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- [1910]-1959, [?1970s] (Creation)
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47 ff.
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Twelve letters, [1910]-1959, to Augustus John from various correspondents, concerning both personal matters and work.
The correspondents include Lord Beaverbrook, 26 August 1959 (f. 1), [Nora] Brownsword, [late 1920s] (f. 2), Daniel George, 10 June 1957 (f. 3), Elmer Gertz, 3 December 1932 (f. 4), Wyndham Lewis, [1910]-1952 (ff. 5-7, 12, 14-16), Dorelia McNeill, 12 November 1928 (f. 18), the Royal Academy of Arts, 6 December 1928 (f. 19), and Homer Saint-Gaudens, 7 November 1938 (f. 20). Also included are draft contracts with Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1938, for the publication of Augustus John's reminiscences (ff. 22-33); and four letters, [1931]-1935, from Mrs Vera Fearing (later Stubbs) to her mother and husband, concerning her extended stays at Fryern Court in order for John to paint her portrait (ff. 34-46), with another brief note by her concerning John, [?1950s] (f. 47). Transcripts and notes [by Michael Holroyd], [?1970s], relating to the Wyndham Lewis letters are ff. 8-11, 13, 17. The letters contain references to Frank Harris (f. 4 recto-verso) and Henry Lamb (f. 6).
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Arranged at NLW as follows: letters to Augustus John; contracts; letters from Vera Fearing.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 23852E.
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- Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) (Subject)
- Little, Brown and Company. (Subject)
- John, Augustus, 1878-1961 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Lewis, Wyndham, 1882-1957 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Stubbs, Vera, b. 1905 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- John, Augustus, 1878-1961 (Subject)
- Harris, Frank, 1855-1931. (Subject)
- Lamb, Henry, 1883-1960. (Subject)
- Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron, 1879-1964. (Subject)
- Brownsword, Nora, 1890-1980. (Subject)
- George, Daniel, b. 1890. (Subject)
- Gertz, Elmer, 1906-2000. (Subject)
- Lewis, Wyndham, 1882-1957. (Subject)
- Saint-Gaudens, Homer, b. 1880. (Subject)
- Stubbs, Vera, b. 1905. (Subject)
- McNeill, Dorelia, 1881-1969 (Subject)