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Manuscript fragments from John Cowper Powys's novel Wolf Solent (1929), including discarded drafts of passages from Chapter 1 and a list of characters (f. 1); together with heavily worked drafts of the two poems attributed to the character Jason Otter, namely 'The Slow Worm of Lenty' (Chapter 12 (ff. 2-3)), and 'The Owl and Silence' (Chapter 19 (ff. 4-8)).

A single manuscript leaf from John Cowper Powys's novel A Glastonbury Romance (1932). The text includes a description of Tom Barton's room.

Miscellaneous manuscripts of John Cowper Powys comprising: a piece entitled 'A Vision May 18'; a list of poets and writers with, in most cases, one of their works named alongside; and a structural plan, including chapter headings, for The Art of Growing Old (1944).

Letters largely to and between various members of the Powys family, as follows: To Lucy Penny from her mother Mary Cowper Powys (5), 1911-1912, 1914; to Marian (May) Powys from her mother Mary Cowper Powys (1), [1914]; to Margaret Powys from her son Littleton Alfred Powys (1), 1926; to Gamel Woolsey from Mary (Molly) MacCarthy (1), undated, which refers to Gamel's then contentious work One Way of Love (1930) (with a note by Powys biographer Morine Krissdottir); to Gertrude Powys from [her brother Theodore Francis Powys], (3), 1941, 1946 and undated (typescript copies); to Gertrude Powys from her sister Lucy Penny (1 postcard), [1944]; to Marian Powys from 'E. R.' (1), 1947; to Peter Powys Grey from his mother Marian Powys (1), 1948; to Bernard O'Neill from Philippa (Katie) Powys (1), 1949 (photocopy); to Francis Llewellyn Powys from his cousin Littleton Alfred Powys (1 postcard), 1951; to Littleton [?Charles] Powys from an unnamed correspondent (the letter lacking a signature and appearing incomplete) (1), 1953; to George Frederick Sims from John Cowper Powys's nephew Francis Llewellyn Powys (1), 1958 (photocopy); to Alyse Gregory, widow of Llewelyn Powys, from Francis Llewellyn Powys (1), 1960; to Jill Olson from Katie Powys (1), 1961 (photocopy) (with note by Morine Krissdottir); to Lucy Penny from her sister Marian Powys (1), [1963]; to Lucy Penny from Powys biographer Marie Canavaggia (including a note to Phyllis Playter) (1), 1964; to Lucy Penny from her niece Isobel Powys Marks (1), 1966; to Lucy Penny from her niece Rose Dyer (1), 1969; to Lucy Penny from her nephew Gilfrid Powys (1), 1969; to Lucy Penny from her great-nephew Michael (2) and her great-niece Lucy (1), 1969; to Francis Llewellyn Powys from C. Benson Roberts (1), 1970; to John Cowper Powys's brother William Ernest (Willie) Powys from Agnes [ ? ] in Poland, enclosing a photograph [?from Adrian Upfield]) (1), 2002; together with undated letters to Alyse Gregory from Lucy Penny (1) and Ty (Barbara) Powys Grey (née Tyler), first wife of Peter Powys Grey (1), an undated letter to Bernard O'Neill from Lucy Penny (photocopy), and an undated postcard from Marian Powys to an unnamed recipient (on the dorse of which is a printed notice of an auction of some of Marian Powys's lacemaking stock upon her retirement). Included separately in an envelope are photographs of Marian Powys and Peter Powys Grey, [?1936], and an obituary of Gertrude Powys, [1952].

Miscellaneous family material once in the possession of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys, including notebooks and a collection of prints and drawings.

Printed poems inscribed to Charles Francis Powys, 24 March 1867; a printed representation of a manual alphabet for the deaf (with manuscript notes on dorse); a folio bearing a note in Charles Francis Powys's hand, with a small pencil drawing, possibly also by Charles Francis Powys; an envelope addressed to Charles Francis Powys, with a pencil note, possibly relating to a photograph or photographs, signed by 'MPG' [?his daughter Marian Powys [Grey]]; a note addressed to Charles Francis Powys from his mother Amelia Powys (unsigned); a copy of a poem entitled 'To the Water Lily' by the poet Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans (Mrs Hemans) and a short passage on the Bible 'by Lord Shaftesbury'; lines based on Psalm 55 verse 6 by the Rev. Robert Grant, copied out by the Venerable S. [?]; and a pencil sketch apparently by Charles Francis Powys, with a related note and further sketches on the dorse.

Samples of dried plants, 1846, 1850, and a piece of lace; a piece of embroidery; a list of clothing requirements for 'Caroline Parsons 6 years old' dated 1850; a list of Christmas gifts, 1851; a printed copy of a drawing, inscribed 'Lenore'; a list of family events which occurred in the year 1866; a copy of a print, with a note by 'A.M.', possibly Charles Francis Powys's maternal grandmother, Amelia Moilliet; a 'Psalm in trouble' written out by hand; a list of artists and their works; and a knitting pattern written out by hand.

A card bearing manuscript Biblical verses and a memorandum of a remedy for a sore throat.

Miscellaneous items of or relating to John Cowper Powys, including a diary and address book, an United States immigration visa (1924), and details of honours conferred upon him.

A memorial booklet for John Coleridge Patteson, bishop of Melanesia inscribed on the front cover by Mary Cowper Powys, below which a later inscription reads: 'to May from Gertrude June 1947' (i.e. Mary Cowper Powys's daughters May (Marian) and Gertrude Powys).

Papers of Mary Cowper Powys, wife of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys, and of members of her family, including family correspondence, photographs and estate papers.

Thirty-six letters, 1925-1936 and undated, from Llewelyn Powys to Phyllis Playter, relating mainly to Llewelyn Powys's relationship with Gamel Woolsey and with his wife, Alyse Gregory, with references also to Llewelyn's and John Cowper Powys's literary work.

Eighteen letters, 1928-1938, from Llewelyn Powys to his brother, John Cowper Powys, mainly concerning Llewelyn Powys's relationship with Gamel Woolsey and with his wife, Alyse Gregory, together with references to both Llewelyn's and John Cowper Powys's literary work.

A school exercise book containing a historical romance entitled 'Llewelyn Meredith, a tale' by John Cowper Powys. The story was composed while Powys was a pupil at Sherborne Preparatory School between 1883 and 1886. The inside front cover is illustrated with ink drawings by Powys showing the profiled heads of some of the characters and a scene from the story. Ff. 14-41 verso inverted text. Ff. 10-31 either detached from spine or inserted from another notebook.

Personal, financial and estate papers of the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys, father of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys, and estate papers relating to family members of the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys.

Over three hundred and seventy letters from Littleton Charles Powys to his elder brother John Cowper Powys, 1925-1955 (mostly dating from 1944) containing family news and reminiscences and comments on works by the Powys brothers; together with a few letters from Littleton Charles Powys to Phyllis Playter and from Elizabeth Myers, Littleton's second wife, to John Cowper Powys.

Some forty-three letters and cards, 1942, from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys.

Some sixty-two letters and cards, 1955, from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys. Also included is a letter, 1 May [1955], to John Cowper Powys from his sister Lucy [Penny] (f. 38).

Some seventy-seven letters and cards, 1951-1952, mostly from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys, with six from Littleton to Phyllis Playter (ff. 17, 33-35, 115-116, 136-138, 155, 187-188).

Some thirty-four letters and cards, 1946-1947, from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys.