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John Cowper Powys Manuscripts and Papers Gregory, Alyse, 1884-1967
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Alyse Gregory letters to Phyllis Playter

Over one hundred and twenty letters, 1946-1967, from Alyse Gregory, widow of Llewelyn Powys, to Phyllis Playter, the majority of which belong to the period 1960-1967; together with four letters, 1957-1961, from Alyse Gregory to John Cowper Powys (NLW MS 21937E, ff. 11, 22, 47, 73). The letters contain frequent family references, particularly to Gertrude Powys and Katie Powys, and discussion regarding the preservation of Powys family manuscripts, diaries and correspondence.

Gregory, Alyse, 1884-1967

Alyse Gregory letters to Phyllis Playter

Over two hundred letters, 1924-1967, from Alyse Gregory, widow of John Cowper Powys's brother, Llewelyn Powys, to Phyllis Playter. There are frequent references to family and friends, and to the publication and preservation of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of John Cowper Powys and Llewelyn Powys.

Gregory, Alyse, 1884-1967

Letters to John Cowper Powys

Five letters, 1927-[?1929], to John Cowper Powys from his brother, Llewelyn Powys, one of which includes Llewelyn's comments on a draft of the first ten chapters of the recipient's novel Wolf Solent (London, 1929). Also included are three letters, 1927-1942, from his sister-in-law, Alyse Gregory, and one letter, 1953, from Maria Vernie Pease, an admirer of his work, enclosing a pencil sketch of John Cowper Powys by her, [c. 1903].

Gregory, Alyse, 1884-1967

Powys family letters to Gilbert Turner, &c

A letter, 1949, from Theodore Francis Powys to his brother, John Cowper Powys; together with twenty-eight letters and cards, 1946-1979, to Gilbert Turner, mostly from members of the Powys family or from friends of John Cowper Powys, including John Cowper Powys's sister, Gertrude Powys (2), 1946-1948, his sister-in-law, Alyse Gregory (2), 1947-1949, his sister, Lucy Amelia Penny (13), 1952-1973, his niece, Isobel Powys Marks (1), 1973, Lucy's daughter, Mary Casey (1), 1952, Mary's husband, Gerard Casey (2), 1976-1979, and John Redwood Anderson (1), 1947.

Powys, Theodore Francis, 1875-1953