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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 fifty-five love letters, January-February 1927, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.

Eight letters, [1927]-[1928], from John Cowper Powys to Phyllis Playter's mother, Mrs Minnie H. Playter (ff. 4-17 verso), and one letter, [1927], from him to Phyllis Playter (f. 1).

Some seventy-one love letters, July-November 1927, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.

Drafts of eight poems by John Cowper Powys written for Phyllis Playter, most of them bearing the dedication 'to the T.T.', together with a pencilled caricature (f. 5) inscribed 'To my Valentine Feb 14 1949'.

Thirty love letters, July 1928, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.

Some fifty-seven love letters, October-December 1928, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.

Eighteen letters, 1928-1938, from Llewelyn Powys to his brother, John Cowper Powys, mainly concerning Llewelyn Powys's relationship with Gamel Woolsey and with his wife, Alyse Gregory, together with references to both Llewelyn's and John Cowper Powys's literary work.

Some sixty-three love letters, February-June 1928, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.
Two photographs of Powys, dated January 1928, are also included (ff. 1-2).

Diary of John Cowper Powys for the period 1 June-31 December 1929, the first in an unbroken series that ends in 1961 (see NLW MSS 22206-41B). Commencing with his departure from New York on a visit to England, it was probably started for the benefit of his companion, Phyllis Playter, who remained in the USA (cf. NLW MS 23172C, f. 7). The diary also includes accounts and miscellaneous jottings (f. iv; pp. 1, 5, 14-19, 46, 400). Selections from the diary have been published in Petrushka and the Dancer: The diaries of John Cowper Powys 1929-1939, ed. by Morine Krissdóttir (Manchester, New York and Paris, 1995).

Twenty-five love letters, June-August 1929, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, describing a visit to England and containing accounts of meetings with members of his family.

Letters from John Cowper Powys to James Hanley (3), 1929-1930; John Wilstach (1), 1932; and Charlotte Miller (3), 1934-1935; together with a poem by Charlotte Miller addressed to John Cowper Powys.

Some forty-nine love letters, 1930, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.

Letters from John Cowper Powys to various friends and acquaintances, including a substantial number of (photocopied) letters to the poet Huw Menai (Huw Owen Williams) and letters to the poet and novelist Gamel Woolsey. Also included are a number of envelopes addressed to Gilbert Turner and others from John Cowper Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.

Some fifty-six love letters, February-November 1931, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.

Seventy-nine letters and two postcards, 1932-1958, from John Cowper Powys to the bibliophile Lloyd Emerson Siberell, relating mainly to Powys's work.

Fourteen love letters, 1932, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.

Ten letters, 1935-1938, to John Cowper Powys from his brother, Theodore Francis Powys, containing mainly personal and family matters, including the health of their brother, Llewelyn ('Lulu'), discussions of reading matter and Theodore's reaction to the abdication of Edward VIII (f. 7).

Photocopies and transcripts of letters from John Cowper Powys to the poet Huw Menai (Huw Owen Williams), together with four manuscript poems by Huw Menai (kept in envelope with 1948-1954 letters).