Special Collections and Archives

Photocopy of article "Thomas the Rhymer" by Tom Paulin

DP/MT/1/10/23
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(c.1980s) 13 September 1981

Published in The Sunday Times. Book review of "A Language not to be Betrayed: Selected Prose of Edward Thomas" by Edna Longley

Photocopy of article "Tragedy of One of the Millions: Soldier who died on The Somme"

DP/BD/1/20
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(c.1990s)

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

From "The Ross Gazette"

Photocopy of article "Trailing Nature" by Alan Powers

ST/2/10/22
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(c.2004) 11 October 1990

Part of Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Archive

Published in Country Life. Reviews the Sculpture Trail

Photocopy of article "Trailing Nature" by Alan Powers

ST/5/2/7/5
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(c.1990s) 11 October 1990

Part of Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Archive

Published in "Country Life". Discusses the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail

Photocopy of article "Tributes to wife and poet"

DP/ETF/1/5/7
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(c.1970s)

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in NWN on 21 July 1977, author unknown. An account of the service at St James' Church Eastbury to mark the centenary of the birth of Helen Thomas

Photocopy of article "Two of the Newest Poets" by Robert Shafer

DP/VD/55/2
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(c.1990s) 1914

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in "Atlantic Monthly". Discusses W W Gibson and John Masefield, among other English poets

Photocopy of article "Walk of the Month: The Meadows and the Muse" by Christopher Somerville

DP/BD/10/1/5
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(c.1993) 3 April 1993

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in the Weekend Telegraph. Discusses the Poets Path II around Dymock and the history of the Dymock Poets

Photocopy of article "Weekend tribute to poets"

DP/VD/9
Subseries
(1995)

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Citizen on 16 May 1995. Refers to weekend in Ledbury commemorating the 80th anniversary of Rupert Brooke's death. Those present included Lesley Lee Francis, Sean Street and Roger Hogg. Photocopied as a Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education press cuttings alert

Photocopy of article "Where every view delights" on Ledbury

DP/BD/1/15
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(c.1990s) 25 March 1988

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

From "Ledbury Reporter"

Photocopy of article "Whose woods these are I think I know" by P J Kavanagh

DP/BD/1/33
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(c.1994) 5 March 1994

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

From "The Spectator"

Photocopy of article "Why Barbara is well versed on the daffodils of Dymock" by Bob Smyth

DP/BD/1/22
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(c.1990s)

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

From "Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review"

Photocopy of article "Wiltshire walks" by G B Berry

DP/MT/1/7/6
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(c.1970s) c.1950s

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Publication unknown. Describes unveiling of the plaque to Edward Thomas at 61 Shelgate Road, Battersea and Edward Thomas in Wiltshire

Photocopy of article "Winter by the Sea" by Janet S Aldis

DP/MT/1/3/5
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(c.1990s) 1914

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Blue Book for Girls. The Aldises were family friends of the Thomases

Photocopy of article "Worth a Detour" by James Runcie

DP/MT/1/10/9
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(c.1980s) c.1980s

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in Country Living. Discusses Adlestrop and Edward Thomas

Photocopy of articles "A Georgian for our time" by Naomi Lewis and "Handbook to Edward Thomas"

DP/ET/1/79
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undated

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Naomi Lewis article a review of "Letters from Edward Thomas to Gordon Bottomley". Includes handwritten annotation by Edward Eastaway Thomas

Photocopy of articles on Belleville Road Schools and Edward Thomas who was a past pupil

DP/MT/1/9/14
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(c.1980s) 1977

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

By Roger Logan. With pencil annotation by Myfanwy Thomas

Photocopy of articles "The high noon of British bookishness" by Neil Berry and "The Final Word" by Patric Dickinson

DP/MT/1/10/36
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(c.1980s) November 1985

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in Books and Bookmen; Country Life. Both are book reviews of "Edward Thomas: A Portrait" by R George Thomas

Photocopy of article"Selling out the public" by Richard Cork

ST/5/2/3/37
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(c.1980s) 18 - 25 December 1986

Part of Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Archive

Published in "The Listener". Quotes the Sculpture Trail as "an ambitious scheme in the Forest of Dean, where several young artists were invited to make a variety of works specifically for woodland sites. It was a memorable project... worth repeating"

Photocopy of Bertram Rota sale catalogue number 245 "The Great War 1914-1918"

DP/ET/7/5
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(c.1980s)

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Annotated "From Carl Dons 12/88". Included for sale is a copy of "Background" by Franklin Lushington, inscribed to Helen Thomas in 1931. Lushington commanded the battery in which Edward Thomas was serving at the time of his death in April 1917. It was Lushington who provided the poet's widow with an account of her husband's burial: "As we stood by his grave the sun came and the guns round seemed to stop firing for a short time. This typified to me what stood out most in your husband's character - the spirit of quiet, sunny, unassuming cheerfulness"

Photocopy of "Body Songs" sung by students at smoking concerts 1951 - 1953

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Includes letter from Noel Parry accompanying D526, 14 September 2001

Parry, Noel

Photocopy of book chapter "Walking with Edward Thomas" by Eleanor Farjeon

DP/GF/1/9
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(c.1980s)

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Publication unknown

Photocopy of book review of "Helen Thomas, with Myfanwy Thomas: Under Storm's Wing" by P E Mitchell

DP/MT/1/10/56
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(c.1980s) 1989

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in "English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920" volume 32.1

Photocopy of book review on "The Art of Edward Thomas: Edited by Jonathan Barker" by Lawrence Normand

DP/MT/1/10/55
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(c.1980s) 1989

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Powys Review

Photocopy of cast list for student production of "Murder in the Cathedral" c.1949

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Photocopy of chapter "Company" from book "One of These Fine Days" by Myfanwy Thomas

DP/MT/1/10/12
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(c.1980s) c.1980s

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Photocopy of chapter "Death of a Soldier Poet" from book "Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph" by Lawrance Thompson

DP/MT/1/8/4
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(c.1980s) c.1966

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Details the relationship between Edward Thomas and Robert Frost

Photocopy of chapter "Edward Thomas" from "Studies in Contemporary Literature" by H G Wright

DP/MT/1/3/12
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(c.1990s) 1918

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Photocopy of chapter "First Services" from book "A Home of Fellowship" by Arthur Porritt

DP/MT/1/5/3
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(c.1990s) 1932

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

A history of Balham Congregational Church and Lennor Hall Institute 1880 - 1930

With ink annotations

Photocopy of chapter "Saved Time"

DP/MT/1/3/2
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(c.1990s) 1911

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Publication and author unknown

Photocopy of chapter "Six letters from Robert Frost to Edward Thomas" by R George Thomas

DP/MT/1/10/17
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(c.1980s) c.1980s

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Publication unknown

Photocopy of chapter "The Poetry of Edward Thomas at 'A' Level: A matter of tone" by Ian Brinton

DP/MT/1/10/16
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(c.1980s) c.1980s

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in "The Use of English"

Photocopy of chapters "Eastbury, for a Memorial Window" and "Edward Thomas Country" by Ethel Mannin

DP/MT/1/9/5
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(c.1980s) 1972

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in "England: My Adventure"

Photocopy of circular notice C Ballatine, Senior Lecturer in English, accompanying spoof assignment question written by Peter Graham and Phil Gomley

D459/1
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(1989) 29 April 1983

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Photocopy of Culham College prospectus 1963

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Photocopy of description of plant "Artemisia Abrotanum" or "Old Man"

DP/MT/1/5/2
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(c.1990s) 1931

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Taken from "The Gardener's Chapbook"

Photocopy of "Devon Life" with details of a Peter Thursby exhibition in Topsham

D650/2
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(c.2011) August 2011

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Photocopy of document "Stand & Stare" by Jeremy Rees [Director, The Arnolfini]

ST/1/3/5
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(c.1980s) 20 June 1985

Part of Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Archive

Discusses the Stand and Stare project to date and the collaboration between The Arnolfini and the Forestry Commission. Also mentions forthcoming gallery exhibition exploring the forest in contemporary art

Photocopy of draft "Edward Thomas at War" by Jean Moorcroft Wilson

DP/JC/1/6/10
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2014

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes postcard from Jean to Jeff Cooper

Photocopy of E O Hoppé photograph of Edward Thomas

DP/RW/1/4/13
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(c.1970s)

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in "The Bookman" special Christmas number 1917. With ink annotation

Photocopy of Edward Thomas Memorial Fund accounts year ending 31 December 1937

DP/RW/3/5
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(c.1960s)

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

£245 10s 4d received in subscriptions. Compiled by Gibson, Harris, Prince & Co. Chartered Accountants

Photocopy of entry for Wilfrid Wilson Gibson in the Dictionary of National Biography 1961 - 1970

DP/VD/55/5
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(c.1990s) c.1970s

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Photocopy of essay "All the Difference: The Impact of England on Frost's Realistic Voice" by Heather Rosanna Marinello

DP/FDP/1/2
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2000

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Department of English, University of North Carolina. Discusses the impact Robert Frost's stay in England had on his writing

Photocopy of excerpt from "A Relation of Elected Friends"

DP/MT/1/10/13
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(c.1980s) c.1980s

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Author unknown. Discusses the relationship between Edward and Helen Thomas with quotations from Robert Frost. Includes a note from Myfanwy Thomas "Can't imagine where this came from or who sent it. Someone who's really 'got it in for Mother'. What a cheap & nasty piece'

Photocopy of excerpt from booklet "Our Allies and Enemies" edited by Herbert Strang