Papers relating to the work and life of Robert Morgan, 1948-1992, including drafts of poetry and prose, 1967-1992; correspondence, 1963-1992; personal papers, 1947-1970; notebooks, [c. 1968]-1989; exhibition catalogues, 1966-1992; and publishers' contracts and financial papers, 1976-1985.
Robert Morgan papers
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- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls003844249(alternative) ANW
- Dates of Creation1948-1992
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish English.
- Physical Description0.315 cubic metres (11 boxes, 2 wallets)
- LocationARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Robert Morgan (1921-1994) was a poet from Penrhiwceiber, Glamorgan. The son of a miner, he worked together with his father in the colliery from the age of fourteen. In 1953, he qualified as a teacher at Bognor Regis College of Education, West Sussex. He taught mentally and physically ill boys. Among his publications are The Night's Prison (1967), The Storm (1974), and his autobiography My Lamp Still Burns (1981).
Arrangement
Arranged as follows: autobiography; novels; short stories; verse plays; poetry; notebooks; correspondence; personal and miscellaneous papers.
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Acquisition Information
Deposited by Robert Morgan between 1991 and 1992.
Note
Robert Morgan (1921-1994) was a poet from Penrhiwceiber, Glamorgan. The son of a miner, he worked together with his father in the colliery from the age of fourteen. In 1953, he qualified as a teacher at Bognor Regis College of Education, West Sussex. He taught mentally and physically ill boys. Among his publications are The Night's Prison (1967), The Storm (1974), and his autobiography My Lamp Still Burns (1981).
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Robert Morgan Papers; Meic Stephens, Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales (Oxford, 1986); Library of Congress website (authorities.loc.gov), viewed 4 April 2003
Title based on contents of fonds.
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Archivist's Note
March 2003.
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project.
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