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Papers, 1966-2015, relating to the filming and production of Under Milk Wood (1972), directed by Andrew Sinclair, together with papers relating to the financing and distribution of the film and to other Dylan Thomas projects.

Personal papers of the photographer Alvin Langdon Coburn consisting mainly of correspondence concerning his association with several orders of freemasonry, 1903-1966. There is also a small amount of correspondence relating to his work as a photographer, 1913-1965, mainly concerning lectures broadcast by the BBC, but also including letters relating to the sale, by Coburn, of a small collection of letters from the American writer Henry James. The fonds also consists of lectures and associated notes, again mainly concerning Coburn's interest in freemasonry, 1937-[1966], dealing particularly with its history and origins; a few lectures reflecting particular aspects of his career as a photographer, and on his approach to photography, 1924-[1966]; together with some printed material, 1924-1966, primarily circulars from various Masonic lodges concerning forthcoming events. Given Coburn's important contributions to photography there is surprisingly little material which is of direct relevance to this aspect of his life within the archive. The additional group of material consists mainly of correspondence and papers relating to the administration of the estate of Alvin Langdon Coburn following his death and includes copies of his will and codicil and a Probate document proved at Bangor.

Papers of Alun-Oldfield Davies, 1928-1988, relating mainly to the artist and writer David Jones, including an original water-colour inscription, 1954; photographs of inscriptions, personalised and sent as greetings cards , 1958-1961; letters from David Jones to Alun Oldfield-Davies, 1954-1962; papers concerning the fate of David Jones's manuscripts and pictures, 1971-1976; miscellaneous items including lists of works by David Jones for exhibitions, 1972-1976, a radio talk broadcast in 1954 and articles on his life and work, 1954-1988. The additional papers comprise a copy of John Morris-Jones, Penillion Omar Khayyam (Gregynog Press, 1928), formerly in the possession of Colonel Richard C. Ruck (1887-1973), containing his manuscript annotations in Persian, Welsh and English, with letters from his widow concerning the bequest of the volume to Alun Oldfield-Davies, 1973-1974; and a notebook containing reminiscences in Welsh ('Stori fy mywyd') of the Reverend Jonathan Oldfield-Davies (1876-1960), Congregationalist minister and father of Alun Oldfield-Davies.

Papers of Alun Lewis, 1919-1996, including family correspondence and letters from Robert Graves; autograph and typescript copies of published and unpublished poems; typescript copies of published and unpublished prose; personalia; an unpublished autobiographical novella of college life; memorial tributes to Alun Lewis in poetry form; and notebooks containing poetry and other writings by him.

Research papers of Alun John Yorke Richards relating to the slate industry in North Wales.

A large collection of the late Alun Evans's papers relating mainly to his connections with the Football Association of Wales.

Uncatalogued at present. Access to the collection can be provided in the Reading Room with advance notice - see Notes Area below.

Deeds, mainly relating to the Alltlwyd estate, 1617-1869, chiefly in the parishes of Llanrhystud and Llansanffraid, Cardiganshire.

A large collection of Alistair Crawford's papers relating to his academic and artistic career in Wales.

Literary papers, 1964-1995, juvenilia, 1939-1942, and journals, 1966-1994, of Alison Bielski, together with her work journals, 1995-2002 .

Papers of Alfred T. Davies, 1875-1965, including family and personal correspondence, 1887-1949; papers relating to the British Prisoners of War Book Scheme, 1914-1918; and papers relating to his works, including Student captives, I (1917), Student captives, II, Robert Owen... a memoir (1948), The Lloyd George I knew (1948), and intended books Light through prison bars and Owned of God: or Moody and Sankey, 1875 and 1883: some memoirs and a tribute, with a Welsh translation by Rev. E. K. Jones, 1945. Also three bound volumes of the printed magazine produced by civilian prisoners at Ruhleben Camp near Berlin.

Papers collected and accumulated by the artist Alfred Janes (1911-1999), including papers relating to his life and career as both an artist and a lecturer. The collection consists of correspondence, 1928-1999, including letters and cards to Alfred Janes and family with replies and drafts of replies, regarding both personal and professional matters, together with various other related papers; papers, 1935-2005, relating to exhibitions featuring the works of Alfred Janes and others at galleries both in Wales and further afield, including exhibition and sale catalogues and promotional material, together with other related papers such as correspondence, cuttings, and photo prints; ephemera, 1914-2003, consisting of personal items both collected by and relating to Alfred Janes, including personal diaries, books, magazines and cuttings, cards, certificates, and items relating to his memorial service at the Royal Society of Arts, London, in 1999; papers relating to notes, lectures, and publications, 1922-2000, both written by and relating to Alfred Janes and his works, including papers relating to his college lectureships and teaching career, notes and essays, publications, articles, sketches, and typescripts; photographic prints and postcards of Alfred Janes and his art works, [?1920s]-2023, including prints of portraits, still life, and abstract works, works featured in exhibitions, and personal photographs of Alfred Janes and others, including other members of the 'Kardomah group'; and musical scores for ‘Bricks Without Straw’, a revue by Ethel Ross with music by 'George Anstee' (Alfred George Anstee Janes) performed at Swansea Little Theatre, 1952, together with programmes and typescripts.

Manuscripts, [1850]-[1915], of Alcwyn C. Evans, mainly comprising antiquarian and historical material relating to Carmarthenshire and other places in Wales and including transcripts from parish registers, public records and other sources, and Welsh pedigrees and genealogical records compiled by Alcwyn C. Evans.

Deeds, 1815-1931, relating to the manor of Llanfihangel Talyllyn and other properties in Brecknockshire, together with a court book, 1859-1908, of the manor of Llanfihangel Talyllyn; notebooks and exercise books, containing notes on historical, genealogical, and heraldic material mainly about the town and county of Brecon, taken from various printed and manuscript sources; notes and sketches relating to the armorial bearings of Brecknockshire families, and extensive transcripts of parish registers and of monumental inscriptions; a file of typescript notes concerning the Breconshire Agricultural Society; some notes in the hand of John Lloyd compiled in pursuance of his historical researches; a file of notes, transcripts, and correspondence relating to the parish of Llanfeugan; a manuscript volume, compiled c. 1880, of transcripts of inscriptions, sometimes with additional notes and sketches, of tablets and monuments in Brecknockshire churches and a few Nonconformist chapels, drawings of archaeological remains, etc.; a further file of transcripts of monumental inscriptions in several Breconshire churches and churchyards; a scrap- book of newspaper cuttings relating to the Turco-Greek war of 1897; and a group of eleven deeds, mainly of Brecknockshire interest, 17th-19th cent.

A collection, 1804-1908, which includes parochial and financial returns, reports and correspondence relating to the diocese of Bangor.

This collections comprises minutes of meetings and subscriptions relating to Aberystwyth Baptist College, college note books, sermons, lectures and correspondence.

Account books, 1883-1940, of Jacob Davies and his predecessor at Felinfach Forge, Blaen-y-coed, Cynwyl Elfed; a volume containing a history of Blaen-y-Coed Congregational church, 1895-1953; notebook containing miscellaneous accounts, 1910-1952, including wage accounts at Plasyrhendy, Boncath; memoranda and accounts, 1928-1945, relating to the Gymanfa Ganu of the Congregational chapels in the Trelech area of Carmarthenshire; minute book, 1912-1914, of 'Pabell Blodau'r Grug'; and musical and poetical compositions.

A collection of hymn-tunes and other pieces composed in the second half of the nineteenth century by William Evans Alaw Afan.

Research papers of Alan Jobbins.

Papers of Arthur John Williams, 1881-1943, including political papers comprising letters, 1868-1911; papers relating to legal, electoral and land reforms, 1867-1911; papers relating to his parliamentary elections in Birkenhead and Glamorgan, 1880-1895; papers relating to South Glamorgan politics, 1886-1924; material concerning the National Liberal Club, 1883-1951; diaries, 1864-1911; diaries of Rose Harriette Thompson Crawshay 1868-1943; and family and financial papers, 1767-1943.