William Glynne-Jones Papers,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 WILGLONES
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls003844258
      (alternative) ANW
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1936-1974 /
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 8 volumes
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

William Glynne-Jones papers, 1936-1974, comprising autograph drafts and notes for an autobiography, his novels and short stories; letters, 1946-1955, from Dr Thomas Jones CH; typescripts and cuttings of various stories and articles; and letters, 1944-1969, to William Glynne-Jones offering him moral and financial support. The correspondents include Richard Burton, 1951-1968, Dr Thomas Jones CH, 1946-1954, and Emlyn Williams, 1944-1969.

Administrative / Biographical History

William Glynne-Jones (1907-1977) was a novelist from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Before he started earning his living as a writer in London, he worked as a moulder in a steel foundry in Llanelli. His novels and stories deal mainly with working class-life and children. He wrote two novels, Farewell Innocence, and Ride the White Stallion, both published in 1950. His children's' books include Legends of the Welsh Hills, 1957. He also collected earlier material include the journal of the Rev. George Capper.

Arrangement

Arranged into NLW MSS 20759-63, 21230-32.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased 1971 and 1974.

Note

William Glynne-Jones (1907-1977) was a novelist from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Before he started earning his living as a writer in London, he worked as a moulder in a steel foundry in Llanelli. His novels and stories deal mainly with working class-life and children. He wrote two novels, Farewell Innocence, and Ride the White Stallion, both published in 1950. His children's' books include Legends of the Welsh Hills, 1957. He also collected earlier material include the journal of the Rev. George Capper.

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy of the schedule is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.

Archivist's Note

March 2003

Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used for the preparation of the description: NLW, William Glynne-Jones Papers, 1971; Stephens, Meic, Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales (Oxford, 1986); Jones, Edgar Dennis, Glynne-Jones, William, 1907-1977 (Llanelli Borough Council, 1995).

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