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Cymorth chwilio | Finding Aid - Jan Morris Papers, (GB 0210 JANMOR)

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Tabl cynnwys | Table of contents

Gwybodaeth grynodeb | Summary information ...... 3 Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history | Biographical sketch ...... 4 Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content ...... 4 Trefniant | Arrangement ...... 4 Nodiadau | Notes ...... 4 Pwyntiau mynediad | Access points ...... 5 Llyfryddiaeth | Bibliography ...... 5 Disgrifiad cyfres | Series descriptions ...... 5 1 vtls004287447 (WlAbNL)0000287447, Notebooks and other research materials,, 1963-[2001]...... 5 2 vtls004287458 (WlAbNL)0000287458, Drafts of works,, 1955-1985...... 6 3 vtls004287466 (WlAbNL)0000287466, Printed material,, 1908-2002...... 7 4 vtls006826806, Personal papers,, 1948-2010...... 9

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Gwybodaeth grynodeb | Summary information

Lleoliad | Repository: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Teitl | Title: Jan Morris Papers, ID: GB 0210 JANMOR Virtua system control vtls004283129 number [alternative]: GEAC system control (WlAbNL)0000283129 number [alternative]: Dyddiad | Date: 1908-2010 / (dyddiad creu | date of creation) Disgrifiad ffisegol | 0.499 cubic metres (8 large boxes; 30 small boxes). Physical description: Lleoliad ffisegol | ARCH/MSS (GB0210) Physical location: Iaith | Language: English Iaith | Language: Italian Iaith | Language: German Iaith | Language: Welsh Iaith | Language: French Iaith | Language: Swedish Dyddiadau creu, golygu a dileu | Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Nodyn | Note The following sources were used in the compilation of this [sourcesDescription]: description: e-mails from Jan Morris, September 2003 and April 2010; papers within the archive.

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Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history | Biographical sketch

Nodyn | Note Jan Morris, formerly James Morris, travel writer, historian and novelist, was born in Somerset in 1926 of Welsh and English parents. She spent ten years on the editorial staffs of and , and her books about places evolved from her travel experiences as a wartime soldier and as a foreign correspondent. Her published books, articles and essays include a historical trilogy about the , books concerning Wales, major studies of several cities around the world, books of collected travel essays, biographical works about Abraham Lincoln and Admiral Fisher, a novel, and several volumes of memoirs.

Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content

Notes, drafts of published and unpublished works, letters, talks, reviews, booklets, leaflets, periodicals, press cuttings and other material relating to Jan Morris's writing career and the places she visited in the course of her research, together with personal letters and records.

Nodiadau | Notes

Nodiadau teitl | Title notes

Ffynhonnell | Immediate source of acquisition Donated by Jan Morris, Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, July 2002, January 2003 and April 2010; 0200300841.

Trefniant | Arrangement Arranged at NLW in four series: Notebooks and other research materials; Drafts of works; Printed material; and Personal papers.

Cyfyngiadau ar fynediad | Restrictions on access Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 4 GB 0210 JANMOR Jan Morris Papers, Amodau rheoli defnydd | Conditions governing use Usual copyright laws apply.

Rhestrau cymorth | Finding aids A hard copy of the list covering the 2002 and 2003 Donations is available at NLW.

Ychwanegiadau | Accruals Accruals are possible.

Nodiadau eraill | Other notes • Statws cyhoeddiad | Publication status: Published

Pwyntiau mynediad | Access points

• Morris, Jan, 1926- -- Archives (pwnc) | (subject) • Travel writing -- 20th century. (pwnc) | (subject) • Travel writers -- Wales. (pwnc) | (subject)

Llyfryddiaeth | Bibliography

Several of Jan Morris's published works were based on materials in the archive, including: Coast to coast (1956); Sultan in Oman (1957); The market of Seleukia (1957); Coronation Everest (1958); South African winter (1958); The Hashemite kings (1959); (1960); Spain (1964); The presence of Spain (1964); Heaven's command: an imperial progress (1973); Pax Britannica: the climax of empire (London, 1968); Farewell the Trumpets: an imperial retreat (London, 1974); Conundrum (1974); (Oxford, 1978); The Venetian empire: a sea voyage (London, 1980); Stones of empire: buildings of the Raj (1983); The matter of Wales: epic views of a small country (1984); Last letters from Hav (1985); Sydney (1992); O Canada! (1992); and and the meaning of nowhere (2001).

Disgrifiad cyfres | Series descriptions

Cyfres | Series 1 vtls004287447 (WlAbNL)0000287447: Notebooks and other research materials, Dyddiad | Date: 1963-[2001]. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation) Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content:

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Notebooks used by Jan Morris to record details subsequently used to compile her various published works, together with other materials collected by her for the same purpose.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 79 volumes; 1 bundle. Lleoliad ffisegol | Physical location: ARCH/MSS (GB0210) Iaith y deunydd | Language of the material: Nodyn | Note: Preferred citation: 1

Trefniant | Arrangement: Files 1/1-7 (2002 and 2003 Donations) are arranged in alphabetical order; files 1/8-12 (2010 Donation) are arranged as found.

Ffeil / rhestr eitemau | File / item list Cod cyfeirnod | Ref Teitl | Title Dyddiadau | Statws mynediad | Cynhwysydd | code Dates Access status Container 1/1 vtls004287448 File - Farewell the Trumpets: an imperial 1975. 1/1 (1). (WlAbNL)0000287448 retreat, 1/2 vtls004287449 File - Pax Britannica, 1966. 1/2 (1). (WlAbNL)0000287449 1/3 vtls004287450 File - 'Post Pax', 1975. 1/3 (1). (WlAbNL)0000287450 1/4 vtls004287452 File - 'Pre Pax', 1965-1970. 1/4 (2). (WlAbNL)0000287452 1/5 vtls004287453 File - Sydney, 1990. 1/5 (2). (WlAbNL)0000287453 1/6 vtls004287455 File - Oxford, 1977. 1/6 (2). (WlAbNL)0000287455 1/7 vtls004287456 File - Venice, 1978-1979. 1/7 (2). (WlAbNL)0000287456 1/8 vtls006827346 File - Trieste, [1998 x 2001]. 1/8 (Box 34). 1/9 vtls006827345 File - British buildings in India, [c.1980 x 1983]. 1/9 (Box 34). 1/10 vtls006827344 File - Wales, 1981-[1984]. 1/10 (Box 34). 1/11 vtls006827342 File - Spain, 1963-1964. 1/11 (Box 34). 1/12 vtls006827449 File - Research materials, 1957-1989. 1/12 (Box 34). Cyfres | Series 2 vtls004287458 (WlAbNL)0000287458: Drafts of works, Dyddiad | Date: 1955-1985. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation) Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content: Drafts of published works by Jan Morris.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 14 volumes; 4 bundles; 1 envelope. Lleoliad ffisegol | Physical location: ARCH/MSS (GB0210) Nodyn | Note: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 6 GB 0210 JANMOR Jan Morris Papers,

Preferred citation: 2

Trefniant | Arrangement: Files 2/1-3 (2002 and 2003 Donations) are arranged in alphabetical order; files 2/4-16 (2010 Donation) are arranged as found.

Ffeil / rhestr eitemau | File / item list Cod cyfeirnod | Ref Teitl | Title Dyddiadau | Statws mynediad | Cynhwysydd | code Dates Access status Container 2/1 vtls004287460 File - Farewell the Trumpets, 1975-1978. 2/1 (3). (WlAbNL)0000287460 2/2 vtls004287462 File - Heaven's command, 1970-1972. 2/2 (4). (WlAbNL)0000287462 2/3 vtls004287464 File - Pax Britannica, 1966-1967. 2/3 (5). (WlAbNL)0000287464 2/4 vtls006827330 File - Coronation Everest, 1955-1956, 2/4 (Box 34). 1958, 1963. 2/5 vtls006827332 File - Oxford, 1964-1967, 2/5 (Box 34). 1978. 2/6 vtls006827331 File - Wales, 1984. 2/6 (Box 35). 2/7 vtls006827333 File - Coast to coast, 1955, 2/7 (Box 35). 1956-1964. 2/8 vtls006827334 File - Venice, 1959-1960, 2/8 (Box 35). 1961-1983. 2/9 vtls006827338 File - The presence of Spain, 1963-1964, 2/9 (Box 35). 1966-1982. 2/10 vtls006827336 File - South African winter, 1957-1958. 2/10 (Box 35). 2/11 vtls006827337 File - Sultan in Oman, 1956, 2/11 (Box 36). 1957-1983. 2/12 vtls006827335 File - The market of Seleukia, 1956-1957, 2/12 (Box 36). 1958-1960. 2/13 vtls006827329 File - Last letters from Hav, 1985. 2/13 (Box 36). 2/14 vtls006826959 File - The Hashemite kings, 1958-1959. 2/14 (Box 36). 2/15 vtls006827328 File - Conundrum, 1973. 2/15 (Box 36). 2/16 vtls006827766 File - Other works, 1969-1983. 2/16 (Box 36). Cyfres | Series 3 vtls004287466 (WlAbNL)0000287466: Printed material, Dyddiad | Date: 1908-2002. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation) Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content: The series comprises printed , including maps and plans, collected by Jan Morris on her numerous trips throughout Britain and around the world, and used by her as research when compiling her various publications.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 28 boxes (90 envelopes, 16 bundles). Lleoliad ffisegol | Physical location: ARCH/MSS (GB0210) Nodyn | Note:

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Preferred citation: 3

Trefniant | Arrangement: Arranged in twenty-six files alphabetically according to area in the British Isles, ending with a file of miscellaneous items, then alphabetically according to country or area abroad. The items have no particular arrangement within each individual file.

Ffeil / rhestr eitemau | File / item list Cod cyfeirnod | Ref Teitl | Title Dyddiadau | Statws mynediad | Cynhwysydd | code Dates Access status Container 3/1 vtls004287467 File - Avon - Buckinghamshire, 1951-1990. 3/1 (6). (WlAbNL)0000287467 3/2 vtls004287509 File - Cambridgeshire - Cumbria, 1957-1995. 3/2 (7). (WlAbNL)0000287509 3/3 vtls004287510 File - Devon - Hampshire, 1951-1995. 3/3 (8). (WlAbNL)0000287510 3/4 vtls004287511 File - Herefordshire - Ireland, 1938-1993. 3/4 (9). (WlAbNL)0000287511 3/5 vtls004287512 File - Isle of Man - Kent, 1953-1997. 3/5 (10). (WlAbNL)0000287512 3/6 vtls004287513 File - Leicestershire - London, [1950]-1987. 3/6 (11). (WlAbNL)0000287513 3/7 vtls004287514 File - Manchester - Oxfordshire, 1950-1997. 3/7 (12). (WlAbNL)0000287514 3/8 vtls004287515 File - Scotland - Shropshire, 1952-1993. 3/8 (13). (WlAbNL)0000287515 3/9 vtls004287516 File - Somerset - Sussex, 1951-1997. 3/9 (14). (WlAbNL)0000287516 3/10 vtls004287517 File - Tyne & Wear - Worcestershire, 1973-1987. 3/10 (15). (WlAbNL)0000287517 3/11 vtls004287518 File - Yorkshire - miscellaneous, 1957-1996. 3/11 (16). (WlAbNL)0000287518 3/12 vtls004287554 File - Africa, East - Africa, North, 1908-1974. 3/12 (17). (WlAbNL)0000287554 3/13 vtls004287555 File - Africa, South - Asia, South-East, 1953-1987. 3/13 (18). (WlAbNL)0000287555 3/14 vtls004287556 File - Australia, 1961-1990. 3/14 (19). (WlAbNL)0000287556 3/15 vtls004287557 File - Austria - Czechoslovakia, 1957-2002. 3/15 (20). (WlAbNL)0000287557 3/16 vtls004287558 File - Denmark - , 1950-2002. 3/16 (21). (WlAbNL)0000287558 3/17 vtls004287559 File - Germany - Greece, 1961-2001. 3/17 (22). (WlAbNL)0000287559 3/18 vtls004287560 File - - Iceland, 1957-1988. 3/18 (23). (WlAbNL)0000287560 3/19 vtls004287561 File - India, 1932-1992. 3/19 (24 & (WlAbNL)0000287561 25). 3/20 vtls004287562 File - Italy, 1939-2002. 3/20 (26 & (WlAbNL)0000287562 27). Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 8 GB 0210 JANMOR Jan Morris Papers, 3/21 vtls004287563 File - Japan - Mauritius, 1960-1997. 3/21 (28). (WlAbNL)0000287563 3/22 vtls004287564 File - Middle East, 1924-1980. 3/22 (29). (WlAbNL)0000287564 3/23 vtls004287565 File - Netherlands - Poland, 1952-1995. 3/23 (30). (WlAbNL)0000287565 3/24 vtls004287566 File - Portugal - South America, 1955-1996. 3/24 (31). (WlAbNL)0000287566 3/25 vtls004287567 File - Spain - Switzerland, 1929-2002. 3/25 (32). (WlAbNL)0000287567 3/26 vtls004288533 File - Taiwan - Yugoslavia, 1958-1999. 3/26 (33). (WlAbNL)0000288533 Cyfres | Series 4 vtls006826806: Personal papers, Dyddiad | Date: 1948-2010. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation) Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content: Personal papers of Jan Morris, including letters and postcards to her from publishers, editors, agents, reviewers, translators and other figures in the literary world, as well as academics, officials, friends, family and admirers, and also including some letters to associates of Jan Morris, concerning many aspects of her books and articles and the issues raised by them (sometimes many years after the work was first published), including invitations and requests, as well as her writing career in general and her intellectual, political, social, personal and domestic life, together with reviews of her work, official records, and press cuttings.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 1 box; 6 bundles; 1 envelope. Lleoliad ffisegol | Physical location: ARCH/MSS (GB0210) Iaith y deunydd | Language of the material: Nodyn | Note: Some of the letters are incomplete.

Nodyn | Note: Preferred citation: 4

Trefniant | Arrangement: The files of letters are arranged chronologically, and the other papers are arranged by format.

Ffeil / rhestr eitemau | File / item list Cod cyfeirnod | Ref Teitl | Title Dyddiadau | Statws mynediad | Cynhwysydd | code Dates Access status Container 4/1 vtls006826850 File - Letters, 1958-1969. 4/1 (Box 37). 4/2 vtls006826852 File - Letters, 1970-1979. 4/2 (Box 37). 4/3 vtls006827451 File - Letters, 1980-1989. 4/3 (Box 37). 4/4 vtls006828131 File - Letters, 1990-1999. 4/4 (Box 37). 4/5 vtls006828130 File - Letters, 2000-2010. 4/5 (Box 37).

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 9 GB 0210 JANMOR Jan Morris Papers, 4/6 vtls006827456 File - Undated letters, [1960x1970]- 4/6 (Box 37). [2000x2010]. 4/7 vtls006829529 File - Official records, 1954-2010. 4/7 (Box 37). 4/8 vtls006827455 File - Reviews, publicity and press 1948-2003. 4/8 (Box 38). cuttings,

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