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Letters to Alfred and Mary Janes, and other papers, mainly relating to the Attic Gallery, Swansea, including letters, 1992-1996, from Jeff Towns; Robin Paisey (Art in Wales Education Project); Sandy [Alexandra Roe] (Attic Gallery); David [Roe] (Attic Gallery); Brenda Bloxam (Attic Gallery); Graham P. Matthews; and Ian & Bernice Brewer; with replies from Alfred and Mary Janes; and a large number of other papers, including a notebook containing notes of monies spent and pictures sold at the Attic Gallery, 1977-1979 & 1992-1993; press cuttings, [1992]-1995; exhibition catalogues and promotional material, including for the exhibitions ‘Paintings and Sculpture from the Dylan Thomas Country’ (Upper Grosvenor Galleries, London), 1971, ‘Alfred Janes: A Retrospective’ (St David’s Hall, Cardiff), 1988, ‘John Brunsdon and Tessa Waite: India Revisited, Gower Revisited’ (Attic Gallery), 1995, ‘Valerie Ganz: Music, Miners & Maidens’ (Attic Gallery), [?1994], and ‘30 Years Past….’ (Attic Gallery), 1992; invitations to private exhibition views at the Attic Gallery, including for ‘Alfred Janes: Retrospective’, [1995], ‘New by Gareth Thomas’, 1994, ‘30 Years Past and Present’, 1992, Christmas Exhibition, 1993, and Alfred Janes: A Retrospective’ (St Davids Hall, Cardiff), 1988; lists of works in the Attic Gallery for ‘Retrospective’ exhibition, 1995; sales invoices, 1992-1993; a cover proof & leaflet for Dylan Thomas, ‘Letter to Loren’, introduced by Jeff Towns (Swansea: The Salubrious Press, 1993); a leaflet for Book Art Competition (Arts Council Wales/Glynn Vivian), 1996; and a Dulwich Village Preservation Society Annual Report, 1991.

Material relating to the research and production of 'The Last Shift', the chapter contributed by Tony Curtis to artist Iwan Bala's Certain Welsh Artists, published by Seren Books in 1999 (see, for example: https://www.serenbooks.com/book/certain-welsh-artists/). The material comprises: annotated typescript drafts of 'The Last Shift'; letters to Tony Curtis from Iwan Bala, enclosing material relating to the proposed volume; material, including exhibition catalogue, relating to artist couple David and Jane Carpanini and to photographer and artist Susan Trangmar; letter to Tony Curtis from artist Valerie Ganz, enclosing exhibition catalogues and postcards depicting some of her works; Gregynog Gallery catalogue containing biographical details relating to artist Jack Crabtree, together with a series of postcards depicting some of his works; catalogues relating to an art exhibition held at Ramoth Christian Centre, Hirwaun, held April 1998; photocopied material taken from an exhibition titled Coal: British Mining in Art 1680-1980, which was held at various locations during 1982 and 1983 list of artist Kevin Sinnott's works exhibited at an exhibition; press cutting; and rough manuscript notes by Tony Curtis.

Letters and cards of condolence sent to Mary and Hilly Janes following Alfred Janes’s death in 1999, including letters from Rachel Richards; Audrey & Michael Mcleod; Anne & Gerald [Diss]; Brenda & David [Bloxam]; Enid & Robin H. Jones; Gloyn Evans; Gwyneth & Ieuan Evans; Valerie Ganz; Kitty [Roberts]; Glenys & John Evans; Joan Davalle; Sybil & Gilbert Hartley; John & Jean [Hosea]; Will Roberts; Beti [Jones]; Win [Rees]; Joan Nicholls; Myfianwy Richards; Rhiannon (nee Watkins) & Jeff Powell; Ivor Evans; Florence Evans; Mary McKelvie; Kath & Bob Tallack; Lew & Eileen Jones; Sandy & David Roe; Conrad Watkins; Gwyneth Isaac; George Little; Graham & Denise Matthews; Finvola Davies; Gareth Watkins; Timothy Perkins; Olive [Evans]; Mabel & Percy Watts; Elinor Pugh; Roslyn Wynford-Berau; and David & Ann Methuen Campbell, among others.