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Three files containing papers accumulated by the Hon. Richard Hanning Philipps (1904-1998) relating to the Graham Sutherland Gallery established at Picton Castle, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in 1976, including press cuttings, 1974-1990; a note on a meeting, 1975, concerning the setting up of the Gallery; original plans, 1975-1980, drawn up for the National Museum of Wales; photographs of the Gallery's opening ceremony, 1976; correspondence, 1976-1989; minutes of the Picton Castle Trust, 1976-1982, and of the Trustees of the Graham and Kathleen Sutherland Foundation, 1984-1988; a photocopy of the trust deed, 1970, and of a lease, 1982, of rooms in the Tower Block, Picton Castle, to the Picton Castle Trust; together with a letter, 1976, from Graham Sutherland (d. 1980) and papers relating to his will.

Some hundred letters, 1929-80 (correspondents N-W), to Ceri and Frances Richards, many of them concerned with their work as artists. The correspondents include John Ormond (11) [?1940s]-1976 (with typescript and autograph drafts and fair copies of poems, and typescript text of a radio broadcast by him, 1954, entitled 'Rest and Unrest: the Art of Ceri Richards'), Victor Pasmore (1) 1969, Peter Pears (8) [1960s-70s], Sir John Rothenstein (2) 1958-68, Roberto Sanesi (12) 1961-76, Stephen Spender (2) 1962, Graham Sutherland (3) [?1941]-56, Vernon Watkins (10) 1960-7 (see note 544, below), with one autograph and one typescript poem.

Prose of indeterminate provenance by Tony Curtis, comprising:
Annotated typescript piece titled 'Diverse Disguises: The Welshness of Recent Poetry from Wales', together with copies of poetry by Tony Curtis and others.
Manuscripts for proposed children's stories titled 'Back to Steam' and 'Barry the Engine', with covering letter of rejection from Gomer Press.
Response to an article by Robert Nisbet in the cultural/political magazine Planet (rough manuscript and fair-copied typescripts).
Draft annotated typescripts of a short piece titled 'That day'.
Untitled manuscript draft of ?short story.
Short untitled manuscript draft.
Manuscript draft of piece titled 'Visit to Annie's'.
Short typescript pieces titled 'The Saturday Morning Thoughts of Joe', 'Occupations', 'The Journey Back' and 'The Letter', and one untitled typescript piece.
Typescript piece of indeterminate style resembling stream-of-consciousness prose (text in capitals).
Biographical piece relating to the artist Graham Sutherland.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of a short piece relating to a tortoise (see also under Individual poems (loose papers), where this piece is titled 'Tortoise').
Short typescript overviews of the work of poets Gillian Clarke, Raymond Garlick, Jeremy Hooker and John Ormond.
Draft (annotated) and fair-copy typescript pieces titled 'Playing it Cool: Poetry & Jazz in Britain', which references a work by American poet Michael S. Harper (for whom, see under heading USA: festivals, inspirations and collaborations).

Includes letters from L. Alun Page (10); Graham Sutherland; Friedrich R. Könekamp (3); Kyffin Williams (4); Aneirin Talfan (6); Glyn Jones (2); and D. J. Williams. The file also contains a report by Roland Mathias on a lecture given by Professor Emrys Bowen; and questions about Anglo-Welsh poetry and poets for the programme 'Literary notebook', with answers in Roland Mathias's hand.

The file consists of correspondence and papers relating to the artists: Gyrth Russell, Susan G. Rowlands, William Roberts, Joan Roberts, Graham Roberts, Patrick Rixson, Gwyn Richards, Frederick Salter and Graham Sutherland, 1953, 1962-1965, 1970, 1975-1976, 1980-1996.