The Royal Literary Fund has been helping writers since 1790.

Its archive contains documents including application forms, letters from applicants, letters of support, receipts for grants and administrative materials for applicants who first applied prior to 1940. These documents form a rich seam of material for literary researchers and have been meticulously catalogued by Dr Matthew Sangster. This website provides a comprehensive index of the material, including the reference numbers you will need to access it at the British Library. Case files are the overall files containing the documents related to an application; items are the individual documents within a case file.