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Sutherland, Graham Vivian, 1903-1980.
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Churchill Presentation Fund,

Correspondence, list of subscribers and financial papers, 1954-1955, relating to the fund set up in connection with the presentation by members of both houses of Parliament to Sir Winston Churchill on his eightieth birthday of a portrait of Churchill by Graham Sutherland. The papers were accumulated by Roderic Bowen as treasurer of the fund.

Letters to John Elwyn : O-R,

Over one hundred and thirty letters, 1938-1997, in English and Welsh, to John Elwyn from various correspondents (surnames O-R), both personal and work related.
The correspondents include John Ormond, 1977-1987 (ff. 4-20 verso), [Sir] Thomas Parry, 17 December 1959 (f. 29), John Petts, 1953-1991 (ff. 35-55), Thomas Rathmell, December 1988 (f. 119), Dennis William Reed, 1938-1957 (ff. 120-155 verso), Ceri Richards, 1947 (ff. 161-163), and Frank Roper, 12 May 1959 (f. 165). Letters, 1959-1962, relating to commissions for the Shell County Guides, from the publishers Rainbird, McLean Ltd (later George Rainbird Ltd) (ff. 80-117, 174-180), include letters from Kenneth Rowntree, 1959-1960 (ff. 96, 104, 174-175), and Edward Young, 1962 (ff. 113-117), notes by Geoffrey Grigson, 1959-1960 (ff. 99-101, 176-180), and a letter from John Elwyn (f. 92). Also included is a copy of John Ormond's tribute to Graham Sutherland, 1980 (ff. 5-13). The letters contain references to Dannie Abse (ff. 16-17), Leslie Norris (f. 17), John Petts's declining health and death (ff. 31-34), Richard Macdonald (ff. 120 recto-verso, 123-124, 131, 142 recto-verso, 143 verso, 145) and Frank Dobson (ff. 131 verso-132); and to the Second World War (ff. 124-146), including air-raids on Bristol (ff. 135-138).

Letters to Kyffin Williams,

Includes letters from Elias Owens, Peter Greenham, Laurence Whistler (2), Eirene White, Alastair Panton, Graham Sutherland, Gwilym O. Williams, Henry Paget (Marquess of Anglesey, 2), Fred Uhlman, Lloyd Kenyon (5), Richard Eurich (3), James Fitton, David Jenkins (2), and Ivor Roberts-Jones.