The archive relates to the film career of director, screenwriter and actor Alex Cox. The archive contains paper-based materials relating to the development and filming of a number of significant films in his career including Sid and Nancy (1986), Repo Man (1984), Walker (1987), Straight To Hell (1986), Revengers Tragedy (2002), Searchers 2.0 (2005), The Winner (1996), Death and the Compass (1992) and Highway Patrolman (1991). There are scripts (sometimes drafts with annotations by Cox), notebooks and research and development materials, correspondence, promotional materials, artwork designs, production schedules, and press cuttings. There is a particularly large amount of administrative and research material relating to Sid and Nancy (1986) and Walker (1987).