Special Collections and Archives

Tenth Edward Thomas Birthday Walk itinerary

DP/ETF/2/1/10
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7 March 1982

Includes map of the route, press release, newspaper cuttings and photographs featuring Edward Cawston Thomas [grandson], Myfanwy Thomas Alan Martin and Anne Mallinson of a presentation of a signed card and decorated bowl. Photographer unknown

Edward Thomas Fellowship general correspondence file

DP/ETF/3/2
File
1981 - 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes correspondence from Susan Hill and Elizabeth Moore [Secretary to Sir John Betjeman]

Correspondence regarding the ringing of Steep and Selborne bells on BBC Radio 4

DP/ETF/3/8
File
1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

The bells were pre-recorded and broadcast on 7 March 1982, the day of the tenth Edward Thomas Birthday Walk

Transcript for radio programme "A Closer Look: Edward Thomas" broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 28 February 1982

DP/ETF/4/28
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March 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Presented by Vernon Scannell

Includes letters from the BBC, Vernon Scannell and Myfanwy Thomas

Flyer for performance of "A Pine in Solitude: Edward Thomas" at Swiss Cottage on 14 November 1982

DP/ETF/4/30
Item
1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Performed by Anne Harvey, Tom Durham, Annette Crosby and Benjamin Whitrow

Includes Camden Winter Season brochure 1982-1983

Order form for "One of These Fine Days" by Myfanwy Thomas

DP/ETF/7/20
Item
1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published by Carcanet New Press Limited. Order form for The Selborne Bookshop

R George Thomas

DP/RW/6/6
File
21 March 1980 - 15 November 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Refers to visits, a memoir by Ellis Jenkins, Edward Thomas, letters between Eleanor Farjeon and Rowland Watson and an exhibition on Farjeon

TV listing for programme "Poems in their Place"

DP/ETF/1/6/5
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c. March 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Possibly published in the Radio Times. John Arlott presents poems by Edward Thomas. Broadcast on BBC 2 on 12 March 1982

Article "The Edward Thomas Birthday Walk" by E E Thomas

DP/ETF/1/6/6
Item
Summer 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in This England. Includes letter from Roy Faiers, Editor of This England, to Alan Martin acknowledging mistake made captioning a photograph of Edward Thomas with Merfyn and Myfanwy when the boy was neighbour Tommy Dodd. Includes a correction published in the Autumn 1982 edition with a photograph of Edward Thomas and Merfyn

Notecard from Anne Mallinson to Edward Eastaway Thomas regarding surprise presentation of a plate and card

DP/ET/4/11/15
Item
11 March 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Notecard features poem "Thaw" by Edward Thomas

Philippe Lerat

DP/MT/3/97
File
5 April 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Signed Tenth Edward Thomas Birthday Walk card

DP/ETF/2/3/11
Item
7 March 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Illustrated

Radio listing for programme "A Closer Look"

DP/ETF/1/6/7
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8 August 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Publication unknown. Poet Vernon Scannell discusses Edward Thomas's poems "Old Man" and "Thaw". Broadcast on Radio 3. With ink annotation

Third Edward Thomas Autumn Walk itinerary

DP/ETF/2/2/2
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26 September 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

"The Marlborough Downs Walk". Includes map of the route

Signed "The Marlborough Downs Walk" card

DP/ETF/2/3/12
Item
26 September c.1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

"The Country of Richard Jefferies"

Includes map and three photographs of the area [photographer unknown]

Programme for performance of "A Pine in Solitude: a portrait in words of Edward Thomas 1878-1917" at the Purcell Room, London

DP/ETF/4/29
Item
25 February 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Performed by Annette Crosbie, Tom Durham, Anne Harvey and Cyril Luckham

With ticket attached

Postcard from "Polly" to Edward Eastaway Thomas and Ruth Dyson regarding a visit to Steep church

DP/ET/4/11/16
Item
27 July 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Photocopy of article "Lost father" by Andrew Motion

DP/MT/1/10/25
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(c.1980s) 16 July 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Times Literary Supplement. Book review of "One of These Fine Days: Memoirs" by Myfanwy Thomas

Review of "One of These Fine Days: Memoirs of Myfanwy Thomas" by R George Thomas

DP/ETF/1/6/2
Item
1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in Poetry Wales volume 18 number 1

Report of event "A Pine in Solitude" at the Purcell Room, South Bank, London

DP/ETF/1/6/3
Item
February 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Illustrated London News. Readings of prose and poetry associated with Edward Thomas held on 25 February 1978

Notice of the tenth Edward Thomas Birthday Walk

DP/ETF/1/6/4
Item
18 February 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Lady

Newspaper article "It's those E.T. (Edward Thomas) walkers again"

DP/ET/2/2/7
Item
11 March 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in the Petersfield Herald, author unknown. Reports on the Edward Thomas birthday walk 1983

Letters from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

DP/ETF/3/11
File
1978 - 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes correspondence on the 70th anniversary of Edward Thomas's death

Flyer for performance of "A Pine in Solitude: a portrait in words of Edward Thomas 1878-1917" at Harrow Arts Centre

DP/ETF/4/31
Item
23 January 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Performed by Annette Crosbie, Tom Durham, Anne Harvey and Cyril Luckham

Press release and programme for performance of "Lights Out"

DP/ETF/4/32
Item
4 September c.1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Performance on the life and writings of Edward Thomas at the Chichester Festival Theatre at West Dean College. Presented by Patrick Garland and Patricia Hodge

Peggy Heeks

DP/MT/3/75
File
27 July 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Article "A Poet's Land" by Andrew Clark

DP/ETF/1/6/9
Item
27 October 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Lady. Article on Edward Thomas and Steep

Photocopy of excerpt from "Drawn from Life: A Memoir" by Robert Medley

DP/MT/1/10/26
Item
(c.1980s) 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Mentions "The Poems of Edward Eastaway (Edward Thomas) published by Selwyn and Blount in 1917"

Cassette tape "Forest and vale and high blue hill: Poems of Gloucestershire arranged and sung by Johnny Coppin"

DP/BD/7/3
Item
1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Track listing:
In Flanders by F W Harvey
A Song of Gloucestershire by F W Harvey
Piper's Wood by F W Harvey
Fisherman of Newnam by Ivor Gurney
Cotswold Love by John Drinkwater
Briar Roses by Eva Dobell
Legacy by John Drinkwater
Warning by F W Harvey
The High-Road by John Haines
Field of Autumn by Laurie Lee
Cotswold Lad by Frank Mansell
Song of Minsterworth Perry by F W Harvey
Have Wandered by Leonard Clark
The Cotswold Farmers by John Drinkwater
This Night the Stars by Leonard Clark

Typed letter from Myfanwy Thomas to Edward Eastaway Thomas regarding letter from "George" about "Carl Dons' collection", letters held at Battersea Public Library and talks

DP/ET/4/7/5
Item
13 September 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

With pencil and ink annotations

Anne Margo

DP/MT/3/106
File
12 December 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Paul Quail

DP/MT/3/131
File
12 August 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Fourth Edward Thomas Autumn Walk itinerary

DP/ETF/2/2/3
Item
2 October 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes Edward Thomas Fellowship news sheet August 1983; three letters from Alun John to Alan Martin with details of the walk; photocopies of two letters from Alun John to Anne Mallinson with details of the walk; map of the route

Signed Eleventh Edward Thomas Birthday Walk card

DP/ETF/2/3/13
Item
6 March 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Illustrated

Signed Edward Thomas Autumn Walk card

DP/ETF/2/3/14
Item
2 October 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

To the summit of Sugar Loaf. Includes map of the area

Mounted newspaper articles documenting the Edward Thomas walks

DP/ETF/2/4/1
Item
1974 - 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes articles"The Poets of Steep" by David Gill, "Edward Thomas: Poet of Hampshire" by Valerie Maskell and "Edward Thomas: mirror of England" by Beryl Jobling

Newspaper article "Edward Thomas Birthday Walk"

DP/ET/2/2/6
Item
9 March 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in the East Hampshire Post, author unknown. Refers to the 11th Edward Thomas birthday walk

Article "Edward Thomas"

DP/MT/1/10/27
Item
March 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Times. Refers to the Edward Thomas birthday walk at Steep

Photocopy of article "Magnificence and mourning" by Tim Dooley

DP/MT/1/10/28
Item
(c.1980s) 19 August 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Times Literary Supplement. Review of "Secret Narratives" by Andrew Motion. Quotes "Motion can wring from a minimum of technical effects and explains why it is no insult to his predecessors to see this poet as a natural heir to the traditions of Edward Thomas and Ivor Gurney"

Jean Argyles

DP/MT/3/6
File
5 March 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Radio listing for programme "Inspiration"

DP/ETF/1/6/8
Item
13 March 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Publication unknown. Ludovic Kennedy interviews Myfanwy Thomas. With ink annotation

Eleventh Edward Thomas Birthday Walk itinerary

DP/ETF/2/1/11
Item
6 March 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes map of the route, press releases and newspaper cuttings

Various

DP/RW/6/7
File
12 November 1940, 29 November 1970 - 28 October 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

One-off correspondence from various sources

Edward Eastaway Thomas's notes from "E.T. "Tutorial" Seaborough "

DP/ET/3/11
Item
8-9 July 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Two letters regarding Edward Eastaway Thomas's address at the Finzi Seminar, University of Reading

DP/ET/3/12
Item
24 November 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Received from "Jan" and James Thompson, Librarian at the University of Reading

Notecard from Edward Eastaway Thomas to Mrs Jones regarding visit

DP/ET/4/11/17
Item
13 August 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Notecard features poem Swedes by Edward Thomas

Letter from Carl Dons to Edward Eastaway Thomas regarding Edward Thomas's walking stick

DP/ET/4/11/18
Item
30 November 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes photocopy of letter from "Watty" to Carl Dons stating "when I pop off, I want you to have my E. T. walking stick" 7 August 1961, photocopy of passage from "The Last Four Years" on walking sticks, and photocopy of newspaper article "Give them some stick" by J H B Peel in the Daily Telegraph 4 April 1975

Photocopy of article "Robert Frost and Edward Thomas: Two Soldier Poets" by Paul M Cubeta