Scrapbooks compiled by Jack Conroy, dating primarily from the 1930’s and 1940’s and consisting mainly of newspaper and periodical clippings either by or about the author, his books and activities, and topics that interested him. Four of the seven scrapbooks are autobiographical, and contain articles written about Conroy and reviews of his works, particularly The Disinherited and They Seek a City, which he wrote with Arna Bontemps. There are articles about Unrest, a compilation of the Rebel Poets edited by Conroy, and The Anvil and The New Anvil. A few reviews of his children’s books as well as articles about the leftist and proletarian literary scene are also included. The final three scrapbooks are topical. One contains a collection of the column, “Friendly Fighters,” which Conroy wrote anonymously for a World War II civilian defense newsletter; another contains articles on mining; and the final volume includes clippings on post World War II living conditions, politics, and labor relations.