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R.S. Thomas Collection R.S. Thomas Collection Biographical Note Scope Note and Provenance Summary Books by R.S. Thomas and Others Sound Recordings Correspondence, Typescript, and Ephemera Periodicals Containing Poems, Essays, and Reviews by R.S. Thomas and Others (sorted by date) Periodicals Containing Poems, Essays, and Reviews by R.S. Thomas and Others (sorted by periodical title) Biographical Note Ronald Stuart Thomas, Welsh poet and Church in Wales clergyman, was born in Cardiff in 1913. He studied classics at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, and theology at St. Michael’s College, Llandaff. Ordained in 1937, he served at Chirk, Denbighshire from 1936 to 1940; at Tallarn Green, Flintshire until 1942; Manafon in Mongomeryshire from 1942 to 1954; at Eglwys-fach, near Aberystwyth from 1954 to 1967; and at Aberdaron, at the western end of the Lln peninsula, from 1967 until his retirement from the church in 1978, when he moved to Sarn Thiw, a cottage set above the bay of Port Neigwl. He was married to English painter Mildred (Elsi) Eldridge from 1940 until her death in 1991; they had one son, Gwydion. In 1996 he married Elisabeth Agnes (Betty) Vernon. Thomas died at Pentrefelin in 2000. Thomas published his first three volumes of poetry during the years at Manafon. With Song at the year’s turning, essentially a compilation of those volumes, which appeared in 1955 with an introduction by John Betjeman, he achieved critical acclaim and won the Royal Society of Literature’s Heinemann Award. Other awards include the queen’s medal for poetry in 1964, and nomination for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1996. (He lost to Seamus Heaney.) In addition to nearly 25 volumes of poetry in English, he wrote two prose works in Welsh, an autobiography, Neb, and a memoir, Blwyddyn yn Lln. Scope Note and Provenance Drew University Library’s R.S. Thomas Collection is a fully cataloged collection of printed, recorded and manuscript materials, comprised of works from the collection of John Galen McEllhenney. Included are over 200 books, more than 100 periodicals, essays, articles, reviews, typescripts, sound recordings, ephemera and a porcelain mug. The R.S. Thomas Collection has been made possible through the generous donation of John Galen McEllhenney. Summary Title: R.S. Thomas Collection Format of Materials: Books, periodicals, articles, essays, reviews; typescripts; sound recordings; ephemera; a porcelain mug. Location: Drew University Library Restrictions: Unrestricted Cite as: [Drew call number], R.S. Thomas Collection, Drew University Special Collections, Madison, NJ Books by R.S. Thomas and Others Click on the heading to sort the list. Title Author/Editor Pub. Year Call Number 1 100 postwar poems, British Rosenthal, M. L. (Macha 1968 PR1227 .R6 1968 and American Louis), 1917- 2 45-60 : an anthology of Blackburn, Thomas, 1960 PR1225 .B5 1960 English poetry 1945-1960 1916-1977 3 ABC neb Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1995 PR6039 .H618 Z464 1995 Stuart), 1913-2000 4 Abercuawg : y ddarlith Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1976 PB2207 .T4 1976 lenyddol flynyddol Eisteddfod Stuart), 1913-2000 Genedlaethol Cymru, Aberteifi a'r Cylch 5 Acre of land : [poems] Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1952 PR6039 .H618 A72 1952 Stuart), 1913-2000 6 Andrew Young Clark, Leonard 1964 PR6047 .O46 Z628 1964 7 Anthology of modern verse, Jennings, Elizabeth, 1961 PR1225 .J45 1961 1940-1960 1926-2001 8 Approaches to the study of Jones, Ellie 1994 PR6039 .H618 S45 1994 R.S. Thomas's Selected poems, 1946-1968 9 Autobiographies Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1997 PR6039 .H618 Z466 1997 Stuart), 1913-2000 10 Babel 1 Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1983 PR6039 .H618 B35 1983 Stuart), 1913-2000 11 Batsford book of country Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1961 PR1175 .T4256 1961 verse Stuart), 1913-2000 12 Between here and now Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1981 PR6039 .H618 B4 1981 Stuart), 1913-2000 13 Between the Severn and the Coppin, Johnny, farmer 1993 PR1195 .L34 B45 1993 Wye : poems of the border counties of England and Wales 14 Blackbird singing Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1989 PR6039 .H618 B55 1989 Stuart), 1913-2000 15 Blwyddyn yn Lln Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1990 DA740 .L73 T45 1990 Stuart), 1913-2000 16 Bread of truth Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1963 PR6039 .H618 B7 1963b Stuart), 1913-2000 17 Bright field : an anthology of Stephens, Meic 1991 PR8964 .B75 1991 contemporary poetry from Wales 18 Bright field = Das helle Feld Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1975 PR6039 .H618 B75 1975 Stuart), 1913-2000 19 British poetry since 1945 Lucie-Smith, Edward 1970 PR1225 .L78 1970 20 British poetry since 1970 : a Jones, Peter Austin, 1929- 1980 PR 611 .B68 1980 critical survey 21 Caliban XVIII : extrait : Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1981 PR6039 .H618 C3 1981 excursion Stuart), 1913-2000 22 Celtic connection Price, Glanville 1992 PB1013 .C45 1992b 23 Choice of George Herbert's Herbert, George, 1593-1633 1967 PR3507 .A46 1967 verse 24 Choice of Wordsworth's Wordsworth, William, 1971 PR5852 .T5 1971 verse 1770-1850 25 Church of Saint Hywyn, Elliss, W. J. (Wesley James) 1969 BX5195 .A37 S25 1969 Aberdaron 26 Collected later poems, Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 2004 PR6039 .H618 A6 2004 1988-2000 Stuart), 1913-2000 27 Collected poems, 1945-1990 Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1993 PR6039 .H618 A17 1993 Stuart), 1913-2000 28 Collected poems, 1945-1990 Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1993 PR6039 .H618 A17 1993b Stuart), 1913-2000 29 Commonwealth poems of Sergeant, Howard, 1967 PR1225 .S473 1967 today 1914-1987 30 Counterpoint Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1990 PR6039 .H618 C68 1990 Stuart), 1913-2000 31 Critical writings on R.S. Anstey, Sandra 1982 PR6039 .H618 Z68 1982 Thomas 32 Critical writings on R.S. Anstey, Sandra 1992 PR6039 .H618 Z68 1992 Thomas 33 Cymru or Wales? Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1992 DA711.5 .T465 1992 Stuart), 1913-2000 34 Dangerous diversity : the Gramich, Katie 1998 DA711.5 .D36 1998 changing faces of Wales : essays in honour of Tudor Bevan 35 David Jones : diversity in Humfrey, Belinda 2000 PR6019 .O53 Z644 2000 unity : studies of his literary and visual art 36 Dawn and dusk : poems of Causley, Charles, 1917-2003 1964 PR1225 .C32 1964 our time 37 Destinations Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1985 PR6039 .H618 D4 1985 Stuart), 1913-2000 38 Dove-marks on stone : Perryman, K. A. (Kevin A.) 1996 PR6052 .R59 Z78 1996 poems for George Mackay Brown 39 Echoes return slow Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1988 PR6039 .H618 E27 1988 Stuart), 1913-2000 40 Echoes return slow Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1989 PR6039 .H618 E27 1989 Stuart), 1913-2000 41 Elizabeth Smart : 27th Reed, Jeremy 1986 PR9199.3 .S55127 Z62 1986 December 1913 to 4th March 1986, Saint James's Church, Picadilly, London, W.1. 11.30 a.m. to 12.15 p.m., open to the public and Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London, S.W.1. 12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. by special invitation, July 3rd 1986 42 Experimenting with an amen Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1986 PR6039 .H618 E9 1986 Stuart), 1913-2000 43 Experimenting with an amen Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1988 PR6039 .H618 E9 1988 Stuart), 1913-2000 44 Few selected exits Thomas, Gwyn, 1913-1981 1993 PR6039 .H59 Z5 1993 45 First and always : poems for Sail, Lawrence, 1942- 1988 PR1225 .F58 1988 the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital 46 Flash point : an anthology of Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978 1964 PR1225 .S56 1964 modern poetry 47 Frequencies Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1978 PR6039 .H618 F7 1978 Stuart), 1913-2000 48 Frieze Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1992 PR6039 .H618 F75 1992 Stuart), 1913-2000 49 Furious interiors : Wales, Wintle, Justin 1996 PR6039 .H618 Z96 1996 R.S. Thomas, and God 50 Garland for Stephen Humphries, Barry 1991 PR6037 .P47 Z68 1991 51 Garland of poems for Cook, R. L. 1980 PR1225 .C598 1980 Leonard Clark on his 75th birthday : as a tribute to his achievements as a poet and in the cause of poetry 52 Gedichte englisch-deutsch Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1996 PR6039 .H618 G43 1996 Stuart), 1913-2000 53 Great books in great editions Henry E. Huntington Library 1954 Z121 .H55 1954 and Art Gallery 54 Guinness book of poetry : Guinness, Bryan, 1905- 1961 PR1225 .G78 1961 1959/60 55 Guinness book of poetry Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1959 PR1225 .G78 1959 1957/58 Stuart), 1913-2000 56 Helle Feld Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1995 PR6039 .H618 B75 1995 Stuart), 1913-2000 57 H'm : poems Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1972 PR6039 .H618 H6 1972 Stuart), 1913-2000 58 Images for Africa : an Glencross, Jane 1988 PR1227 .G55 1988 anthology of poems and illustrations 59 In memory of Thomas Cumming, John 1977 PR6003 .L26 Z52 1977 Blackburn : February 10th 1916 to August 13th 1977 60 Ingrowing thoughts Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1985 PR6039 .H618 I54 1985 Stuart), 1913-2000 61 Judgment Day Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1960 PR6039 .H618 J8 1960 Stuart), 1913-2000 62 Laboratories of the spirit Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1975 PR6039 .H618 L3 1975 Stuart), 1913-2000 63 Laboratories of the spirit Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1976 PR6039 .H618 L3 1976 Stuart), 1913-2000 64 Later poems : a selection Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1983 PR6039 .H618 A6 1983b Stuart), 1913-2000 65 Laubbaum Sprache Thomas, R. S. (Ronald 1998 PR6039 .H618 L38 1998 Stuart), 1913-2000 66 Lawrence Durrell, Elizabeth Durrell, Lawrence 1962 PR1226 .L39 1962 Jennings, R.S. Thomas 67 Learning by heart : an Kumar, Satish 1986 PR1195 .C47 L43 1986 anthology 68 Least thing : [an anthology of Topping, Angela 1989 PR1195 .C48 L43 1989 Christians writing] 69 Lilting house : an anthology Williams, John Stuart 1969 PR8964 .W53 1969 of Anglo-Welsh poetry, 1917-67 70 Little reviews anthology, Val Baker, Denys, 1917- 1945 PR1149 .L53 1945 1945 71 Living voices Silkin, Jon 1960 PR1226 .L54 1960 72 London Magazine poems, Williams, Hugo, 1942- 1966 PR1225 .L74 1966 1961-66 73 Love poems Thomas, R.
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