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Letters from artists, art patrons, administrators of art institutions, and literary writers, and copies of letters sent by Winifred Coombe Tennant, concerning subjects that include the works, careers and personal lives of individuals (often with passing remarks about a number of individuals other than the correspondents), as well as exhibitions, galleries, critical opinions, patronage, sales, loans and donations, professional meetings and social news.

Correspondence with Geoffrey Crawshay concerning art and social matters, including notes relating to the 1948 London exhibition of Welsh art.

Letters from Brandon Davis concerning the exhibiting of art works, including a portrait of David Lloyd George, at his gallery in London.

Letters from Peter Harris concerning art and social matters.

Correspondence with Wyndham Lewis, together with related notes, concerning his biography of James Boswell, the biographer of Dr Johnson.

Letters from Erma Meinel to Winifred Coombe Tennant concerning art, social and personal matters, especially in relation to her late partner Evan Walters, together with related press cuttings and a letter from her to Alexander Coombe-Tennant.

Correspondence with Grant Murray concerning art, social and personal matters, especially in connection with art galleries and art education in Swansea, together with related press cuttings, catalogues, committee minutes and reports, and material concerning his death and subsequent thanksgiving service, including correspondence, press cuttings, and a tribute by Winifred Coombe Tennant.

Correspondence with Nancy and Brian Rees, Neath, concerning Brian's artistic education and prospects, together with letters on the same subject sent by Winifred Coombe Tennant to interested parties.

Letters from Sir William and Lady Rothenstein concerning art and social matters.

Letters from Percy Sturdee concerning Winifred Coombe Tennant's purchase of one of his pictures, with related notes.

Correspondence with John Cyrlas Williams concerning art and social matters, together with press cuttings and letters about him from Winifred Coombe Tennant, and letters from Gwladys Cyrlas Williams (his mother) concerning her son and social matters.

Letters from Maurice Bond, author of a book on the inventories of St George's Chapel, Windsor, concerning Winifred Coombe Tennant's research into the fate of the Crux Neoti (or Croes Naid), as well as social matters; her work was later published as an article in the National Library of Wales Journal (vii 1951-1952, pp. 102-15).

Also included with the diaries are loose miscellaneous papers, press cuttings and a few photographs which were originally inserted in the diaries.

A letter from Margaret Davies concerning the death of Thomas Jones, C.H., together with a copy of the Order of Service used at Gregynog in his memory.

Letters (A-Z) to Winifred Coombe Tennant on various matters unconnected with the Gorsedd or Eisteddfod. The correspondents include Geoffrey Crawshay, M. Ceri David, W. Llewelyn Davies, E. Evans ('Neddferch'), E. Vincent Evans, Megan Lloyd George, Percy Gleaves, G. Hartwell Jones, John Eilian Jones, Thomas Jones, W. Grant Murray, D. Rhys Phillips, and W. Talog Williams.

The ceremony of the Presentation of the Allied Delegates to the Archdruid at Rhos National Eisteddfod, 6 Aug. 1945, together with a free translation by 'Cynan' of 'Rwy'n gweld o bell y dydd yn dod', and the minutes of 'Cyfarfod Cyffredinol Blynyddol yr Orsedd', 7 Aug. 1945.

An extract from 'The Ten Day Tourist or Sniffs of Mountain Breeze by William Bigg, comprising Ten days in North Wales'.