| Description | Includes:
-letter from Frank Rinder, dated 13 Jun 1927, concerning the proposed purchase of or a work entitled, 'Rome from the Villa Mellini' by John Robert Cozens
-two letters from C.R.N. Routh, Eton College, dated 8 Aug 1946 & 29 Oct 1951, concerning Alexander Cozens' employment at Eton. Also includes a letter to Routh from R.A. Austen Leigh, dated 18 Aug 1946, concerning the same
-six letters from Sydney Rowlatt, descendant of the Cozens Family, dated between Aug 1935-Jun 1941, concerning the paternity of Alexander Cozens. Also included are three hand-drawn family trees and a transcript extract from a register by Dr Percival concerning the family of Henrietta Cozens
-four letters from Aydua Scott-Elliott, dated between 6 Mar 1950-31 Dec 1951 (one undated), concerning details of an auction including works by Cozens, information she had found in reference to the Alexander Cozens publication, 'Principles of beauty realtive to the human head' (1778), some further discussion of works by Cozens and some research notes on 'Treatise of painting' (1721) by Leonardo de Vinci (1452-1519). Also includes a letter sent to Scott-Elliot from Reverend Evans, dated 24 Nov 1950, concerning geneaological information about the family name Collier
-letter from Jean Sergeant, conservator at the Maison de Victor Hugo, dated 6 May 1952, concerning works in their collection (in French)
-letter from Alfred J. Shipton, of L. Chaundy of Oxford Ltd., dated 17 Mar 1926, concerning the proposed sale of a sketch book by Alexander Cozens
-letter from Warren H. Smith, dated 25 Mar 1953, concerning a reference to Miss Bruce in the correspondence of Horace Walpole. Also included are two letters from Oppé, dated between 11 Mar-4 Apr 1953, concerning his speculation about Miss Bruce's connection to Alexander Cozens
-letter from Archdeacon Francis Smythe, dated 17 Jul 1947, concerning several works in his collections, in particular a 'blot' painting by Alexander Cozens for which he offers information on composition and provenance
-three letters from Lord and Lydia Spencer, dated between 3 Mar 1950-6 Dec 1952, concerning works by Alexander Cozens, Volpato, Giovanni (1735-1803) and Ducros, Abraham Luis Rodolph (1748-1810) in their collection
-two letters from W.W. Spooner, dated 19 Sep & 23 Oct 1955, concerning his purchase of a work by John Robert Cozens (dated 1777)
-letter from John Steegmann, Walpole Society, dated 10 May 1928, concerning information about lost works by Cozens
-letter from Chauncey B. Tinker, keeper of rare books at Yale University Library, dated 27 Mar 1953, concerning his praise for Oppé's publication on Alexander & John Robert Cozens. Also includes a draft letter from Oppé, dated 20 Jan 1953, concerning a request to recommend the same volume to Yale University Press
-letter from Lionello Venturi, dated 29 Dec 1952, thanking Oppé for sending a copy of his publication on Alexander & John Robert Cozens
-letter to Owen Morshead from Arthur Vivian-Neal, dated 14 Mar 1944, concerning Alexander Cozens' appointment as drawing-master at Eton School between 1763-1768
-letter from Francis Watson, The Wallace Collection, dated 14 Jun 1949, concerning references to British artists in sources documenting the British Acadamy in Rome in the 1750s
-letter from Iolo A. Williams, dated 17 Jun 1951, concerning the attribution of various works, including some by Alexander Cozens
-five letters from Norwood and Florence A. Young, descendants of the Cozens Family, dated between 6 Jul 1926-10 Nov 1928, concerning biographical details of the Cozens Family and works by Alexander Cozens in their collection. Also includes two letters from Western & Sons solicitors, dated 12 December 1950 & 17 May 1951, concerning the death of Norwood Young and the loan of the 'Roman sketchbook' by Alexander Cozens to Oppé, and a receipt for the return of the sketch book, dated 11 Sep 1952
-letter from Ray [Murphy], dated 24 Jun 1949, concerning an exhibition of English watercolours from the Bacon Collection, held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 18 Nov 1948-2 Jan 1949, which included several works by Alexander Cozens. Also included is the exhibition catalogue for the same exhibition, annotated by Murphy
-letter from Richard [?], University of Manchester, dated 7 Mar 1951, concerning the attribution of a work entitled Near Chamounix by John Robert Cozens
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