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The series comprises letters written by members of the John family, [1965]-[1998], assisting Michael Holroyd in his quest for information about Augustus John.

The file, [1965]-1969, also includes letters dating from 1965 when Michael Holroyd was working on his Lytton Strachey biography.

The file, 1965-[1977], also comprises a photocopy of an article from the Evening Standard, June 1967, entitled 'How Caspar tried to conform but found he had rebellion in his blood ...', and a photocopy of a letter, 1977, from Kit Orpen Casey, daughter of William Orpen, to Caspar John.

The series comprises letters from individuals, [1968]-2000, responding to Michael Holroyd's appeal for information on Augustus John.

The file comprises letters, 1968-2000, from Cecil Beaton (1), Karl Beckson (10), Quentin Bell (1), Miriam J. Benkovitz (2), Anthony Wedgwood Benn (1), Sven Berlin (4) and Richard Buckle (1).

The file comprises letters, 1968-[1999], from Richard Carline (3), Noel Carrington (4), Candida Cave (2), Lord David Cecil (3), Susan Chitty (5), Maurice Collis (2), John [Stewart Collis] (1), Barnaby Conrad (1), Father Martin D'Arcy (7), Rhys Davies (1), Rupert Hart-Davies (1), Bernard Denvir (1), Honor Drysdale (1), Daphne du Maurier (1), Janet Dunbar (4) and Valentine Dyall (1).

The file comprises letters, 1968-2000, from Kathleen Hale (9), Edna Clarke Hall (3), James Hanley (3), Ethel C. Hatch (2), Beshlie [Heron] (6), Bevis Hillier (1), Richard Hughes (4), Daniel Huws (2) and H. Montgomery Hyde (1).

The file comprises letters, 1968-[1996], from Darsie Japp (1), David Fraser Jenkins (2), Gwyneth Johnston (3), J. E. Jones (1), Edmond X. Kapp (1), Mary Keene (3), Mary Lago (3) to Jessie Petrie and a letter, 1970, from Charles Hampton to Mary Lago, Bernard Leach (2), Seymour Leslie (9) and Stanley Loomis (2).

The file comprises letters, 1968-1998, from Ian McGill (1), Compton Mackenzie (2), Miriam Margolyes (1), Muriel Matthews (7), Marie Mauron (1), Lady Dorothy Moulton Mayer (3), Sir Oliver Millar (1), Lady Diana Mosley (3), Malcolm Muggeridge (1), Benedict Nicolson (2), Lucy [Norton] (2) and Breon O'Casey (2).

The file comprises letters, 1968-1973, from Frances Partridge (5), Stuart Piggott (2), Phyllis Playter (2) and Anthony Powell (3).

The file comprises letters, 1968-1999, from Dominic Reeve (7), Sir John Rothenstein (9) and Bertrand Russell (1).

The file comprises letters, 1968-[1997], from Michel Salaman (3), Raphael Salaman (5), Sacheverell Sitwell (4), Julia Strachey (2) and Anthony Swerling (4).

The file comprises letters, 1969-[1996], from Mary Taubman, 'part-time research assistant' of Michael Holroyd and 'leading authority on Gwen John'.

The file comprises letters, 1968-1970, from institutions and repositories such as the National Library of Wales, George Rainbird Limited Book Design and Production, David Higham Associates, History Today, William Heinemann Publishers, the British Museum, Pembrokeshire Record Office, King's College Cambridge, Bodleian Library, General Register Office, Jonathan Cape Limited, BBC, Apollo magazine, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and the University of Liverpool, relating to matters such as their holdings, enquiries about the John family, lectures on Augustus John, exhibitions, scripts and recordings relating to him.

The file comprises letters, 1971-1976, mainly from repositories and societies such as the Fine Art Society, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Royal Society of Literature, Contemporary Art Society, A. P. Watt & Son, Oxford University Press, William Heinemann Publishers, Jonathan Cape Limited, the Ashmolean Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Tenby Museum, relating to matters such as Augustus John exhibitions and enquiries about the John family and paintings.

The file comprises letters, [1977]-[1999], mainly from repositories and societies such as the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, BBC, New Academy for Art Studies, Ulster Museum, Tate Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, University of Liverpool, Christie's, City of Manchester Cultural Services, City of Sheffield Department of Arts, City of Birmingham City Museums and Art Gallery, British Library, Bodleian Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, National Library of Ireland, Chatto & Windus, National Museums & Galleries of Wales and the Barbican Art Gallery, relating to enquiries such as the works of Augustus John, exhibitions and lectures by Michael Holroyd. Also included are letters from ZIP TV, Cardiff, 1994, relating to arrangements for Michael Holroyd's interview for the programme 'Augustus John: King of Bohemia'.

The file comprises letters, 1968-[1998], from foreign repositories including the Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Archives of American Art, Detroit; Art Gallery of Ontario; Brooklyn College; University of California, Los Angeles; Davis & Langdale Company, New York; Department of National Defence, Ottawa; Dunedin Public Art Gallery, New Zealand; Havard University Archives; Houghton Library, Havard University; Huntington, California; University of Michigan; Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts; Musée Picasso, Paris; Musée Rodin, Paris; New York Public Library; Johannesburg Art Gallery; South African National Gallery; University of Auckland; University of Texas and Yale University Library, and also letters, 1996, from his book publishers Farrar, Straus & Giroux in New York.

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.

The file comprises biographical material relating to the identity of the Belgian artist 'Leonard' [with whom Dorelia had been living in Bruges in 1904], including photocopies of a letter from 'Leonard' to Gwen John, 1904, a short biography of Leon de Smet, together with a copy of Michael Holroyd's article 'Who was Leonard?', published in the Independent on Sunday, [1996], and a letter from Robin de Smet, 1997, confirming that 'Leonard' and Leonard de Smet were two different people .