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Over forty letters and telegrams, 1939-1945, to Edwin John, as Gwen John's executor and principal legatee, relating to the disposal of her estate.

Some fifty-five letters, 1940-1949, to Edwin John from galleries, dealers and agents, relating mainly to the dispersal of Gwen John's work after her death.

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.

Forty photographs, 1880s-?1930s, formerly in the possession of Edwin John, more than half of which originally belonged to Gwen John and represent friends and models; the remainder, which represent members of the John and Nettleship families, could derive either from Gwen John's estate or that of Augustus John. Also included are prints made from negatives of the same provenance.

Some fifty letters, 1934-1961, to Edwin John from various correspondents, including over forty letters from his father, Augustus John, relating mainly to the estate of Gwen John and the disposal of her works after her death but also containing personal news and comments; and four letters, 1948-1949, from Madame Louise Roche, Gwen John's nearest neighbour in Meudon, together with manuscript and typescript recollections of Gwen John by Madame Roche.