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A photocopy of a typescript thesis by Sheila Anne Lees, 'A New Interpretation of Gwen John based on her unpublished correspondence' (1986).

Correspondence of Edwin John and of Sara John, 1911-1994, including letters to Edwin John from Augustus John, Gwen John, Dorelia McNeill and other family members, 1928-1975, and from Mary Taubman, 1953-1977; and letters to Sara John from Augustus John, Dorelia McNeill and other family members, 1959-1994, in particular Romilly John, 1968-1986; and a copy, [?2005], of a painting by Edwin John.

Papers of Edwin John and his daughter Sara John, 1911-[?2005], including family and other correspondence, 1911-2004; press cuttings, 1931-1985; and theses and other papers relating to Gwen John, [?mid 20 cent.]-2002.

Forty-two letters and postcards, 1962-1978, from Edwin John to his friend, the artist Guy Roddon. Also included is a letter, [n.d.], from Roddon's daughter Louise to Sara John.

Some four hundred and eighty-six letters and postcards, [1950s]-1978, from Edwin John, mainly in Paris, to his daughter Sara John; together with twelve from Sara to Edwin, 1964-1977.
Also included are nine miscellaneous letters to Sara John, 1965-1996, including one from Michael Holroyd; an exchange of letters between Sara John and Brian Sewell, October 2004, concerning Sewell's article on Augustus and Gwen John ('Feminists still haunt Augustus', Evening Standard, 1 October 2004, pp. 38-39); four letters from Edwin to his son Ben John, 1953; two letters from Edwin, 1946, 1973; five John family postcards, 1952-[?1964], from Ben John, Dorelia McNeill and Sara's mother Beatrice Dorothy John; and twelve scraps, postcards and other miscellaneous items, [n.d.].

Papers relating mostly to Gwen John, [?mid 20 cent.]-2002, accumulated by Sara John. They include a carbon copy typescript of Mary C. A. Edmond's [i.e. Mary Taubman] Edinburgh University dissertation, 'Gwen John 1876-1939', [1953]; a carbon copy typescript draft of introductory notes for an unidentified publication, [?mid 1960s]; a typescript 'final draft' of 'Gwen John 1876-1939' by Sara John, 1982; an incomplete typescript work (ff. 7-9, 11, 13-15, 20-21 only) concerning Gwen John's relationship with her patron John Quinn, [20 cent, last ¼]; various notes, translations and quotations, mostly manuscript, [?in the hand of Sara John], [20 cent, last ¼]-2002; a copy of 'The Antiquary', a poem by Augustus John, dated 1948; and six family photographs, the subjects including Ida, Edwin, Sara and Augustus John, [?mid 20 cent.]-[late 20 cent.].

A photocopy of a typescript thesis by Philippa J. Gimlette, 'Gwen John. A Critical Study', [?late 1970s].

Some thirty-three letters and postcards, 1928-1975, addressed to Edwin John, mainly from family members.
The correspondents include his father Augustus John, 1932-1946 (ff. 9-11), his aunt Gwen John, 1928-1933 (ff. 15-25), and his step-mother Dorelia McNeill, 1963-1967 (ff. 31-47). Also included are two letters from Edwin to his wife Betty John, [?1933] (ff. 48-51), and two postcards addressed to Gwen John from her father, Edwin William John, 1911 (ff. 13-14).

Some eighty-two letters, cards and postcards, 1959-1994, to Sara John from family members, relating to family matters with occasional references to art.
The correspondents include Amaryllis Fleming, [1990s] (ff. 4-8), Augustus John, 1959-[1961] (ff. 12-25), Sir Caspar John, 1970-1983 (ff. 26-38), David John, [?1970s] (ff. 39-40), Poppet Pol (formerly Elizabeth Ann John), 1970-1994 (ff. 41-52), Vivien White (née John), 1987-1994 (ff. 53-66), and Dorelia McNeill, 1962-1969 (ff. 67-97).

Seventy-seven letters, 1953-1977, from Mary Taubman (née Edmond), art historian, to Edwin John, discussing Taubman's research into the life and work of Gwen John, including identification of her paintings, publication of her letters, preparations for exhibitions of her work, and the gathering of materials for a proposed biography.
Also included are transcripts, [1967], of letters to Gwen John from Arthur Symonds (f. 79) and Auguste Rodin (f. 80); and a colour copy, [?2005], of a 1955 watercolour painting by Edwin John of Gwen John's garden house at Meudon (f. 170).

Miscellaneous printed material and ephemera relating to the John family (the artists Gwen John and Augustus John), including funeral cards, obituaries and a family tree of the Nettleship family.

Papers of Sara John, 1930-2004, including correspondence, press cuttings and theses and other papers relating to Gwen John.

A scrapbook compiled by Miss Sara John, containing press cuttings, 1948-1985, relating to Augustus John and his family.

A scrapbook compiled by Miss Sara John, containing press cuttings and ephemera, 1931-1932, relating to her father, the artist and boxer Edwin John (1905-1978).

One hundred and forty letters, 1968-1986, from Romilly John to his niece Sara John.
The letters contain references to the John family, in particular Augustus, Gwen and Edwin John, with many discussing the settlement of the estate of Dorelia McNeill.