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Notepad, 1928, containing draft letters to Véra Oumanҫoff from Gwen John, together with personal notes and religious reflections, mainly in French.

Some sixty-five letters, 1904-1938, to Gwen John from various correspondents (surnames B-J), including Tom Burns (4) 1927-1929, Father Martin D'Arcy (1) 1933, Jeanne Robert Foster (13) [1920]-1925, Maud Gonne (1) 1915, and Augustus John (27) 1904-1938.

Miscellaneous papers, 1910s-1930s, including postcards and reproductions of paintings, formerly in the possession of Gwen John.

Papers, 1927-72, relating to the administration of the estates of various members of the John family, notably that of Gwen John, including an agreement, 1927, for the purchase by her of property at 8 rue Babie, Meudon, and executors' accounts and correspondence of her executor, Edwin John, concerning damage and losses incurred at the property during the Second World War, together with rate receipts and a plan of the property. Also included are copy wills of Edwin William John (d. 1938), Augustus John (d. 1961) and Dorelia McNeill (d. 1969), with related accounts, legal papers and correspondence, and fifteen letters, 1966-7, from Admiral Sir Caspar John to Edwin John, relating to the estate of Augustus John.

Pocket diary, 1923-1933, of Gwen John containing personal and religious reflections and extracts from various authors.

Exercise book, 1910-1912, of Gwen John containing miscellaneous notes and reflections, mainly of a religious character.

Exercise book, 1917-1925, of Gwen John containing notes on methodology and impressions of subjects for pictures.

Exercise book, 1922, of Gwen John containing extracts copied from printed sources, of a literary and devotional character.

Some one hundred and five undated draft letters, [c. 1927]-[c. 1932], from Gwen John to Véra Oumançoff, containing mainly personal news and reflections but including references to drawing in church (ff. 13-14, 49); showing her pictures to Véra and the latter's reactions to them (ff. 41, 47, 50, 52-56); the 'dessins du lundi' (ff. 40, 50, 76, 95, 107, 127, 129-130); general reference to her work (ff. 19, 31, 51, 87, 115-116); rough sketches (ff. 79 verso, 83, 86 verso); visits to the Galerie Bernheim (f. 125), and to la Chapelle du Val (f. 124); fragmentary drafts of letters to her godmother (f. 46 verso) and to [?Chloe Boughton-Leigh] (f. 134 verso).

Notes and extracts, 1911-1917, by Gwen John, copied from printed sources, mainly of a religious nature.

Rough sketches and notes, 1928-1933, by Gwen John, mostly made in the reading room of the Grands Magasins du Louvre, and including fragments of draft letters to Véra Oumançoff.

Over a hundred letters, 1906-1938, to Gwen John from various correspondents (surnames A-B), including Chloe Boughton-Leigh (64) ?1907-1938, and Grilda Boughton-Leigh (9) 1906-c. 1932.

Some seventy letters, 1907-1939, to Gwen John from various correspondents (surnames R-W), including Arthur Symons (7) 1919-1920, and Ursula Tyrwhitt (31) [1907]-1939, together with a few business letters and papers, and six letters addressed to various correspondents, 1902-1926, mostly from Ida John.

Over a hundred letters, 1934-1956, addressed to Edwin John, nephew of Gwen John, from various correspondents (surnames B-J), including his father, Augustus John (48) 1938-1956, and other members of the John family; many of the letters are concerned with the 1946 Gwen John memorial exhibition.

Notebook, [?1920s]-[1930s], containing notes on pictures in the Prado, National Gallery, and elsewhere, together with miscellaneous notes by Edwin John and in various hands.

Seven letters from Gwen John, comprising three, 1914-1926, to Augustus John, and four, 1904-1909, to his second wife, Dorelia McNeill. The letters contain personal news, including references to her work, and impressions of Paris during the First World War (ff. 9-10).

Pocket diary, 1921-1924, of Gwen John containing jottings, mainly relating to painting and drawing.

Notepad, 1927, of Gwen John containing personal reflections, mainly in the form of draft letters to Vera Oumancoff.

Exercise book, 1933, of Gwen John containing a few notes on colours and impressions of subjects for pictures.

Notes, 1908-1930, in English and French, by Gwen John consisting mainly of personal and religious reflections, together with rough sketches.