The file comprises transcripts of extracts from letters written by Augustus John to his granddaughter Sara John, [1959]-1961, discussing his painting of her. The original letters were purchased by NLW in January 2004 (NLW MS 23922D, ff. 12-25).
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1907]-1912, from Augustus John to Scott Macfie, secretary and editor of the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, and from the latter to the artist, [1910]-[1912], together with a photocopy of Augustus John's article 'Russian gypsies at Marseilles and Milan' and 'The songs of Fabian de Castro, El Gypatano', Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society. Also included are extracts of a letter, 1914, from Augustus John to Scott Macfie.
The file comprises photocopies and some transcripts of correspondence between Augustus John and Sean O'Casey, [1928]-1952.
Letters to Sir Charles Wheeler
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1958]-1961.
Letters to Sir John Rothenstein
The file comprises photocopies of letters and telegrams, [1917]-[1959].
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1946]-[1959], including Augustus John's tribute to Lady Matthew Smith [née Gwen Salmond], January 1958, together with photocopies of letters, [1941]-[1958], from Vivien White to Sir Matthew Smith and a letter from 'Dodo', [1941x1961].
The file comprises photocopies of letters from Augustus John to Thomas W. Earp, [1938]-[1956], together with a photocopy of a letter, 28 July 1926, from the latter, relating to Augustus John's portrait of him in Ischia, [1925].
Letters to Thelma and Maud Cazalet
The file comprises photocopies of transcripts of letters from Augustus John to Thelma Cazalet, 1934-1959, and to Maud ('Molly') Cazalet, 1939-1951.
Letters to Tristan de Vere Cole
The file comprises photocopies of letters written by Augustus John, [1943]-[1958], to his son Tristan de Vere Cole.
De Vere Cole, Tristan, 1935-
The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1938]-[1960], to his daughter Vivien John (afterwards White).
The file comprises letters, [1968]-[1998], from Charles Tennyson (3), Peter Terson (5), Caitlin Thomas (2), Lisa T[ickner] (3), Ruthven Todd (2), William J. Weatherby (3), Sir Charles Wheeler (3), Emlyn Williams (2) and Dora Yates (11). Letters from unidentified correspondents are also included.
Tennyson, Charles, Sir, 1879-
The file comprises a notebook containing miscellaneous research notes about Lytton Strachey, but mainly on Augustus John.
The file comprises unidentified and incomplete papers, [1968x1995], in the hand of Michael Holroyd and others.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa,
The file comprises a letter, 1995, from the archivist at the Gallery enclosing a photocopy of a letter, 1922, from Augustus John relating to the copyright of a painting sold to the Gallery and correspondence, 1923-1971, relating to the artist's cartoon 'Canadians opposite Lens', 1917-1918, and other works by him. Also included is a list of its Augustus John holdings.
National Gallery of Canada.
National Portrait Gallery exhibitions
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'.
Strong, Roy C.
The file comprises corrected notes, photocopies of paintings chosen for the colour section, position guide, captions and a list of acknowledgements, [1996].
The file comprises letters, 1968-[1998], from Villiers Bergne (4), son-in-law of Augustus John, Rebecca John (37), Sara John (28), Poppet Pol (13), Vivien White (17) and other members of the John family, relating to family matters.
Bergne, Villiers A'Court
'Portraits' by William Douglas Home
The file comprises the script 'Portraits' by William Douglas Home, [which was first presented at the Malvern Festival in May 1987 and subsequently at the Savoy Theatre, London, 11 August 1987] and published c. 1988, together with a programme for the performances held at the Savoy Theatre.
Home, William Douglas, 1912-1992
The file comprises photocopies of press cuttings and some originals relating to the Chenil Art Gallery, Chelsea, and art exhibitions of paintings by Augustus John held there, 1923-1924; his missing son Henry, 1935; obituaries of the artist, 1961; and a profile, 1967, of Sir Caspar John; together with notes by Michael Holroyd of headings about the artist in The Daily Telegraph, 1916-1952, and The Times, 1910-1967.
The file comprises photocopies from American newspapers, [1924]-[1928], including Chicago Evening Post and The New York Times, supplied by The Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington, in 1969, relating to Augustus John and his paintings.