Dedwydd Jones correspondence,

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

Reference
- GB 210 MSDEDW
Alternative Id.
Dates of Creation
- 1966-1994.
Language of Material
- English.
Physical Description
- 2 volumes.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1966-1994, comprising letters and cards to the playwright Dedwydd Jones, mostly from actors, playwrights and other prominent theatrical and literary figures.

Administrative / Biographical History

Dedwydd Jones is a playwright, novelist and journalist. His works, many of which have a strong Welsh or Celtic theme, are numerous and eclectic and include Four Strange Plays (Milton Keynes, 2007), Eight Plays From Nowhere (Milton Keynes, 2008), Bard (Cambridge, 1974) (a play relating to the life of Twm o'r Nant), the play Owen Glyndŵr (Cardiff, 1970), the historical novel The Lily and the Dragon (Llanrwst, 2002), and The Raven Man (Bloomington, Indiana, 2005) (a work based on the life of Edgar Allan Poe). Jones was executive editor of the literary periodical 2 Plus 2 from 1983 to 1985.

Arrangement

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 23526D, 23568E.

Access Information

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.

Acquisition Information

NLW MS 23526D; Ulysses; London; Purchase; May 1996; B1996/21.
NLW MS 23568E; Ulysses; London; Purchase; September 1996; B1996/39.

Note

Title based on contents.

Archivist's Note

May 2009.

Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IX (Aberystwyth, 2003); Dedwydd Jones on-line site, viewed 13 May 2009;