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Thirty-seven letters and two postcards, 1949-1950, to John Cowper Powys from his sister, Gertrude Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, with a reference to the death of 'Aunt Harriet' [?Phyllis Playter's aunt] in 1949. Enclosures comprise five letters to Phyllis Playter from Gertrude, one letter to Phyllis Playter from Gertrude's and John Cowper Powys's brother Littleton Charles Powys, one letter to Gertrude from her sister-in-law Elizabeth (wife of her brother William Ernest ('Willie') Powys), and one letter to Minnie Playter, Phyllis Playter's mother, from Gertrude. There is a painted-in ink drawing of flowers by Gertrude on f. 43 verso and an ink drawing, also by Gertrude, of her sister Lucy's house on f. 68.

Sixteen letters (three of which are incomplete), two telegrams and one postcard, 1922, [?1924], 1938, 1940-1942, 1946-1947 and undated, to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, including Littleton's reflections following the death of his second wife, Elizabeth (née Myers), in 1947, together with references to the Second World War, its politics and effects, and to wartime activities. Ff. 8 verso, 9 and 33 verso include ink drawings by Littleton.

Ten letters (one incomplete), four telegrams and seven postcards, 1948-1949, 1952-1955 and undated, to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, mostly containing personal and family news. One of the telegrams informs of the death of Littleton's and John Cowper Powys's sister Gertrude in 1952 (with enclosed obituary), the remainder announcing the success of Littleton's eye surgery. There is also an enclosed poem by Myra Reeve, dated February 1954. Two of the envelopes (ff. 19 and 32) have been inscribed by John Cowper Powys.

Fifty-four envelopes, 1925-1927, 1935-1939, addressed to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.

One hundred and twenty-seven envelopes, 1940-1944, addressed to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.

One hundred and fifty-six envelopes, 1945-1949, addressed to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.

Eighty-nine envelopes, 1953-1955, addressed to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.

One hundred and twelve envelopes, 1950-1952, addressed to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.

Two hundred and thirty-eight envelopes with indiscernible/missing postmarks addressed to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed.

Thirty-three letters and one telegram, [?1916-?1918], 1917, 1931-1933 and undated, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, containing mostly news of family and friends, including the death of Phyllis Playter's father, Franklin Playter. Enclosures comprise two letters from Marian's son Peter Powys Grey to his uncle, John Cowper Powys.

Thirteen letters and one postcard, 1935-1936 and undated, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing news of family and friends, including the death of Marian's and John Cowper Powys's brother Albert Reginald (Bertie) Powys in 1936. Enclosures comprise one letter from Marian's son Peter Powys Grey to his uncle John Cowper Powys, and one letter from Marian Powys to Louis Wilkinson in response to her reading of Wilkinson's forthcoming publication Welsh Ambassadors (1936).

Twenty letters and one telegram, 1937-1939, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing news of family and friends, including the deaths of Marian's and John Cowper Powys's brother Llewelyn Powys and of John Cowper Powys's aged dog (both in 1939), and the death of John Cowper Powys's publisher and tour manager G. Arnold Shaw in 1937. Enclosures comprise one letter to Marian from Howard Cox and a watercolour drawing by Marian of a holiday cabin at Mount Desert, Maine.

Twenty-one letters, 1940-1941, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing family news, especially of Marian's son Peter Powys Grey, including his academic successes and Marian's disclosure to him of his father's identity. There are also references to Marian's application to become an American citizen, and part of one letter, dated 30 June 1940, contains a statement by Marian relating to her assumption of custody of Faith Powys and her children and of Isobel Powys Marks's children.

Eighteen letters, 1942-1943, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing personal and family news, especially of Marian's son Peter Powys Grey. Enclosures comprise one letter from Peter Powys Grey to Marian.

Twenty-three letters, 1944-1945, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing personal and family news, especially of Marian's son Peter Powys Grey, and of Marian's decision to close her New York lacemaking business. Enclosures comprise one letter to John Cowper Powys from Reginald Pole.

Twenty-three letters and one [?]incomplete letter, 1946, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing personal and family news, with references to the death of novelist and journalist Theodore Dreiser in 1945. Enclosures comprise one letter from Marian to 'Miss Pritchett' relating to Reginald Pole's rôle in a production of a play by John Cowper Powys (possibly Paddock Calls (1922)), and one letter [to John Cowper Powys] from Anne Gale Hyde.

Twenty-two letters (one [?]incomplete), one postcard and one telegram, 1947, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, including the death of Margaret, wife of John Cowper Powys.

Twenty letters, 1948, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, including the relationship and subsequent marriage of Marian's son Peter Powys Grey and Barbara Tyler (Ty). Enclosures comprise one letter to Phyllis Playter from Marian.

Fifteen letters, 1949, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, containing mostly personal and family news, together with an account of negotiations regarding the publication of John Cowper Powys's novel Porius (published 1951) and Marian's response to her reading of the work. Enclosures comprise one letter to Marian from The Authors' League of America Inc.

Twenty-four letters, 1950, to John Cowper Powys from his sister Marian Powys, mostly containing personal and family news, an account of negotiations regarding the publication of John Cowper Powys's novel Porius (published 1951), together with Marian's in-depth response to the work, and references to Marian's own writing. Enclosures comprise one letter to Marian from Ann Watkins Inc.