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- [1975] (Creation)
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Ffeil / File
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1 small box (0.009 mᶟ)
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Scope and content
Poetry and other material given to Tony Curtis in the 1970s by other Anglo-Welsh poets and writers who were or who would subsequently become well-known, namely Dannie Abse, Sam Adams, Alison Bielski, Gillian Clarke, Tony Conran, Jeremy Hooker, Nigel Jenkins, Glyn Jones (unnamed, but see, for example: https://www.waterstones.com/book/corgi-series-common-path-the/glyn-jones/9780863817212), Roland Mathias, Christopher Morgan, Robert Morgan, Leslie Norris, John Ormond, Alan Perry, Douglas Phillips, A. G. Prys-Jones, Sally Roberts-Jones, R. George Thomas, John Tripp, Gwyn Williams and John Stuart Williams, which includes draft and fair-copied poems and biographical and bibliographical information relating to the individual poet/writer, together with letters, 1975, to Tony Curtis from Gillian Clarke, Nigel Jenkins and Robert Morgan, and from the Anglo-Welsh poet Raymond Garlick, who is not represented in the body of this material. Multiple drafts of poems show the progression of the poets' works. Poems by Alan Perry include a letter to Perry from the Sunday Times accepting his poem 'The Smell of Baking Bread' for publication.
A. G. Prys-Jones's work includes English translations of 'Aberdaron' by Cynan (Albert Evans-Jones) and 'Ystrad Fflur' by T. Gwynn Jones.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in alphabetical order of poets'/writers' surnames, each individual's material kept in marked envelope. Letters arranged in chronological order.
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Language of material
- English
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Final copy of Tony Conran's poem 'Moonwort' extensively stained.
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Note
For Dannie Abse see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dannie_Abse and https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/dannie-abse, also Dannie Abse Papers, held at the National Library of Wales.
For Sam Adams see, for example: https://www.ylolfa.com/authors/382/sam-adams and Sam Adams Papersm held at the National Library of Wales.
For Alison Bielski see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Bielski and Alison Bielski Papers, held at the National Library of Wales.
For Gillian Clarke see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Clarke and Gillian Clarke Papers, held at the National Library of Wales.
For Tony Conran see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Conran.
For Jeremy Hooker see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hooker and Jeremy Hooker Papers, held at the National Library of Wales.
For Nigel Jenkins see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Jenkins and Nigel Jenkins Papers, held at the National Library of Wales.
For Glyn Jones see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyn_Jones_(Welsh_writer) and Glyn Jones Papers, held at the National Library of Wales.
For Roland Mathias see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Mathias and Roland Mathias Papers, held at the National Library of Wales.
For Christopher Morgan see, for example: https://atom.prod.llgc.org.uk/index.php/christopher-morgan.
For Robert Morgan see, for example: https://archives.library.wales/index.php/robert-morgan-papers-2.
For Leslie Norris see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Norris
John Ormond, also known as John Ormond Thomas, was a Welsh poet and film-maker. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ormond)
For Alan Perry see, for example: https://www.saatchiart.com/AlanPerry.
For Douglas Phillips see, for example: https://biblio.co.uk/book/sir-lewis-morris-writers-wales-series/d/1471617567.
For Arthur Glyn Prys-Jones see, for example: https://archives.library.wales/index.php/prys-jones-g-arthur-glyn.
For Sally Roberts Jones see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Roberts_Jones; https://www.learnedsociety.wales/fellow/sally-roberts-jones/.
For R. George Thomas see, for example: https://archives.library.wales/index.php/r-george-thomas-edward-thomas-research-papers.
For John Tripp see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tripp_(poet) and John Tripp Papers, held at the National Library of Wales.
For Gwyn Williams see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwyn_Williams_(writer) and Professor Gwyn Williams Papers at the National Library of Wales.
For John Stuart Williams see, for example: https://archives.library.wales/index.php/john-stuart-williams-papers.
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- Abse, Dannie, 1923-2014 (Subject)
- Adams, Sam, 1934- (Subject)
- Bielski, Alison, 1925-2014 (Subject)
- Clarke, Gillian, 1937- (Subject)
- Conran, Tony, 1931-2013 (Subject)
- Hooker, Jeremy, 1941- (Subject)
- Jenkins, Nigel, 1949-2014 (Subject)
- Jones, Glyn, 1905-1971 (Subject)
- Morgan, Robert, 1921-1994 (Subject)
- Norris, Leslie, 1921-2006 (Subject)
- Ormond, John, 1923-1990 (Subject)
- Perry, Alan, 1942- (Subject)
- Phillips, Douglas, 1929- (Subject)
- Prys-Jones, A. G. (Arthur Glyn), 1888-1987 (Subject)
- Roberts Jones, Sally (Subject)
- Thomas, R. (Richard) George, 1914-2001 (Subject)
- Tripp, John, 1927-1986 (Subject)
- Williams, Gwyn, 1904-1990 (Subject)
- Mathias, Roland (Subject)
- Williams, John Stuart (Subject)
- Morgan, Christopher, 1944- (Subject)