DYLAN THOMAS'S LETTERS
SIR,—As Trustees for the copyrights of Dylan Thomas (appointed by his widow) we wish to make as complete a collection as possible of the texts of his letters. May we, therefore, beg the hospitality of your columns to ask if those who possess letters from him will be so kind as to allow us to copy them. We undertake that all originals will be acknow- ledged promptly and returned without delay as soon as copies have been made, and that the copies would be regarded as confidential and disclosed to no one.
The object of this is to ensure that all of Dylan's letters which exist are recorded and their contents preserved for posterity. The value of a complete collection to an eventual biographer cannot be overstated; and here the emphasis is on completeness. Quite trivial notes may serve to fix events—for instance, the date a poem was finished—of which there is no other record. We therefore ask for the co-operation of all to whom Dylan Thomas wrote.
The question of publishing a volume of the letters is one that can only be considered when it has been possible to examine the material available. Although the copyright in letters written by Dylan Thomas is legally vested in ourselves as Trustees, we would not contem- plate the publication•of-any letter-without the
consent of its recipient or owner, whom ws or an eventual editor would approach in due course.
We should be grateful if all letters could be sent and all correspondence about them addressed to Stuart Thomas, c/o D. 0. Thomas & Co., 103 Walter Road, Swansea, Glamorganshire.—Yours faithfully,
STUART THOMAS WYNFORD VAUGHAN THOMAS DAVID HIGHAM
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