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- 1883-1956 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
342 ff. (foliated 1-342)
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Scope and content
Photocopies of one hundred and five letters, [1883, 1902, 1906-1907, 1909, 1912, 1914-1919, 1921-1933], 1935-1936, 1938, 1941-1949, 1951, from John Cowper Powys to his brother Theodore Francis Powys, the earliest of which was written by John Cowper Powys from Sherborne School, together with a typescript copy of one letter, 1947, possibly made by Phyllis Playter (f. 317), and one letter, 1956, from John Cowper Powys to Violet Powys, widow of Theodore (ff. 340-342). A substantial portion of the letters are undated, with likely dates (and other notes) added in pencil by Morine Krissdottir. The letters contain mostly personal, professional and family news and some are illustrated with John Cowper Powys's drawings. Enclosures comprise a photocopy of a printed article containing a review of Theodore Powys's The House with the Echo (1928) and photocopies of letters to John Cowper Powys from Barnet B. Ruder and Reginald Moore. The originals of these letters are housed in Texas. The photocopies were made by Jeffrey Kwintner and given to Morine Krissdottir.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged broadly chronologically in 2 folders: 1883-1926 (AAB1/1/1 i) and 1926-1956 (AAB1/1/1 ii).
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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.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, some Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Some text faint/illegible.
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- Krissdottir, Morine (Subject)
- Playter, Phyllis (Subject)
- Powys, Violet Rosalie, d. 1966 (Subject)
- Moore, Reginald (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
October 2017.
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifan, and revised by Rhys M. Jones.