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Some four hundred and fifty letters, 1942-1962, from John Cowper Powys to Gilbert Turner, mainly containing personal news and comments on the progress of his literary work, particularly the composition and revision of his novel Porius (1951), with occasional references to acquaintances such as the novelists Elena Puw Morgan, James Hanley and Henry Miller, and the poet Huw Owen Williams ('Huw Menai'); together with some two hundred letters, ?1943-1979, to Gilbert Turner from Phyllis Playter, who writes initially as Powys's amanuensis during his periods of ill health and continues the correspondence with Turner after Powys's death in 1963.

Some eighty-one letters and cards, 1943-1945, from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys.

Some one hundred and five letters and cards, 1954, mostly from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys, with four from Littleton to Phyllis Playter (ff. 97-98, 168, 193-195). Also included is a letter, 16 May 1954, to Littleton from Dinah White (f. 80).

Letters to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys and the latter's close friend Dinah White, containing mostly personal news, the final phase of the correspondence chronicling Littleton Alfred's declining health.

Sixteen letters, three postcards and one telegram, 1935-1939, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, containing mainly personal news. One of the postcards (f. 47) shows Littleton Alfred with his company following his call-up as army chaplain.

Twenty letters and ten postcards, 1942, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, mainly containing personal news of life at the Pontifical Beda College, where he was studying for the priesthood, with some reflections upon Catholic doctrine, and line drawings by Littleton Alfred on ff. 3 verso and 47 verso.

Thirty-two letters (one no more than a note), twenty-four postcards and five telegrams (one of which informs of the death of Littleton Alfred's mother Margaret Alice Powys in February 1947), 1945-1947, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, containing mostly personal news, with a coloured pencil drawing by Littleton Alfred on f. 99.

Seventeen letters, fourteen postcards and one telegram, 1948, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, containing mostly personal news, with some reflections on Littleton Alfred's personal philosophy, and poems by him on ff. 10-verso, 16 verso and 39-verso; together with one postcard, 1948, to John Cowper Powys from [? his godson] Francis.

Thirteen letters, six postcards and two photographs, 1950, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, containing mostly personal news, with some references to Francis, [? godson of John Cowper Powys], and mentioning lunch with Evelyn Waugh (f. 28).

Sixteen letters, ten postcards and one photograph, 1952, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, containing mainly personal news, a reference to the death of his aunt, Gertrude Powys (ff. 10-verso), and ink drawings by Littleton Alfred on ff. 4 verso, 5, 6 verso, 22 verso, and 34-verso. There is one enclosed letter to John Cowper Powys from Nell Sampson, friend of Littleton Alfred, and one letter dictated to and written by John Cowper Powys's [?godson], Francis. Littleton Alfred's declining health is mirrored in his deteriorating handwriting.

Twenty-one letters and two postcards, 1923-1945, to John Cowper Powys from his sister, Lucy Penny, mostly containing family news, including the death of Lucy's husband, Hounsell, in February 1945, Lucy's accounts of time spent in Kenya with her brother and sister-lin-law William (Willie) and Elizabeth Powys, and the marriage of Lucy's daughter Mary to Gerard Casey in November 1945. There are also a few references to and observations on wartime activities. A note in Mary Penny (later Casey)'s hand is written across the top of one letter dated 1923. Also included are one enclosed letter to Lucy Penny from her sister Philippa (Katie) Powys and one enclosed letter to Phyllis Playter from Lucy. Included as part of this correspondence and filed within an envelope are three undated letters to John Cowper Powys from Lucy which pre-date the death of Lucy's husband, Hounsell Penny, but which cannot be placed with any certainty within the chronology of the collection.

Twenty-six letters, 1940-1941, to John Cowper Powys from his sister, Gertrude Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, with references to the death of poet and writer Frances Gregg in April 1941, and to the Second World War and its effects. Enclosures comprise three letters to Phyllis Playter from Gertrude, one letter to Gertrude from Yvonne Mackenzie, and one letter to John Cowper Powys from his and Gertrude's sister, Philippa (Katie) Powys, in which she refers briefly to the death of the writer Virginia Woolf in March 1941.

Twenty-two letters, 1951-1952, to John Cowper Powys from his sister, Gertrude Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, including Gertrude's response to a piece for radio broadcast by John Cowper Powys relating to their brother Llewelyn Powys ('Lulu'), who died in 1939, and to reading John Cowper Powys's novel Porius (published 1951), and Gertrude's and her sister Philippa (Katie)'s memories and reflections on their mother, Mary Cowper Powys. There is an ink drawing by Gertrude of 'Mr Kent' [?her brother Littleton Charles Powys's landlord] on f. 19. Enclosures comprise three letters to Phyllis Playter from Gertrude, two letters to Gertrude from her sister-in-law Elizabeth (wife of her brother William Ernest ('Willie') Powys), two letters to John Cowper Powys from Katie Powys, and one letter to Phyllis Playter from Katie Powys. Written at the head of the final letter in this collection is a note signed 'J' which reads: 'This is our Gertrude's last letter she must have died soon after writing this.'

Fifty-four envelopes, 1925-1927, 1935-1939, addressed to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.

One hundred and twenty-seven envelopes, 1940-1944, addressed to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.

Eighteen letters, 1942-1943, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing personal and family news, especially of Marian's son Peter Powys Grey. Enclosures comprise one letter from Peter Powys Grey to Marian.

Fifteen letters, 1949, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, together with an account of negotiations regarding the publication of John Cowper Powys's novel Porius (published 1951) and Marian's response to her reading of the work. Enclosures comprise one letter to Marian from The Authors' League of America Inc.

Twenty-four letters, 1950, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing personal and family news, an account of negotiations regarding the publication of John Cowper Powys's novel Porius (published 1951), together with Marian's in-depth response to the work, and references to Marian's own writing. Enclosures comprise one letter to Marian from Ann Watkins Inc.

Sixteen letters, 1953, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing news of family and friends, including the death of Marian's and John Cowper Powys's brother Theodore Francis Powys and of Minnie Playter, mother of Phyllis Playter, and the illness of John Cowper Powys's son Littleton Alfred Powys.

Sixteen letters and one telegram, 1954, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing personal news and news of family and friends, including the death of John Cowper Powys's son Littleton Aflred Powys, the birth of Marian's second grandchild, and John Cowper Powys and Phyllis Playter's plans to move from Corwen. Enclosures comprise an ink drawing by Christopher, Marian's grandson.