The chronological emphasis is from the 1930s to the present. This collection is an adjunct to the library's extensive Lowry literary manuscript collection which includes drafts of Under the Volcano and other novels as well as correspondence with prominent writers sus as Conrad Aitken and Earl Birney. Present acquisition policies are to acquire all current relevant publications, theses, literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, sound recordings, films and videotapes pertaining to the study of Malcolm Lowry and his writings. Language English predominates although all languages are sought. The collection is mostly catalogued and listed in the card catalogue and the online catalogue.
Uncatalogued material is accessible from a separate inventory available in the division.
LC subject headings and a modified LC classification scheme are used. It is closed Saturday from May 1-August 31. Photocopying is done by the staff as the condition of the material warrants, and as the copyright allows. Jonathan Cape, 1995- .