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General correspondence of Daniel Jones, with one letter addressed to Irene (née Goodchild), Daniel Jones's second wife, the contents largely concerning Daniel Jones's musical and literary work and the life and work of poet and writer Dylan Thomas, for whom Daniel Jones acted as literary executor. Correspondents include orchestral conductor Sir Adrian Boult; poet and translator (and friend of Dylan Thomas) Vernon Watkins; poet and film-maker John Ormond; Llewelyn Thomas, son of Dylan Thomas; orchestral conductor and cellist Sir John Barbirolli; singer, orchestral conductor, broadcaster, presenter and reviewer Bernard Keeffe; and Nicolette Devas (née Macnamara), sister of Dylan Thomas's wife Caitlin. Together with what appears to be an unsigned copy of a letter, 24 February 1953, presumably from Daniel Jones, in relation to a BBC broadcast about Dylan Thomas, attached to which is a reproduced photograph of Dylan Thomas and related information taken from a printed source.
Letters from Daniel Jones are typescript copies.

Material relating to incidental music and song settings composed by Daniel Jones for Dylan Thomas's 'play for voices' Under Milk Wood, the first published version of Jones's work having appeared as Under Milk Wood: A Play in Two Acts [with] Preface and musical settings by Daniel Jones (J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954), comprising:

Complete typescript copy of Under Milk Wood prepared for its first radio transmission on the Third Programme, Monday 25th January 1954. Daniel Jones's signature on first page; script contains annotations and corrections in Daniel Jones's hand throughout.

Correspondence between Daniel Jones, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, H. M. Tennent Ltd (theatrical production management), Messrs D. O. Thomas & Co Ltd (solicitors), Swansea, The Performing Right Society Ltd, Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Ltd (authors' agents) (forerunners of David Higham Associates Ltd), the BBC, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Company Ltd, Argo Record Company Ltd and others. One letter encloses press reviews (kept in marked envelope to protect cuttings).
Some letters contain references to other published works by Dylan Thomas, including A Prospect of the Sea (1955) and Quite Early One Morning (1954) (for which see under headings Published literary works (of/relating to Dylan Thomas) by/edited by Daniel Jones: A Prospect of the Sea (J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1955) and Published literary works of Dylan Thomas: input from Daniel Jones: Quite Early One Morning (J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954) respectively).
Letters from Daniel Jones are typescript copies; some letters addressed to Daniel Jones and others appear to be recent photocopies.
Some letters annotated by Daniel Jones.
Including two photocopied letters, 9 March 1954 and undated, from Donald A. Kershaw & Co. (solicitors), London to D. O. Thomas & Co. and from Donald A. Kershaw & Co. to Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Ltd regarding Caitlin Thomas's legal right to remain in the Boat House, Dylan Thomas's family home in Laugharne.

Draft preface in Daniel Jones's hand to Under Milk Wood: A Play in Two Acts [with] Preface and musical settings by Daniel Jones (J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954).

Original signed Agreement between Daniel Jones, Argo Record Company Ltd, London and others, dated 1 June 1954.

Original signed Agreement between Daniel Jones and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Company Ltd, dated 22 October 1956.

Typescript copy of full cast list and proof copies of frontispiece, Preface, Contents, first six pages and full cast list of first broadcast of Dylan Thomas: Under Milk Wood: A Play for Voices [with] Preface and musical settings by Daniel Jones (J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954).

List of text emendations for the second BBC script of Under Milk Wood.

Copy of royalties statement for Under Milk Wood to 31 December 1954 from J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.

Rough notes in Daniel Jones's hand relating to the village and its inhabitants described in Under Milk Wood, with rough accounts on dorse of one page.