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Letters, 1926-1968, to John Cowper Powys and Phyllis Playter from various correspondents, including Gerald Brenan (16, including one poem), 1957-1968; Maurice Browne (20), 1930-1954; James Hanley (15), [c. 1955]-1967; Claude Houghton (5), 1955-1956; Edgar Lee Masters (9), 1928-1945; Henry Miller (7), 1957-1962; and Ralph Shirley (18), 1940-1946; together with a few miscellaneous letters, including an undated draft letter from John Cowper Powys concerning literary censorship in America.

Some three hundred and fifty letters, 1945-1969, from Gilbert Turner to John Cowper Powys and Phyllis Playter, which include references to the novelist Elena Puw Morgan, Welsh language and literature, visits to North Wales, the writer's procurement of library books for the recipients and the preparation of typescript copies of Powys's Dostoievsky (1947) and Rabelais (1948). Turner continued corresponding with Phyllis Playter after John Cowper Powys's death in 1963.

A letter, 1949, from Theodore Francis Powys to his brother, John Cowper Powys; together with twenty-eight letters and cards, 1946-1979, to Gilbert Turner, mostly from members of the Powys family or from friends of John Cowper Powys, including John Cowper Powys's sister, Gertrude Powys (2), 1946-1948, his sister-in-law, Alyse Gregory (2), 1947-1949, his sister, Lucy Amelia Penny (13), 1952-1973, his niece, Isobel Powys Marks (1), 1973, Lucy's daughter, Mary Casey (1), 1952, Mary's husband, Gerard Casey (2), 1976-1979, and John Redwood Anderson (1), 1947.

Some four hundred and fifty letters, 1942-1962, from John Cowper Powys to Gilbert Turner, mainly containing personal news and comments on the progress of his literary work, particularly the composition and revision of his novel Porius (1951), with occasional references to acquaintances such as the novelists Elena Puw Morgan, James Hanley and Henry Miller, and the poet Huw Owen Williams ('Huw Menai'); together with some two hundred letters, ?1943-1979, to Gilbert Turner from Phyllis Playter, who writes initially as Powys's amanuensis during his periods of ill health and continues the correspondence with Turner after Powys's death in 1963.

Some one hundred letters and cards, 1959-1981, some fragmentary or incomplete, to Phyllis Playter from relatives and friends; together with one letter, 1955, to John Cowper Powys.

Typescript copies of three posthumously published prose works by John Cowper Powys.

Papers, [c. 1893]-1988, of John Cowper Powys, some published posthumously, which include letters, both to John Cowper Powys and to his companion, Phyllis Playter, as well as drafts of works, both published and unpublished, diaries, lectures and essays. The correspondence includes over eight hundred love letters, 1921-1932, from John Cowper Powys to Phyllis Player; some six hundred and forty letters and cards, 1925 and 1935-1955, from Littleton Charles Powys to his brother, John Cowper Powys; some four hundred and fifty letters, 1942-1962, from John Cowper Powys and other members of his family to Gilbert Turner, and some three hundred and fifty letters, 1945-1969, from Turner to John Cowper Powys and Phyllis Player; and over two hundred letters, 1924-1967, from Alyse Gregory, widow of Llewelyn Powys, to Phyllis Playter.

A typescript copy, [?1984], with manuscript emendations, of John Cowper Powys's play Paddock Calls (London, 1984), written in 1922, together with a photocopy of a letter, 1984, from Charles Lock, author of an introduction to the published text, concerning the publication of the play.

Eleven notebooks, [1970s-1980s], containing material mostly relating to the proposed publication of John Cowper Powys's letters and diaries. Nine of the notebooks are in Francis Llewellyn Powys's hand, one (ff. 1-12) bearing the title 'My Dearest Sea-Eagle. Selected Letters from J.C.P. to His sister Katie. NOTES', the rest containing draft letters relating to proposed publication (many addressed to representatives of Laurence Pollinger Ltd, literary agents, London), a draft of The Quiet Man of Dorset (ff. 258-260) (Francis's portrait of his father Theodore Francis Powys) and a draft of an unnamed work by Francis Llewellyn Powys (ff. 260 verso-290, about half of which is inverted text), and rough arithmetical calculations (presumably related to publishing costs). Many of the notebooks contain rough sketches and drawings, mainly depicting female figures, and some leaves bear evidence of watercolour paint mixing. A photographic negative depicting a crowd of people at the seaside which was originally loose inside one of the notebooks is now inserted at f. 156. Two of the eleven notebooks, containing indexes to the proposed publications, are possibly in the hand of Sally Powys, wife of Francis Llewellyn Powys.

Correspondence, literary papers and material relating to the estate and literary executorship of the novelist John Cowper Powys (1872-1963), and papers, including estate papers, of previous generations of his family; together with correspondence and literary and personal papers of Powys's companion Phyllis Playter (1893-1982).

Papers of or relating to John Cowper Powys, comprising correspondence with family members, friends and acquaintances, publishers and agents, literary papers, including early prose works, and material relating to the Powys estate and literary executorship; together with papers, including estate papers, of previous generations of Powys's family.

Papers of and relating to the novelist John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) and other members of his family, including his correspondence with family, friends and associates, as well as published and unpublished literary works, diaries, lectures, essays, and material relating to his estate and literary executorship. Also included are correspondence and literary and personal papers of Powys's companion Phyllis Playter (1893-1982), as well as personal and estate papers of members of the Powys family including his father, Charles Francis Powys, his paternal grandfather, Littleton Charles Powys, his uncle, Littleton Alfred Powys, his aunts, the Johnson sisters, and his nephew, Francis Llewellyn Powys.

Two letters, undated, to Minnie H. Playter from Jane [?Keany] and from Stella Creamer, and a letter, undated, from Franklin Playter to 'Frank'.

Twenty-five letters, [c. 1915]-1923 and undated, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys relating mainly to personal news, mostly school and University activities, with one letter, undated, from Littleton Alfred to his mother, Margaret Alice Powys. Three of the letters include poems written by Littleton Alfred (ff. 29, 54 verso, 69 verso) and there are ink drawings by him on ff. 2-verso and 45 verso.

Nineteen letters, 1926-1929, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, and three postcards, 1926-1927 and undated, from Littleton Alfred to his mother, Margaret Alice Powys, containing mostly personal news.

Twenty letters and one postcard, 1930-1934, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, containing mainly personal news, one letter illustrated with an ink drawing by Littleton Alfred (f. 11 verso).

Twenty-two letters, 1940, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, consisting mainly of personal news, including Littleton Alfred's decision to become a Roman Catholic and accounts of his subsequent training for the priesthood; together with one letter to John Cowper Powys from the War Office reporting Littleton Alfred missing in action. A small ink drawing by Littleton Alfred (f. 4 verso) illustrates one letter.

Twenty-seven letters, twenty-one postcards and two telegrams, 1943-1944, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, containing mainly personal news, with some reflections upon Catholic doctrine, and explanatory notes towards John Cowper Powys's Porius (first published 1951).

Twenty-two letters and sixteen postcards, 1949, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, containing mainly personal news and some references to Francis, John Cowper Powys's [? godson], with one ink drawing by Littleton Alfred on the back of an envelope (f. 48 verso).