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Typescript copies of one hundred and thirty-three letters, five postcards, one letter card and one card, 1895-1896, 1902, [1910], 1914-1915[x1918], 1920-1925, 1927-1940, 1943, 1945-1948, 1950-1952 and undated, and one holograph letter, 1948, from John Cowper Powys to his sister Gertrude Powys. The letters contain mostly personal and family news, including the birth of John Cowper Powys's son Littleton Alfred in 1902 and Littleton Alfred's ordination in 1927, the death of John Cowper Powys and Gertrude's brother Llewelyn in 1939, accounts of John Cowper Powys's works in progress and the libel case brought against him in relation to his novel A Glastonbury Romance (1933), together with accounts of life in and around John Cowper Powys and Phyllis Playter's New York State home Phudd Bottom and their plans for moving to Wales. Typed notes have been added to the copied letters, presumably by the copier. Some of the letters are annotated by Powys biographer Morine Krissdottir, who has also written a brief overview of the collection (inserted in the folder). A note in the hand of Morine Krissdottir explains that the typed copies were made by Sally Powys, before the original letters were sold to The Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.

Letters from John Cowper Powys to his brother Llewelyn Powys (1), 1929, his sister-in-law Alyse Gregory, widow of Llewelyn (1), 1954, and Sally Powys, wife of John Cowper Powys's nephew Francis Llewellyn Powys (1), 1955. The letter to Llewelyn Powys contains a detailed account of John Cowper Powys and Phyllis Playter's Hillsdale home known as Phudd Bottom, while the letter to Sally Powys refers to Francis Powys's recent stay in hospital and is illustrated with ink drawings by John Cowper Powys (f. 11-verso).