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Correspondence with Kyffin Williams concerning personal matters and the sale of some of his paintings, together with receipts for Winifred Coombe Tennant's purchase of them, and related press cuttings and exhibition catalogues.

Papers of Winifred Coombe Tennant, 1897-1957, relating to her activities with Gorsedd y Beirdd and the National Eisteddfod of Wales, and also including correspondence with artists, patrons and art administrators and related material concerning her patronage of the arts in Wales; together with her diaries, 1897-1955.

Correspondence and press cuttings relating to the portrait of Josephine Butler by G. F. Watts, its loan to the National Portrait Gallery on the centenary of her birth, and Winifred Coombe Tennant's efforts to secure its permanent display there.

Letters from Maurice Bond, author of a book on the inventories of St George's Chapel, Windsor, concerning Winifred Coombe Tennant's research into the fate of the Crux Neoti (or Croes Naid), as well as social matters; her work was later published as an article in the National Library of Wales Journal (vii 1951-1952, pp. 102-15).

Correspondence, notes, catalogues and press cuttings relating to the sale by the Leicester Gallery, London, of paintings by J. D. Innes. Among the correspondents are David Bell, Nicholas Brown, Ailleen Cole, Geoffrey Crawshay, Augustus John, Iorwerth Hughes Jones and Euphemia Lamb. The papers in this file were accumulated by Winifred Coombe Tennant and added to by her son, Alexander.

A letter from Keidrych Rhys concerning art matters, together with correspondence with John Eilian relating to a variety of art and social matters, notably Rhys's work.

Letters, notes and other material relating to the purchase by Swansea Art Galleries of Gwen John's painting, 'The Nun'.

Correspondence with Welsh artists, art patrons and administrators of art institutions, together with annotated catalogues, ephemera and press cuttings, almost all relating to Winifred Coombe Tennant's activities as a patron of Welsh art and art in Wales. Throughout this group of papers are notes added by Alexander Coombe-Tennant.

Papers relating to the Swansea National Eisteddfod, including the draft of the arrangements for the visit of TRH the Duke and Duchess of York.

Letters from Evan Walters concerning art, social and personal matters, together with notes, press cuttings and articles about him, and related exhibition catalogues and invitations, as well as material relating to the portrait of Winifred Coombe Tennant painted by Walters in 1950, including press cuttings, notes, and her correspondence with artists and friends.

A letter from Margaret Davies concerning the death of Thomas Jones, C.H., together with a copy of the Order of Service used at Gregynog in his memory.

Correspondence with John Elwyn Davies concerning art, personal and social matters, together with letters to Winifred Coombe Tennant about him, and press cuttings, catalogues and notes relating to his work.

Correspondence, notes, press cuttings and other material relating to craft industries producing porcelain and textiles in Wales.

Correspondence with Jenkin Evans and others (including Sir Cyril Fox, Iorwerth Peate and Esther Grainger) concerning his work, together with related press cuttings, notes, photographs, catalogues and committee minutes, and correspondence with him concerning personal and social matters. Also included is correspondence with members of his family, especially his wife, Bessie, concerning personal and family matters.