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Literary papers and correspondence of Richard Llewellyn, 1952-[?1994] (mainly 1970-1983), including manuscript and typescript drafts of published and unpublished works by him.

Manuscript, 1973, with autograph revision (10/1).

Two copies of a synopsis for a television series based on Llewellyn's Trothe series of novels (18/1-2).

Comprises a typescript with autograph revision (14/1), a typescript with minor corrections (14/2), a galley proof (14/3), and a notebook, other notes, comments and questions concerning the novel typed by, and in the hand of Susan Llewellyn (14/4).

Comprises a manuscript, 1974, with autograph revision (12/1) and a typescript, 1975, with additional copies of many pages revised by Susan Llewellyn together with two documents and a letter relating to the publication (12/2).

Comprises a carbon typescript, 1975, with autograph corrections, together with duplicate copies of many pages, notes and comments by Susan Llewellyn (12/3), carbon typescript, 1975, with minor corrections (12/4), and galley proofs, 1975, with minor corrections (12/5).

Comprises an incomplete manuscript with autograph revision (9/1), an incomplete typescript with autograph revision together with four manuscript pages (9/2), and several typescript versions of the novel with revision by both Richard and Susan Llewellyn together with three manuscript pages (9/3).

Comprises correspondence, 1976-1978, between representatives of Time-Life and Richard Llewellyn with notes, drafts and typescript carbon copies of replies by both Richard and Susan Llewellyn (21/1), and typescripts of initial chapters, outlines and fragments, numerous notes and comments by Susan Llewellyn together with documents relating to the project (21/2).

Correspondence, 1970-1983, including documents and royalty statements to Richard Llewellyn relating to his publications, together with several typewritten replies from both Richard and Susan Llewellyn.

Correspondence with Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971-1979, relating to the American publication of his novels,

Comprises a manuscript, 1972, with autograph revision (24/1), manuscript, 1974, in the hand of Susan Llewellyn, revised by the author (24/2), typescript with autograph revision, together with carbon copies of many pages incorporating the revision (24/3), carbon typescripts, 1974, with autograph revision (24/4-5), and various fragments in manuscript and typescript form, including an early typescript of the first and third acts, all with autograph revision (24/6).

General business letters, 1972-1982, including the American Broadcasting Company (4/1-6); Aquarius Literary Agency (4/7-17) [see also 2/83]; Curtis Brown Ltd (4/18-26); Do-It-Yourself Bestseller (4/27-39); Lena Wickman Publishers' Representative (4/40-42); Macmillan Publishing Co. (4/42-54); and 'The Women's Press' (4/55-61).

Comprises a manuscript, 1974, with autograph revision (11/1), a typescript, 1974, with autograph corrections (11/2), page proofs, 1975, for the British edition with corrections and a carbon typescript amendment to the final paragraph with revision in the author's hand (11/3), and galley proofs, 1975, for the American edition (11/4).

Original manuscript of Richard Llewellyn's novel How Green Was My Valley (London: Michael Joseph, 1939), bearing considerable revision by the author and including a rejected draft conclusion (f. 300).
It is complete except for seven leaves. According to a note on f. 183 verso, six [?recte eight] leaves were removed for a 1939 book exhibition; one of these (now f. 183) was found loose inside an uncorrected proof copy of the book, acquired by NLW in 1988, and subsequently returned to the original manuscript. The text is written on the rectos, with revisions occasionally being written on the versos opposite. Also included are sketches, doodles and portraits by the author, some perhaps depicting characters in the novel (ff. 142, 166 verso, 169 recto-verso, 170 verso, 174 verso, 178 verso, 180, 192 verso, 194 verso, 211, 216 verso, 224 verso, 225 verso, 226 verso, 231 verso, 233 verso, 274 verso, 281 verso, 282 verso, 284 verso, 298 verso). Included with the volume are ten photographs of the author (NLW MS 22669E (b)-(k)), sent to Bertram Rota by Swarbrick Studios in 1940 (see enclosed letter, dated 5 July 1940, now NLW MS 22669E (a)).

Proof copy, 1939, of Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley (London: Michael Joseph, 1939), containing corrections and revisions by the author and signed by him on the title page, July 1939 (p. 3).
The authorial emendations to the text, in light and dark blue ink and blue pencil, include changes to some personal names and place names and minor corrections to punctuation (pp. 21-649 passim). In a different editorial hand are a 'Note for printer', concerning the changes to character names (p. 2), alterations to the layout of the title page (p. 3) and notes concerning the 'Guide to Pronunciation', which was to be added subsequently (pp. 2, 652). There are further proof correction marks and emendations in pencil and red ink by the copy editor(s), some initialled and dated 10-14 August 1939, and various stamps of the Composing Department, printers, etc. (front cover and pp. 1, 3, 5).

Comprising a typescript with manuscript revision (16/1), a typescript with minor corrections in several hands (16/2), a typescript with minor corrections in the hand of Susan Llewellyn (16/3), and notes and comments relating to the novel by both Richard and Susan Llewellyn (16/4).

Comprising a typescript of a short story for an anthology entitled Visitors Book (Dublin, 1979) with autograph revision (15/1), a typescript incorporating the revision found in 15/1 (15/2), and correspondence, 1978-1982, relating to the publication of Irish Joys (15/3-14).

Typescript with a little revision (23/1), together with a note by Susan Llewellyn, [?1994] (23/2).

Letters from admirers and acquaintances, 1971-1983, with copies of some replies from Richard and Susan Llewellyn.

Copies of two letters, 1976 and 1980, to the Spectator together with a copy of the issue in which the former was published.