| Description | These letters take the form of regular progress reports to Cynthia on the wellbeing, progress and activities of her children while she was away from them, beginning in May 1921, when Vivien Mosley was a few months old. Most of the letters are written from the Mosley family home at Smith Square, London, but several letters are written from other addresses, mostly seaside locations in England and the South of France, to which the children were taken on holiday. Several letters are written from the point of view of the children, as if they are giving a report of their own activities. Later letters include drawings and written contributions from Vivien and a smaller number from Nicholas, including some which are undated. Odie Hyslop also records details of visits by Cynthia's friends and relations, and her own social engagements. |