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Glynn Vivian Art Gallery (Swansea, Wales)
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John Petts retrospective exhibition

Eleven letters, 1975, to John Petts relating to a retrospective exhibition of his work held at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, including letters of appreciation from Kyffin Williams, John Piper, Lord Snowdon, Glyn Jones, Gwynfor Evans, Moelwyn Merchant and George Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy, together with a typescript draft of the catalogue and a draft of the cover design by John Petts.

Williams, Kyffin, 1918-2006

Wales at War: Critical Essays on Literature and Art (Seren Books, 2007)

Material relating to the compilation and publication of Wales at War: Critical Essays on Literature and Art, edited and contributed to by Tony Curtis and published by Seren Books in 2007, comprising: draft list of contents; correspondence and essays from contributors to the collection, namely Eric Rowan, Professor Katie Gramich, Professor M. Wynn Thomas and Dr James A. Davies; information relating to the storage of works of art during World War II sent to Tony Curtis from Ellie Dawkins, then Collections Assistant at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; and photocopied image of a painting titled 'Hope (Desolated Landscape)' by Ceri Richards.
For the publication see, for example: https://www.serenbooks.com/book/wales-at-war/