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The series comprises photocopies of letters, [1922]-1961, written by Augustus John to his wife, children and grandchildren and other family members, together with some letters to Augustus John, relating to family and professional business.

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

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, 1968-1998, from Clough Williams-Ellis (1), Paul Ferris (3), Constantine Fitzgibbon (1), Jeanne Robert Foster (2), Sir Angus Fraser (2), [Lady] Antonia [Fraser] (1), David Garnett (5), William Gaunt (2), Frances Lloyd-George (3), George F. Goodyear (1), Robert Graves (1) (to Philippa Pullar), Germaine Greer (1) and David Griffiths (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, 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 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 series comprises photocopies of letters, mainly written by Augustus John to his friends and sitters relating to his artwork and family matters and also to works on him such as Lillian Browse, Augustus John Drawings (London, 1941) and David Cecil (ed.), Fifty-two Drawings (London, 1957).

The file comprises photocopies of letters written to Augustus John. The correspondents include John Samp[son], 1910, Frida Strindberg, [?1911], [?1914]; Wyndham Lewis, 1928; James Joyce, [1933]; Dora Yates, 1947; Holt Beever & Kinsey, Solicitors, London, 1950, declaring that The Rt Hon. Katharine Viscountess Tredegar had left him a Bronze Angel by Franc Krisnic in her will; and Ulick O'Connnor, 1958, together with a translation of a letter written in French by Albert Schweitzer, [1955], to the artist, and a covenant, 1927, signed by Horace de Vere Cole and Augustus John to drink no rum, whisky, gin or vodka.

The file comprises photocopies of letters from Augustus John to Kit Adeane, 1943-1957, and letters from Dorelia John to her, [1951] and [1957] and Vivien John, 1957; Michael Ayrton, 1961; Tallulah [Bankhead], 1930; Sir Herbert Barker, 1930-1944, and 1950 to his widow, with a biographical note; John Beatty, Director of Fine Arts at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1910-1920; Lord Beaverbrook, 1918, and a letter, 1917, from Lord Beaverbrook to Sir Frederick Smith, relating to 'the greatest artist of our time'; Basil Burdett, [1935]; and typescript copies of letters to Count William de Belleroche, 1943-1961, and two letters from Dorelia John, 1960 and 1962.

The file includes photocopies of letters from Augustus John to [Cyril] Clemens, 1947-1955; 'Horatio' [Horace de Vere Cole], 1927; and [Aleister] Crowley, [1912].

The file includes photocopies of letters, 1937-1938, from Augustus John to [Sir John] Lavery; letters, 1920, relating to Augustus John's portrait of Lord Leverhulme, 1920, with a letter, 1970, from the Honorary Director of Beaverbrook Library; J. B. Manson, [1912]-[1940]; [General Bernard] Montgomery, 1938; Grant Murray, 1948; Arnold Palmer, 1930-[1959]; Hugo [Pitman], 1952-1953, and transcripts of letters, 1954 and [?1956], to Reine Pitman; Will[iam] [Rothenstein], [1911]-[1935], with transcripts of letters, [?1900]-[1913], and of two letters from Dorelia [John] to Alice [Rothenstein], [1914x1927]; [John Sampson, 1914-1915]; Frances Stevenson, 1919-1920, and extracts from letters, [1919], in NLW MS 21570E, concerning Augustus John's commission to paint the Paris Peace Conference in 1919; [Frida Strindberg], [?1911]; Winifred Coombe Tennant, 1950, with a photocopy of a letter from her; [Henry] Tonks, 1918; Sir Emery Walker, [1916]; and Maynard Walker, 1945. Also included are a few letters to some unidentified recipients.

The file comprises photocopies of correspondence, [1940]-[1956], relating mainly to the preparation of her foreword as editor of the publication Augustus John drawings (London, 1941), and to books sold, payments and royalties.

The file comprises photocopies of letters from Augustus John to Thomas W. Earp, [1938]-[1956], together with a photocopy of a letter, 28 July 1926, from the latter, relating to Augustus John's portrait of him in Ischia, [1925].

The file comprises photocopies of correspondence, 1955-1957, between Augustus John and George Rainbird relating to Fifty-two drawings published by Rainbird in 1957; a letter, 1957, from George Rainbird to Sir Brinsley Ford and photocopies from the book including David Cecil's introduction and information on the book for The Observer; together with a letter from Sir Brinsley Ford, 1969, enclosing photocopies from his journals, 1955-1956.

The file comprises photocopies of letters to his friend Charles Slade, 1909-[1917], and of letters, 1954, from Gerald Kelly, President of the Royal Academy of Arts to Charles Slade; and letters to Vera Stubbs, [?1929]-[1955], from Augustus John and one from 'Vyvyen' [Vivien White].

The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1946]-[1959], including Augustus John's tribute to Lady Matthew Smith [née Gwen Salmond], January 1958, together with photocopies of letters, [1941]-[1958], from Vivien White to Sir Matthew Smith and a letter from 'Dodo', [1941x1961].

The file comprises photocopies and mainly transcripts of extracts from letters referring to Augustus John, including [W. B.] Yeats to Lady Gregory and others, 1907-1935; H[elen] M[aitland] to [Henry Lamb], 1920; Christopher (Kit) Wood to his mother, 1921-1926; Horace de Vere Cole to [J. B.] Manson, 1926; W[illiam] R[othenstein] to Flora Russell, 1935-1944, and to Wyndham Lewis, 1927-[1942]; Dylan Thomas to Frances Hughes, 1939; [Jack] Knewstub to his family, [1940]-[1949]; correspondence between William de Belleroche and Frank Brangwyn, 1943-1950; John Cowper Powys to Louis Wilkinson, 1955-1956; Vivien White to Vera Stubbs, 1959, together with a photocopy of a letter from Bertrand Russell to Lady Melchett, 1964, relating to Augustus John's memorial and extracts from the D'Abernon Papers at the British Library relating to Augustus John's portrait of the Lord.