Research Catalog

Title

Joseph Conrad collection of papers, 1885-1956 bulk (1896-1934).

Author

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Austin, Mary, 1868-1934
• Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937
• Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962
• Colvin, Sidney, 1845-1927
• Curle, Richard, 1883-1968
• Dent, J. M. (Joseph Malaby), 1849-1926
• Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952
• Follett, Wilson, 1887-1963
• Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939
• Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933
• Garnett, Edward, 1868-1937
• Gissing, George, 1857-1903
• Hastings, Basil Macdonald, 1881-1928
• Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), 1868-1939
• James, Henry, 1843-1916
• Jean-Aubry, G. (Georges), 1882-1950
• Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
• Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957
• Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940
• Pinker, James B., 1863-1922
• Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970
• Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926
• Unwin, T. Fisher (Thomas Fisher), 1848-1935
• Willard, Catherine
• Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937
• Wood, Cecil Thomas, 1903-
• Gordan, John D., 1907-1968
• Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), 1868-1939
• Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945
• Pforzheimer, Arthur
• Quinn, John, 1870-1924
• Robertson, Struan, Mrs
• Young, Owen D., 1874-
• Doubleday, Page & Company
• J.M. Dent & Sons
• Heinemann (Firm)
• Metheun & Co.
• James B. Pinker and Son
• T. Fisher Unwin (Firm)

Description

4,563 items.

Summary

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts by and about the author, correspondence, financial and legal documents, portraits, and pictorial works. The manuscripts and typescripts include novels, stories, plays, and essays by the author, including the holograph of "The Secret Sharer" and the typescript of "Victory," as well as essays, reviews, bibliographies, and notes on his works by Richard Curle, Wilson Follett, Ford Madox Ford, John Galsworthy, Cecil Thomas Wood, and others. The correspondence, dating from 1885 to 1924, includes letters from the author to J. M. Barrie, Sir Sidney Colvin, J. M. Dent, Ford Madox Ford, Edward Garnett, W. T. H. Howe, James B. Pinker, T. Fisher Unwin, Catherine Willard, and others. Also present are letters relating to the author, dating from 1900 through 1956, between various correspondents including Georges Aubry, Sir Sidney Carlyle Cockerell, Sir Sidney Colvin, Norman Douglas, John Galsworthy, Christopher Morley, Bertrand Russell, Clement King Shorter, Thomas James Wise, J. M. Dent & Sons, William Heinemann, Ltd., Metheun & Co., James B. Pinker and Son, T. Fisher Unwin, and others. There are letters to Conrad from Mary Austin, Richard Curle, J. M. Dent and Sons, Doubleday, Page & Co., Ford Madox Ford, George Gissing, Basil Macdonald Hastings, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Clement King Shorter, T. Fisher Unwin, and others, dating from 1896 to 1923.

Subjects

• Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924
• Correspondence

Genre/Form

Correspondence.

Note

• Planter of Malata in *Z-10366

Biography (note)

• Joseph Conrad was a British novelist, essayist, short-story writer, playwright, and translator.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Provenance (note)

• This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the materials were donated as a bequest of John D. Gordan. Other former owners include W. T. H. Howe, Owen D. Young, Jerome Kern, A. Edward Newton, Arthur Pforzheimer, John Quinn, and Mrs. Struan Robertson.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged
• Will microfilm;

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Conrad

OCLC

NYPW04-A32

Author

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.

Title

Joseph Conrad collection of papers, 1885-1956 bulk (1896-1934).

Biography

Joseph Conrad was a British novelist, essayist, short-story writer, playwright, and translator.

Provenance

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the materials were donated as a bequest of John D. Gordan. Other former owners include W. T. H. Howe, Owen D. Young, Jerome Kern, A. Edward Newton, Arthur Pforzheimer, John Quinn, and Mrs. Struan Robertson.

Indexes

Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Processing Action

Will microfilm; 20080603

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Finding Aid

Added Author

Austin, Mary, 1868-1934.

Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937.

Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962.

Colvin, Sidney, 1845-1927.

Curle, Richard, 1883-1968.

Dent, J. M. (Joseph Malaby), 1849-1926.

Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952.

Follett, Wilson, 1887-1963.

Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939.

Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933.

Garnett, Edward, 1868-1937.

Gissing, George, 1857-1903.

Hastings, Basil Macdonald, 1881-1928.

Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), 1868-1939.

James, Henry, 1843-1916.

Jean-Aubry, G. (Georges), 1882-1950.

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.

Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957.

Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940.

Pinker, James B., 1863-1922.

Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970.

Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926.

Unwin, T. Fisher (Thomas Fisher), 1848-1935.

Willard, Catherine.

Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937.

Wood, Cecil Thomas, 1903-

Gordan, John D., 1907-1968, donor

Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), 1868-1939, former owner.

Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Former owner

Pforzheimer, Arthur. Former owner

Quinn, John, 1870-1924. Former owner

Robertson, Struan, Mrs. Former owner

Young, Owen D., 1874- Former owner

Doubleday, Page & Company.

J.M. Dent & Sons.

Heinemann (Firm)

Metheun & Co.

James B. Pinker and Son.

T. Fisher Unwin (Firm)

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Conrad [Text]

*Z-10343 [Microfilm]

*Z-10366 [Microfilm]