 The British Library in London purchased the papers of Laurence Olivier from his estate in 1999 . Known as The Laurence Olivier Archive , the collection includes many of Vivien Leigh 's personal papers , including numerous letters she wrote to Olivier . The papers of Vivien Leigh , including letters , photographs , contracts and diaries , are owned by her daughter , Mrs. Suzanne Farrington . In 1994 the National Library of Australia purchased a photograph album , monogrammed " L & V O " and believed to have belonged to the Oliviers , containing 573 photographs of the couple during their 1948 tour of Australia . It is now held as part of the record of the history of the performing arts in Australia . In 2013 , an archive of Vivien Leigh 's letters , diaries , photographs , annotated film and theatre scripts and her numerous awards was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum . 
