The Ronald Knox Papers is a partial collection of Monsignor Knox's writings, both published and unpublished articles, letters, broadcast transcripts, sermons, some photographs and manuscript writings originally compiled Patricia Cowan. The collection contains Ms. Cowan's notations about his writings as well as a list of his works. In addition, there are laid-in items such as postcards, letters, and articles found in the Knox books catalogued in the Oxford Collection of Special Collections at the Honnold/Mudd Library. The bulk of the collection is hand- and type-written letters by Knox and photocopies of published articles written by Monsignor Knox reproduced in journals such as The Outsider, The Tablet and newspapers such as The Sunday Times. There are a few manuscript letters and writings but much of the material is unattributed so it is unclear which items are manuscript writings. Many of the letters are from his early years while he attended Eton College and Balliol College as well as his appointment as an Anglican chaplain at Trinity College and later as a Roman Catholic chaplain at the University of Oxford. The unique items in this collection are the laid-in items from Special Collections holdings as well as the letters written by Knox.