The Long Heist. E262.


File - The Heart's Ease. E263.


File - Punch Diary 1963 used by GT as anotebook for outlining articles: January 1Fuel; 2 Fires; 3 Snow; public ...,

[c.1963]. E264.

Cyfres | Series E 265-287. vtls005270366 ISYSARCHB12: Essays, articles and lectureswritten by Gwyn Thomas,Dyddiad | Date: 1926-1983. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)

Lleoliad ffisegol | Physical location: ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Nodyn | Note:

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E265/1-4.vtls005270367ISYSARCHB12

File - Rhondda County School Magazine.Photocopies of 'An Hour in a Children'sLibrary' by Gwyn Thomas, 5A togetherwith three numbers ...,

1926-1928. E265/1-4.


File - Cardigan Grammar SchoolMagazine. Photocopied articles fromDemetian, the Cardigan Grammar SchoolMagazine,

1941-1963. E266/1-3.


File - Barry School's Annual Magazine.Photocopies of the yearly editorialcolumn of the school magazine, writtenby Gwyn Thomas,

1951-1959. E267/1-11.


File - Punch. Original pages, typescriptsand photocopies of articles and shortstories which appeared in Punchmagazine and in the Pick ...,

1951-1968. E268/1-84.


File - The New Book of Snob. Photocopyof the article 'Education' as published,

1959. E269.


File - The Compleat Imbiber 5.Photocopy of the article 'A Quiet Place'as published,

1962. E270.


File - Play and Players. Photocopy ofan article including the complete text

1963, Feb. E271.



of Jackie and the Jumper as published,together with ...,


File - TV Times. Typescript of the article'Bevan's Place',

1965. E272.


File - Nova Magazine. Photocopiedtypescript of the answers given by GwynThomas in an interview by Dim Pares,

1965, Aug. 16. E273.


File - Twentieth Century. 'Plaster Saintsin the Valley', as published,

1966. E274.


File - Pub. Photocopy of the article'Some Inns in Wales' as published, 1967,including a note by Gwyn Thomaspresenting the ...,

1967. E275.


File - Treasures of the British Museum.Photocopy of the article 'The Romano-British' as published in a book based onthe Thames ...,

1971. E276.


File - Artists in Wales. Photocopies ofarticles by Gwyn Thomas and AlunRichards as published in the book editedby Meic ...,

1971, Nov. E277.


File - 'Christmas Thoughts'. Typescript, 1972. E278.


File - The Cardiff Book Volume 2.Photocopy of the article 'Valley Pilgrimsto the Cardiff Shrine' as published,

1973. E279.


File - Photocopies of the foreword byGwyn Thomas to each of the threebooks Old Barry in photographs, OldPontypridd & ...,

1977. E280/1-3.


File - Wheeler's Review. 'Let no dogbark', as published,

1977. E281.


File - Geo. 'Sound and fury in Wales', aspublished,

1980, May. E282.


File - Travel in Vogue. Photocopy of thearticle 'Wales' as published,

1981. E283.


File - Arcade. A transcript of GwynThomas's last broadcast, 'Torchbearers ofUneasiness',

1981, May 1. E284.


File - Fountains of Praise - UniversityCollege, Cardiff 1883-1983. Photocopyof the article 'The First Waves' aspublished,

1983. E285.


File - 'Celebration', 'Dylan Thomas'sLaugharne' and 'The Novelist as Judgeand Juror'. Typescripts of undatedarticles, the last of which was ...,

[?1960s-1970s]. E286/1-3.


File - 'Each Man in his own Hamlet'. Aphotocopied article for the Western Mail,

[?1960s x1970s].

E287.

Cyfres | Series E 288-305. vtls005270390 ISYSARCHB12: Essays, articles and lectureswritten about Gwyn Thomas,Dyddiad | Date: 1951-1985. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)




Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: E 288-305.







File - Punch. Two articles from themagazine: an appreciation of GwynThomas's The World Cannot Hear Youby William Gaunt, 22 ...,

1951-1958. E288/1-2.


File - 'The Plays of Gwyn Thomas'.Typescript of an article by anunidentified author,

[c.1964]. E289.


File - A Welsh Eye. Photocopy of areview by Glyn Jones of Gwyn Thomas'scollection of essays and stories takenfrom ...,

1964. E290.


File - Contemporary Dramatists, ed. J.Vinson. Photocopy of an article 'GwynThomas' by Henry Raynor as published,

1973. E291.


File - Anglo-Welsh Review, no. 56.Photocopy of an article 'Absurdity inthe Novels of Gwyn Thomas' by RogerStephens Jones as ...,

1976. E292.


File - Profiles. Photocopy of an articlefrom the book edited by Glyn Jones andJohn Rowlands, pp. 285-291,

1980. E293.


File - Anglo-Welsh Review, no. 68.Photocopy of 'A Tribute to GwynThomas' by Glyn Jones as published,

1981. E294.


File - Photocopied typescript of anaddress given by Gwyn Jones on GwynThomas,

1981, April 16. E295.


File - 'Gwyn Thomas: Novelist andPlaywright'. Photocopied typescript of atribute by David Smith,

1981. E296.


File - School Magazines. Photocopiesof tributes to Gwyn Thomas in BalfourHouse School Magazine by T. Lloyd andby Teifion Phillips ...,

[c.1981]. E297/1-2.


File - Random Entrances to GwynThomas. Photocopy of an address byGlyn Jones given in the Annual GwynJones Lecture,

1982, March 12. E298.


File - Photocopied typescript of a tributeto Gwyn Thomas by John Ormond,

[c.1982]. E299.


File - Book News from Wales.Photocopy of an article 'Reading GwynThomas' by David Smith as published,

1984, Autumn. E300.




File - Wales! Wales!. Photocopies of twochapters by David Smith including 'AllThings Betrayed Them' as published,

1984. E301.


File - Artisans, Pedants and Proletarians:Essays for Gwyn Alf Williams.Photocopied typescript of the article'Breaking Silence: Gwyn Thomas andthe ...,

1985. E302.


File - Anglo-Welsh Review, no. 80.Photocopy of a review by MercerSimpson of Selected Short Stories byGwyn Thomas as published ...,

1985. E303.


File - Selected Short Stories. Photocopyof a review by Greg Hill of GwynThomas's Selected Short Stories in anunidentified publication ...,

1985. E304.


File - 'Alle Kinder Gottes Haben Flügel'.Photocopy of the first page of an articleon Gwyn Thomas by Eugene O'Neill.

E305.

F. vtls005270409ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - 'A Welsh eye', [c.1954]-1963. F.

F1. vtls005270410ISYSARCHB12

File - A file of miscellaneous articlesbrought together as a draft volume: a)1-10. 'Portrait of a village, Cymmer',originally a ...,


F1.


File - A letter from Harold Harris,Hutchinson's editorial director, to GwynThomas suggesting cuts in the text toallow the inclusion ...,

1963, Feb. 25. F2.


File - A Welsh Eye: Setting copytypescript, vi, 1-184, 199-275 pp.

F3.


File - A Welsh Eye: galley proofs of textand proof of title page.

F4.


File - 'Beginning of Wales Book'. MS,notebook, 26 ff.: 1r. Place One: TheRhondda; 3r. The Vale of Glamorgan;5v. Please ....

F5.


File - "Write-in chapter for book onWales. Part 2'; MS, notebook, 26 ff.: 1r.A Thought for the Dragon [continuedfrom ....

F6.


File - 'Write-in chapters for book onWales. Part 3'. MS, notebook, 26 ff.: 1r.[The Frontier] [continued from F6]; 7r-end. blank ....

F7.


File - 'Sund[ay] Opening and BookiesRampant'. MS, notebook, 26 ff.: 1r.Closers and Openers. A Welsh Peep atthe new Licensing ....

F8.


File - 'Cardiff and her Little Sisters'. MS,notebook, 24 ff.: 1r. 'The mind is full ofremembered places ...' [being the ....

F9.


File - 'The Way to the Sea'. pp. 1-5 only.'The Lecture'. pp. l-6 only.

F10.



G. vtls005270420ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Radio and television.Miscellaneous items and scripts forbroadcasting, [includes 1964-1972] (G1-159). The later deposits are arrangedinto interviews ...,

1948-1988. G.

G1. vtls005270421ISYSARCHB12

File - Writing. G1.


File - Plot. G2.


File - The sanity of writers. G3.


File - Present Indicative - literarypotential of Wales.

G4.


File - Wales Today. G5.


File - Wales: A Summer Journey. G6.

G6a. vtls005270427ISYSARCHB12

File - I, To The Hills [North Wales]. G6a.


File - Barry. G7.


File - The Way to the Sea [Barry]. [cf. F1(e)].

G8.


File - Dartmoor. G9.


File - London. G10.


File - Rhondda Return. G11.


File - The Night Roamers [Rhonddasheep].

G12.


File - [Place-names]. G13.


File - St David's Day. G14.


File - Then Came We Singing [or] Leeksand Daffodils.

G15.


File - June. G16.


File - June 1970. G17.


File - Bank Holiday 1970. G18.


File - Loud Wonder in a Lonely House[Christmas].

G19.


File - 'My own early Christmases werevery different ...'.

G20.


File - Christmas Voices. G21.


File - New Year's Eve 1953. G22.


File - New Year's Eve 1970. G23.




File - The Thomases. G24.


File - W. H. Davies. G25.


File - [Guy] Fawkes. G26.


File - The Way to the King [Arthur]. [cf.E248, 37r].

G27.


File - The Scholarship. G28.


File - Adult Education. G29.


File - Harlech and the Men [ColegHarlech].

G30.


File - Night Schools. G31.


File - Student Unrest. G32.


File - Walking Away. A Study in Retreat.[see also L30].

G33.


File - Side-step. G34.


File - Incapacity for Work in theRhondda.

G35.


File - The Postal Strike. G36.


File - The Welsh Bank Strike. G37.


File - The Shorter Working Week. G38.


File - The National [Eisteddfod]. G39.


File - The Eisteddfod: an outside view. G40.


File - The National Eisteddfod, Barry1968.

G41.


File - Eisteddfod 1970. G42.


File - My Life and Rugged Times as aChorister [cf. E72].

G43.


File - Easter Singing. G44.


File - 'The Wales of my growing up yearswas full to the brim with singing ...'.

G45.


File - The Male Voice. G46.


File - The Welsh and the Festivals. G47.


File - Working Men's Clubs. G48.


File - Nudity in Judge's Hall. G49.


File - Miss World. G50.




File - Welsh Time [exhibition of clocks]. G51.


File - The Sure Thing [betting]. G52.


File - Gambling in Wales. G53.


File - Open Then The Door [Sundayopening].

G54.


File - Butler's Last Stand [Sundayopening].

G55.


File - Physical Fitness. G56.


File - A Day of Mourning [Aberfan]. G57.


File - The Aberfan sequel. G58.


File - Loneliness. The Alone and theAlone.

G59.


File - The Art of Congregation[Loneliness].

G60.


File - Planning. A Cloud of Plans. G61.


File - How Many to the Room?[Housing].

G62.


File - Traffic. G63.


File - 1970 Retrospect [Motorways]. G64.


File - A Fugue of Felons [Crime]. G65.


File - 'It is a daring and dangerous thingto list the degree of sunlight and rainenjoyed by holiday resorts ...' ....

G66.


File - The Welsh savour [Being Welsh]. G67.


File - The Solemn Jokers [Welshhumour].

G68.


File - Pets. G69.

G70-71. vtls005270491ISYSARCHB12

File - [Defence: a portion only of anotherprogramme in the 'Protest' series? Andlinks for one on Identity?].

G70-71.


File - Two letters from Alun Davies,BBC Cardiff, concerning the broadcastof Gwyn Thomas's 'Portrait of a Village:Cymmer.',

1954, Sept. 16. G72-73.


File - Typescript copy of Gwyn Thomas'sletter to Aled [Vaughan?] outlining ascript on the subject of Guto [Nyth Brân],

1958, Feb. 3. G74.


File - 1R Book review: W. H. Auden,Academic Graffiti; Anton; Edward Lear,The New Vestments; Monty Python's BigRed Book; The ...,

[Includes 1972]. G75.


File - 1R Betting; 12v Loneliness; 19vAfghanistan; 26r Planning; 33v Pets; 41r

G76.



The Poets' Conference; 45v London; 48vWriting; 52r One ....


File - 1R An Englishman's Fun [Sportsin England]; 5r The Pleasant Land; 8vOur Schools; 12v draft letter to BernardPalmer ...,

[Includes 1964]. G77.


File - 1R [Rhuddlan]; 25v Lancer [TVreview]; 32v Budget 1970; 38v and backcover; inserts for Rhuddlan script.

G78.


File - Rhuddlan Castle. G79.


File - The Welsh at Song. G80.


File - 'The enormous burst of the "Gwlad,gwlad" refrain from the Welsh anthemsung by the football crowd ...' [TheWelsh ....

G81.


File - Poetry and prose spoken by GwynThomas, John Neville, Bernard Miles,Vanessa Redgrave, Barbara Jefford, andJoyce Grenfell.

G82.


File - 'Any Questions?' programmesin which Gwyn Thomas took part as apanellist: 5 June 1964; 15 Jan. 1965; 21Jan ...,

1964-1968. G83-9.


File - Excerpts from A Welsh Eye. G90.


File - The Alderman (synopsis for RadioTimes).

G91.


File - '10.42 And All That' programmes, 1966, Jan.-March.

G92-9.

C100-102.vtls005270506ISYSARCHB12

File - 'Gwyn Thomas Lectures', 1966, Jan.-March.

C100-102.

G103-106.vtls005270507ISYSARCHB12

File - 'As I See It', 1965, April-June.

G103-106.

G107-108.vtls005270508ISYSARCHB12

File - 'This World of Wales', 1963, Feb. G107-108.


File - 'One Man's Week', 1971, March. G109.


File - A Meadow Prospect Christmas. G110.


File - Voices of Wales. G111.


File - 'Gwyn Thomas in Germany'. G112.


File - Afghanistan. G113.


File - Russia: The Growing People. G114.


File - 'In Spain with Gwyn Thomas'. G115.




File - 'Gwyn Thomas in New York'. G116.


File - Venice: a City at Bay. G117.


File - Ready for the Fanfare. G118.


File - Waterhall School. G119.


File - Llanthony. G120.


File - Neath. G121.


File - Gwyn Thomas Films: Llantrisantand the Valleys; Llantwit Major;Merthyr-Pontypridd; Laugharne; Tenby;Ebbw Vale.

G122.


File - Faces of Wales. G123.


File - One Pair of Eyes. G124.


File - Davies of Llandinam. G125.


File - British Museum. G126.


File - The Snug. G127.


File - Melody Hill. G128.


File - The Givers. G129.


File - Welsh Towns Series. G130.


File - Barry Island. G131.


File - A Rhondda Prospect. G132.


File - Cardiff. G133.


File - Llanwern. G134.


File - Item for 'TWW Reports'. G135.


File - Items for 'In The News'. G136.


File - A Theme of Remembrance. G137.


File - Cro-magnon Man at Olympia. G138.


File - Items for 'Roundabout'. G139.


File - The English Vices. G140.


File - An Aberfan Preface. G141.




File - Fossilised skeleton in Italian lignitemine.

G142.


File - Railway stations. G143.


File - Sheep. G144.


File - W. H. Davies. G145.


File - Martin Luther. G146.


File - Schooldays. G147.


File - Guto Nyth Brân. G148.


File - Gilbert Murray. G149.


File - Cannes. G150.


File - 1R. The Shape of Violence;7r. Note to accompany ideas forprogrammes outlined in preceding pages;8r. Continuation of ideas ....

G151.


File - 1R. The Romano-British (serieson British Museum. cf. G126); 16r.Television reviews, 19 Dec. 1970 and 2Jan. 1971; 25r ...,


G152.


File - 1R. Moscow; 20r. The DarkerNeighbour (Moorish Spain); 38v-60v.blank; Back cover. note.

G153.


File - 1R. Heritage; 2r. To the Coast;7r. The Welsh Savour; 11r. The Valeof Neath; 18v. Some thoughts aboutLlanthony ....

G154.


File - 1R. Waterhall School; 8v. Somenotes about Llanthony; 12r. Tiger Bay;19v. Cannes [continued in G156]; Backcover. further note ....

G155.


File - 1R. Cannes [continued fromG155]; 5r. Llanthony; l3r-end. blank.

G156.


File - 1R. [Caernarfon] Castle and castlewalls; 8v-10v. blank.

G157.


File - 1R. [New York commentary]; 23v.pieces to be added to play involvingcharacters called Con, Ben, Russ,Wallace, Oswald, Miriam ....

G158.


File - 1R. W. H. Davies (article); 8r.W. H. Davies (book review); 11r. draftletter to accompany the preceding bookreview ....

G159.

Cyfres | Series G 160-175. vtls005270560 ISYSARCHB12: Interviews, reviews andtributes,Dyddiad | Date: 1948-1988. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)




Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: G 160-175.






G160/1-3.vtls005270561ISYSARCHB12

File - The Alone to the Alone, All ThingsBetray Thee, A Wolf at Dusk. Scripts ofradio reviews of Gwyn Thomas's ...,

1948-1959. G160/1-3.


File - Arts Magazine. A photocopiedscript of a radio interview between GlynJones and Gwyn Thomas entitled 'How IWrite', transmitted ...,

1950. G161.


File - Welsh Bookshelf. A photocopiedscript of a radio review of The CollectedStories of Rhys Davies by GwynThomas, transmitted ...,

1955. G162.


File - World of Books. A photocopiedscript of a radio interview with GwynThomas mainly discussing 'The LoveMan', transmitted 18 ...,

1958. G163.


File - Woman's Hour. Photocopied scriptwith some holograph corrections byGwyn Thomas of a radio self interview,transmitted 13 January 1964 ...,

1964. G164.


File - 'Sap'. Transcript of an interviewwith Gwyn Thomas by Keith Baxter, oneof his former pupils, presented from theSherman ...,

1974. G165.


File - Private Lives. Transcript of DenisMitchell's interview with Gwyn Thomasfor Granada TV's programme, broadcast,

1975. G166.


File - Wales '76. A transcript of a radiointerview with Gwyn Thomas by GerryMonte for the World Service programme,held ...,

1976. G167.


File - Bookshelf. A transcript of a radiointerview with Gwyn Thomas for theRadio 4 programme, c. 1975, in whichFrank ...,

[c.1975]-1985. G168/1-3.


File - The Collier's Crusade. Photocopiedscript of a television interview withGwyn Thomas by John Ormond, the fifthin a series ...,

1980. G169.


File - Week In Week Out. Transcripts ofthree programmes presented by VincentKane, April-Dec. 1981, and dedicated toGwyn Thomas, including ...,

1981. G170/1-3.


File - Network UK. Transcript of a radioprogramme presented by Gerry Monte

1981. G171.



and transmitted 1981, in which he recallsGwyn Thomas ...,


File - 'Laughter Before Nightfall'.Photocopied script of a tribute to GwynThomas by John Ormond,

1982. G172.


File - Gwyn Thomas, A CriticalReputation. Transcript of a televisionprogramme, introduced by David Smithand broadcast 11 May 1986, including ...,

1986. G173.


File - Wings of Significance. Pressrelease on the HTV tribute to GwynThomas, broadcast 14 October 1988,together with a photograph ...,

1988. G174/1-3.


File - A transcript of an interview withGwyn Thomas by Gerry Monte,

[?1970s]. G175.

Cyfres | Series G 176-203. vtls005270577 ISYSARCHB12: Plays and sketches,Dyddiad | Date: 1953-1978. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:








File - Forenoon. Photocopied script ofthe radio play for the BBC North HomeService, recorded April,

1953. G176.


File - Festival. Script of the radio playfor the BBC Welsh Home Service,transmitted 7 April 1953, with holographcorrections,

1953. G177.


File - London Column. Photocopiedscript of a television sketch, 'The Heartof Wales', for the BBC programme,recorded 7 October 1953 ...,

1953. G178.


File - The Deep Sweet Roots.Photocopied script of a radio play for theBBC North Home Service, transmitted12 November 1953 ...,

1953. G179.


File - The Rich Hills: A Return to theRhondda. Script of a radio sketch for theBBC Welsh Home Service, with ...,

1953. G180.


File - County Court. Photocopied scriptof a radio panel game in which GwynThomas took part, transmitted 28 August,

1955. G181.


File - Letter to This One Place. Scriptof a radio play for the BBC WelshHome Service, transmitted 26 November1956 ...,

1956. G182.




File - The Long Run. Script of a radioplay for the BBC Home Service,transmitted July 1958, with holographadditions and ...,

1958. G183.


File - How to Become a WelshHeadmaster. Photocopied and typescriptscripts of a radio play in a series on 'Self-Improvement' for ...,

1959. G184/1-2.


File - 'Melody Hill'. Descriptions ofbackground, characters and episodes fora proposed series,

1962. G185/1-2.


File - The Slip. Photocopied rehearsalscript of a television play for the BBC,broadcast October,

1962. G186.


File - The Walkout. Photocopied scriptof a radio play for the BBC Thirdprogramme, transmitted 3 March,

1963. G187.


File - The Welsh Day. Script of atelevision programme commissioned byABC Television to be broadcast on StDavid's Day, 1 ...,

1964. G188.


File - The Entrance. Script of a radioplay for the BBC Light programme, to betransmitted 29 April,

1964. G189.


File - 'Archbishop Latimer'. Photocopiedtypescript notes with holograph additionsand corrections on 'The Great Tudors','Hugh Latimer', 'Joan Bocher' and'Thomas ...,

[c.1965]. G190/1-4.


File - The Alderman (Testimonials).Photocopied script of a radio play for theBBC Home Service, transmitted January,

1966. G191.


File - 'The Snug'. Script of a sketch withsome holograph additions by GwynThomas, together with a photocopieddescription and script ...,

[c.1966,Oct.-1969].

G192.


File - The Darker Neighbour.Photocopied script of a television filmabout Spain for TWW,

1966. G193.


File - The Giving Time. Script of aplay for BBC Radio 4, transmitted 18December,

1968. G194.


File - One Pair of Eyes. Photocopies ofa working script and daily film scheduleand a transcript of the television film ...,

1969. G195/1-3.


File - Up and Under. Script of atelevision play for the BBC, broadcast1 March 1973, with some holographadditions and ...,

1973. G196.


File - 'Bevan. A Tongue for aStammering Time',

[c.1973]. G197.


File - The Worriers. Script of a play forRadio 4, with some holograph additionsand corrections,

1974. G198.




File - Adelphi Theatre. Photocopiedscript of a television play for BBC2,broadcast 7 August,

1975. G199.


File - Merthyr Sketches. Script for theBBC, broadcast 9 August,

1976. G200.


File - The Long Lesson. Photocopiedscript of a radio play for BBC Wales,recorded as part of the series 'Walesand ...,

1978. G201.


File - 'Sweet Singing in the Choir'.Undated photocopied sketch.

G202.


File - '...Or Thunder'. Undated script. G203.

Cyfres | Series G 204-241. vtls005270606 ISYSARCHB12: Talks and features,Dyddiad | Date: 1953-1981. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:








File - New Year's Eve, 1953. Aphotocopied radio script, transmittedDecember,

1953. G204.


File - Portrait of a Village. Aphotocopied script for a radio talk for theBBC Welsh Home Service, transmitted24 October ...,

1954. G205.


File - Present Indicative. Two scriptsof a radio talk, one photocopied withholograph additions and corrections,transmitted 2 November,

1955. G206/1-2.


File - Woman's Hour. Scripts of talksgiven by Gwyn Thomas between 1March 1956 and 14 December 1977 withholograph additions ...,

1956-1977. G207/1-4.


File - How I Became a Writer.Photocopied script of a radio talk for theBBC Welsh Home Service, recorded 28May ...,

1958. G208.


File - On Leaving School. Photocopiedscript of a radio talk for the BBC WelshHome Service, transmitted 29 April,

1960. G209.


File - Barry. Script of a talk for BBCradio to be transmitted 15 July 1960,with some holograph additions andcorrections ...,

1960. G210.




File - Noise. A photocopied linkingscript for the BBC Welsh Home Service,transmitted 30 September,

1960. G211.


File - A World of Sound. Photocopiedscripts of the first two programmes ofa radio series, transmitted between 13Jan.-19 Feb ...,

1962. G212/1-2.


File - Open then the Door. A scriptof a talk which was returned to GwynThomas by the BBC, apparentlyunused ...,

1962. G213.


File - Protest. Two photocopied scriptsentitled 'Betting' and 'Loneliness' fromthe series of weekly radio programmespresented by Gwyn Thomas between ...,

1965. G214/1-2.


File - 'Russia - The Growing People'.Photocopied script of a televisiondocumentary for TWW, together with anincomplete contemporary account by ...,

1965. G215/1-3.


File - Way to the King. Photocopiedscript entitled 'Reflections on KingArthur' which was the basis for a radiotalk,

1965. G216.


File - A Day of Mourning. Photocopiedtranscript of the words spoken by GwynThomas on the radio following theAberfan disaster ...,

1966, Oct. 27. G217.


File - G218, My View ofWales. Scriptof a talk, dated26 November1966, withholographadditions.

G218.


File - Good Morning Wales. Scripts forthe BBC Radio Wales daily programmefor which Gwyn Thomas contributedregularly, transmitted 16 Dec ...,

1966-1972. G219/1-7.


File - Wales Today. Working script forthe BBC World Service feature whichgave Gwyn Thomas's views of Wales,transmitted 27 December ...,

1966. G220.


File - The Gwyn Thomas Lectures.Typescript and photocopied scripts of aseries of weekly television lectures forTWW on aspects of ...,

1968. G221/1-14.


File - Places to Live In. Script of a'television picture of South Wales as itwas, is and may be', dated ...,

1968. G222.


File - A Christmas Thought. Script of a'verbal frame for the sights and musicalsounds of Christmas', dated 9 October1968 ...,

1968. G223.


File - Retreat From Mankind.Photocopied script of a radio programme,

1970. G224.



recorded 29 July 1970, with someholograph additions and corrections,


File - The World Tonight. A script forthe BBC Radio 4 programme, discussingsinging and Gwyn Thomas's memories ofmusic, dated ...,

1970. G225.


File - Adult Education. Script forthe BBC Overseas service, dated 7September,

1970. G226.


File - Rhondda. Photocopied script of aradio feature for the BBC World Service,dated 3 February,

1971. G227.


File - One Man's Week. Television scriptwith camera and timing directions for aBBC1 programmme, broadcast 6 March,

1971. G228.


File - Working Men's Clubs. Script ofa television talk for the BBC HomeService, dated 12 March,

1971. G229.


File - R. S. Thomas. Script for the BBCOverseas service, dated 14 November,

1972. G230.


File - Charabancs. Script for BBC Wales,dated 10 October,

1973. G231.


File - Man of Action. Photocopied scriptof a BBC Radio programme presented byGwyn Thomas and transmitted 1 March,

1975. G232.


File - Poems and Pints. Script of a featurefor the BBC2 programme, entitled 'TheSanta Platoon', broadcast 22 November,

1975. G233.


File - The Greatest Welshman: LewisJones. Photocopied script of a radio talk,transmitted 4 February,

1977. G234.


File - With Great Pleasure. Script of aradio feature for BBC Bristol, recorded19 April 1977, in which Gwyn Thomasintroduces ...,

1977. G235/1-2.


File - Cardiff. Script of a radio talk forBBC Radio Wales, dated 26 January1978. Some holograph additions andcorrections,

1978. G236.


File - A Land Once Distant and Alone:Spanish Echoes. Photocopied script ofa radio feature for BBC Bristol, datedDecember 1978 ...,

1978. G237.


File - Photocopied typescript of GwynThomas's last talk for the BBC, 1981,recollecting places and times which had agreat impact ...,

1981. G238.


File - Your Point of View. A list ofquestions asked during the recordingof a programme at Bristol Studios, inwhich ....

[--], Oct. 23 G239.


File - Personally Speaking. Aphotocopied script of a feature by ?GwynThomas made with Wynford Jones.

G240.




File - Two miscellaneous pagesof typescript with a pencilled notesuggesting that it was produced for BBCWorld of Books. Some ....

G241.

H. vtls005270645ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Television reviews. [Seealso K265],

1969-1978. H.

H1. vtls005270646ISYSARCHB12

File - '... I accept life only when distilledthrough camera or print. When I am deadI shall not be disquieted ...,

[1969, Oct. 25]. H1.

Cyfres | Series H 2-25. vtls005270647 ISYSARCHB12: Manuscript notebooks withweekly review articles for the Western Mail. The dates given below refer to the firstand last ...,Dyddiad | Date: 1972-1978. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)

Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content:

Manuscript notebooks with weekly review articles for the Western Mail. The dates given below referto the first and last articles in each notebook. Some television reviews are to be found in notebookselsewhere in the collection: 14 Nov.-5 Dec. 1970 (D30a), 12 December 1970 (E4, 35v); 22 January-26February 1972 (E6, 7v-25v, 33v); 8-15 January 1972 (G75, 28v); 19 December 1970 and 2 January1971 (G152, 16r); 14-28 August 1976 (D26); 21 May 1977, 10 Dec. 1977, 10 June 1978 (D23);.


Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: H 2-25.







File - Manuscript notebook, 26 February-8April 1972.

H2.


File - Manuscript notebook, 8 April-17 June1972.

H3.


File - Manuscript notebook, 17 June-26August 1972.

H4.


File - Manuscript notebook, 26 August-28October 1972.

H5.


File - Manuscript notebook, 28 October-16December 1972.

H6.


File - Manuscript notebook, 23 December1972-24 March1973.

H7.


File - Manuscript notebook.Miscellaneous notes for stories on thecovers: 'The Moy characters',

24 March-5May 1973.

H8.


File - Manuscript notebook, 5 May-16 June1973.

H9.


File - Manuscript notebook, 23 June-28 July1973.

H10.




File - Manuscript notebook, 4 August-22September1973 [except 1September].

H11.


File - Manuscript notebook, 22September-17November1973.

H12.


File - Manuscript notebook.Miscellaneous notes for stories on theback cover,

17November-29December 1973.

H13.


File - Manuscript notebook, 29 December1973-23February 1974.

H14.


File - Manuscript notebook, 23 February-28April 1974.(ff. 1r-2vAdelphi Terrace(finish)).

H15.


File - Manuscript notebook, 28 April-6 July1974.

H16.


File - Manuscript notebook. ff. 1r-6r TheHope Explosion; 6v-liv book review:Dannie Abse, A Poet in the Family,

6 July-10August 1974.

H17.


File - Manuscript notebook, 10 August-28September1974.

H18.


File - Manuscript notebook, 28 September-2November1974.

H19.


File - Manuscript notebook, 9 November1974-11 January1975.

H20.


File - Manuscript notebook, 18 January-5April 1975.

H21.


File - Manuscript notebook, 5 April-19 April1975.

H22.


File - Manuscript notebook, 19 April-16August 1975.

H23.


File - Manuscript notebook, 7 January-12August 1978.

H24.


File - Manuscript notebook, 12 August-18November1978.

H25.

I. vtls005270672ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Book reviews, 1961-1971. I.

I1. vtls005270673ISYSARCHB12

File - W. H. Auden, Academic Graffiti;et al. (Western Mail),

1971, Nov. 30. I1.


File - Tony Austin, Aberfan: The Storyof a Disaster (Western Mail),

1967, Oct. 18. I2.


File - The Penguin Book of AustralianVerse.

I3.


File - Basil Boothroyd, The WholeThing's Laughable (Western Mail),

1964, May 12. I4.




File - Norman F. Cantor, The Age ofProtest (Western Mail),

1971, Jan. 4. I5.


File - J. Rives Childs, Casanova: ABiography (Western Mai),

1966, May 23. I6.


File - Rhys Davies, Print of a Hare's Foot(Western Mail),

1969, June 3. I7.


File - Len Deighton, Bomber (WesternMail),

1970, Sept. 8. I8.


File - Sybil Hollingdrake, The Super-Tramp in Monmouthshire; et al. (WesternMail),

1971, July 20. I9.


File - Anatoli Kuznetzov, Babi Yar(Western Mail),

1970, Oct. 24. I10.


File - John Laffin, Codes and Ciphers(The Teacher),

[?1964, April4].

I11.


File - Wilfred Sheed, The Critic; et al.(Western Mail),

1970, July 18. I12.


File - Hugh Thomas, The Spanish CivilWar. Manuscript and typescript.

I13.


File - Peter Tinniswood, Mog (WesternMail),

1970, July 27. I14.


File - Raymond Williams, SecondGeneration (Western Mail),

1964, Nov. 8. I15.


File - P. G. Wodehouse, Ice in theBedroom (Western Mail),

1961, Oct. 9. I16.

J. vtls005270689ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Correspondence andmiscellaneous items. The materialreceived after the first deposit is arrangedinto personal correspondence, 1931-[c.1985] (J 11-30), professional ...,

1931-1985. J.

J1. vtls005270690ISYSARCHB12

File - Glyn E. Daniel, St John'sCollege, Cambridge, to Gwyn Thomas,congratulating Gwyn Thomas on 'TheKeep'. Also Gwyn Thomas's draft ...,

1961, Nov. 15. J1.


File - Radost Pridham, London, toGwyn Thomas, seeking Gwyn Thomas'scomments on a translation of the prefaceto the Bulgarian edition ...,

1961, Oct. 1. J2.


File - Harry [Signs], New York to [MrsThomas], enquiring as to Gwyn Thomas'shealth,

[1970], Oct. 8. J3.


File - Harry [Sions], New York, toGwyn Thomas, arranging to meet him inLondon at the end of the year,

1970, Nov. 12. J4.


File - A card announcing the deathof Harry Sions, senior editor, of thepublishing firm, Little, Brown and Co.,Boston USA ...,

1974, March 26. J5.


File - A questionnaire aimed at writers.Gwyn Thomas's replies to the first sixquestions are not here, but the remainder,relating ...,

[1950 x 1959]. J6.


File - A questionnaire entitled 'All AboutYou - 14. How Sentimental Are You?,with Gwyn Thomas's 'Yes-No' ticks.

J7.




File - A batch of 'All About You'questionnaires, c. June -July 1966, withpercentage totals of 'Yes-No-Don'tKnow' answers,

[c.1966, June-July].

J8.


File - Epitaphs of Catherine JanePembridge and Elizabeth Ann Morgan.

J9.


File - Verses in praise of Gwyn Thomasby E. Curtis, Malvern Wells.

J10.

Cyfres | Series J 11-30. vtls005270700 ISYSARCHB12: Personal correspondence.Arranged into various, 1931-[c.1985] (J 11-22), and educational, 1931-1937 (J 23-30),Dyddiad | Date: 1931-[c.1985]. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: J 11-30.






J 11-22. vtls005270701ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Various. Most of thecorrespondence are copies of letters sentby Gwyn Thomas, although there aresome copies of letters ...,

1931-[c.1985]. J 11-22.

J11/1-2. vtls005270702ISYSARCHB12

File - Counsell, Peggie. Two lettersfrom Gwyn Thomas to his sister Peggie[Counsell] discussing his family, hiswork and his wish ...,

1932, February- c.1933,Christmas.

J11/1-2.


File - Evans, Dick and Edith. A letterfrom Gwyn Thomas's childhood friend.Photocopy,

1963, August27.

J12.


File - Phillips, Teifion. Two lettersfrom Gwyn Thomas to his old teachingcolleague at Barry School, discussing histelevision programmes and ...,

1964, May 10 -1974, June 3.

J13/1-2.


File - Roberts, Wyn. A letter from WynRoberts to Gwyn Thomas, sent via LynThomas, sending his best wishes forGwyn's ...,

1981, April 9. J14.


File - Roberts, Wynne. Four letters fromGwyn Thomas to his friend, WynneRoberts, one of which is also addressedto his ...,

1943, Spring- 1957, c.December.

J15/1-4.


File - Thomas, Dilwyn. A letter fromDilwyn Thomas, Gwyn Thomas'sbrother, to his sister Nana Thomas,discussing Gwyn Thomas and their ...,

c. late 1985. J16.


File - Thomas, Eddie. A letter fromGwyn Thomas to Eddie and IreneThomas, his brother and sister-in-lawregarding his latest novel ...,

c. 1951, August. J17.




File - Thomas, Emlyn. A letter fromEmlyn Thomas, Gwyn Thomas's brother,to John Thomas, another brother, mainlydiscussing the family and ...,

1947, October28.

J18.


File - Thomas, John. A letter from GwynThomas to his brother John Thomas inreply to a letter from him [not ...,

1947. J19.


File - Thomas, Lyn. Six letters and apostcard message from Gwyn Thomas tohis wife, one sent from New York and ...,

1963, October1- 1966.

J20/1-6.

J21/1-115.vtls005270712ISYSARCHB12

File - Thomas, Nan and Bill. 115letters from Gwyn Thomas to his sisterNan Thomas, some of which are alsoaddressed ...,

1932, October -1971, April 6.

J21/1-115.


File - Thomas, Walter. Eight letters fromGwyn Thomas to his brother WalterThomas discussing work, politics andfamily. Photocopies,

1931, c. July -1932, c. March.

J22/1-8.


Otherlevel - Educational, 1931-1937. J 23-30.


File - A letter from Gwyn Thomas toSt Edmund Hall, Oxford, requesting aplace as a student of modern languages.Photocopy ...,

1931, July. J23.


File - Two letters from Gwyn Thomasto the St Edmund Hall bursar, writtenfrom Madrid and discussing his opinionof the ...,

1933, May 10- 1933, c. June30.

J24/1-2.


File - A letter from Gwyn Thomas,written at Porth, to an Oxford tutor,regarding his health and his work.Photocopy,

1933, c.September 25.

J25.


File - A letter from Professor William J.Entwistle, Gwyn Thomas's tutor, to thePrincipal of St Edmund Hall regardinghis unsuitability ...,

1934, January24.

J26.


File - A letter from Gwyn Thomas to anOxford tutor asking him to inform theEgyptian Education Office that he is ...,

1934, October11.

J27.


File - A letter from Gwyn Thomas to MrA. B. Emden, Principal of St EdmundHall, Oxford asking for a reference ...,

1935, June 28. J28/1-2.


File - Two photocopies and twotranscripts of testimonials for GwynThomas from S. M. Breeze, Llwyn Onn,High Street, Porth, Rhondda ...,

1935, July 1 -1937, April 29.

J29/1-4.


File - A letter from Professor WilliamJ. Entwistle, Oxford to Gwyn Thomasregarding teaching posts and commentingon the 'profoundly and ...,

1937, April 30. J30.

Cyfres | Series J 31-71. vtls005270723 ISYSARCHB12: Professional correspondence.Arranged into literary correspondents, 1948-1980 (J 31-50), and various, 1938-1981 (J51-71),



Dyddiad | Date: 1938-1981. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:








Otherlevel - Literary correspondents. Allare photocopies, unless stated otherwise,

1948-1980. J 31-50.


File - Amster, Lewis J.. Three lettersfrom Lewis Amster to Gwyn Thomasand two draft replies from Gwyn Thomasregarding his ...,

1962, June 25 -1964, May 8.

J31/1-3.


File - Baxter, Keith. A letter from KeithBaxter to Gwyn Thomas thanking himfor the generous words written about himin ...,

1978,September 4.

J32.


File - Betjeman, Sir John. Three lettersfrom Sir John Betjeman to GwynThomas mainly praising his writing andalso expressing the ...,

1963,September 17 -1969, January12.

J33/1-3.


File - Burton, Richard. Four lettersfrom Gwyn Thomas to Richard Burtonand two letters to Gwyn Thomas fromRichard Burton discussing ...,

1962, May25 - 1970,November 14.

J34/1-5.


File - Fast, Howard. Twenty-one lettersfrom Gwyn Thomas to Howard Fast, theAmerican author and communist, andtwenty-one letters from Howard ...,

1948, February3 - 1952, May 7.

J35/1-45.


File - Fitzgibbon, Constantine. A letterfrom Gwyn Thomas to ConstantineFitzgibbon congratulating him on arecent programme of his,

1959, March 2. J36.


File - Hughes, Terry. A letter fromTerry Hughes to Gwyn Thomas and hiswife praising Gwyn Thomas's work,discussing his own ...,

[c. 1976]. J37.


File - Jones, Emrys. One letter fromEmrys Jones to Gwyn Thomas discussingGwyn Thomas's work and a letter toEmrys Jones ...,

1967, March 17- 31.

J38/1-3.


File - Jones, Glyn. Fourteen letters fromGwyn Thomas to his friend Glyn Jonesand his wife, Doreen, discussing workand arranging ...,

1949, May 29- 1980, August21.

J39/1-16.


File - Keates, Ezra Jack. A letter fromEzra Jack Keates to Gwyn Thomasdiscussing their work,

1975, August20.

J40.




File - Langford, Geoffrey. Three lettersfrom Geoffrey Langford to GwynThomas praising his script and arrangingvisits,

1969, June 5 -July ?6.

J41/1-3.


File - Maitland, Joan. A letter from JoanMaitland thanking Gwyn Thomas for hisletter and discussing her work,

1965,November 19.

J42.


File - McWHORTER, Richard F.. Twoletters from Richard McWhorter to GwynThomas discussing a proposed filmproduction of The Keep and ...,

1968,September 5 -1969, January13.

J43/1-3.


File - Michael, Ian. A letter from LynThomas to Ian Michael regarding GwynThomas's work, a production of the play'The ...,

1976,November 28.

J44.


File - Mitchison, Lady Naomi. Twoletters from Lady Naomi Mitchisonto Gwyn Thomas praising his work,including his latest novel, A ...,

c. 1953. J45/1-2.


File - Powell, Michael. A letter fromMichael Powell to Gwyn Thomas anda draft reply by him regarding a jointventure ...,

1969, January16.

J46.


File - Ruck, Berta. A letter from BertaRuck to Gwyn Thomas and a draft replyfrom him complimenting him on his ...,

1967, April 26. J47.


File - Smith, David. A letter from GwynThomas to David Smith praising himon the monograph of his book anddiscussing ...,

1975, June 2. J48.


File - Treece, Henry. Five lettersfrom Gwyn Thomas to Henry Treecediscussing their writing and politics andthanking him for the ...,

1949, April 30 -1960, May 12.

J49/1-5.


File - Wanamaker, Sam. Two lettersand a telegram from Sam Wanamaker toGwyn Thomas and one draft reply fromGwyn Thomas ...,

1965, March 3 -24.

J50/1-3.


Otherlevel - Various. All arephotocopies, unless stated otherwise,

1938-1981. J 51-71.


File - Victor Gollancz Ltd. Two copies ofa letter rejecting the publication of GwynThomas's novel on the grounds that it ...,

1938,September 30.

J51/1-2.


File - Appearances. Twenty-one lettersfrom various people and organisationsto Gwyn Thomas and six draft replies.Correspondents including the NationalYouth ...,

1949, April 23 -1979, June 2.

J52/1-21.


File - BBC. Forty-four letters regardingvarious projects, thirty-one from theBBC to Gwyn Thomas and thirteen draftreplies. One letter is ...,

1953, January 1- 1981, February6.

J53/1-31.


File - Theatre Companies. Twenty lettersfrom various theatre companies includingThe English Stage Company Ltd, The

1956, June7 - 1968,September 20.

J54/1-20.



Nottingham Playhouse, The BristolOld ...,


File - Punch. Ten letters from BernardHollowood, editor of the magazine, toGwyn Thomas and four draft repliesfrom Gwyn Thomas ...,

[1960] - 1968,October 2.

J55/1-14.


File - Holiday. Eight letters from themagazine to Gwyn Thomas and threedraft replies from Gwyn Thomasregarding articles written for ...,

1961, October31 - 1964,December 17.

J56/1-8.


File - The Hutchinson PublishingGroup. Thirty letters mainly betweenHarold Harris and Gwyn Thomas aswell as correspondence between HaroldHarris ...,

1962, February16 - 1967, May23.

J57/1-20.


File - Theatre and play related agentsand play producing companies. Fourteenletters from agents and play producingcompanies to Gwyn Thomas ...,

1962, March 13- 1976, June 11.

J58/1-16.


File - Curtis Brown Ltd. Ninety-sevenletters mainly to Gwyn Thomas fromvarious members of the companyregarding projects and a number ...,

1962, March 22- 1970, August28.

J59/1-75.


File - Newspapers, Periodicals andBooks. Twenty-three letters from variousnewspapers, periodicals and book editors,asking for contributions, thanking GwynThomas for ...,

1962, August 31- 1980, April 1.

J60/1-23.


File - Cassell and Company Ltd. Fiveletters from the publishers to GwynThomas regarding the publishing of aplay to be ...,

1963, January -May 20.

J61/1-5.


File - TWW Limited. Ten letters from thetelevision company to Gwyn Thomas,one internal memo and two draft repliesregarding various ...,

1963, February7 - 1966,November 14.

J62/1-13.


File - Various Television Companies.Seventeen letters from various companiesto Gwyn Thomas and three draft replies.Companies include Harlech, Granada,Rediffusion ...,

1963, 11February - 1971,September 27.

J63/1-17.


File - The Teacher. Five letters from TheTeacher and one draft reply from GwynThomas regarding articles for the weeklyjournal ...,

1963, October21 - 1966,November 6.

J64/1-5.


File - ABC Television Limited. Eightletters from ABC Television Ltd toGwyn Thomas and one draft replyregarding various projects. Six ...,

1963,November15 - 1972,September 25.

J65/1-8.


File - Little, Brown and Co.. Twelveletters from the Boston publishers toGwyn Thomas, three draft letters fromGwyn Thomas and ...,

1965, February23 - 1969, April1.

J66/1-14.




File - The Stephen Greene Press. A letterfrom the press and draft reply from GwynThomas regarding the publishing of A ...,

1965, October4.

J67.


File - Maxwell Geismer. Three lettersfrom Maxwell Geismer, the Americanpublishers to Gwyn Thomas, one draftreply and a two page ...,

1967, February12 - March 24.

J68/1-3.


File - Alfred A. Knopf, Publishers ofBorzoi Books. A letter from AngusCameron enquiring after Gwyn Thomas,

1967, March 6. J69.


File - Leslie Frewin Publishers. Aletter from the publishers asking GwynThomas if he would consider writing abook for them ...,

1968, April 10. J70.


File - Armstrong-Deuser Agency. Aletter from William Hernodon askingGwyn Thomas if he would considerjoining their agency,

1969,November 17.

J71.

Cyfres | Series J 72-84. vtls005270767 ISYSARCHB12: Letters to and from LynThomas regarding Gwyn Thomas and his work after his death,Dyddiad | Date: 1981-1985. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:








File - Seven letters of sympathy writtento Lyn Thomas after Gwyn Thomas'sdeath including letters from Gwyn andMair Jones, Louis ...,

1981, April 13 -August 4.

J72/1-7.


File - Twelve letters regarding the useof Gwyn Thomas's work, mainly to LynThomas from the BBC. Correspondentsinclude Louis Markes ...,

1981, June 11 -1985, January15.

J73/1-12.


File - A letter from Peg [Counsell] to hersister Nan [Thomas] and Bill sendingthe letters she received from GwynThomas ...,

1981, June 24. J74.


File - Two letters from Martin and LilliePope of New York University, onepraising Lyn Thomas's decision to sendGwyn Thomas's ...,

1981, December8 - 1983,December 14.

J75/1-2.


File - Five letters regarding the ShermanTheatre 'Gwyn Thomas Tribute Evening'.Correspondents include George Thomas,Speaker of the House of Commons ...,

1982, April 29 -July 9.

J76/1-5.




File - A letter from Ian Michael to LynThomas discussing himself, his familyand his plans to produce the definitivestudy ...,

1982,November 9.

J77.


File - A letter from Denis Mitchell to LynThomas, thanking her for the book andhoping that one day Burton may ...,

1983, April 19. J78.


File - A letter from Wyn Roberts to LynThomas agreeing to help Michael Parnellwrite about Gwyn Thomas. Photocopy,

1983, April 26. J79.


File - A letter from Glyn Houston to LynThomas regarding Gwyn Thomas's workand asking to meet. Photocopy,

1983,September 15.

J80.


File - A letter from Lyn Thomas to GlynJones thanking him for his letter andanswering his query about availablesources ...,

1983,September 18.

J81.


File - Three letters from Gwyn Jones toLyn Thomas enquiring about her health,discussing personal news and GwynThomas's work. Photocopies ...,

1983, October25 - 1985, July16.

J82/1-3.


File - Two letters from John [?DavidEvans], Villa Clemente, Via Luigiana 2,Italy, mainly discussing his life in Italyand Gwyn ...,

1984, January 4- 29.

J83/1-2.


File - Four letters from David Smith toLyn Thomas regarding Gwyn Thomasand a lecture to be given by him for ...,

1984,November 1 -1984, Autumn.

J84/1-4.

K. vtls005270781ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Cuttings, 1937-1986. K.

K1. vtls005270782ISYSARCHB12

File - 'In The Picture: GwynThomas' (Observer), with MS note,

1961, Dec. 3. K1.


File - Three items advertising GwynThomas's series of articles on 'Life in theValleys' (Empire News).

K2.


File - Punch advertisement, mentioningGwyn Thomas.

K3.


File - 'Children's Write-a-verseCompetition' advertisement, with GwynThomas named as the adjudicator,

1962. K4.


File - 'The longest evening' (WesternMail),

1965, Dec. 24. K5.


File - Loud Organs: a feature articleabout Gwyn Thomas's musical (SouthWales Echo),

1962, Oct. 27. K6.


File - 'Welsh all-stars get together': GwynThomas to write a screenplay about theWelsh valleys for Stanley Baker, HarrySecombe, and ....

K7.

K8-10. vtls005270789ISYSARCHB12

File - Richard Burton meets GwynThomas at Geneva to discuss playabout Aneurin Bevan, 'Return andEnd' (Weekly Tribune); and a ...,

1962, Sept. 7. K8-10.


File - 'Would You Like a Cleopatra inthe Kitchen': Gwyn Thomas, Donald

1963, Sept. 27. K11.



Houston, Ivor Emmanuel, and JohnCharles questioned about their ...,


File - 'What an American author saysof Barry ...': American novelist, JayWilliams, visits his friend, Gwyn Thomas(Barry Herald),

1956, Sept. 6. K12.


File - Gwyn Thomas presenting HarrySecombe with a cheque from LittlewoodsPools.

K13.


File - 'Sons of the Rhondda', by JackParker, showing and naming GwynThomas.

K14.


File - 'Three TWW Personalities':photographs and brief notes about DewiBebb, Wyn Roberts, and Gwyn Thomas.

K15.


File - 'Books of a Lifetime': GwynThomas; Richard Church; Frank Owen.

K16-17.


File - 'A View from theWatershed' (Forecast),

1962, March 5. K18-19.


File - 'Did You Hear That?': extractsfrom Gwyn Thomas's views on romancebroadcast in 'Woman's Hour' (TheListener),

1963, Nov. 14. K20.


File - 'A Subordinate Crumb onTelevision' (Lilliput). cf. B1, 275 ff.

K21-24.


File - Item on Gwyn Thomas in theWestgate column (Western Mail),

1967, Sept. 15. K25.


File - 'Talking to himself' (The Listener), 1964, March 19. K26.


File - 'Quits teaching at 49 - for writing'. K27.


File - 'Gwyn Thomas and those outingsto Barry' (South Wales Echo),

1977, Sept. 20. K28.


File - 'The Spirit of Christmaspast' (Evening Standard),

1976, Dec. 22. K29.


File - Demonstration against Germantroops coming to Wales (Daily Worker).

K30.


File - Gwyn Thomas's talk to theGloucester Literary Club,

1963, April 4. K31.


File - 'Paint? I'm a dunce': Gwyn Thomasopening a Pictures for Schools exhibition(South Wales Echo),

1961, April 26. K32.


File - 'A bundle of sensations', byAneurin Talfan Davies mentioning GwynThomas on the Welsh language.

K33-34.


File - 'Consuming passions' (TheListener): quoting Gwyn Thomas'sintroduction to a radio programme abouthis favourite poetry and prose, 'WithGreat ...,

1977, Aug. 18. K35.


File - Notice of programme, 'TheMarching Years', to which GwynThomas was one of many contributors(Radio Times); and of 'The ...,

1971. K36.




File - 'Choose your TVpersonality ...' (South Wales Echo),

[c.1964, April-May].

K37.


File - 'Cymru am byth yw ei nodwedd':preview of Gwyn Thomas's portrait ofNew York (TV Weekly),

1964, April 24. K38-39.


File - 'Encouraging the art ofconversation': television reviewmentioning Gwyn Thomas (WesternMail).

K40.


File - Presentation of Western Mail TVand Radio Awards for 1966: includingGwyn Thomas (cf. K122),

[c.1966]. K41.


File - 'On The Air': radio + televisionreview mentioning Gwyn Thomas(Punch),

1961, Feb. 1. K42.


File - 'This World of Wales':advertisement of TV programme to beintroduced by Gwyn Thomas, St David'sDay,

[1963]. K43.


File - A page with three photographsincluding one of the 1959 Brains Trust inwhich Gwyn Thomas appears,

1959. K44.


File - 'Dewi'n Fyw o Hyd': a previewof some St David's Day programmeswith a photograph of Gwyn Thomas asauthor ...,

1964, Feb. 28. K45.


File - TV and Radio column with aphotograph of Gwyn Thomas (WesternMail),

[1962], March1.

K46.


File - Notice of TV programme'Bookstand' including Gwyn Thomas onthe influence of Damon Runyon (RadioTimes),

1962, March 7. K47.


File - 'The Portrait of a Welshman'sWales': preview of St David's Dayprogrammes, including Gwyn Thomas's'Faces of Wales' (TV Weekly) ...,

1962, Feb. 23. K48.


File - A letter to the editor in praise ofGwyn Thomas's 'intelligent views' onWelsh nationalism and the language(Western Mail) ....

K49.


File - A photograph of Gwyn Thomaswho was to report on the LlangollenInternational Eisteddfod; and two letterspraising Gwyn Thomas's ....

K50.


File - A book review in which GwynThomas is mentioned in passing; and anadvertisement of The Compleat Imbiber5, to ....

K51.


File - 'Nye Bevan inspires a play' (DailyExpress, c.August 1962). cf. K8-10; anda notice of Gwyn Thomas's joining theDaily ...,

[Includesc.1962, Aug.].

K52.


File - Punch advertisement naming GwynThomas; and an advertisement of a

K53.



luncheon at Harrogate arranged with theHutchinson Publishing Group, which ....


File - TV review of TWW's 'HereToday' programme marking the fiftiethanniversary of the outbreak of WorldWar I. Gwyn Thomas ...,

[1964]. K54.


File - Three advertisements of A WelshEye.

K55.


File - A Welsh Eye; advertisement, andbook review (Western Mail).

K56.


File - 'Welsh Eye Is Watching You': aninterview with Gwyn Thomas beforeA Welsh Eye was published (SundayTelegraph),

1964, Aug. 30. K57.


File - A Welsh Eye: review (New YorkHerald Tribune),

1965, Nov. 23. K58.


File - A Welsh Eye: reviews and notices(including Roanoke Times, 27 March1966, and the St Louis Post Dispatch, 29April ...,

1966. K59.


File - A Welsh Eye: review by GoronwyRees.

K60.


File - A Welsh Eye: review and notice(N. American papers).

K61.


File - A Welsh Eye: extract (ChristianScience Monitor, 20 December 1965)and review (Punch),

1965. K62.


File - A Welsh Eye: review by MichaelFoot (Evening Standard),

1964, Oct. 27. K63.


File - A Welsh Eye: review (WesternMail?).

K64-5.


File - A Welsh Eye: review (LiverpoolDaily Post).

K66.


File - The Keep: note about GwynThomas and school dinner duties (TheSchoolmaster),

1961, Dec. 22. K67.


File - The Keep: a page from GuildfordTheatre programme.

K68.


File - The Keep: mention of the play'scoming run at the Royal Court Theatre,

1962, Feb. K69.


File - The Keep: item on revival of theplay (Evening Standard),

1962, Feb. 21. K70.


File - The Keep: preview. K71.


File - The Keep: review. K72.


File - The Keep: review (SundayTelegraph),

1961, Nov. 26. K73.


File - The Keep: review. K74.


File - The Keep: reviews. K75.


File - The Keep: advertisement. K76.




File - The Keep: reviews. K77.


File - The Keep: item about the play andGwyn Thomas's plans for a musical set inButetown.

K78.


File - The Keep: notices (and Telegraph). K79.


File - The Keep: notices (Guardian, andDaily Herald).

K80.


File - The Keep: notice (Daily Sketch). K81.


File - The Keep: notices (The Times, andDaily Mail).

K82.


File - The Keep: notices (Telegraph, andExpress).

K83.


File - The Keep: notices. K84.


File - The Keep: review (Punch), 1961, Nov. 29. K85.


File - The Keep: review [EveningStandard].

K86.


File - The Keep: notices. K87.


File - The Keep: notices (Western Mail;and Cambridge Daily News),

1961, Nov. 21. K88.


File - The Keep: preview of TV showingof part of theatre production.

K89.


File - The Keep: notice (Western Mail). K90.


File - The Keep: report of EveningStandard awards night at which GwynThomas received joint award for mostpromising playwright.

K91.


File - The Keep: notice (Observer), 1961, Nov. 26. K92.


File - The Keep: notice of awards toEnglish Stage Company Productions,1961-2 Season,

[?1961]. K93.


File - 'In The Picture: GwynThomas' (Observer),

1961, Dec. 3. K94.


File - The Keep: notice (Western Mail), 1963, Nov. 19. K95.


File - The Keep: notice (South WalesArgus).

K96.


File - The Keep: notice (Western Mail), 1963, Oct. 18. K97.


File - The Keep: preview (Western Mail), 1963, Nov. 15. K98.


File - The Keep: pictures (HamburgerAbendblatt). German,

1963, Jan. 4. K99.


File - The Keep: notice (Bird). German, 1963, Jan. 5. K100.


File - The Keep: notice. German. K101.




File - The Keep: notice (HamburgerMorgenpost). German,

1963, Jan. 4. K102.


File - The Keep: notice (Die Welt).German.

K103.


File - The Keep: notice (HamburgerAbendblatt). German (see K99),

1963, Jan. 4. K104.


File - The Keep: Gwyn Thomas writesabout his play (Radio Times).

K105.


File - The Big No: Gwyn Thomasoutlines the theme of his play for radio.Also Gwyn Thomas writes about TheEntrance ....

K106.


File - The Walk Out: programme guide(Radio Times) and review.

19[--], March 6 K107.


File - Jackie the Jumper: review(Variety),

1963, Feb. 13. K108.


File - Jackie the Jumper: review (Punch), 1963, Feb. 13. K109.


File - The Keep: notice (the same as oneitem in K79).

K110.


File - The Keep: notice (Observer), 1961, Nov. 26. K111.


File - A book review in which GwynThomas is mentioned (The Listener),

1956, June 14. K112.


File - An article by Glyn Jones entitled'Where are Wales's young writers' inwhich Gwyn Thomas is mentioned(News Chronicle),

[c.1956, April]. K113.


File - The Alderman: review (TheListener),

1966, Jan. 27. K114.


File - Gwyn Thomas's preview ofChristmas and New Year radio andtelevision programmes,

1977. K115.


File - 'The Portrait of a Welshman'sWales' (TV Weekly),

1962, Feb. 23. K116.


File - Vive L'Oompa: introduction byGwyn Thomas (Radio Times - proofs),

1955, July 29. K117.


File - 'Gwyn Thomas in Germany':notices (Liverpool Daily Post, 17 Sept.1964, and South Wales Echo, 16 Sept.1964). With a ...,

1964, Sept. K118.


File - 'Gwyn Thomas looks again ...' atmid-Glamorgan (TV Weekly),

1962, Sept. 7. K119.


File - 'Gwyn Thomas looks again ...' atLaugharne (TV Weekly),

1962, Sept. 14. K120.


File - 'Gwyn Thomas looks again ...' atTenby (TV Weekly),

1962, Sept. 21. K121.


File - 'TWW romp away with the[Western Mail and South Wales EchoTV and Radio] awards': article andphotograph (including Gwyn ...,

1966. K122.


File - Westgate story about GwynThomas's visit to Germany to make afilm about Luther (Western Mail).

K123.




File - 'Hot Spot': Gwyn Thomas'simpression of Cannes: preview (TVWeekly),

1964, May 1. K124.


File - 'My Show'; preview of the series,'10.42 ... And All That' (TV Weekly),

1965, Dec. 30. K125.


File - '10.42 ... And All That': review byElwyn Jones (Sunday Telegraph),

1966, Jan. 30. K126.


File - 'Barbed Wire Through Its Soul':Gwyn Thomas in Germany (TVWeekly),

1964, Sept. 11. K127.


File - 'Gwyn Thomas: This is NewYork' (TV Weekly).

[--], April 24 K128.


File - 'There's Poetry in Power': GwynThomas and the Llanwern steelworks(TV Weekly),

1962, Oct. 19. K129.


File - 'Treasures of the British Museum'series: Gwyn Thomas mentioned inarticle briefly previewing the start of theseries and other ....

K130.


File - 'The Darker Neighbour':programme guide to Gwyn Thomas'sfilm about Moorish Spain [TV Times?].

K131.


File - 'TV is undoubtedly the greatestopiate ever discovered ...': GwynThomas's views on television as revealedby an article in ...,

1974, Nov. K132.


File - 'Lie Low, Jason' (Punch), 1956, Oct. 17. K133-5.


File - 'Cradle to University - 5 TheEleven Plus' (Punch),

1959, March 18. K136-9.


File - 'To the Hills' (Punch), 1962, March 7. K140-2.


File - 'A Report from the Outdoors.Gwyn Thomas surveys the hunting,shooting and rowing scene' (Punch),

1963, Jan. 9. K143-4.


File - 'The Comeback' (Punch), 1963, May 22. K145-7.

K148-150.vtls005270909ISYSARCHB12

File - 'A Thought for theDragon' (Punch),

1963, June 26. K148-150.


File - 'The Joyful' (Punch), 1964, Feb. 12. K151-3.


File - 'Into the Sunrise' (Punch), 1965, Sept. 15. K154-6.


File - 'Private Member's Bill (Punch), 1965, Sept. 29. K157-9.


File - 'Walking Away from the ImpotentHalls' (Punch),

1967, Sept. 13. K160-1.


File - 'Growing Helmsman' (Punch), 1968, Jan. 10. K162-4.


File - 'The Call' (Punch), 1968, April 17. K165-7.


File - 'First Exit' (Punch), 1968, June 5. K168-170.




File - 'The Appeal' (Punch), 1968, July 3. K171-3.


File - 'The Pausing Places' (Punch), 1968, Oct. 23. K174-5.


File - 'Powerful light on bumps in 20thcentury road' (Western Mail),

1971, Jan. 7. K176.


File - Paul Johnson, The OffshoreIslanders: book review (Western Mail),

1972, [--] 9. K177.


File - 'Jennie Bell' (The Montrealer), 1960, Aug. K178-184.


File - 'Sextet', chapter one (WesternMail).

K185.


File - 'Sextet', final chapter (WesternMail).

K186.


File - 'He's got no patience but he's agreat quack ...' Gwyn Thomas's tribute toDonald Duck on his fortieth birthday ...,

1974, Aug. 17. K187.


File - 'With a song in my art' (LiverpoolDaily Post),

1973, Aug. 30. K188.


File - 'Women and Humour' (WesternMail),

1964, June 2. K189.


File - 'Your child and the law he mustobey when he's 8'.

K190.


File - 'Don't Shoot Your MP'. K191.


File - 'The notice I'd pin on every livingroom wall today' (Daily Express, 2 May1963) (='A thought of nerves', The ...,

1963-1966. K192.


File - 'Why you should Never give up theghost' (= 'The Ghost, Hang On To It', TheTeacher),

1966, April 6. K193.


File - '11-Plus Insanity'. K194.


File - Illingworth cartoon from K196with MS comments added to it.

K195.


File - 'Speaking as one who has a shadypast' [young offenders].

K196.


File - 'If you're falling in love, be warnedby the herring' (Daily Express).

K197.


File - 'My Testament for theMarchers' (Daily Mail),

1961, Dec. 8. K198.


File - 'Women and June Madness'. K199.


File - 'Friends, come flee with me tosanity' (Liverpool Daily Post), withcompliment slip and MS note addressedto Gwyn Thomas ....

K200.


File - 'The Unquiet Fleece' (WesternMail),

1960, April 30. K201.


File - A Welsh Eye: advertisements(proofs).

K202-6.


File - A Welsh Eye: extracts (TheSpectator),

1964, Aug.14-28.

K207-212.




File - A Welsh Eye: extracts (WesternMail),

1964, March 23. K213-215.


File - 'In Defence of Dylan'. K216.


File - 'Lloyd George - Magic Prince ofthe Welsh' (Radio Times).

K217-8.


File - 'Pride and sorrow on Bevan'swindswept hillside' (Western Mail),

1972, Oct. 16. K219.


File - 'Border Dispute' [Ingot]. K220-2.


File - 'Death moves in the valleys like abusy bagman ...' (The Teacher),

1966, Oct. 28. K223.


File - 'Why not start making films?'. K224.


File - 'The miners call it "OurFilm"' (Coal),

1948, July. K225-6.


File - 'Queue for song' (tour of thecoalfield by the Covent Garden OperaCompany chorus) (Coal),

1948, Aug. K227-8.


File - 'When it stops the Welsh singing ...UNO should look into Bingo'.

K229.


File - 'There's a Welsh song in my hearttoday ...' (Llangollen).

K230.


File - 'If St David came to Cardiff ...'. K231.


File - 'Gwyn Thomas, too, takes a look atCardiff. It's a Capital Choice!'.

K232.


File - 'Are we a race of Liars?' (= 'RacialMyths', The Teacher, 6 April 1966),

1966, April 6. K233.


File - 'We waste our Carusos!'. K234.


File - 'Dad's ponies made me a swot'. K235.


File - 'Dead-pans - that's us' (=TheSolemn Jokers).

K236.


File - 'Beware of the Sheep!' (= TheNight-Roamers).

K237.


File - 'The Opening' (The Spectator), 1962, Feb. 2. K238.


File - 'What is meant by the Welsh wayof life?'.

K239.


File - 'We Welsh are very good at losingthings ...' (Western Mail),

1967, Sept. 18. K240.


File - 'The stake that is driven throughthe heart of Wales ... will be Sundayopening' (Western Mail),

1967, Oct. 30. K241.


File - 'A Rhondda Bethel' (proof). K242.


File - 'I care two hoots for Beauty: GwynThomas goes the Gower way to Tenby'.

K243.


File - 'How Sweet is the Valley ...' (DailyMail) ('Included in Wales Book, 1/1/63'),

1962, June 30. K244.




File - 'In the young dog's footsteps',Swansea (Western Mail) with MSadditions by Gwyn Thomas,

1964, June 29. K245.


File - 'A second phoenix in theValleys' (Western Mail),

1964, Sept. 23. K246.


File - 'Dai faces his holiday poser- fish and chips - or a glide in agondola?' (Empire News),

1958, May 4. K247.


File - 'Anthem to the Rhondda': summaryof Gwyn Thomas's introduction to CyrilBatstone, Old Rhondda in photographs(Western Mail),

1974, July 13. K248.


File - 'Journey Through Wales' (Holiday), 1960, Sept. K249-263.


File - The Times survey of Wales andMonmouthshire: pp. ix-xii, includinga reference to Gwyn Thomas and aphotograph of him ...,

1962, Jan. 31. K264.


File - A file of Gwyn Thomas's televisionreviews for the Western Mail, 21 Nov.1970-2 Jan. 1971 and 8 Jan. 1972-18 ...,

1970-1978. K265.

Cyfres | Series K 266-271. vtls005270973 ISYSARCHB12: General.Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content:

1937-1986. Cuttings from newspapers, periodicals and magazines about, or by, Gwyn Thomas.Publications include The Western Mail, South Wales Echo, Daily Mail, The Times, Coal, TV Timesand The Spectator. Originals and photocopies.


Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: K 266-271.







File - Cuttings, 1937, March6-1948, July.

K266.


File - Cuttings, 1951-1959. K267.


File - Cuttings, 1960-1969. K268.


File - Cuttings, 1970-1979. K269.


File - Cuttings, 1980-1986. K270.


File - Undated newspaper cuttings, [c.1940s-1980s]. K271.



Cyfres | Series K 272-277. vtls005270980 ISYSARCHB12: Play reviews. Reviews ofGwyn Thomas's stage plays from newspapers and magazines including The WesternMail, The Guardian, and The ...,Dyddiad | Date: 1960-1979. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Play reviews. Reviews of Gwyn Thomas's stage plays from newspapers and magazines including TheWestern Mail, The Guardian, and The Daily Telegraph. Originals and photocopies.


Nodyn | Note:








File - The Keep, 1960-1. K272.


File - Loud Organs, 1962, October27.

K273.


File - Jackie the Jumper, 1963-5. K274.


File - 'Sap', 1974,November 11 -28.

K275.


File - 'The Breakers', 1976,November 16 -21.

K276.


File - 'Testimonials', 1979, January11 - June 11.

K277.

Cyfres | Series K 278-294. vtls005270987 ISYSARCHB12: Book reviews fromnewspapers and magazines including The Manchester Guardian, The Observer, NewStatesman, The Western Mail, and The New ...,Dyddiad | Date: 1946-1986. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Book reviews from newspapers and magazines including The Manchester Guardian, The Observer,New Statesman, The Western Mail, and The New York Times. Originals and photocopies.


Nodyn | Note:










File - The Dark Philosophers and TriadOne,

1946, August23 - 1947,December 28.

K278.


File - The Alone to the Alone [Publishedas Venus and the Voters in the USA],

1948, January 7- December 1.

K279.


File - Where Did I Put My Pity?, 1949. K280.


File - All Things Betray Thee [Publishedas Leaves in the Wind in the USA, 1949],

1949. K281.


File - The World Cannot Hear You, 1951, June 10 -1952, March 16.

K282.


File - Now Lead us Home, 1952, April 27 -June 14.

K283.


File - A Frost on my Frolic, 1953, January11 - August 13.

K284.


File - The Stranger at my Side, 1954, July 3 -September 22.

K285.


File - A Point of Order, 1956, January13 - June 9.

K286.


File - Gazooka, 1957, May 19 -1958, May.

K287.


File - The Love Man [Published as AWolf at Dusk in the USA, 1959],

1958, June 15 -1959, February22.

K288.


File - A Welsh Eye, 1964,November27 - 1965,November 23.

K289.


File - Ring Delirium 123, 1966, May. K290.


File - A Few Selected Exits, 1969, March 9 -April 15.

K291.


File - The Lust Lobby, 1971, February. K292.


File - The Sky of our Lives, 1972, August13.

K293.


File - Sorrow for thy Sons, 1985-6. K294.


File - Articles in 'The Teacher', 1960-[c.1969]. K295.


File - Reviews in 'The Western Mail'. Afile of Gwyn Thomas's television reviewsfor The Western Mail together with alist ...,

1970, Nov. 14-[post 1981].

K296.

L. vtls005271008ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Miscellaneous. The materialreceived after the first deposit is arrangedinto personal, [post 1913]-1973 (L32-36), literary, [?1950s]-1984 (L37-42) ...,

[post1913]-1984.

L.

L1. vtls005271009ISYSARCHB12

File - 'The Games of Childhood' (galleyproofs, with MS note).

L1.




File - Highbury Little Theatre, SuttonColdfield, Warwickshire: programme forthe season 1964-5, including 'The Keep',

1964-1965. L2.


File - Admission ticket to A Lear'sLiterary Dinner, Royal Hotel, Cardiff, tomeet Gwyn Thomas on the occasion ofthe publication ...,

1964, Oct. 26. L3.


File - 'Gazooka Summer': typescriptintroduction for BBC televisionprogramme.

L4.


File - 'Gwyn Thomas on Humour': aposter for a lecture given by GwynThomas at The Arts Centre Theatre,Swindon,

1970, Dec. 9. L5.


File - ['How Tough Must We Get'?]: pp.3-5 of typescript of the article drafted inE33, ff. 7v-10r.

L6.


File - '... Great elephantine divisions ofraces and tribes ...': p 12, being the end ofa typed [script for a ....

L7.


File - 'Welsh Wonders': a single pagewith Gwyn Thomas's choice of sevenwonders of Wales.

L8.


File - '... As each one responded to thedrum major's upraised stick ...', being p. 2of a piece about jazz ....

L9.


File - '... Within about three twitches ofnormality ...', being p. 11 of a story abouta character called Marty [Moore?] ....

L10.


File - 'Coda for heritage', a piece about StDavid. [cf. G154].

L11.


File - '... And he thought the longsardonic lines of black hair coming rightdown the side of my face were ....

L12.


File - '... "He's coming back," I said ...',being the last page (p. 10) of a storyfeaturing a character named ....

L13.


File - '... "Old fakir, one and four asack ..."', being the last page (p. 5) of astory featuring Dan ....

L14.


File - '... Pulling us towards an evenwilder solitude than we had everknown ...', being the last page (p. 7) ....

L15.


File - A stray page in manuscript. L16.


File - A short list of words [to be checkedin reading typed version of one of GwynThomas's novels?].

L17.


File - '... Where unrewarded toil can nolonger trick them into the cold numbnessof desperate disillusion ...', being pp.3-4 ....

L18.


File - 'I've always tried to keep an openmind but I think I'll shut it again ...' asingle typescript page ....

L19.




File - ['A Thought for the Dragon']: lastpage (p. 7) only.

L20.


File - 'The Putters Out' (BBC Radio):first page only,

1964. L21.


File - 'Punch. Autobiographical Note'. L22.


File - '... Miner-poet, spokesman of thatWhitmanesque compassion ...', pp. 3-4 ofa piece on the valleys and the miners.

L23.


File - '(A) So I closed his eyes and shuthis jaw ...; (b) An age of goodness Iknew ...', a ....

L24.


File - '... Up at the stars he was a goodtwo horrified gasps ahead of Pascal ...',pp. 7-12 of a ....

L25.


File - '5. Song is a clue of astonishingforce ...', pp. 2-3 noting the main pointsof discussion [for a proposed ....

L26.


File - 'Merthyr Tydfil ... Capel Celyn ...Merthyr Tydfil (cars) ... Merthyr Tydfil(child) ... Caravans ...', a single sheetof ....

L27.


File - '1. Cynlais: What's a yogi,Edwin? ...', pp. 3-6 of a script of a play[for radio?] set in Meadow ....

L28.


File - 'New Opening of Story: It was anarrow valley in South Wales ...' Singlesheet.

L29.


File - '3. The awareness of one's body ...'pp. 2-3 of outline script [for G33'Walking Away'] on the theme of ....

L30.


File - 'We Are Not Living, We're Hiding',numbered pp. 170-3. cf. E244.

L31.

Cyfres | Series L 32-36. vtls005271040 ISYSARCHB12: Personal,Dyddiad | Date: [post 1913]-1973. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: L 32-36.






L32/1-2.vtls005271041ISYSARCHB12

File - Two photocopies from the title-page of the Thomas family Bibleincluding the names and dates of birth ofGwyn Thomas's ...,

[post 1913]. L32/1-2.


File - Photocopied programmes ofprize giving ceremonies at RhonddaIntermediate School for boys and a noticeof all scholarships won, including ...,

1924, December16 - 1929, July.

L33/1-7.




File - Photocopy of a certificatepresented to Gwyn Thomas on thecompletion of his year in MadridUniversity. Spanish,

1933. L34.


File - Photocopy of an office copy ofGwyn Thomas's will,

1973,November 13.

L35.


File - Photocopied cartoon picture ofGwyn Thomas as a rugby player drawnby Dorrien,

1970s. L36.

Cyfres | Series L 37-42. vtls005271046 ISYSARCHB12: Literary,Dyddiad | Date: [?1950s]-1984. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:








File - Photocopies of notes andmarginalia in books owned by GwynThomas,

[?1950s-1960s]. L37/1-2.


File - Holograph, typescript andphotocopied pages from untitledarticles and notes made by GwynThomas. Included are notes on possiblecharacters ...,

[?1950s-1970s]. L38/1-7.


File - A photocopied compilation ofreviews of books by Gwyn Thomasproduced by Victor Gollancz Ltd,

[?1950s]. L39.


File - Invitations to functions in theliterary world,

1956, December13 - 1964,January 25.

L40/1-2.


File - Programmes, advertisements andposters for various events and productsincluding some events attended by GwynThomas and others of productions ...,

1960-1984. L41/1-30.


File - A note made by Lyn Thomas ofa quote by Gwyn Thomas in the bookCarwyn: A Personal Memoir by ...,

c. 1984. L42.

Cyfres | Series L 43-47. vtls005271053 ISYSARCHB12: Various,Dyddiad | Date: 1931-1981. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:










File - Balance sheets and reports of TheWelsh Town-Planning and Housing TrustLimited,

1931, March -1942, March.

L43.


File - A page from the Welsh Review,vol. 7 (1948), pp. 94-5 including a 'Poemin Several Voices - Themes from ...,

1948. L44.


File - A facsimile of a drawing of GwynThomas, entitled Novel Faces, with acouplet printed underneath,

[?1950s]. L45.


File - A copy of the magazine Arcadein which an article by Emyr Humphreysentitled 'Faith and a Nation's Fate' is ...,

1981,September 4.

L46.


File - A miscellaneous note made by LynThomas on Peter Gill, born December1939.

L47.

M. vtls005271059ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Michael Parnell. Arrangedinto 'Laughter from the dark - a life ofGwyn Thomas', [c.1984]-1988 (M 1-7),notes on individual ...,

1970-1992. M.

Cyfres | Series M 1-7. vtls005271060 ISYSARCHB12: 'Laughter from the dark - a lifeof Gwyn Thomas',Dyddiad | Date: [c.1984]-1988. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: M 1-7.






M1. vtls005271061ISYSARCHB12

File - Several drafts, in various detail,of a proposal for a biography on GwynThomas by Michael Parnell,

[c.1984]. M1.


File - A file of bibliographical noteson Gwyn Thomas created by MichaelParnell for the biography. The fileincludes a printed ...,

[c.1987-1989]. M2.


File - A notebook, compiled by MichaelParnell, detailing events and publicationsin the life of Gwyn Thomas, giving twopages for ...,

[1980s]. M3.


File - A file including detailed listscompiled by Michael Parnell, of GwynThomas's radio and television broadcaststogether with microprint copies ...,

[1980s]. M4.




File - Photographs of Gwyn Thomas,his family and his friends to be used inthe biography. Some include notes byMichael ....

M5.


File - A draft with very few holographcorrections of the biography as publishedby John Murray,

1988, Oct. M6.


File - Proofs of pages 211 - 41 of thebiography,

[1988]. M7.

Cyfres | Series M 8-22. vtls005271068 ISYSARCHB12: Notes on individual works byGwyn Thomas. Files of notes made by Michael Parnell in the late 1980s on various ...,Dyddiad | Date: [late 1980s]. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Notes on individual works by Gwyn Thomas. Files of notes made by Michael Parnell in the late 1980son various works by Gwyn Thomas together with transcripts of articles and reviews in newspapers andperiodicals copied out by him. They have been listed chronologically according to the dates the workswere published, or where unpublished, by dates of composition.


Nodyn | Note:








File - The Dark Philosophers. M8.


File - Where Did I Put My Pity?. M9.


File - The Alone to the Alone [Publishedas Venus and the Voters in USA].

M10.


File - All Things Betray Thee [Publishedas Leaves in the Wind in USA].

M11.


File - 'The Dark Neighbour'. M12.


File - The World Cannot Hear You. M13.


File - Now Lead Us Home. M14.


File - A Frost On My Frolic. M15.


File - The Stranger at My Side. M16.


File - A Point of Order. M17.


File - The Love Man. M18.




File - 'Return and End'. M19.


File - The Sky of Our Lives [threenovellas reprinted].

M20.


File - 'Schoolman'. M21.


File - Sorrow For Thy Sons. M22.

Cyfres | Series M 23-26. vtls005271084 ISYSARCHB12: Works by Gwyn Thomasedited by Michael Parnell,Dyddiad | Date: 1988-1992. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:








File - The Thinker and the Thrush.Notes, drafts, proofs and three readers'reports of the heavily edited novel, tworecommending publishing ...,

[1988]. M23.


File - Selected Short Stories. Numerousdetailed lists of stories written by GwynThomas including those to be consideredfor the collection ...,

[1988]. M24.


File - Three Plays. An introduction byMichael Parnell to the new edition ofThe Keep, Jackie the Jumper and LoudOrgans ...,

[1988 - c. 1990]. M25.


File - Meadow Prospect Revisited.Numerous copies of stories andautobiographical memories broughttogether by Michael Parnell for thiscollection of short ...,

[1992]. M26.

Cyfres | Series M 27-36. vtls005271089 ISYSARCHB12: Notes taken by MichaelParnell during interviews,Dyddiad | Date: 1985. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:










File - David Smith, 1985, Feb. 27. M27.


File - Nest Thomas and Kenneth Griffith, 1985, May 5-Nov. 11.

M28.


File - Gwyn Jones, 1985, May 30. M29.


File - Lyn Thomas, 1985, Oct. 3. M30.


File - John Mead, HTV producer, 1985, Oct. 30. M31.


File - Blue hardback notebook includingnotes taken by Michael Parnell frominterviews with various people who knewGwyn Thomas including Nan ...,

1985, June 3-[late 1980s].

M32.


File - Arthur Jones [whose brother wason the staff at Barry School with GwynThomas],

[c.1985]. M33.


File - A handwritten account togetherwith a newspaper cutting from VirginiaLewis Dignam who worked with GwynThomas on the television ...,

[c.1985]. M34.


File - Dilwyn Thomas, [c.1985]. M35.


File - Notes on Walter Thomas takenfrom an interview with Mark Roberts,

[c.1985]. M36.

Cyfres | Series M 37-44. vtls005271100 ISYSARCHB12: Other notes and transcripts,Dyddiad | Date: [c.1986-c.1988]. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:








File - Notes made by Michael Parnellon Gwyn Thomas's education includingdates and places of residence at Oxfordand quotes from ...,

[c. 1986-8]. M37.


File - A brief family tree drawn upby Michael Parnell together with aphotocopy of Emlyn Thomas's FlintshireCounty Council election ...,

[c. 1986-8]. M38.


File - [Transcripts, c. 1986-8, of letters,c. 1935 - 1960s]. Letters and drafts ofletters from Gwyn Thomas to variouspeople ...,

c. 1986-8. M39.




File - [Transcripts, c.1986-8, ofnewspaper and magazine articles,1950-9],

c.1986-8. M40.


File - [Transcripts, c.1986-8, ofnewspaper and magazine articles,1962-4],

c.1986-8. M41.


File - A box list of the Gwyn ThomasManuscripts and Papers held at theNational Library of Wales, [B1981/16], alist ...,

1986, April - [c.1988].

M42.


File - A file of notes compiled byMichael Parnell from the Gwyn ThomasManuscripts and Papers sold to theNational Library ...,

[c. 1988]. M43.


File - Miscellaneous notes written byMichael Parnell including a transcript ofa political talk between Gwyn Thomasand Desmond McCarthy and ....

M44.

Cyfres | Series M 45-50. vtls005271109 ISYSARCHB12: Articles by Michael Parnelland extended essays presented to or collected by him,Dyddiad | Date: 1970-1990. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:








File - Pearl Zinober, 'A study of aspectsof Gwyn Thomas's humor', MA thesis,Iowa State University of Science andTechnology,

1970. M45.


File - 'The Human Comedy', MichaelParnell, Planet, no. 53, (1985), pp.99-102. Photocopy and typescript,

1985. M46.


File - Typescript reviews by MichaelParnell of the new editions of Sorrow forthy Sons and All Things Betray Thee,

1986. M47.


File - Paul Hayden, 'Gwyn Thomas: TheCase for the Defence - his art throughhis short stories', BA dissertation,Polytechnic of ...,

1986. M48.


File - Typescript of the article 'EditingGwyn Thomas', Michael Parnell, Bulletinof the Welsh Academy, no. 15, (1988),

1988. M49.


File - Veronique Maisier, 'Welsh societyin Gwyn Thomas's novels', maîtrisethesis, University of Caen,

1990. M50.



Cyfres | Series M 51-53. vtls005271116 ISYSARCHB12: Correspondence regardingGwyn Thomas,Dyddiad | Date: [c.1985]-1988. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Nodyn | Note:








File - A letter from Wayne David of theWorkers' Educational Association, toMichael Parnell, enclosing a photocopyof a section of ...,

c. 1985, July 31. M51.


File - Two letters from Meic Stephensto Michael Parnell, 14 April 1988 andc.April 1988, one enclosing a typescriptof an ...,

1988, April. M52.


File - A letter from Dilwyn Thomas to ?Michael Parnell discussing his brotherand giving details about the family,

[c. late 1980s]. M53.

N. vtls005271120ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Notebooks, [c.1935-late1980s].

N.

N 1. vtls005271121ISYSARCHB12

File - Photocopy of a small bluenotebook in the possession of Mrs NanThomas. Includes literary quotations,notes on historical events ...,

c. 1935. N 1.


File - [Transcribed, late 1980s, byMichael Parnell, written originally ?1960s-70s],

[late 1980s]. N 2.


File - A few miscellaneous transcriptssimilar to those in N2 and transcriptsof GT's notes in preparation for variousbroadcasts. [Transcribed ...,

[late 1980s]. N 3.

P. vtls005271124ISYSARCHB12

Otherlevel - Photographs. P.

P 1-12. vtls005271125ISYSARCHB12

File - Photographs of Gwyn Thomas. P 1-12.

P 13. vtls005271126ISYSARCHB12

File - A cartoon by Dorrien portrayingGwyn Thomas as a rugby player.

P 13.

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