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Letter from W. Ll. Davies, Librarian, The National Library of Wales, notifying of a meeting of the Library Council and including an agenda. Note on back of the letter reads 'Additional info from Olwen Vaughan Aug 69'.

Writes about the weather and general information about knitting, etc., enclosing two photographs, one of which is of Walli and Ivy.

Letter from William C. Howe, 36 Windsor Place to D.J. Williams, 3 Cork Street, London. Howe is glad that a memorial fund has been set up, encloses a donation and gives a few details of his relationship with Arthur Owen Vaughan. He mentions that there are many members of the S. W. Circuit who would subscribe and that he will send a list if desired. Typescript.

Letter from William C. Howe, Cefn Mably Chambers to E. James. He apologises for the delay in replying and states that he agrees with Sir William that an impressive unveiling ceremony should be abandoned. He writes that he has visited the cemetery once before the exhumation and once since. Lord Howard has promised to pay expenses for the additional inscription. Typescript.

Letter from William C. Howe, Cefn Mably Chambers, Quay Street, Cardiff to D.J. Williams, Rhuthun. Howe writes of the delay in erecting the memorial and complains that the whole matter has been ill-organised stating that D.J. Williams has no right to proceed in this matter without first consulting Arthur Owen Vaughan's elder son, Rhys. He also notes the possibility of the internment of Arthur Owen Vaughan and his wife in the same tomb and complains that no help was given to the children when they were left motherless. He notes that he will be in the National Eisteddfod during the following week but will be returning on Thursday. Typescript. Marked 'Private'.

Letter in an envelope from Catherine Vaughan to her daughter Olwen in which She speaks of feeling deeply depressed, although much of the letter is written in good humour. She describes her first meeting with Arthur Owen Vaughan, her feelings towards him and states that parts of their meeting were used and adapted for the novel Old Fireproof, although much was pure fiction.

She has been staying with her sister Nest. She refers to family differences, including disagreements with her sister, Nest, events following her mother's death, including the burning of her father's papers and the sale of other belongings. She apologises for any offence caused and hopes that in spite of discord within the family, that this has been no more than a misunderstanding.

Letter to O. Vaughan, 33 Teversham Drift, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge from the Secretary for Education, Arts and Science, Department of Education, Arts and Science, thanking her for the valuable gift of the flag but regretting that he could not find any information on how the flag was acquired by the British.

Letter to Olwen Vaughan, 33 Teversham Drift, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge from The Welsh Folk Museum, St Fagans Castle, Cardiff, dated 14 July 1960, acknowledging the receipt of two pistols.

She believes he has made too much of the business with Ada Stott and gives him advice on how to proceed. Discusses some family history and the location of some family valuables and enclosed with the letter are some notes on the family history of the Scourfields. References to the war.

She will be sending some family possessions to him the following day. News of the war, the rest of the family, visits to the theatre and enclosing a list of some family possessions.

Letters (10) to Olwen Vaughan, 33 Teversham Drift, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge from the National Library of Wales acknowledging donations of material relating to Arthur Owen Vaughan and family. They include a number of references to the location of material on Arthur Owen Vaughan.

Letters (3) written by Arthur Owen Vaughan to his children, Olwen and Nest, dated 4 February 1915, 31 January 1916 and 21 September 1916, who were small at the time.

Letters (4) to Lieut. Colonel A. O. Vaughan, Dso, OBE, Dco, 33 Teversham Drift, . Cherry Hinton, Cambridge [having obviously mistaken Olwen Vaughan for her father, believing him to be still alive]. The letters are from Brigadier F. C. Nottingham, Dso, OBE, The Gordon Boys' School, West End, Woking, Surrey and refer to the loaning of General Gordon's Bible and signet ring to the school.

Letters (5) to O. Vaughan, 33 Teversham Drift, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge from the Office of the Administrative Secretary for the High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2. The letters relate to the donation by Olwen Vaughan of a flag of the Republic of the Orange Free State to South Africa.

Letters (5) to Olwen Vaughan, Teversham Drift, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge and (2) to Rhys Vaughan, 370-B, Tamarack Street, Timmins, Ontario, Canada from the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, giving information on material which would be of interest to the Museum and acknowledging donations.

Letters (9) concerning the historical investigations on trackways, etc., made by Olwen Vaughan, including letters from: . Alan P. Voce, 'Littlemoor', Puddington (1) . Tiverton Museum Society (1) . A. E. Porter, The Old Hall, Chawleigh (2) . The Museum of English Rural Life (2) . Mr C. E. Stone, Burridge Farm (1) . And copies (2) of letters sent by Olwen Vaughan to the Museum of Rural Industries, The University of . Reading and to A. E. Porter, The Old Hall, Chawleigh.

Letters by Arthur Owen Vaughan written home from America, 1880-3, including vivid descriptions (possibly enhanced) of life working on ranches, the dangers which he faced and the plight of the Indians. His working locations included Colorado, Wyoming and California. Typescript copies.