Though revealing little about his life in Denmark or his wartime experiences, the collection provides insight into Klitgaard's professional career and personal life in the United States, especially when used in conjunction with the Papers of his wife, Georgina Klitgaard, whose collection is also located in the Library. Arranged chronologically, the Correspondence , primarily from the years 1923 to 1932, consists of incoming letters pertaining to Klitgaard's artistic and literary ventures. A selected index to the Correspondence follows the box list.
Artwork encompasses a lithographic plate, reproductions, sketchbooks, and sketches.
In addition to two Sketchbooks , there are three original pencil and watercolor Sketches , as well as a number of photocopies. Writings consists of a book dummy of Seven Months and Seven Days , an illustration proof for Through the American Landscape , an interview, a key to Klitgaard's map of the Holy Land, a photocopied review, a script, and published stories which are organized by title. Memorabilia includes copyright certificates, personal photographs, poetry by Otto Gelsted, printed material, and reviews. Holograph and typescript manuscripts by Daisy Sanial Gill, William McFee, Hughes Mearns, and Charles Allen Smart, as well as a radio script constitute Reviews .