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Some fifty-five letters, 1940-1949, to Edwin John from galleries, dealers and agents, relating mainly to the dispersal of Gwen John's work after her death.

Notepad, 1928, containing draft letters to Véra Oumanҫoff from Gwen John, together with personal notes and religious reflections, mainly in French.

Miscellaneous papers, 1910s-1930s, including postcards and reproductions of paintings, formerly in the possession of Gwen John.

Papers, 1927-72, relating to the administration of the estates of various members of the John family, notably that of Gwen John, including an agreement, 1927, for the purchase by her of property at 8 rue Babie, Meudon, and executors' accounts and correspondence of her executor, Edwin John, concerning damage and losses incurred at the property during the Second World War, together with rate receipts and a plan of the property. Also included are copy wills of Edwin William John (d. 1938), Augustus John (d. 1961) and Dorelia McNeill (d. 1969), with related accounts, legal papers and correspondence, and fifteen letters, 1966-7, from Admiral Sir Caspar John to Edwin John, relating to the estate of Augustus John.

Pocket diary, 1923-1933, of Gwen John containing personal and religious reflections and extracts from various authors.

Exercise book, 1910-1912, of Gwen John containing miscellaneous notes and reflections, mainly of a religious character.

Exercise book, 1917-1925, of Gwen John containing notes on methodology and impressions of subjects for pictures.

Exercise book, 1922, of Gwen John containing extracts copied from printed sources, of a literary and devotional character.

Notes and extracts, 1911-1917, by Gwen John, copied from printed sources, mainly of a religious nature.

Rough sketches and notes, 1928-1933, by Gwen John, mostly made in the reading room of the Grands Magasins du Louvre, and including fragments of draft letters to Véra Oumançoff.

Seven letters from Gwen John, comprising three, 1914-1926, to Augustus John, and four, 1904-1909, to his second wife, Dorelia McNeill. The letters contain personal news, including references to her work, and impressions of Paris during the First World War (ff. 9-10).

Pocket diary, 1921-1924, of Gwen John containing jottings, mainly relating to painting and drawing.

Notepad, 1927, of Gwen John containing personal reflections, mainly in the form of draft letters to Vera Oumancoff.

Exercise book, 1933, of Gwen John containing a few notes on colours and impressions of subjects for pictures.

Notes, 1908-1930, in English and French, by Gwen John consisting mainly of personal and religious reflections, together with rough sketches.

Extracts, c. 1910, copied by Gwen John from a draft of Rodin's Les Cathédrales de France (1914), together with exercises in French translation.

Pocket diary, 1931-1935, of Gwen John containing notes, including personal reflections, notes on technique and method, and rough sketches.

Exercise book, [c. 1903]-[c. 1904], of Gwen John containing notes on art history and related subjects together with transcripts of verse and prose in English, Welsh and Romani.

Exercise book, [?1910]-1912, of Gwen John containing advice on prayer and meditation copied from a printed source.

Exercise book, [c. 1913]-1926, of Gwen John containing extracts copied from printed sources, mainly on literary and philosophical subjects, together with draft letters, in French, to Auguste Rodin.