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Date(s)
- 1957-1999 (Creation)
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7 folders in 1 large box (correspondence only foliated: 34 ff.) Many leaves with torn and/or fragile edges. Correspondence: upper right-hand corner of f. 1, lower lef-hand corner of f. 4, lower right-hand corner of f. 6 and upper edge of f. 29 fragile; lower right-hand corner of f. 30 torn.
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Scope and content
Royalty statements (some photocopied) and translation rights material, 1957-1999 and undated, relating to John Cowper Powys's literary executorship, with some royalty statements relating to his brother Theodore Francis Powys's literary executorship. Most of the statements and rights are addressed to Francis Llewellyn Powys, with some addressed to Violet Powys, wife of Theodore. Together with related correspondence, 1958-1959, 1961, 1963, 1966-1967, 1970-1971, 1974-1975, 1977, 1980-1982, 1984, 1990 and undated, addressed to Francis Llewellyn Powys and Violet Powys mainly from publishers Chatto & Windus, and draft letters from Francis Llewellyn Powys to Gerald Pollinger (3), Laurence Pollinger (1) and Denzil de Silva (1) of literary agents Laurence Pollinger Ltd and one letter from Violet Powys to Ian Parsons of Chatto & Windus. Some of the papers and correspondence bear manuscript notes, accounts, etc. made by Francis Llewellyn Powys.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically/roughly chronologically: 1958-1990 (i), 1957-1969 (ii), 1970-1974 (iii), 1975-1979 (iv), 1980-1985 (v), 1986-1989 (vi), 1990-1999 (vii).
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library. = Disgwylir i ddarllenwyr sydd am ddefnyddio papurau modern yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru gydymffurfio รข Deddf Gwarchod Data 1998 yng nghyd-destun unrhyw brosesu ganddynt o ddata personol a gasglwyd o gofnodion modern sydd ar gadw yn y Llyfrgell. Nodir y manylion yn yr wybodaeth a roddir wrth wneud cais am Docyn Darllen.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Dutch
- English
- French
- German
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, French, German, Dutch, Welsh.
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Name access points
- Chatto & Windus (Firm) -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Chatto & Windus (Firm) (Subject)
- de Silva, Denzil (Subject)
- Powys, Violet Rosalie, d. 1966 (Subject)
- Parsons, Ian, 1906-1980 (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifan.