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Papers, [1880s]-1980, of or relating to the artist Augustus John comprising letters from Augustus John to miscellaneous recipients, including over eight hundred and forty letters to his second wife Dorelia McNeill; letters to Augustus John from family, friends and miscellaneous individuals; letters from Ida John (née Nettleship), first wife of Augustus John, mainly to relatives and friends; letters to Dorelia McNeill from miscellaneous correspondents; and other correspondence of the John and Nettleship families; sketchbooks, 1908-[mid 1920s], of Augustus John; drafts of autobiographical writings by Augustus John which would later be published as Chiaroscuro (London, 1952) and the posthumous Finishing Touches (London, 1964); miscellaneous family papers of the John and Nettleship families; catalogues of Augustus John's papers; and a volume of poems, [c. 1909], of Arthur Symons, composed during his period of madness and transcribed by his amanuensis Agnes Tobin.

Index to the catalogue of the Augustus John papers compiled, [c. 1977], by Ronald Hamand.

A catalogue of the Augustus John papers compiled, [c. 1977], by Ronald Hamand at the request of Sir Caspar John.

Autograph and typescript drafts, [c. 1938]-1951, of autobiographical writings by Augustus John, published as Chiaroscuro (London, 1952); some chapters had previously appeared in Horizon, 1941-1949.

Autograph and typescript drafts, [c. 1910s]-1961, of autobiographical writings by Augustus John included in the posthumous volume Finishing Touches (London, 1964) (see also NLW MS 21570E), together with rejected portions of the text (ff. 56-9). Some sections (ff. 60-75) had been submitted to The Sunday Times for publication, 1952-1958 (see MS 22775C, ff. 89-98). Also included are draft recollections by Augustus John of Ronald Fairbank (ff. 76-81), and various drafts of prose and light verse.

Twenty-six letters, 1906-1979, from members of the John and Nettleship families or relating to Augustus John and his circle, including two letters, 1906-1907, to Ida John from her sister-in-law Winifred John, and fourteen letters, 1961-1979, from various correspondents to Sir Caspar John and Romilly John, relating to the estate of Augustus John.

Over ninety letters, 1904-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames Salisbury-Symonds), including John Sampson (20, photocopies) 1904-1930, George Bernard Shaw (3) 1944-1945, Edith Sitwell (1) 1956, Matthew Smith (10) 1930-1958, Stephen Spender (3) 1956, Marie Stopes (3) 1948-1956, and Lytton Strachey (1) 1913.

Over one hundred and fifteen letters, [?1899]-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames J-K), including Gwen John (5) [c. 1910]-[1925], Ida John (née Nettleship) (20) [?1899]-[1907], Professor Gwyn Jones (1) 1950, James Joyce (1) [1933], Dame Laura Knight (1) 1961, and Oskar Kokoschka (1) 1938.

Over one hundred and forty-five letters, 1907-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames A-C), including Boris Anrep (2) 1928, Lord Beaverbrook (1) 1959, Max Beerbohm (1) 1952, Frank Brangwyn (1) 1947, Gerald Brenan (7) ?1946-1957, Roy Campbell (5) ?1928-c. 1951-1952, Dora Carrington (1) 1928, Aleister Crowley (2) 1925-1947, and Nancy Cunard (2) c. 1934-[1954].

Eighty-four letters, [c. 1909]-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames D-F), including John Davenport (2) 1956-1961, Tommy Earp (9, with six poems) 1930s-1956, Clough Williams-Ellis (1) 1957, Jacob Epstein (1) 1929, and Roger Fry (1) 1931.

Some one hundred and twenty letters, 1907-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames Nettleton-R), including Kit Nicholson (1) 1936, Sean O'Casey (7) 1929-1960, John Cowper Powys (4) 1955-1956, John Quinn (1) 1913, Keidrych Rhys (3) 1956-1960, Sir John Rothenstein (2) 1941-1945, William Rothenstein (9) 1907-1935, and Bertrand Russell (5) 1936-1960.

Forty-six letters, ?1908-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames Symons-V), including Arthur Symons (11, and forty-three poems) ?1908-[1935], Dylan Thomas (1) 1950, and G. M. Trevelyan (1) 1956.

Over one hundred and twenty letters, [c. 1904]-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames L-Nettleship), including Henry Lamb (2) [?1907]-1935, T. E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia (8) 1920-1932, Percy Wyndham Lewis (18) [c. 1904]-1952, Ramsay McDonald (1) 1933, Dorelia McNeill (8) [1907]-[?1938], George Moore (2) 1927, Lady Ottoline Morrell (9) 1930-1937, and Cedric Morris (1) [1930s].

Sixty-four letters, 1927-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames W-Z), including Lord Howard de Walden (1) 1938, Dame Ethel Walker (1) ?1950, and Dora E. Yates (34, photocopies) 1931-1960.

Over a hundred letters, ?1908-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames G-I), including Oliver St John Gogarty (10, and two poems) 1918-1952, Nina Hammett (3) [1930]-1956, Philip Heseltine, Peter Warlock (1) 1930, and J. D. Innes (3) ?1910-1913.

Over two hundred and eighty letters, 1903-[1950], from Augustus John to Dorelia McNeill, containing personal news, comments on the progress of his work, and anecdotes relating to his contemporaries. Letters entirely in Romani are accompanied by English translations, 1970s, by Ferdinand G. Huth.

Over two hundred and eighty letters, 1903-[1950], from Augustus John to Dorelia McNeill, containing personal news, comments on the progress of his work, and anecdotes relating to his contemporaries. Letters entirely in Romani are accompanied by English translations, [1970s], by Ferdinand G. Huth.

Over two hundred and eighty letters, 1903-[1950] from Augustus John to Dorelia McNeill, containing personal news, comments on the progress of his work, and anecdotes relating to his contemporaries. Letters entirely in Romani are accompanied by English translations, [1970s], by Ferdinand G. Huth.

Fifty-six letters, 1903-1969, to Dorelia McNeill from various correspondents including Boris Anrep (2) 1914-1920s, Dora Carrington (15) 1926-1931, Tommy Earp (7) 1929-1948, Gwen John (4) [1904-1905], Ida John (7) ?1904-1905, Dame Laura Knight (1) 1969, John Sampson (1, photocopy) 1903, Lytton Strachey (4) 1913-1931, and Dora Yates (1, photocopy) 1962.

Thirteen letters, 1901-1943, from Augustus John to various correspondents, comprising the composer Josef Holbrooke (10) [1912]-1943; John's second wife, Dorelia McNeill (2) [?1914]-1923; and the artist Charles Conder (1) 1901. The letters contain mainly personal news and comments.