In 1977 and 1978 in eight auctions at Christie's, a major surviving portion of Evelyn's library was sold and dispersed.[13] The British Library holds a large archive of Evelyn's personal papers including the manuscript of his Diary.[14] The Victoria and Albert Museum has in its collection a cabinet owned by Evelyn which is thought to have housed his diaries. In 2005, a new biography by Gillian Darley, based on full access to the archive, was published.[15] In 2011 a campaign was started to restore John Evelyn's garden in Deptford.[16] William Arthur Evelyn was a descendant.
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