Joseph Conrad collection 1895-1976

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Joseph Conrad collection 1895-1976

MS 141


Collection Summary

Creator: Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
Collection Name: Joseph Conrad collection
Inclusive Dates: 1895-1976
Physical Description:.4 linear feet
Abstract:Collection includes five letters written by Conrad to various people; three holograph, two typed, all signed. One letter by Conrad's wife, Jesse, and four by his executor, Richard Curle, briefly discuss publication of Conrad's works. Newspaper clippings from 1915 are articles Conrad wrote about his experiences in Poland during World War I. Reprints of photographs depict Conrad, places he lived, his family, and friends, including one of Stephen Crane. Three original etchings of Conrad are by Walter Tittle. Ephemera includes exhibition notices from a 1976 lecture about him, and posters from the 1964 movie production of Lord Jim.
Collection Number:MS 141
Language: Materials are in English.
Repository: University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

British author.

Scope and Content Note

Collection includes five letters written by Conrad to various people; three holograph, two typed, all signed. One letter by Conrad's wife, Jesse, and four by his executor, Richard Curle, briefly discuss publication of Conrad's works. Newspaper clippings from 1915 are articles Conrad wrote about his experiences in Poland during World War I. Reprints of photographs depict Conrad, places he lived, his family, and friends, including one of Stephen Crane. Three original etchings of Conrad are by Walter Tittle. Ephemera includes exhibition notices from a 1976 lecture about him, and posters from the 1964 movie production of Lord Jim.

Arrangement

This collection is organized into 3 series and by type of material:

Restrictions

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Copyright

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Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
Curle, Richard, 1883-1968 -- Correspondence.
Tittle, Walter, 1883-1966.

Subject(s)
Film posters -- Specimens.

Title(s)
Lord Jim (Motion picture) -- Posters

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Joseph Conrad collection (MS 141). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Processing History

Processed by Staff.