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Papers, 1923, mostly relating to the will and estate of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys, comprising his death certificate and an obituary; a list detailing the valuation of his securities compiled by Clavell Hore & Son, brokers; correspondence addressed to Littleton Charles Powys, son and co-executor of the Rev. Powys, from Charles Ernest Moilliet, co-executor, relating to the will; a probate of the will, with codicil, dated 5 September 1923; inland revenue papers containing accounts, valuations, etc., of the Rev. Powys's personal estate and naming Charles Ernest Moilliet and Littleton Charles Powys as co-executors; inventories of furniture, china and other effects contained at 3 Greenhill Terrace, Weymouth, Dorset, home of Littleton Charles Powys and the last residency of the Rev. Powys.

Papers, 1923, mostly relating to the will and estate of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys. They comprise a letter, with copy, addressed to Messrs Newman, Paynter & Co., solicitors, Yeovil, from Clavell Hore & Son, brokers, relating to the valuation of the Rev. Powys's estate; contract notes compiled by Clavell Hore & Son; a schedule of securities relating to the Rev. Powys's estate; letters addressed to Littleton Charles Powys, co-executor, from Newman, Paynter & Co.; death certificate of Charles Ernest Moilliet, co-executor; and cheque books registered with Lloyds Bank Ltd, with stubs attached and cheques made out to beneficiaries, etc., of the Rev. Powys's will.

Some two hundred and eighty-four letters, 1901-1960, to Lucy Penny from her parents and older siblings, comprising eighteen letters, 1909-1918, from her father C. F. Powys; fifty-nine, 1911-1914, from her mother Mary Cowper Powys; one hundred and sixty-seven, 1901-1960, from John Cowper Powys (with three from Phyllis Playter enclosed); and thirty-six, 1933-1955, from Littleton C. Powys (with one from his wife Mabel enclosed)

Ninety-two letters and cards, 1938-1960, from John Cowper Powys to C. Benson Roberts and his wife Jane, most of which have been published as Letters from John Cowper Powys to C. Benson Roberts, edited by the recipient (London, 1975); together with a letter and card, 1940, from Phyllis Playter, John Cowper Powys's companion, and two letters, 1954, from Littleton C. Powys.

Letters to John Cowper Powys from his brother, Littleton Charles Powys, mostly containing personal and family news; also envelopes addressed to John Cowper Powys from Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.

Photocopies of letters from John Cowper Powys to his brother Littleton Charles Powys. The original letters are in the Powys Collection in Dorset County Museum. The photocopies were made by Jeffrey Kwintner of the Village Press.

Four hundred and thirteen family and other letters, [c. 1883]-1963, addressed to Lucy Penny's siblings, comprising: (i) sixty nine letters, 1890-1963, to John Cowper Powys from C. F. Powys (1), 1890, Littleton Powys (1), 1948, William Powys (36), 1943-1954, Lucy Penny (6), 1932-1948, Mary Casey (6), 1942-1954 (with 1 to Phyllis enclosed), Gerard Casey (14), 1944-1954, Frances Gregg (1), [1912x1914], H. E. Fanshawe (1), 1894 (letter of recommendation for JCP as a lecturer), and Frederick E. Davies (1), 1963; (ii) six letters, [c. 1886]-1954, to Littleton C. Powys from Theodore Powys (1), Gertrude Powys (2), Lucy Penny (1), [Hermione Justice Shirley], Countess Ferrers (1), and Patrick Bury (1); (iii) six letters, [c. 1883]-[1945], to Theodore Powys from John Cowper Powys (2), Gertrude Powys (1), Llewelyn Powys (1), Lucy Penny (1) and Mary Casey (1); (iv) one hundred and eighty-seven letters, [c. 1883]-1952, to Gertrude Powys from C. F. Powys (7), 1893-1918, Mary Cowper Powys (23), 1893-1914, John Cowper Powys (5), [c. 1883]-1949, Littleton Powys (2), 1945, Theodore Powys (2), [c. 1886], 1947, Eleanor Powys (1), 1891, Llewelyn Powys (2), 1937, Katie Powys (2), 1951-1952, William Powys (21), [1914]-1950, Lucy Penny (65), 1935-1951, Mary Casey (14), 1930-1950, various other relatives (20), 1913-1949, Alyse Gregory (11), 1939-1952, Phyllis Playter (4), 1939-1951, and Bernard O’Neill (6), 1942-1947; (v) six letters, [c. 1883]-[c. 1893], to Eleanor Powys from John Cowper Powys (3) and Gertrude Powys (3); (vi) six letters, [?1909]-[1915x1936], to Albert Reginald Powys from Katie Powys (1), William Powys (1) and Lucy Penny (4); (vii) three letters, 1893-1949, to Marian Powys from Llewelyn Powys (1) and others; (viii) seven letters, 1910-1936, to Llewelyn Powys mostly from his siblings; (viii) one hundred and four letters, [1880s/1890s]-1962, to Philippa (Katie) Powys from C. F. Powys (1), 1919, John Cowper Powys (2), [1880s/1890s], [c. 1934], Theodore Powys (5), 1901-1950, Gertrude Powys, (15), 1923-1951, Marian Powys (3), 1929-1960, Llewelyn Powys (4), 1937-1938, William Powys (18), [1910]-1962, Lucy Penny (23), 1915-1954, Mary Casey (20), 1943-1962, Phyllis Playter (4), 1954-1962, Alyse Gregory (1), 1962, Bernard O’Neill (3), 1930-1947, Valentine Ackland (1), 1954, and others; and (ix) nineteen letters, 1903-1949, to William Ernest Powys from Gertrude Powys (5), 1935-1949, Llewelyn Powys (8), 1917-1937, Katie Powys (2), [c. 1922], Lucy Penny (2), 1936, Alyse Gregory (1), 1939, and Bernard O’Neill (1), 1903.
The letters of Gertrude Powys and William Powys occasionally contain thumbnail sketches or watercolour drawings.

Thirty-five letters and postcards, 1953-1955, to Dinah White from Littleton Charles Powys, brother of John Cowper Powys, mainly concerning Father Littleton Alfred Powys. Also included are a printed copy of Littleton Alfred's poem 'Ode to the West Wind' (1954) (ff. 12-13), an additional stanza of the 'Ode' transcribed by Dinah White but not included in the final version (f. 14), a set of typescript notes and comments on the 'Ode' (ff. 27-32), and a typescript copy of a poem by Pauline Clifft entitled 'Meeting' addressed to Littleton Charles's wife Elizabeth Myers (f. 4).

A presentation copy of The Letters of Elizabeth Myers, ed. by Littleton C. Powys (London, 1951), inscribed by Powys, 8 November 1951, to Mrs [Dorothy May] Meech, his typist on this and other books, together with three letters, 1951-1955, from Powys to Mrs Meech (ff. 2-4), the first of which accompanied the book. Also included is a presentation copy of Littleton C. Powys, The Powys Family (Yeovil, 1952), inscribed by the author, October 1952, to the antiquarian Joseph Fowler, together with a letter, 26 October 1952, from Powys to Fowler (f. 1).
The letters have been placed in an archival envelope.

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

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 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).

Some one hundred and five letters and cards, 1925, 1935-1939, mostly from Littleton Charles Powys, headmaster of Sherborne Preparatory School, 1905-1923, to his elder brother, John Cowper Powys, with two from Littleton to Phyllis Playter (ff. 137-138, 145-146).

Some eighty-nine letters and cards, 1940-1941, from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys.

Some eighty-nine letters and cards, 1949-1950, mostly from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys, with five from Littleton to Phyllis Playter (ff. 14-16, 74-75, 128, 139, 151).

Some thirty-nine letters and cards, 1953, mostly from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys, with one from Littleton to Phyllis Playter (f. 20). Also included is a letter, 9 August 1953, to Littleton from his nephew Littleton Alfred Powys (in the hand of his amanuensis Dinah White) (f. 50).

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.