File AC1/3/7 - Letters to Francis Llewellyn and Sally Powys from Gerald Pollinger

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AC1/3/7

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Letters to Francis Llewellyn and Sally Powys from Gerald Pollinger

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  • 1985-1987 (Creation)

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172 ff. (1 folder)

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One hundred and twenty-two letters, 1985-1987, to Francis Llewellyn Powys and three letters, 1985-1986, to Sally Powys from Laurence Pollinger Ltd, literary agents, London, concerning the publication and translation of, and royalties, copyright and performance rights relating to, the works and other papers (eg diaries and letters) of John Cowper Powys and Theodore Francis Powys. Most of the letters are signed by Gerald Pollinger. A draft letter and rough arithmetical calculations, accounts and memoranda are written by Francis Llewellyn Powys on the reverse of some of the letters and a few of the letters from Gerald Pollinger are annotated in Francis Llewellyn Powys's hand. Enclosures include copies of press reviews, [1987], of The Diary of John Cowper Powys (ed. Frederick Davies) and of the U.S edition of John Cowper Powys's A Glastonbury Romance. Also included are seven letters, 1985-1987, to Francis Llewellyn Powys and to Francis and Sally Powys from various correspondents. Amongst the correspondence addressed to Gerald Pollinger is a copy of a letter, 1986, from Andrew Motion, then Editorial Director of Chatto & Windus, publishers, London (f. 95).

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Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library. = Disgwylir i ddarllenwyr sydd am ddefnyddio papurau modern yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru gydymffurfio รข Deddf Gwarchod Data 1998 yng nghyd-destun unrhyw brosesu ganddynt o ddata personol a gasglwyd o gofnodion modern sydd ar gadw yn y Llyfrgell. Nodir y manylion yn yr wybodaeth a roddir wrth wneud cais am Docyn Darllen.

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English.

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vtls006684323

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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Description compiled by Bethan Ifan.

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  • Folder: John Cowper Powys Manuscripts and Papers AC1/3/7 (Box 46)