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The file comprises extracts of letters from Augustus John to his sitter Lady Ottoline Morrell, 1908-1932. The original letters from Augustus John to Lady Ottoline Morrell are in the University of Texas at Austin. Also included are quotations from newspapers, 1920, responding to his portrait of her exhibited at the Alpine Club Gallery, [London].

The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1909]-[1911], from the artist Henry Lamb to Lady Ottoline Morrell.

The file comprises notes about Augustus John and his family, 1957-[1971], from the recollections of those who knew him, including Ethel Hatch, Fiore de Henriques, Joseph Hone, Richard Hughes, notes by the biographer H. Montgomery Hyde on him, Allan Gwynne-Jones, David Jones, Mary Keene, Sir Gerald Kelly, Anita King, Dame Laura Knight, [Seymour Leslie], Compton Mackenzie, the Macnamara sisters, Lady Melchett, and Lucy [Norton] including her impressions of The Eiffel Tower [Restaurant, London]. Also included is an incomplete transcript of a BBC interview with [Ursula Nettleship], [1968x1971], and Roderic Owen's memories of Mavis Wheeler and quotations from his book on her Beautiful and beloved: the life of Mavis de Vere Cole (London, 1974).

The file comprises photocopies of pages from the unpublished diaries of John Everett, 1896-1933, with references to Augustus John and [Jacob] Epstein.

The file comprises the unpublished incomplete biography of Augustus John with a letter, [1952], from him rejecting it and declaring that 'All your statements of fact are wrong' and 'I must refuse to authorise this effort at biography', together with Alan Moorehead's account of how he came to write the biography and problems encountered by him.

The file comprises photocopies of sections from the artist's unpublished work ['Painter's portrait: an autobiography'], [?1910]-[?1959], including his impressions of the Slade while a student there.

The file comprises reproductions of answers to art queries about Augustus John published in the magazine Time, 1946.

The file comprises letters, 1969-1972, including a list of paintings to be exhibited at the 'Portraits of the Artist's family' at the University of Hull, 1970, by Malcolm Easton, and letters mainly relating to the preparation of The art of Augustus John published in 1974, together with a letter, 1972, from John Lumley, Wildenstein & Co., London, relating to a proposed exhibition of works by Augustus John in New York.

The file includes Augustus John's 'short appreciation' of J. D. Innes, [?1914], manuscript draft of [?Augustus John's introduction to the Innes Memorial Exhibition at the Chenil Gallery in 1923] and notes taken from Charles Hampton, J. D. Innes, 1887-1914: an exhibition to commemorate the birth of Llanelli's most celebrated artist (Llanelli, [1987]); draft recollections of Ronald Firbank by Augustus John published in Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, Ronald Firbank in 1930 with letters from Augustus John to Ronald Firbank, [1917]; his tribute to Sir John Lavery, [1941]; two drafts entitled 'The Norwegian Enigma' by Augustus John, February 1956; a reproduction of the chapter 'Lord Beaverbrook entertains' from his autobiography Finishing Touches (London, 1964); and drafts of light verse including his sonnet 'Casati at the Alpine Club'.

The series comprises publishing agreements, reports, corrected typescripts and text emendations, locations for Augustus John papers, proof copies and book reviews of the different editions, 1968-1997.

The file comprises a proof copy, [1975], of the biography published in the USA as one volume. Inverted text.

The file comprises book reviews of Michael Holroyd, Augustus John, volume 2 (London, 1975), and also of the American edition published in 1975.

The file comprises the uncorrected proof copy of the revised edition published in 1996 'with substantial new material added by the author'.

The file comprises book reviews of Michael Holroyd, Augustus John: the new biography (London, 1996), originals and photocopies, and of the American edition also published in 1996.

The file comprises correspondence, 1972-1975, relating to the organising of the 'Paintings and Drawings' and 'Life and Times' exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 1975, mainly letters from Roy Strong, its director, together with minutes of a meeting held in 1974 and a list of the main room titles for 'The Life and Times' exhibition and a 'Select list of paintings in Great Britain and Ireland'.

The file comprises the following catalogues: Gwen John Memorial Exhibition, 1946 (with an introduction by Augustus John); Ethel Walker, Frances Hodgkins, Gwen John, a memorial exhibition at the Tate Gallery, 1952; Gwen John 1876-1936 , Faerber and Maison Ltd (with an introduction by Mary Taubman), 1964; Gwen John 1876-1939, Faerber and Maison Ltd, London, 1970; Gwen John. A retrospective exhibition, Davis & Langdale Company, Inc, New York, 1975; and Gwen John 1876-1939. Drawings and watercolors, 1981.

The file comprises the first script of a dramatised documentary based on the life of Gwen John, 1983.

The file comprises obituaries of the John family extracted from newspapers: Robin John, [?], 1986, Romilly John, The Times, 1986, by [Michael Holroyd], Vivien John, The Independent, 1994, Poppet Pol, The Independent and The Times, 1997, together with obituaries for Caitlin Thomas, The Guardian and The Independent, 1994, and Lady Pansy Lamb, The Independent, 1999. -- [Dorelia John's obituary by Michael Holroyd is in his Unreceived opinions (London, 1973)].

The file comprises a script 'Downstarts' by Elaine Morgan, [?1988x1992], with a few comments by Michael Holroyd, the biographer of George Bernard Shaw.

The file comprises a notebook containing miscellaneous research notes about Lytton Strachey, but mainly on Augustus John.