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Lleoliad | Repository: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Teitl | Title: Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, ID: GB 0210 JACNES Virtua system control vtls003844246 number [alternative]: Project identifier ANW [alternative]: Dyddiad | Date: 1934-1968 / (dyddiad creu | date of creation) Disgrifiad ffisegol | 0.485 cubic metres (19 boxes) Physical description: Lleoliad ffisegol | ARCH/MSS (GB0210) Physical location: Dyddiadau creu, golygu a dileu | Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Nodyn | Note Title compiled from content of fonds. [generalNote]:

Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history | Biographical sketch

Nodyn | Note Jack Jones (1884-1970), author and playwright, was born at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, the eldest son of David and Sarah Anne. He was educated at St David's elementary school, Merthyr Tydfil. Between 1902 and 1906 he served in the Army in South Africa and India. In 1908 he married his first wife, Laura Grimes Evans (d. 1946), of Builth Wells, Brecknockshire. They had five children. After the First World War he became active in left-wing politics. In 1921 he was sent by the Miners' Federation Lodge, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, to the Conference of the British Communist Party in Manchester, where he was elected temporary corresponding secretary for the South Wales coalfield. In 1923 he was appointed full-time secretary-representative of the miners at Blaengarw, Glamorgan, and later joined the Labour Party. He was forced to resign in 1927 after the publication of his controversial article, 'The Need for a Lib-Lab Coalition'. He moved to Cardiff and became one of Lloyd George's speakers on the Liberal platform, and stood unsuccessfully for Neath in the 1929 general election. He began writing seriously during a period of unemployment. His first novel, 'Saran', was never published, but a reduced version of Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 3 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, it appeared as Black Parade (1935). By 1939, he had written the novels Rhondda Roundabout (1934), and Bidden to the Beast (1938), a play, Land of my Fathers (1937), and his first autobiography, Unfinished Journey (1937). The London stage version of Rhondda Roundabout was acclaimed. He wrote the dialogue for the film 'Proud Valley', in which he also had a minor acting role. During the Second World War he was a speaker for the Ministry of Information and the National Savings Movement. He wrote The Man David (1944), a life of David Lloyd George. In the 1945 election he supported Sir James Grigg of the Conservative Party. After the war he wrote two volumes of autobiography, Me and Mine (1946) and Give Me Back My Heart (1950), three novels, Off to Philadelphia in the Morning (1947), Some Trust in Chariots (1948), and River out of Eden (1951), and a play Transatlantic Episode (1947). He was made a CBE in 1948. His later works, Lily of the Valley and Lucky Year (1952), Time and the Business (1953), Choral Symphony (1955) and Come, Night; End, Day (1956) were less well received. In 1954, he married his second wife, Gladys Morgan. He was elected first President of the English section of Yr Academi Gymreig. Until his death in May 1970 he continued writing; these works remained unpublished, including a biographical novel, 'A Burnt Offering', based on the life of Dr William Price (1800-1893), Llantrisant, pioneer of cremation.

Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content

Holograph manuscripts and (mostly) typescripts, corrected, of some of the published and unpublished literary works, including novels entitled 'Benny Boy', 'Thursday to Saturday', Choral Symphony (London, 1955), 'Requiem for Rags', 'The Champion's Wife, 'The Methuselahs', Come, Night; End, Day, Rhondda Roundabout, 'Shadow Show' and The Man David (London, 1944); comedies, musical plays, and dramatisations of novels, autobiographies, radio scripts, articles and reviews, 1938-1967, including 'The Leek in the Broth'; diaries, 1938-1962; notebooks on William Abraham ('Mabon'); cuttings from Merthyr Express of the 'Saran Stories'; recorded readings from the B.B.C, 1941-1964; and typescript final draft of 'A Burnt Offering' and manuscript notes on Dr William Price.

Nodiadau | Notes

Nodiadau teitl | Title notes

Ffynhonnell | Immediate source of acquisition Donated to the National Library of Wales by Jack Jones, Rhiwbina, between 1961 and 1969.

Trefniant | Arrangement Arranged by date of deposit.

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 4 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, Cyfyngiadau ar fynediad | Restrictions on access No restrictions. Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Amodau rheoli defnydd | Conditions governing use Usual copyright regulations apply.

Rhestrau cymorth | Finding aids A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.

Ychwanegiadau | Accruals Accruals are not expected.

Nodiadau eraill | Other notes • Statws cyhoeddiad | Publication status: Published • Dynodwr sefydliad | Institution identifier: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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Disgrifiad cyfres | Series descriptions

Cod cyfeirnod | Ref Teitl | Title Dyddiadau | Statws mynediad | Cynhwysydd | code Dates Access status Container 1-167. vtls005299966 Otherlevel - 1961 Donation. 1-167. ISYSARCHB16 1-2. vtls005299967 File - 'Benny Boy'. An epic novel 1-2. ISYSARCHB16 about South Wales. With a note in the autograph of the author to his literary .... 3-4. vtls005299968 File - Another copy of Nos 1-2 above. 3-4. ISYSARCHB16 5. vtls005299969 File - 'Thursday to Saturday'. A novel. 5. ISYSARCHB16 [vol. 1]. (corrected by the author). Typescript.

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 5 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, 6-7. vtls005299970 File - 'Charcoal Symphony'. A novel 6-7. ISYSARCHB16 (published London: H. Hamilton, 1955). Two Volumes. Typescript (with corrections by the author). 8-9. vtls005299971 File - 'Requiem for Rags'. A novel. Two 8-9. ISYSARCHB16 Volumes. Typescript (with corrections by the author). 10. vtls005299972 File - 'The Champion's Wife'. A Novel. 10. ISYSARCHB16 Typescript. 11-12. vtls005299973 File - 'The Black Welshman'. A novel. 11-12. ISYSARCHB16 Two Volumes. Typescript. (corrected by the author). 13-17. vtls005299974 File - 'Outing in May'. A novel. 13-17. ISYSARCHB16 18-20. vtls005299975 File - 'The Leek in the Broth'. An 18-20. ISYSARCHB16 imaginative presentation, based on fact, of the life of David Lloyd George from 1914 .... 21. vtls005299976 File - 'The Leek in the Broth'. Third 21. ISYSARCHB16 and final version of the completion of The Man David. Typescript. See Nos 18-20 .... 22. vtls005299977 File - 'Bidden to the Feast'. A 22. ISYSARCHB16 dramatisation by the author of his novel Bidden to the Feast (London: H. Hamilton, 1983) .... 23. vtls005299978 File - 'Bidden to the Feast'. A 23. ISYSARCHB16 dramatisation of the novel. 24. vtls005299979 File - 'Week-end at the Wells'. 24. ISYSARCHB16 Alternative title: 'Magic Waters'. A comedy in three acts. Typescript. 25. vtls005299980 File - 'Our Megan'. A play in four acts 25. ISYSARCHB16 adapted from the author's novel Bidden to the Feast (Note by Author: 'The .... 26. vtls005299981 File - 'The Theatre that came to stay'. 26. ISYSARCHB16 The story of the Theatre Royal, Merthyr. Radio Script. BBC Broadcast 10 November [1955] .... 27. vtls005299982 File - 'Thrice named Theatre'. The 27. ISYSARCHB16 story of the Royal Clarence Theatre, Pontypridd. Radio Script. BBC Broadcast, 5 July 1956. 28-9. vtls005299983 File - 'On writing for a living'. The 28-9. ISYSARCHB16 Tuesday talk. Radio Scripts BBC Broadcast 10 May 1949. 30. vtls005299984 File - 'Unfinished Journey'. Some 30. ISYSARCHB16 chapters in the life-story of Jack Jones. Dramatisation by Glyn Jones. Radio Script. BBC Broadcast, 24 Nov .... 31. vtls005299985 File - 'Lily of the Valley'. A musical play 31. ISYSARCHB16 adapted from the novel by Jack Jones. Book and lyrics by Brian Evans .... 32. vtls005299986 File - 'Mirror'. Reflections on Twenty- 32. ISYSARCHB16 five years of Authorship. Radio Script.

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 6 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, BBC Broadcast, 19 September 1958. Typescript. 33. vtls005299987 File - 'A Sinner and His Saint'. A 33. ISYSARCHB16 talk. BBC Broadcast, 1 March 1954. Typescript. 34. vtls005299988 File - '70 Years Theatre Going'. A talk. 34. ISYSARCHB16 BBC Broadcast, 6 November 1958. Typescript. 35. vtls005299989 File - 'Merthyr Revisited'. Article 35. ISYSARCHB16 published in the 'Empire News' (no date). Typescript. 36. vtls005299990 File - 'Good Morning Grampa: 36. ISYSARCHB16 The new lease of life'. Chapters in the autobiography of Jack Jones. [Continuation of the published volumes .... 37. vtls005299991 File - 'The Methuselahs'. Chapter One 37. ISYSARCHB16 ('The Snug') of ? a novel. In the author's hand, written of the back of the .... 38-9. vtls005299992 File - ['Good Morning Grampa...']. 38-9. ISYSARCHB16 Autobiography. 40. vtls005299993 File - 'Unfinished Odyssey: 40. ISYSARCHB16 Autobiography. Published under the title Unfinished Journey (1937). Typescript. 41. vtls005299994 File - 'Me and Mine'. Draft manuscript of 41. ISYSARCHB16 autobiography published as Me and Mine (1946). 42. vtls005299995 File - 'Me and Mine'. Autobiography (See 42. ISYSARCHB16 nos 41 and 65). 43. vtls005299996 File - 'Easter Parade'. Autobiography. 43. ISYSARCHB16 44. vtls005299997 File - 'Behold they Live'. Descriptive 44. ISYSARCHB16 book of Cardiff and the mining valleys. Typescript (1937). 45-7. vtls005299998 File - 'Looking Back without Anger'. 45-7. ISYSARCHB16 Final chapter in autobiography. 48. vtls005299999 File - 'Life Begins at Seventy'. 48. ISYSARCHB16 Autobiography. Typescript. 49. vtls005300000 File - 'Records and Reactions: A daily 49. ISYSARCHB16 record of a writer's year, 1955'. 50. vtls005300001 File - 'Thursday to Saturday'. A novel. 50. ISYSARCHB16 Part 11 (Part ii No. 5). Typescript. 51. vtls005300002 File - 'The Champion's Wife'. A novel. 51. ISYSARCHB16 Typescript. 52-3. vtls005300003 File - 'Come Night; Come Day'. A novel. 52-3. ISYSARCHB16 Second Version. Typescript. Third version published 1956. 54-5. vtls005300004 File - 'Bidden to the Feast'. Two 54-5. ISYSARCHB16 typescript copies of the novel Bidden to the Feast (1938). 56. vtls005300005 File - 'Rhondda Roundabout'. Typescript 56. ISYSARCHB16 of the novel published under that title in 1934. 57-8. vtls005300006 File - 'Requiem for Rags'. A novel. 57-8. ISYSARCHB16 Manuscript in two volumes. See Nos 8-9. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 7 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, 59. vtls005300007 File - 'Shadow Show'. A novel. 59. ISYSARCHB16 60. vtls005300008 File - 'Past and Present'. Beginning of a 60. ISYSARCHB16 novel. Manuscript and typescript. 61A. vtls005300009 File - 'The Leek in the Broth'. An 61A. ISYSARCHB16 imaginative presentation, based on fact, of the life of David Lloyd George, 1914-45. 61. vtls005300010 File - 'The Man David'. 61. ISYSARCHB16 62. vtls005300011 File - 'The Methuselahs' Chapter 1 of 62. ISYSARCHB16 a projected novel (See No. 37) and instalments from that novel. Typescripts. 63-4. vtls005300012 File - 'Week-end at the Wells'. A comedy 63-4. ISYSARCHB16 in three acts. Typescripts. 65. vtls005300013 File - 'Off to Philadelphia in the 65. ISYSARCHB16 Morning'. First draft of the novel (published ). 66. vtls005300014 File - 'Edwin the Second or the Plumber's 66. ISYSARCHB16 Mate'. A comedy in three acts. 67. vtls005300015 File - 'Edwin the Second or the Plumber's 67. ISYSARCHB16 Mate'. A comedy in three acts. 68-9. vtls005300016 File - 'No Flowers in Tiger Bay'. Play 68-9. ISYSARCHB16 in three acts. Manuscript written on the Blank pages of two volumes of the .... 70. vtls005300017 File - 'No Flowers in Tiger Bay'. Play in 70. ISYSARCHB16 three acts. Typescript. 70. vtls005300018 File - 'Mog Malvolio': a radio serial (not 70. ISYSARCHB16 broadcast). Typescript. 71. vtls005300019 File - 'Mog Malvolio'. (See no. 70) 71. ISYSARCHB16 Manuscript version. 72. vtls005300020 File - 'Bidden to the Feast'. A 72. ISYSARCHB16 dramatisation of the novel. Typescript. 73. vtls005300021 File - 'Black Parade'. The first of a cycle 73. ISYSARCHB16 of three plays, based on the novel Black Parade (1935 ), written for .... 74. vtls005300022 File - 'Rhondda Roundabout'. Radio 74. ISYSARCHB16 Script. BBC Broadcast 6 Nov. 1939. 75. vtls005300023 File - 'Bidden to the Feast'. Radio script. 75. ISYSARCHB16 BBC Broadcast. 14 Dec. 1941. 76. vtls005300024 File - 'Butties'. A dramatic Christmas 76. ISYSARCHB16 feature. Radio script. 77. vtls005300025 File - 'Days of Days'. A dramatic feature. 77. ISYSARCHB16 Radio script. BBC Broadcast of June 1938. 78. vtls005300026 File - 'Best Welsh'. Radio feature 78. ISYSARCHB16 (the story of coal in the Rhondda) in collaboration with T. Rowland Hughes. 79. vtls005300027 File - 'Freedom's Ferry. No. 3'. - "Turn 79. ISYSARCHB16 Round". 80. vtls005300028 File - 'Wales'. A feature programme in 80. ISYSARCHB16 Verse for St David's Day by T. Rowland Hughes. Radio Script. BBC Broadcast, 1 March ....

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 8 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, 81. vtls005300029 File - 'Three Characters (and a dog) in 81. ISYSARCHB16 Search of an Author'. A dramatic feature. 82. vtls005300030 File - 'Rhondda Roundabout'. A radio 82. ISYSARCHB16 version of the novel. 83. vtls005300031 File - 'Rhondda Roundabout'. Play. 83. ISYSARCHB16 84. vtls005300032 File - 'Morlais Castle Daydream'. Radio 84. ISYSARCHB16 Script. BBC Broadcast, 26 Aug. 1936. 85. vtls005300033 File - 'Brecknock's Beaconlights'. Radio 85. ISYSARCHB16 Script. BBC Broadcast, 22 Oct. 1937. 86. vtls005300034 File - 'Three Characters (and a Dog) in 86. ISYSARCHB16 search of an Author'. Radio Script. BBC Broadcast, 18 Feb. 1938. 87. vtls005300035 File - 'Morlais Castle Daydream'. Radio 87. ISYSARCHB16 Script. 88. vtls005300036 File - 'The Home Front No. 3: Home 88. ISYSARCHB16 Fires Burning'. A radio picture of a mining community. In collaboration with T. Rowland .... 89. vtls005300037 File - 'The Home Front: Steel-Song'. 89. ISYSARCHB16 Radio Script. In collaboration with T. Rowland Hughes. BBC Broadcast, 27 Nov. 1939. 90. vtls005300038 File - 'The Home Front: Rural 90. ISYSARCHB16 Background'. Radio Script. In Collaboration with T. Rowland Hughes. BBC Broadcast, 20 Jan. 1940. 91. vtls005300039 File - 'Funny Harry'. Radio feature 91. ISYSARCHB16 programme. BBC Broadcast, 28 Nov. 1940. 92. vtls005300040 File - 'Beaconlights'. Radio script. 92. ISYSARCHB16 93. vtls005300041 File - 'Funny Harry'. A radio feature 93. ISYSARCHB16 programme. BBC Broadcast, Sat. 5 Feb. [ ]. 94. vtls005300042 File - 'Morlais Castle Daydream'. Radio 94. ISYSARCHB16 Script. 95. vtls005300043 File - 'Swapping Horses: Miner and 95. ISYSARCHB16 Novelist' Radio Script. BBC Broadcast, 3 June 1937. 96. vtls005300044 File - 'Rhondda Roundabout'. Radio play 96. ISYSARCHB16 BBC Broadcast, 1 Nov. [ ]. 97. vtls005300045 File - 'An open letter to John Llewellyn 97. ISYSARCHB16 Lewis'. 98. vtls005300046 File - 'Professional Portrait: Miner'. 98. ISYSARCHB16 Radio script. BBC Broadcast, 5 Oct. 1942. 99. vtls005300047 File - 'Then and Now'. [Children in coal 99. ISYSARCHB16 mines]. 100. vtls005300048 File - 'Into Battle 69: Stick it, the Welsh'. 100. ISYSARCHB16 Personal story. Radio Script. BBC Broadcast, 28 Aug. 1942. 101. vtls005300049 File - 'The Day of Days'. A dramatic 101. ISYSARCHB16 feature. Radio script.

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 9 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, 102. vtls005300050 File - 'Where's that Author' Radio 102. ISYSARCHB16 characters in revolt. An experimental radio feature. 103. vtls005300051 File - 'Rhondda Roundabout'. 103. ISYSARCHB16 Dramatisation of the novel. 104. vtls005300052 File - 'Man of Song'. Radio feature on the 104. ISYSARCHB16 life of Joseph Parry. BBC Broadcast 16 April 1941. 105. vtls005300053 File - 'Good Anchorage'. Radio script in 105. ISYSARCHB16 collaboration with T. Rowland Hughes. BBC Broadcast, Sat. 3 Oct. [ ]. 106. vtls005300054 File - 'Around and About'. A series of six 106. ISYSARCHB16 scripts broadcast 9 May-18 July 1936. 107. vtls005300055 File - 'Not a Leg to Stand On'. A story for 107. ISYSARCHB16 radio. BBC Broadcast 18 July 1941. 108. vtls005300056 File - 'The Coal Front'. Radio script. 108. ISYSARCHB16 109. vtls005300057 File - 'Harri Hanner Dyn'. Translation 109. ISYSARCHB16 by T. J. Morgan of 'Harry Half a Man' a short story by Jack Jones. BBC .... 110. vtls005300058 File - 'Bidden to the Feast'. Radio play. 110. ISYSARCHB16 BBC Broadcast, 5 May 1941. 111. vtls005300059 File - 'Professional Portrait: Miner'. 111. ISYSARCHB16 Radio script. BBC Broadcast, 9 Sept. 1942. 112. vtls005300060 File - 'Welsh Half-hour (6)'. Radio script. 112. ISYSARCHB16 BBC Broadcast, 2 Dec. 1943. 113. vtls005300061 File - 'Welsh Welcome'. Radio script. 113. ISYSARCHB16 BBC Broadcast, 24 Dec. 1940. 114. vtls005300062 File - 'Dai on Leave'. Radio script. BBC 114. ISYSARCHB16 Broadcast, 28 Dec. 1939. 114. vtls005300063 File - 'I remember'. Radio script. 114. ISYSARCHB16 115. vtls005300064 File - 'Royal Visit News Bulletin'. BBC 115. ISYSARCHB16 Broadcast, 14 July 1937. 116. vtls005300065 File - 'Funny Harry'. Synopsis of a story 116. ISYSARCHB16 for radio. With letter to Elwyn Evans. BBC, 12 March 1937. 117. vtls005300066 File - 'Then, Tips and Memories'. Radio 117. ISYSARCHB16 script. 118. vtls005300067 File - 'Men and Now'. Radio script. BBC 118. ISYSARCHB16 Broadcast, 10 March 1937. 119. vtls005300068 File - 'Life and Labour'. Radio talk. 119. ISYSARCHB16 120. vtls005300069 File - 'Black Parade'. Radio play. BBC 120. ISYSARCHB16 Broadcast, 9 Oct. 1936. 121. vtls005300070 File - 'Love and the Spectre'. Radio play. 121. ISYSARCHB16 BBC Broadcast, 24 April 1955. 122. vtls005300071 File - 'Up to the Bell'. Radio serial. BBC 122. ISYSARCHB16 Broadcast, 4 July-5 Sept. 1940. 123. vtls005300072 File - 'The Theatre that Came to Stay'. 123. ISYSARCHB16 Radio Script [See No. 26]. 124. vtls005300073 File - 'Love and the Spectre'. A Comedy 124. ISYSARCHB16 for Radio. BBC Broadcast, 26 April 1955. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 10 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, 125. vtls005300074 File - 'My Working Day No. 9: Docker'. 125. ISYSARCHB16 Radio Script. BBC Broadcast, 18-20 June 1942. 126. vtls005300075 File - 'Mabon's Day'. Radio talk BBC 126. ISYSARCHB16 Broadcast, 1 May 1945. 127. vtls005300076 File - 'We Speak for Ourselves: Men 127. ISYSARCHB16 of the Merchant Navy'. BBC feature arranged by Jack Jones. Broadcast, 10 July 1941. 128. vtls005300077 File - 'Best Welsh ... Section 2: As it was 128. ISYSARCHB16 in the Beginning'. Radio script. 129. vtls005300078 File - 'Dr Joseph Parry'. Radio talk. BBC 129. ISYSARCHB16 Broadcast, 8 Oct. 1937. 130. vtls005300079 File - 'The Life and Death of a Theatre'. 130. ISYSARCHB16 Dramatic feature. BBC Broadcast, 14 June 1946. 131. vtls005300080 File - 'Welsh Half-hour' 8. BBC 131. ISYSARCHB16 Broadcast, 27 Jan. 1944. 132. vtls005300081 File - 'The Proud Valley'. Radio version. 132. ISYSARCHB16 BBC Broadcast, 25 Feb. 1940. 133. vtls005300082 File - 'Rhondda Roundabout'. Radio 133. ISYSARCHB16 script. 134. vtls005300083 File - 'Funny Harry'. Radio feature. 134. ISYSARCHB16 135. vtls005300084 File - 'We speak for ourselves (2): The 135. ISYSARCHB16 People of Wales'. Arranged by Jack Jones and T. Rowland Hughes. BBC Broadcast, Thursday .... 136. vtls005300085 File - 'Keep At It'. Radio script. BBC 136. ISYSARCHB16 Broadcast, 5 Sept. 1940. 137. vtls005300086 File - 'Transatlantic Memories 1-4'. Radio 137. ISYSARCHB16 scripts. BBC Broadcast, 8 Aug.-4 Sept. 1941. 138. vtls005300087 File - 'Fifty Years Ago'. Series of radio 138. ISYSARCHB16 features. BBC Broadcast, 1945. 139. vtls005300088 File - 'Reflections on Twenty-five years 139. ISYSARCHB16 of Authorship'. Radio script. BBC Broadcast, 12 Sept. 1958. 140. vtls005300089 File - 'Lily of the Valley'. A musical play. 140. ISYSARCHB16 BBC Broadcast, 22 Dec. 1955. 141. vtls005300090 File - 'On writing on South Wales 141. ISYSARCHB16 for one's living'. Radio script. BBC Broadcast, 10 May 1949. 142. vtls005300091 File - 'The Making of a Novel'. Radio 142. ISYSARCHB16 script. With letter of rejection from John Griffiths, BBC. 143. vtls005300092 File - 'Go To It'. Radio script. BBC 143. ISYSARCHB16 Broadcast, 12 June 1940. 144. vtls005300093 File - 'Wales Marches On'. Radio script. 144. ISYSARCHB16 BBC Broadcast, 24 April 1941. 146 (Possibly 145?). File - 'The Aussies and I'. Series of four 146 (Possibly vtls005300094 articles presenting the valleys of the 145?). ISYSARCHB16 Aussies.

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 11 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, 146. vtls005300095 File - Report on a survey of the social 146. ISYSARCHB16 effects of the coming of broadcasting in South Wales for the BBC Oct.-Nov .... 147. vtls005300096 File - Articles of John L. Lewis; chapter 147. ISYSARCHB16 of an abandoned novel on Dr Price of Llantrisant; articles on 'My Literary Life' .... 148. vtls005300097 File - Articles and talks in typescript 148. ISYSARCHB16 including a series of articles (? 'Then and Now') for the 'Empire News', 'A sinner .... 149. vtls005300098 File - Articles and reviews, etc., 149. ISYSARCHB16 including a review of Frank Owen's Lloyd George, 'Down at Cardiff Docks, 'Monthly Memory', 'Suburban Sonata' .... 150. vtls005300099 File - 'Unfinished Journey'. First draft. 150. ISYSARCHB16 151. vtls005300100 File - Copies of newspaper articles, 151. ISYSARCHB16 reviews, press cuttings, issues of periodicals containing articles, note books, notes for background material for literary .... 152. vtls005300101 File - Diaries, 1944, 1946; note books; 152. ISYSARCHB16 'Our Town's First Murder', etc. 153. vtls005300102 File - Diaries 1938-43. 153. ISYSARCHB16 154. vtls005300103 File - 'Edwin the Second or the Plumber's 154. ISYSARCHB16 Mate'. A comedy in three acts. 155. vtls005300104 File - Three series of articles under the 155. ISYSARCHB16 titles 'Men and Memories'. 'Tales of a Great-Grandfather' and 'Jack Jones' Bookshelf'. Typescript. 156. vtls005300105 File - 'Decline and Fall of an Author'. 156. ISYSARCHB16 Autobiography, 1961. 157. vtls005300106 File - 'Suburban Sonata'. A comedy in 157. ISYSARCHB16 three acts. 158. vtls005300107 File - 'Granser's Grouse'. A comedy in 158. ISYSARCHB16 three acts. 159. vtls005300108 File - 'Naked to the World'. The second 159. ISYSARCHB16 part of 'Requiem for rags'. Incomplete. Written in the author's hand on the blank .... 160. vtls005300109 File - 'Sentimental Journey (through 160. ISYSARCHB16 South Wales and Monmouthshire)'. 161. vtls005300110 File - 'Mog Malvolio. A radio serial in as 161. ISYSARCHB16 many instalments as you like'. Part 1. 162. vtls005300111 File - 'Ruminations'. On the books in his 162. ISYSARCHB16 [Jack Jones's] Library. 163. vtls005300112 File - 'The 4 R's of a Second Childhood. 163. ISYSARCHB16 Rejections'. Humorous treatment of my dilemma'. Abandoned 17 July 1958. 164. vtls005300113 File - Chapters in autobiography. Part 164. ISYSARCHB16 four. Chapters 37-47. 165. vtls005300114 File - 'Outing in June' Essay. 165. ISYSARCHB16 Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 12 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, 166. vtls005300115 File - Fragments. 166. ISYSARCHB16 167. vtls005300116 File - Cuttings from the Western Mail of 167. ISYSARCHB16 articles including the series 'Jack Jones' Bookshelf', 'My Hundred Best Books', 1959-60. 168-188. Otherlevel - 1964 Donation. 168-188. vtls005300117 ISYSARCHB16 168. vtls005300118 File - Draft papers in the author's hand of 168. ISYSARCHB16 a biographical novel on Dr William Price entitled 'A Burnt Offering', with notes .... 169. vtls005300119 File - Notes in the author's hand for 169. ISYSARCHB16 'Benny Boy', a novel. 170. vtls005300120 File - Incomplete manuscript draft of 170. ISYSARCHB16 an article on colliery disasters entitled 'Bygone Days that Shook Wales'. 171. vtls005300121 File - Manuscript draft (incomplete) and 171. ISYSARCHB16 typescript of an article on the iron and steel industries entitled 'The Valleys I Knew', published .... 172. vtls005300122 File - Manuscript of an address on 172. ISYSARCHB16 'Cardiff in Fact and Fiction' delivered to the Cardiff Rotarians. 173. vtls005300123 File - Typescript copies and manuscript 173. ISYSARCHB16 draft of a talk entitled 'Landmarks in a Literary Career' broadcast by the BBC, 12 August .... 174. vtls005300124 File - Typescript with manuscript notes 174. ISYSARCHB16 of a synopsis, entitled 'A Welsh Heretic', of the life of Dr William Price, for the .... 175-85. vtls005300125 File - Diaries kept by Jack Jones, 1950-1 175-85. ISYSARCHB16 (appointments only), 1954-62. 186-8. vtls005300126 File - Note books containing notes 186-8. ISYSARCHB16 by Jack Jones on William Abraham ('Mabon'), drafts of 'Tales of a Great Grandfather', reading lists .... 189-192. Otherlevel - 1965 Donation. 189-192. vtls005300127 ISYSARCHB16 189-90. vtls005300128 File - Typescript of a short story, 'The 189-90. ISYSARCHB16 Boy of the Old Men's Corner', by Jack Jones, with manuscript corrections by the .... 191. vtls005300129 File - Printed version of the above short 191. ISYSARCHB16 story serialised in the Merthyr Express, 7 Nov.-11 Dec. 1964. 192. vtls005300130 File - Typescript of 'One More Spring' by 192. ISYSARCHB16 Jack Jones. 193. vtls005300131 Otherlevel - July 1965 donation. 193. ISYSARCHB16 193. vtls005300132 File - Typescript, with manuscript 193. ISYSARCHB16 emendations, of a short novel entitled 'Saturday Night at the Local'.

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 13 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, 194-203. Otherlevel - September 1966 donation. 194-203. vtls005300133 ISYSARCHB16 194. vtls005300134 File - Earlier and revised typescripts of 194. ISYSARCHB16 'The Welsh Miner', and talk broadcast by the BBC in 1941; together with a cutting .... 195. vtls005300135 File - Typescript of 'Pit-boy of the Gay 195. ISYSARCHB16 Nineties', impressionistic reminiscences, 35 pp. 196. vtls005300136 File - Typescript of 'Outing in May', a 196. ISYSARCHB16 short novel, 298 pp. 197. vtls005300137 File - Typescript of 'No Flowers in Tiger 197. ISYSARCHB16 Bay', a play in three acts. 198. vtls005300138 File - Typescript of 'Double Murder at 198. ISYSARCHB16 Fiddler's Elbow' a television serial in six episodes (returned to the author in 1962). 199. vtls005300139 File - Two typescript of an earlier version 199. ISYSARCHB16 and one of a later version of a 'synopsis' of 'The Wager' a television .... 200i-iv. vtls005300140 File - Typescript of 'The Leek in the 200i-iv.. ISYSARCHB16 Broth - an imaginative presentation, based on fact, of the life of David Lloyd .... 201i-iii. vtls005300141 File - Typescript of 'Looking Back 201i-iii. ISYSARCHB16 without Anger - positively the Last Chapter in the Autobiography of Jack Jones', 740 pp., 3 .... 202. vtls005300142 File - Typescript of 'Some trust in 202. ISYSARCHB16 Chariots', screen-play adapted from the author's novel of the same title published in 1948, 164 .... 203. vtls005300143 File - 'The Saran Stories', a series of 57 203. ISYSARCHB16 stories covering the history of Merthyr, being cuttings from the Merthyr Express in .... 204-223. Otherlevel - March 1968 donation. 204-223. vtls005300144 ISYSARCHB16 204. vtls005300145 File - 'Dust to Dust: a sort of Anthology, 204. ISYSARCHB16 or is it a sort of biographical Index of the books and their .... 205. vtls005300146 File - 'Remington Speaking: memories of 205. ISYSARCHB16 my Typewriter'. 206. vtls005300147 File - Typescripts of readings from 206. ISYSARCHB16 the author's works recorded (and some broadcast) by the BBC. 207. vtls005300148 File - Twelve pages of story-line of a 207. ISYSARCHB16 screen play based on the novel Some Trust in Chariots. With copy letter from .... 208. vtls005300149 File - 'At the Court of Louis XIV.' 208. ISYSARCHB16 Continuation of Jack Jones's autobiography.

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 14 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, 209. vtls005300150 File - A dramatization by the author of 209. ISYSARCHB16 his novel 'Bidden to the Feast'. 210. vtls005300151 File - 'Double Murder Near Fiddler's 210. ISYSARCHB16 Elbow'. (four instalments). 211. vtls005300152 File - 'Moments of Joy'. Typescript of a 211. ISYSARCHB16 talk broadcast 27 February 1964. Two copies. 212. vtls005300153 File - 'The Not so Good Old Days'. 212. ISYSARCHB16 From the autobiography of Jack Jones, selected, arranged and read by him. Typescript of .... 213. vtls005300154 File - 'Birthday'. Typescript of an article 213. ISYSARCHB16 'published in the Headmasters Journal', 1966. 214. vtls005300155 File - 'Requiem for Rags'. Prologue. 214. ISYSARCHB16 Beginning of a revision of the work. With a note by the author on his biographical .... 215. vtls005300156 File - 'The Scene Changes'. 215. ISYSARCHB16 Autobiographical article sent for publication in the Western Mail, 9 July 1963. 216. vtls005300157 File - Three articles entitled 'Three 216. ISYSARCHB16 Ordinary Couples', 'Three Welshmen in Opera', and 'Three Welsh Actresses', with a letter from the editor .... 217. vtls005300158 File - 'A Story Courtship' from Black 217. ISYSARCHB16 Parade. Typescript of a reading by Jack Jones broadcast 12 June 1964, with manuscript additions .... 218. vtls005300159 File - 'Men and Memories': 'We'll keep a 218. ISYSARCHB16 welcome ...... ' Typescript note on Tom Jones (Pontypridd), the BBC personality. 219. vtls005300160 File - 'For You to Know.' Story. 219. ISYSARCHB16 Typescript (incomplete). 220. vtls005300161 File - Copies of the South Wales Echo, 220. ISYSARCHB16 Oct. 2-12 1967, containing 'Quarry Row' being life in a fictional South Water Street .... 221. vtls005300162 File - Manuscript drafts of the author's 221. ISYSARCHB16 autobiography during his later years. 222. vtls005300163 File - Fragments of drafts in the author's 222. ISYSARCHB16 hand of articles, broadcasts and stories entitled 'Late Harvest', 'Plenty to Say', 'Pit-boy of .... 223. vtls005300164 File - Press Cuttings of an article on 223. ISYSARCHB16 'schooling'; Western Mail, 23 Jan. 1968; Trydan, 3 Jan. 1967, containing a photographs of .... 224-226. Otherlevel - March 1969 donation. 224-226. vtls005300165 ISYSARCHB16 224. vtls005300166 File - 'The Methusalahs'. A novel 224. ISYSARCHB16 (incomplete) written in 1968. pp. 1-100.

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 15 GB 0210 JACNES Jack Jones (author and playwright) Manuscripts, Typescript (with corrections by the author). 225. vtls005300167 File - 'The Booth'. A short novel, 225. ISYSARCHB16 completed 4 October 1968. pp. 1-188. Typescript (with corrections by the author). 226. vtls005300168 File - 'The Saran Stories'. A series (Nos 226. ISYSARCHB16 1-58), recreating the life of Merthyr from the middle of the last century to ....

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