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Ninety-two envelopes, 1950-1954, addressed to John Cowper Powys from the librarian Gilbert Turner, the contents of the envelopes having been removed. These items were purchased with the letters contained in NLW MSS 23500-23504C, 23505D and should be considered as part of that collection.

One hundred and three envelopes, 1956-1962 and indiscernible/missing postmarks, addressed to John Cowper Powys from the librarian Gilbert Turner, the contents of the envelopes having been removed. These items were purchased with the letters contained in NLW MSS 23500-23504C, 23505D and should be considered as part of that collection.

Forty-nine envelopes, 1924, 1938, 1940, 1943-1946, 1949-1951, 1953-1956, 1961-1962 and indiscernible/missing date, forty-seven of which are addressed to John Cowper Powys and the remaining two to Elwyn Evans (f. 48) and Marian Powys Grey (f. 49). The correspondents include Edgar Lee Masters (6), 1944-1945, Maurice Browne (6), 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953-1954 and missing postmark, [? Francis Llewellyn Powys] (6), 1955-1956, Alyse Gregory (1), 1961, Henry Miller (1), 1962, James Hanley (1), [?1962] and Gamel Woolsey (1), indiscernible date; ff. 27-49 are from unidentified correspondents. The contents of all envelopes have been removed. These items were purchased with the letters contained in NLW MSS 23500-23504C, 23505D and should be considered as part of that collection.

Letters and telegrams, 1899-1932, to John Cowper Powys from various publishers and literary agents. Among the correspondents are Arnold Shaw (8), 1918-1925, Lee Keedick (5), 1927-1931, Will Durant (2) 1928 (with his reader’s report to Simon and Schuster on Powys’s novel Wolf Solent), Simon and Schuster (9), 1928-1931 (with royalty statements), Marianne Moore (1), 1928, and Victor Gollancz (1), 1932 (with comments on Powys’s novel A Glastonbury Romance). The file also includes one letter, 1930, from Powys to Lee Keedick.

Letters, 1934-1935, to John Cowper Powys from various publishers and literary agents. Many of the letters relate to the libel action brought against Powys for his novel A Glastonbury Romance (1932). Among the correspondents are Simon and Schuster (18) W. W. Norton (3), Laurence Pollinger (22) and John Lane (2).

Forty-six letters, 1951-1954 and undated, to John Cowper Powys from Eric Harvey of Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, London, containing both professional correspondence and personal news. Enclosures comprise a printed interview-style article, [1953], relating to John Cowper Powys's novel A Glastonbury Romance (1933), a typed copy of Powys's Preface to A Glastonbury Romance, and three photographs of Eric Harvey's infant children.

Twenty-seven letters, 1955-1956, to John Cowper Powys from Eric Harvey of Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, London, containing both professional correspondence and personal news, including references to the death of Powys's brother Littleton Charles Powys in 1955. There are inscriptions by John Cowper Powys on ff. 12 verso and 38.

Twenty-four letters and two enclosed photographs, 1957-1962, to John Cowper Powys from Eric Harvey of Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, London, and one letter, 1957, from John [?Fortis White] of Macdonald & Co. The letters contain both professional correspondence and personal news.

Typescript copies of one hundred and thirty-three letters, five postcards, one letter card and one card, 1895-1896, 1902, [1910], 1914-1915[x1918], 1920-1925, 1927-1940, 1943, 1945-1948, 1950-1952 and undated, and one holograph letter, 1948, from John Cowper Powys to his sister Gertrude Powys. The letters contain mostly personal and family news, including the birth of John Cowper Powys's son Littleton Alfred in 1902 and Littleton Alfred's ordination in 1927, the death of John Cowper Powys and Gertrude's brother Llewelyn in 1939, accounts of John Cowper Powys's works in progress and the libel case brought against him in relation to his novel A Glastonbury Romance (1933), together with accounts of life in and around John Cowper Powys and Phyllis Playter's New York State home Phudd Bottom and their plans for moving to Wales. Typed notes have been added to the copied letters, presumably by the copier. Some of the letters are annotated by Powys biographer Morine Krissdottir, who has also written a brief overview of the collection (inserted in the folder). A note in the hand of Morine Krissdottir explains that the typed copies were made by Sally Powys, before the original letters were sold to The Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.

Photocopies of one hundred and eighty-four letters (one partial and undated), [1901-1902, 1904-1905, 1909-1914, 1916-1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1938, 1940], most of which lack an exact date, together with one holograph letter, [?1940], from John Cowper Powys to his brother Littleton Charles Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, including the birth of John Cowper Powys's son Littleton Alfred in 1902 and Littleton Charles's proposed marriage in 1904. Although John Cowper Powys refers to his move to Patchin Place and subsequently to Phudd Bottom, Phyllis Playter is conspicuous by the absence of any reference to her until 1934, just prior to their departure for England. There are occasional ink drawings by John Cowper Powys, including caricatures of himself, his father and his infant son (f. 522) and an epitaph for his dog, known as The Very Old (f. 546).

Photocopies of forty-one letters (one of which is partial), 1944, from John Cowper Powys to his brother Littleton Charles Powys, containing mostly personal news and reflections. Some of the letters are illustrated with John Cowper Powys's ink drawings, which include self-caricatures. One letter is addressed to Littleton's wife Elizabeth (née Myers).

Photocopies of partial and undated letters, some with very faint text, from John Cowper Powys to his brother Littleton Charles Powys, containing mostly personal news and reflections. There are references to some of John Cowper Powys's works eg Wolf Solent (1929), Rabelais (1948) and Porius (1951), to Dinah White's role as amenuensis for John Cowper Powys's son Littleton Alfred at the end of the latter's life, and to the deaths of the writer Virginia Woolf in 1941 and of the American poet Edgar Lee Masters in 1950. Some of the letters are illustrated with John Cowper Powys's ink drawings, which include self-caricatures and representations of plants.

Nine letters (one partial) and one postcard, 1908, 1912, 1925, 1948 and undated, from John Cowper Powys to his son Littleton Alfred Powys, one of which is enclosed with a letter, 1947, from Littleton Alfred to his father; together with a poem "written by my Son for my Birthday Oct 8 1948" copied out by John Cowper Powys (f. 34). The contents of the letters include John Cowper Powys's responses both to Littleton Alfred's poetry and to the latter's decision to become a priest, references to the beginnings of John Cowper Powys's novel Wolf Solent (1929), and some disparaging remarks regarding the barrister and writer Philip Guedalla.

Four letters, 1920, 1937, 1940, 1945, from John Cowper Powys to his sister Marian Powys, containing mainly personal and family news, with a reference to the progress of "my Dark Ages romance" (f. 15 verso) (the novel Porius, published 1951). The letter dated 1940 was returned, with an explanatory note attached, by the censor: an ink drawing on the last page (f. 8 verso) depicting John Cowper Powys shooting at a German parachutist cannot have been well-received (see also 'Letters to Huw Menai from John Cowper Powys' (1940)).

Twenty-two letters, 1945, 1947-1949, 1954, 1959 and undated, from John Cowper Powys to his nephew Peter Powys Grey, son of John Cowper Powys's sister Marian Powys. The letters contain mostly personal philosophical reflections and observations on reading material, with references also to Peter's wedding to Barbara Tyler ('Ty') in 1948 and to John Cowper Powys's forthcoming novel The Brazen Head (published 1956) (f. 56 verso). One letter is illustrated with an ink drawing by John Cowper Powys (f. 51).

Letters from John Cowper Powys to his brother Llewelyn Powys (1), 1929, his sister-in-law Alyse Gregory, widow of Llewelyn (1), 1954, and Sally Powys, wife of John Cowper Powys's nephew Francis Llewellyn Powys (1), 1955. The letter to Llewelyn Powys contains a detailed account of John Cowper Powys and Phyllis Playter's Hillsdale home known as Phudd Bottom, while the letter to Sally Powys refers to Francis Powys's recent stay in hospital and is illustrated with ink drawings by John Cowper Powys (f. 11-verso).

Photocopies of twenty-nine letters, 1937, 1944, 1949-1950, 1953-1961, from John Cowper Powys to Herbert Marks, husband of Powys's niece Isobel Powys Marks. The letters contain mostly personal and family news. One letter is illustrated with an ink drawing by Powys (f. 5).

Four letters, 1929, [1932], from John Cowper Powys to Phyllis Playter's mother Minnie H. Playter, with one letter addressed to Minnie Playter and Phyllis Playter. The letters include references to the death of Toby [?a dog or cat], the acquisition of British rights to the publication of Powys's novel A Glastonbury Romance (1933), and mention of "my little Philosopy Book", possibly A Philosophy of Solitude, published in 1933. F. 2-verso is in Phyllis Playter's hand. The envelopes and all but one letter are annotated by Powys biographer Morine Krissdottir.

Photocopies (some text faint) of eighty letters, 1942-1943, from John Cowper Powys to the poet Huw Menai (Huw Owen Williams). The letters include references to health matters, to some of Powys's past works and works in progress, and to Huw Menai's (unpublished) autobiography. Many of the letters are illustrated with Powys's ink drawings, which include caricatures of himself and of Huw Menai. Enclosures comprise a diagram of a mechanical device entitled the 'Fuze 700' (f. 50), a photocopy of a printed excerpt from 'Month By Month, A Journal of Progressive & Revolutionary Ideas' (ff. 110-13), a photocopy of a letter to Powys from Margaret Casey, mother-in-law of Powys's niece Mary Casey (ff. 163-4), and photocopies of drawings of animals from a printed source (ff. 168-70).

Photocopies (some text faint) of one hundred and fifty-eight letters, one postcard and one telegram, 1939-1941, from John Cowper Powys to the poet Huw Menai (Huw Owen Williams). The letters include accounts of the last illness and death of John Cowper Powys's dog 'The Very Old' and the death of his brother Llewelyn Powys, both in 1939, and the death of Powys's friend Frances Gregg in 1941, together with mention of Powys's past works and works in progress, reflections on the war, health matters, and a reference to a letter of 1940 sent by Powys to his sister Marian Powys which was returned by the censor (ff. 186-7) (see 'Letters to Marian Powys from John Cowper Powys'). Many of the letters are illustrated with John Cowper Powys's ink drawings, which include self-caricatures and depictions of Huw Menai as a sea-serpent . Ff. 159, 166-7, 170-1, 207 appear to be draft prose piece(s) by Powys (crossed out). Also included are two photocopied letters, 1939, from Powys to Arfon [?son of Huw Menai]. Enclosures comprise two further photocopied letters from Powys to Arfon (enclosed with letters dated 20 August 1940 and 23 February 1941), a note to Huw Menai from Jean [--?] (f. 157), a note in Welsh to Powys from John Redwood Anderson (f. 422), and a press cutting in Welsh relating to the teaching of Welsh history (f. 503).