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Forty-two letters, [c. 1892]-1906, from Ida John (née Nettleship) to relatives and friends, including fourteen to Michel Salaman. The letters contain mainly personal news.

Forty letters, [1880s]-1907, from Ida John to friends and relatives, including one to Augustus John, [1906], twenty-one to her mother, Ada Nettleship, 1897-1907, and one to her father, John Trivett Nettleship, [1901].

A notebook, originally perhaps used by Augustus John as a sketch-book, but containing poems by Arthur Symons, composed during his period of madness and written down, c. 1909, by his amanuensis, Agnes Tobin.

Sketch-book, [mid 1920s], containing rough drawings by Augustus John, mainly of people, in pencil and in ink, together with occasional brief notes.

Thirteen letters, 1901-1943, from Augustus John to various correspondents, comprising the composer Josef Holbrooke (10) [1912]-1943; John's second wife, Dorelia McNeill (2) [?1914]-1923; and the artist Charles Conder (1) 1901. The letters contain mainly personal news and comments.

Over one hundred and fifteen letters, [?1899]-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames J-K), including Gwen John (5) [c. 1910]-[1925], Ida John (née Nettleship) (20) [?1899]-[1907], Professor Gwyn Jones (1) 1950, James Joyce (1) [1933], Dame Laura Knight (1) 1961, and Oskar Kokoschka (1) 1938.

Over ninety letters, 1904-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames Salisbury-Symonds), including John Sampson (20, photocopies) 1904-1930, George Bernard Shaw (3) 1944-1945, Edith Sitwell (1) 1956, Matthew Smith (10) 1930-1958, Stephen Spender (3) 1956, Marie Stopes (3) 1948-1956, and Lytton Strachey (1) 1913.

Autograph and typescript drafts, [c. 1910s]-1961, of autobiographical writings by Augustus John included in the posthumous volume Finishing Touches (London, 1964) (see also NLW MS 21570E), together with rejected portions of the text (ff. 56-9). Some sections (ff. 60-75) had been submitted to The Sunday Times for publication, 1952-1958 (see MS 22775C, ff. 89-98). Also included are draft recollections by Augustus John of Ronald Fairbank (ff. 76-81), and various drafts of prose and light verse.

Fifty-six letters, 1903-1969, to Dorelia McNeill from various correspondents including Boris Anrep (2) 1914-1920s, Dora Carrington (15) 1926-1931, Tommy Earp (7) 1929-1948, Gwen John (4) [1904-1905], Ida John (7) ?1904-1905, Dame Laura Knight (1) 1969, John Sampson (1, photocopy) 1903, Lytton Strachey (4) 1913-1931, and Dora Yates (1, photocopy) 1962.

Miscellaneous papers relating to Augustus John, comprising a bill, 1930, for artist's materials purchased by him; typescript copies of talks and essays in English and French on him; a list of guests at the Augustus John memorial service, January 1962, and a copy of the address given there by Lord David Cecil; together with notes, ?1973, in the hand of Michael Holroyd.

Twenty-six letters, 1906-1979, from members of the John and Nettleship families or relating to Augustus John and his circle, including two letters, 1906-1907, to Ida John from her sister-in-law Winifred John, and fourteen letters, 1961-1979, from various correspondents to Sir Caspar John and Romilly John, relating to the estate of Augustus John.

Index to the catalogue of the Augustus John papers compiled, [c. 1977], by Ronald Hamand.

Papers, [1880s]-1980, of or relating to the artist Augustus John comprising letters from Augustus John to miscellaneous recipients, including over eight hundred and forty letters to his second wife Dorelia McNeill; letters to Augustus John from family, friends and miscellaneous individuals; letters from Ida John (née Nettleship), first wife of Augustus John, mainly to relatives and friends; letters to Dorelia McNeill from miscellaneous correspondents; and other correspondence of the John and Nettleship families; sketchbooks, 1908-[mid 1920s], of Augustus John; drafts of autobiographical writings by Augustus John which would later be published as Chiaroscuro (London, 1952) and the posthumous Finishing Touches (London, 1964); miscellaneous family papers of the John and Nettleship families; catalogues of Augustus John's papers; and a volume of poems, [c. 1909], of Arthur Symons, composed during his period of madness and transcribed by his amanuensis Agnes Tobin.

Some forty-two letters, 1899-1980, from, or addressed to, members of the Nettleship and John families, including correspondence relating to the deaths of John Trivett Nettleship, 1902, and of his daughter, Ida John, 1907, and to Augustus John and his estate, 1972-1980; together with one letter, [1904], from Gwen John to Dorelia McNeill, five letters, 1924-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents, and recollections of Ida John by Edna Clarke Hall, 1974.

Over two hundred and eighty letters, 1903-[1950], from Augustus John to Dorelia McNeill, containing personal news, comments on the progress of his work, and anecdotes relating to his contemporaries. Letters entirely in Romani are accompanied by English translations, 1970s, by Ferdinand G. Huth.

Over two hundred and eighty letters, 1903-[1950], from Augustus John to Dorelia McNeill, containing personal news, comments on the progress of his work, and anecdotes relating to his contemporaries. Letters entirely in Romani are accompanied by English translations, [1970s], by Ferdinand G. Huth.

Over one hundred and forty-five letters, 1907-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames A-C), including Boris Anrep (2) 1928, Lord Beaverbrook (1) 1959, Max Beerbohm (1) 1952, Frank Brangwyn (1) 1947, Gerald Brenan (7) ?1946-1957, Roy Campbell (5) ?1928-c. 1951-1952, Dora Carrington (1) 1928, Aleister Crowley (2) 1925-1947, and Nancy Cunard (2) c. 1934-[1954].

Eighty-four letters, [c. 1909]-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames D-F), including John Davenport (2) 1956-1961, Tommy Earp (9, with six poems) 1930s-1956, Clough Williams-Ellis (1) 1957, Jacob Epstein (1) 1929, and Roger Fry (1) 1931.

Forty-six letters, ?1908-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames Symons-V), including Arthur Symons (11, and forty-three poems) ?1908-[1935], Dylan Thomas (1) 1950, and G. M. Trevelyan (1) 1956.

Sketch-book, [mid 1920s], containing rough drawings by Augustus John, mainly of people, in pencil and in ink, together with occasional brief notes.