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- 1935-1951 (Creation)
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84 ff. (1 folder)
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Forty-two letters and three postcards, 1935, 1939, 1940-1941, 1943-1946, 1948-1949, 1950-1951 and undated, to Phyllis Playter from John Cowper Powys's sister, Gertrude Powys. The letters contain mainly personal and family news, including the marriage of Gertrude's nephew, Peter Powys Grey, son of Marian Powys, to Ty (Barbara Tyler). Some of the letters are illustrated with small ink drawings by Gertrude and there is also a larger pen-and-ink sketch (f. 83) of sheep in a landscape. Enclosures comprise two self-addressed postcards and a press cutting relating to Llewelyn Powys's Swiss Essays (1947). There are occasional notes on the envelopes by Powys biographer Morine Krissdottir.
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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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- Grey, Peter Powys, 1922-1992 -- Marriage (Subject)
- Powys Grey, Barbara -- Marriage (Subject)
- Powys, Llewelyn, 1884-1939 (Subject)
- Krissdottir, Morine (Subject)
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Description compiled by Bethan Ifan.