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Five letters, 1927-[?1929], to John Cowper Powys from his brother, Llewelyn Powys, one of which includes Llewelyn's comments on a draft of the first ten chapters of the recipient's novel Wolf Solent (London, 1929). Also included are three letters, 1927-1942, from his sister-in-law, Alyse Gregory, and one letter, 1953, from Maria Vernie Pease, an admirer of his work, enclosing a pencil sketch of John Cowper Powys by her, [c. 1903].

Some thirty-nine letters and cards, 1953, mostly from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys, with one from Littleton to Phyllis Playter (f. 20). Also included is a letter, 9 August 1953, to Littleton from his nephew Littleton Alfred Powys (in the hand of his amanuensis Dinah White) (f. 50).

Photocopies and transcripts of letters from John Cowper Powys to the poet Huw Menai (Huw Owen Williams), together with four manuscript poems by Huw Menai (kept in envelope with 1948-1954 letters).

A heavily worked draft of an unpublished novella by John Cowper Powys, apparently written in 1952 (see f. 46), entitled 'The Death of God or Jack and Jill and the Absolute'; together with notes on Classical Greek (ff. 61-72), written during Powys's later years.

Some one hundred and five letters and cards, 1954, mostly from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys, with four from Littleton to Phyllis Playter (ff. 97-98, 168, 193-195). Also included is a letter, 16 May 1954, to Littleton from Dinah White (f. 80).

Over seventy letters, 1940-1955, to John Cowper Powys from various correspondents, including W[illiam] J[ohn] Gruffydd (1) 1942; Timothy Lewis (13) 1943-1954; Iorwerth C[yfeiliog] Peate (19) 1942-1951; Keidrych Rhys (9) 1943-1946; and Sir Ifor Williams (1) 1941. The letters relate mainly to John Cowper Powys's work, the Welsh language and culture, and personal matters.

Some sixty-two letters and cards, 1955, from Littleton Charles Powys to John Cowper Powys. Also included is a letter, 1 May [1955], to John Cowper Powys from his sister Lucy [Penny] (f. 38).

Over three hundred and seventy letters from Littleton Charles Powys to his elder brother John Cowper Powys, 1925-1955 (mostly dating from 1944) containing family news and reminiscences and comments on works by the Powys brothers; together with a few letters from Littleton Charles Powys to Phyllis Playter and from Elizabeth Myers, Littleton's second wife, to John Cowper Powys.

Photocopies of letters from John Cowper Powys to his brother Theodore Francis Powys.

Photocopies of one hundred and five letters, [1883, 1902, 1906-1907, 1909, 1912, 1914-1919, 1921-1933], 1935-1936, 1938, 1941-1949, 1951, from John Cowper Powys to his brother Theodore Francis Powys, the earliest of which was written by John Cowper Powys from Sherborne School, together with a typescript copy of one letter, 1947, possibly made by Phyllis Playter (f. 317), and one letter, 1956, from John Cowper Powys to Violet Powys, widow of Theodore (ff. 340-342). A substantial portion of the letters are undated, with likely dates (and other notes) added in pencil by Morine Krissdottir. The letters contain mostly personal, professional and family news and some are illustrated with John Cowper Powys's drawings. Enclosures comprise a photocopy of a printed article containing a review of Theodore Powys's The House with the Echo (1928) and photocopies of letters to John Cowper Powys from Barnet B. Ruder and Reginald Moore. The originals of these letters are housed in Texas. The photocopies were made by Jeffrey Kwintner and given to Morine Krissdottir.

Photocopies of one hundred and four letters, dated [c. 1905]-1956, from John Cowper Powys to his brother Theodore Francis Powys. These copies duplicate ninety-five of the letters in AAB1/1/1 and six in AAB1/1/2 but are often of somewhat better quality or more legible. There are also copies of three additional letters, dated [early 1909], 4 September [1922] and 17 January [1925], not found in AAB1/1/1-2.

Seventy-nine letters and two postcards, 1932-1958, from John Cowper Powys to the bibliophile Lloyd Emerson Siberell, relating mainly to Powys's work.

Letters from John Cowper Powys to his brother, Llewelyn Powys, [1923], his companion, Phyllis Playter, [?1924], 'George', 1958, and a 'Mr London', [?1940s], the latter dictated by Powys to Phyllis Playter; together with miscellaneous literary papers, which comprise drafts of poems, [c. 1900]-1953, including an early version of 'Samphire' (published in Horned Poppies ... (1986)) and of several unpublished anniversary poems addressed to Phyllis Playter; a draft, [?1900]-1902, of an unpublished preface to poems by Alfred de Kantzow; an ink and pencil sketch of the map which forms the end-papers of Powys's novel Ducdame (1925); and drafts of the opening of a philosophical work, 1938, and of a speech in Welsh, [1935x1954], the latter composed by Powys while he was living in Corwen.

Drafts of poems by John Cowper Powys, published between 1896 and 1926; a heavily worked draft of an incomplete poem in two cantos, published in A Review of English Literature (January 1963); and drafts of over fifty poems, forty-one of which were published posthumously in Horned Poppies ... (1986), the remainder, including a blank verse autobiography, as yet unpublished.

Autograph drafts of three untitled lectures by John Cowper Powys on Homer, the contents relating to the Homeric Philosophy (ff. 1-26), the humanity and humour of Homer (ff. 27-43), and Books II and III of the Iliad (ff. 44-58).

Autograph drafts of two essays by John Cowper Powys entitled 'Scepticism' and 'Elementalism or My Philosophy', the latter heavily revised.

Drafts of eight poems by John Cowper Powys written for Phyllis Playter, most of them bearing the dedication 'to the T.T.', together with a pencilled caricature (f. 5) inscribed 'To my Valentine Feb 14 1949'.

Four unpublished prose pieces by John Cowper Powys: 'The Hunchback's House', an outline, possibly of a projected novel (ff. 1-11), its sequel, an untitled short story (ff. 12-14), and an unfinished story outline (ff. 15-16), all set in the United States and dating, apparently, from the author's residence there; and 'Whatsoever' (ff. 17-27), an amalgam of philosophical reflection and journal, written in 1960.