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Date(s)
- 1927-1972. (Creation)
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Extent and medium
151 ff. Guarded and filed.
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Scope and content
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.
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The contents of NLW MSS 22853-23691 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 9 (Aberystwyth, 2003).
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23509F.
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Access points
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Place access points
Name access points
- John, Gwen, 1876-1939 -- Estate (Subject)
- John, Edwin -- Correspondence (Subject)
- John, Edwin William, 1847-1938 -- Will. (Subject)
- John, Augustus, 1878-1961 -- Will. (Subject)
- McNeill, Dorelia, 1881-1969 -- Will. (Subject)
- John, Gwen, 1876-1939 -- Family -- Will. (Subject)
- John, Gwen, 1876-1939 -- Family -- Estate. (Subject)
- John, Caspar, Sir, Admiral of the Fleet, 1903-1984 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- John, Augustus, 1878-1961 -- Estate. (Subject)
- John, Edwin (Subject)
- John, Caspar, 1903-1984 (Subject)