Joseph Conrad Collection
An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Dec 1996
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| 11 May 2010 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Dec 1996
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| 11 May 2010 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. |
| Title: | Joseph Conrad Collection |
| Dates: | 1898-1924 |
| Quantity: | 3 folders (SC) |
| Abstract: | British author. Seven letters, two manuscripts, and a photograph. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was a Polish-born British novelist. Among his important works are The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' (1897), Heart of Darkness (1899), and Lord Jim (1900).
The Joseph Conrad Collection contains seven letters by the British author, the original signed typescript for "Autocracy and War," and a photograph of Conrad at Oswalds, Bishopsbourne, Kent.
Letters are arranged chronologically.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
See also the Jessie Conrad Collection.
Persons
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Autocracy and war.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
Subjects
Authors, English.
Genres and Forms
Correspondence.
Manuscripts for publication.
Photographs.
Occupations
Authors.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Joseph Conrad Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
"Autocracy and War" manuscript, gift of William Tolley.
Other items, transfer from Rare Books.
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Photographs
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| SC 134 | Various 1898, 1909, 1911, 1915-1916, 1920 - recipients are T. Fisher Unwin, Sir Sidney Colvin, Edward Thomas, Captain John Sutherland; remaining three are unidentified | ||||||||||
| Manuscripts | |||||||||||
| SC 134 | "Autocracy and War" - original 45p typescript, signed, with pencil corrections; includes the July 1905 issue of The North American Review, in which the essay was published | ||||||||||
| SC 134 | "Some reminiscences" - photocopy of original manuscript page, the enclosure for leter of 6 May 1909 | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| SC 134 | "Josef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski and a Polish cousin, Oswalds, Bishopsbourne" 1924 | ||||||||||