British author, of Bishopsbourne, Kent, England Letters by Conrad to Sir Sidney Colvin and his wife, Frances, and to Henry Arthur Jones and his daughter, Jennie Doris Arthur Jones Thorne, discussing literary and personal matters, and letters by Conrad concerning literary and business subjects to his publisher, T. Fisher Unwin, and to David S. Meldrum, an advisor to Wm. Blackwood & Sons. There is comment on current events such as the career of Admiral J.R. Jellicoe and the activities of Conrad's son, Borys, in France during World War I, as well as on Conrad's writings, and the works of other authors. Frequently mentioned are Henry James and John Galsworthy. There are also manuscripts by Conrad; an album of photographs, 1860-1890, of Conrad's Polish relatives, and scrapbooks, 6 vols., compiled by Conrad's wife, Jessie George Conrad, with clippings on the writer's visit to the U.S. in 1923; obituaries and tributes following his death, 1924; copies of his last letters and an unfinished manuscript; reviews of "A Handbook of Cookery for a Small House," by Jessie Conrad; the manuscript of "Joseph Conrad as I Knew Him" (1926), by Jessie Conrad; reviews of a biography by G. Jean-Aubrey; articles on the Conrad memorial at Bishopsbourne; and loose materials concerning Conrad and his work.
