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- [1968x1995]
The file comprises photocopies of letters written by Augustus John, [1935]-1961, to his mistress Mavis Wheeler, together with a letter from her to Poppet, [?1936].
Wheeler, Mavis, 1908-1970
The file comprises photocopies of letters written by Augustus John, [1935]-1961, to his mistress Mavis Wheeler, together with a letter from her to Poppet, [?1936].
Wheeler, Mavis, 1908-1970
The file includes photocopies from New York's The Art News, 1923, of an article entitled 'Augustus John will paint our negroes'.
Letters to Poppet Pol, Amaryllis Fleming and Zoë Hicks
The file comprises transcripts of letters by Michael Holroyd of letters written by Augustus John to his daughters Poppet Pol, 1930, and Amaryllis Marie-Louise Fleming, 1948-1960, with an invitation to the latter's memorial service and reception at the Church of St Bartholomew The Great, Smithfield, London, 29 November 1999; photocopies of letters, [?1955], 1957 and [?1961], from Augustus John to Poppet Pol; together with extracts from letters from Augustus John to Poppet, 1923 and 1928; and photocopies of letters, 1958-[1961], written to his daughter Zoë Hicks and of letters, 1923, relating to her welfare from Seymour Leslie, her temporary guardian.
Pol, Poppet, 1912-1997
Letters to Professor Charles Reilly
The file comprises photocopies of letters, 1909-[1948], from Augustus John to Professor Charles Reilly at the Liverpool School of Architecture, including one from Dorelia John, 1932, and a letter from Annette Reilly, 1994. Also included are letters from Augustus John to Dora Yates, [1935]-[1960], and a letter from Dorelia, 1967, to her; letters from Augustus John to John Sampson, 1919-[1930]; and a letter, 1927, to Professor Garmon Jones.
The file comprises copies of letters, 1994-1995, sent by Michael Holroyd relating to information about new holdings of Augustus John papers and the preface to his revised edition of the biography.
The file comprises photocopies of letters written by Augustus John, 1956-1961, to his son Robin, together with a photocopy of a letter, 1961, from David John to Robin.
The file comprises transcripts of extracts from letters written by Augustus John to his granddaughter Sara John, [1959]-1961, discussing his painting of her. The original letters were purchased by NLW in January 2004 (NLW MS 23922D, ff. 12-25).
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1907]-1912, from Augustus John to Scott Macfie, secretary and editor of the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, and from the latter to the artist, [1910]-[1912], together with a photocopy of Augustus John's article 'Russian gypsies at Marseilles and Milan' and 'The songs of Fabian de Castro, El Gypatano', Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society. Also included are extracts of a letter, 1914, from Augustus John to Scott Macfie.
The file comprises photocopies and some transcripts of correspondence between Augustus John and Sean O'Casey, [1928]-1952.
Letters to Sir Charles Wheeler
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1958]-1961.
Letters to Sir John Rothenstein
The file comprises photocopies of letters and telegrams, [1917]-[1959].
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1946]-[1959], including Augustus John's tribute to Lady Matthew Smith [née Gwen Salmond], January 1958, together with photocopies of letters, [1941]-[1958], from Vivien White to Sir Matthew Smith and a letter from 'Dodo', [1941x1961].
The file comprises photocopies of letters from Augustus John to Thomas W. Earp, [1938]-[1956], together with a photocopy of a letter, 28 July 1926, from the latter, relating to Augustus John's portrait of him in Ischia, [1925].
Letters to Thelma and Maud Cazalet
The file comprises photocopies of transcripts of letters from Augustus John to Thelma Cazalet, 1934-1959, and to Maud ('Molly') Cazalet, 1939-1951.
Letters to Tristan de Vere Cole
The file comprises photocopies of letters written by Augustus John, [1943]-[1958], to his son Tristan de Vere Cole.
De Vere Cole, Tristan, 1935-
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1938]-[1960], to his daughter Vivien John (afterwards White).
The file comprises letters, [1968]-[1998], from Charles Tennyson (3), Peter Terson (5), Caitlin Thomas (2), Lisa T[ickner] (3), Ruthven Todd (2), William J. Weatherby (3), Sir Charles Wheeler (3), Emlyn Williams (2) and Dora Yates (11). Letters from unidentified correspondents are also included.
Tennyson, Charles, Sir, 1879-
Michael Holroyd (Augustus John) Research Papers,
The fonds comprises the research papers of Michael Holroyd mainly relating to his biography of Augustus John originally published in 1974-1975, other editions and the revised edition published in 1996. These include letters from the John family, researchers, British and foreign repositories, photocopies of letters from Augustus John to his family, letters to fellow artists, his writer friends and members of the Gypsy Lore Society; reminiscences of friends and family; press cuttings relating to his works; papers relating to Augustus John's autobiography Chiaroscuro published in 1952, including publishing contracts; photocopies of writings by Augustus John; publishing agreements and book reviews of the biography. Also included are exhibition addresses on the artist by Michael Holroyd; scripts written about him and Gwen John by others, papers relating to the book co-written by Michael Holroyd and Malcolm Easton, The art of Augustus John (London, 1974), together with some research papers relating to Gwen John and to other projects.
Holroyd, Michael
The file comprises a notebook containing miscellaneous research notes about Lytton Strachey, but mainly on Augustus John.
The file comprises unidentified and incomplete papers, [1968x1995], in the hand of Michael Holroyd and others.