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Printed material, 1966-1969, mostly copies of newspapers and cuttings of articles, reporting the trial concerning ownership of the original manuscript of 'Under Milk Wood', including the judgement in the case (1967) and an Account of an action to recover the original manuscript (1969); together with additional papers, 1962-1966, relating to the trial, among them a copy of a statement, 1962, and preparatory notes by Daniel Jones, and a copy of a letter, 1962, from Ruthven Todd to Stuart Thomas.

Papers mainly relating to an untitled article by Alfred Janes paying tribute to Dylan Thomas, dated 1981, including typescript and manuscript drafts; a programme for ‘Under Milk Wood’, Swansea Little Theatre, 1986; a copy of ‘Swansea and the Arts’ featuring Dylan Thomas, Vernon Watkins, Alfred Janes, Daniel Jones and John Prichard, 1949; and a typescript of a tribute to Dylan Thomas written in 1953.

Manuscript, (11 pp.), of the first and only issue of 'The Era: a literary journal issued six times a year', vol. I, (January and February, [c. 1928]). An additional contents list is inserted between the folded second and third pages. Most is written in the hand of Daniel Jones; the signature of his co-editor, Dylan Thomas, appears four times. The Foreword by Jenkyn D. Jones, is signed by him; D. J. Thomas is also listed amongst the contributors. Dylan Thomas refers to his father and sister, Nancy, in his Editor's Notes.

Professional correspondence, 1993-1999, consisting of letters to Alfred and Mary Janes (with some replies by Alfred Janes) relating mainly to the Dylan Thomas Society (of which Janes was a vice-president), and various art publications and documentaries. Correspondents include Huw Ceiriog Jones (National Library of Wales); Angela M. Brunt (re the Vernon Watkins Trail); Selwyn Roderick & Derwyn Williams, re the documentary ‘Goodbye What Were You’; Charles Fisher; Alan Torjussen; Stephen Done; Peter Lord; Robin Paisey; Colin Shewring; Richard Davies; Bernard Houser; Esme Loxton; Penelope Minney; Gilbert Bennett; Eurwen Price; Susan & Peter [Schurr]; Enid & Robin H. Jones; John & Jean [Hosea]; Eileen & Arthur [MacKenzie]; Robert Scott; Andrew Vicari; and Paul Joyner (National Library of Wales Framed Works Digitisation Project). Amongst the correspondence there are a number of related papers, including a cuttings of obituaries for Mervyn Levy, 1996, Caitlin Thomas, 1994, Daniel Jones, 1993, and Giandomenico Bernadini, 1994; Dylan Thomas Society programmes, 1994-1995; a programme for ‘An evening of tribute to Dylan Thomas and Daniel Jones’, 1993; Dylan Thomas Society newsletter, 1994; and a typescript of two chapters for an untitled work re the Kardomah gang, Swansea, 1993.

Press cuttings and other papers, including cuttings relating to Swansea Little Theatre, 1969; Dylan Thomas, 1973; Alfred Janes exhibitions and works, 1960, 1962, 1967 and 1970, one featuring a letter from Alfred Janes published in the Evening Post, 1962; and an envelope, 1967, labelled ‘Colin Edwards California Correspondences’, including copies of press cuttings relating to Alfred Janes exhibitions, 1960, 1962, 1966 and 1967, with a letter to Colin [Edwards] from Alfred Janes, 1967, and a list of exhibits for ‘Towards a Concrete Art’ (The Architectural Association, London), 1967. Additionally, the file also contains a card from Irene & Dan [Daniel Jones], undated; and a letter from Clive Webster, 1971.

The papers comprise correspondence including letters, 1962-1991, from Daniel Jones to Sir Charles Groves, and letters, 1968-1974, from Grace Williams to Sir Charles Groves; presentation copies, 1954-1987, of Daniel Jones's music scores; printed material, 1951-1974, relating to Daniel Jones and Grace Williams; and press cuttings concerning Daniel Jones, 1984-1993.

Typescript copy, 1974, (5 pp.) of a revised Preface by Daniel Jones for Under Milk Wood, together with proofs of the edition published in 1975 which comprises the first and second Prefaces (1954 and 1974); both typescript and proofs contain occasional corrections in his hand. Also included is related correspondence, 1974, between Daniel Jones and the publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.

A photocopy of a letter, [1940], from Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) to Henry Farjeon (1878-1948) concerning the Welsh composer Daniel Jones (1912-1993) (see also NLW MS 21818, f.382).

Professional correspondence, 1928-1955, consisting mainly of letters to Alfred Janes (with some replies) relating to various matters such as featuring works in galleries and exhibitions, the purchase and shipping of artworks, and the death of Dylan Thomas. Correspondents include Alfred Janes; Charles [Fisher]; Tom Warner; Rex Nan Kivell (The Redfern Gallery); Heinz Koppel; Arthur Giardelli; Cyril Fox (National Museum of Wales); David [Wiseman] (British Institute of Adult Education); R. S. Farrington; F. H. Mayor (The Mayor Gallery); Jan Gordon; Peter Watson; Mervyn [Levy]; Elwyn Evans (BBC); E. M. O’Rooke Dickey (Ministry of Information re Artist’s Advisory Committee); D. H. I. Powell (South Wales Evening Post); Gillian Browse; Margaret Thomas; Michele Guidano; D. Brynmor Anthony (Contemporary Art Society for Wales); Heal & Son Gallery; Joseph E. Donington; Keidrych Rhys (at the Druid Press); Vernon & Gwen Watkins; Arthur R. Howell (St George’s Gallery London); South Wales Art Society; Isabelita Alonso; David Bell (Arts Council of Great Britain); Ceri [Richards]; Margaret S. Taylor (Cyfarthfa Castle Art Gallery & Museum); Cedric Morris; Winifred Coombe Tennant; Irene Bache; Margaret Gunnell (The British Council); John Steepman (National Museum of Wales); Esther Grainger; Bill Price; C. G. Tagholm; Mervyn Rees; Dilys Rowe; C. Joynson (River Towy Fishery Board); W. Harding Edwards; Mr Baker (Dunvant College); A. E. Rees; Dilwyn John (National Museum of Wales); Iorwerth Hughes Jones; A. E. Wade (South Wales Art Society); A. L. Lavender (Swansea Art Society); Gwyneth V. Lewis; R. Gregory Absalom (Newport Museum & Art Gallery); John Petts (Arts Council of Great Britain); Philip James (Arts Council of Great Britain); N. Thomas (Arts Council of Great Britain); Selwyn Jones; War Office; W. Grant Murray (Swansea School of Arts & Crafts); T.S. Bertram Coats; P. J. Barlow (The South Wales Group); Stuart Thomas; David Higham; Jenkyn Jones; Charles Carter (The Art Gallery Aberdeen); B. P. Rees; Rex Nan Kivell (The Redfern Gallery); John Griffiths (BBC); Henry Tonks; and Dan [Daniel Jones]. Additionally the file contains various related papers, 1940-1955, including a receipt for the purchase of the painting ‘Hyacinths’, 1949; BBC invite, talk on ‘What is Modern Painting?’ for Arts Magazine, 1949; receipt for ‘Two Lobsters’, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1949; an invitation for submission of work to Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, 1950; receipts for packing & shipping paintings, Alfred Stiles & Sons, 1940; a rent book, Alfred Janes, Swansea, 1951-1952; a draft constitution for the South Wales Academy, 1954; and a Swansea street plan, 1954-1955.

Personal correspondence, 1960-1978, consisting of letters and cards to Alfred & Mary Janes and family, relating to family matters and the death of Vernon Watkins. Correspondents include Ross [Janes]; Elizabeth [Parry]; Frances & Ceri Richards; Vernon Watkins; Marjorie Watkins; Sarah Watkins; Daniel Jones & family; Gwen [Watkins]; Gareth [?Watkins]; Constantine Fitzgibbon; Iorwerth Hughes Jones; Ethel [Ross]; John & Joyce [Parry]; Kenneth Hancock; and John & Christine Nash; together with a number of related papers including programme for memorial service for Ceri Richards, 1971; draft poetry (undated, 1968); four photos labelled ‘Michael’, ‘Christopher’, ‘Tom & Michael’ all 1990; cuttings, 1963, re Dylan Thomas memorial stone; a press cutting, re the death of Iorwerth Hughes Jones, 1972; order of service for memorial of Iorwerth Hughes Jones, 1972; and a copy of the Dulwich College Dramatic Society production programme ‘A Penny for a Song’ 1972. Additionally, the file also contains a catalogue of sale for ‘Porcelain, Art & Furniture’, Bond Street, London, 1949.

Personal correspondence, [1972]-1979, consisting of letters and cards to Alfred and Mary Janes, with replies and drafts of replies, relating to portrait commissions and sales, shipping of works, personal & family matters, Croydon College of Art, and Dylan Thomas. Correspondents include Stuart and Nicola Denyer; Professor John Parry, Harvard; Joyce Parry; Kate Parry; Colin Edwards; Ross Janes; Isabel Alonso; Charles Fisher; W. H. Hofmann & Co.; Michael & Carol [Fleming]; Barbara Evans; Take Okada; Marjorie [Watkins]; Alfred Brandt; Peter Siegel; John Evans; Gianni [Gianmarco Bernadini]; Margaret West; A. M. Atkinson (Croydon Art Society); Ellen Edwards; D. G. Banwell (Dulwich College); Arthur W. Martin; P. Phillips (Croydon College of Art); Eno Falutti & others; Jonathan Attwood; Mervyn Levy; Lilian Whitehead; Denis O’Sullivan; Polly Crabtree (Artists in Schools Directory); Paul Ferris (The Observer); Bob Warner; Roland Mathias (The Anglo-Welsh Review); Bruno Garbato; Richard E. Kent; Peter [Schurr]; Margaret Ellis (Swansea Art Society); Paul Clough (Kettle’s Yard Gallery, Cambridge); Elizabeth Parry; Robin & Enid [H. Jones]; J. A. Sandover (Papua New Guinea University of Technology); Glenys & John [Evans]; Tom Jones; Olive Davison; Dan [Daniel Jones]; Hilly Janes; Kirstine [Dunthorne] (Welsh Arts Council); R. S. Thomas (University College Swansea); J. Bullingham (University College Swansea); E. Grey-Turner; and W. Warren, (Royal College of Psychiatrists). Amongst the correspondence are a number of related papers, including invoices for shipping ‘Boys with Crab’, 1978, and for Christie’s auction house, 1979; a Christie’s sale catalogue, ‘English & Continental Pictures & Icons’, 1979; a copy of ‘The Dulwich Villager’ newsletter, 1976; Welsh Arts Council ‘Awards to Artists 1976-77 Notes for Applicants’; invitations, to apply to Welsh Arts Council Editions Alecto Print Scheme 1976-1977 and Welsh Arts Council ‘Aid To Artists’ grants 1976-1977, and Cambridge Art & Design ‘Paintings & Sculpture’ exhibition, 1974; a press cutting, 1975; and a poster for Polytechnic of Central London exhibitions, undated.

Correspondence, 1975-2000, of Paul Ferris, including letters sent by him to Daniel Jones, Gwen Watkins and Jeff Towns, relating to his biographies of Dylan and Caitlin Thomas, and The collected letters of Dylan Thomas (London, 1985). Also enclosed are copies of three letters from Dylan Thomas to Caitlin, [1936], John L[?], 1942, and John [?Arlott], [c. 1945], and a letter-poem about New Quay, dated 1945.

A file of miscellaneous papers collected by Alfred and Mary Janes, comprising a typescript copy, with corrections, of a broadcast for ‘Swansea and the Arts’ radio programme featuring Dylan Thomas, Vernon Watkins, Alfred Janes, Daniel Jones, and John Prichard, for the Welsh Home Service, 1949; a copy of an exam certificate and list of prizes, Swansea School of Art, 1932-1933; a copy of a fax message to Hilly Janes, Royal Academy of Arts, 1999; a copy of the publication ‘Taliesin a Gower: Su una poesia di Vernon Watkins’ by Roberto Sanesi (Sandro Maria Rosso, 1978); a copy of ‘Spectator’ magazine, 1964, featuring an article on Dylan Thomas; and an exam certificate for Alfred Janes, School Examination for Pianoforte, 1922.

Letters, 1900-1995, of miscellaneous provenance. Correspondents include A. J. Balfour (1) 1916, W. H. Davies (2) 1912-1913, Lyubov (Aimée) F. Dostoevskaya (1, in French) 1924, Owen M. Edwards (4) 1900-1916, David Lloyd George (4) 1911-1919, Megan Lloyd George (3) 1948-1951, Richard Hughes (6) 1923-1935, Augustus John (7) [1918]-1950, Daniel Jones (2) 1972-1981, David Jones (1) 1966 (discussing some of his paintings), Jack Jones (2) 1938-1939, Saunders Lewis (5) 1951-1965, Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor (1) 1937, Edward Thomas (1) 1901, and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1) [1940].

An autograph letter, [1978], from Llewelyn Thomas to Daniel and Irene Jones, together with two postcards, 1998, from him addressed to Jeff Towns. Also included are press cuttings relating to Llewelyn Thomas, [1962]-2001; a copy of the Harvard University magazine, Gadfly, containing an article by him, 'Religion in Harvard', with related papers, 1959; and a xerox copy of his article published in the Australian newspaper, The Nation (October, 1971), 'On the impossibility of remembering father'.

Autograph pencil draft, [1930x1932], of an untitled limerick by Dylan Thomas about his friend Daniel Jones. Two lines at the beginning of the verse have been crossed out by the author; a selection of rhyming words are noted at the top of the page. 'Bridg[e?]' and 'Brigid' are inscribed in ink on the reverse.

Thirty-four unpublished autograph letters and cards, together with a telegram, 1947-1984, from Caitlin Thomas; among the recipients are Paul Ferris, Daniel Jones (with a draft reply by him), Mervyn Levy, Andrew Sinclair, Stuart Thomas, Ruthven Todd, and Gwen and Vernon Watkins. Also included is a handwritten and typescript copy of a letter, dated 16 December 1953, to George Reavey and Irene Rice Pereira, with a photograph of Caitlin and baby Colm; a typescript copy of a letter, 1954, to David [Higham]; and photocopies of two letters, 1951 and 1962, sent to Helen [McAlpine], held at the University of Texas. Personal matters are mainly discussed in these letters, and Caitlin's life and relationship with Dylan Thomas; several letters are written during the months following her husband's death, and some relate to the trial concerning ownership of the manuscript of 'Under Milk Wood'.

Twenty-three letters, copy letters and telegrams, 1953-1975, eighteen of which are to Stuart Thomas of D.O. Thomas & Co., relating mostly to Dylan Thomas's death and funeral arrangements and to Dylan Thomas Trust business.
The correspondents include Graeme [Finlay], November-December 1953 (ff. 1, 19), David Higham, November-December 1953 (ff. 2, 17, 20-23), [Nicolette] Devas, 18 November 1953 (f. 3, telegram), Louis MacNeice, November 1953 (ff. 4, 9), Margaret Taylor, 1 December 1953 (ff. 12-14), Dan[iel Jones], resigning as a trustee, 25 January 1955 (ff. 26-27), and Florence H. Thomas, August 1956 (ff. 28, 30). There are also letters from Oscar Williams to [I. W.] Ungoed-Thomas, 22 November 1953 (f. 8), and Donald A. Kershaw to David Higham, 7 October 1953 (f. 11), and a carbon copy letter from David Higham to Ruthven Todd, 28 December 1953 (ff. 24-25). A letter from Paul [Ferris], 8 September 1975 (f. 32), encloses a Xerox copy, [?1975], of the script for Stuart Thomas' tribute to Dylan Thomas, transmitted on the Home Service as 'Portrait of Dylan Thomas' on 11 December 1953 (ff. 33-47). Also included is a copy, December 1953, of the New York funeral directors' account (f. 16); a copy, 1965, of Dylan Thomas' death certificate (f. 31) and a programme for a production of Under Milk Wood in Swansea in September 1956 (ff. 48-51).

Includes letters from Daniel Jones (2), Glyn Ceiriog Hughes, Fred Green, Sidney C. Hutchison (5), Henry Paget (Marquess of Anglesey), Brychan Evans, Peter Thomas, William Gladstone, Ben G. Jones, Hilda Vaughan, and Gweno B. de Jones (with a typescript of an English translation of the letter).

Correspondents include Nicholas Jackson (18), [1982?]-1988; Gordon Jacob (8), 1962-1967; Daniel Jones (10), 1951-1974 (including a letter from his wife, Irene); Glyn Jones (3), 1959, 1970, 1973; Glynne Jones (11, with one reply from AH), 1975-1994; Gwyneth Jones (4).