The collection contains records that were compiled or created by the readers of the Huntington Library. The papers of Hensley Woodbridge contain his correspondence and drafts for his bibliography of Jack London, published in 1966. Also included is J. Kent Clark's dissertation on Jonathan Swift which he began at Stanford University, delayed by the Second World War and completed while he was working at Caltech and Beach Langston's draft of his dissertation "Faulkner, Tradition and Christian Myth." The draft contains annotations in the margins regarding improvements to the work. Completeing the collection are magnetic film and VHS cassettes which contain talks given by readers, including talks for the Friends of the Huntington Library, a membership organization supporting the Library.

The Huntington Library Readers are researchers that have been granted access to the library collection. Readers apply to see material in order to write books, complete their dissertations and work on other scholarly pursuits. Readership is granted by an application process. Readers are faculty with a full time position or retired, doctoral students working on research for their dissertation, and scholars who apply and qualify for the independent scholar status. Independent scholars require letters of recommendations from other scholars in the field who can attest to their scholarship. Readership status is granted based upon whether the contents of the collection fit the needs of the research.

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In order to quote from, publish, or reproduce any of the manuscripts or visual materials, researchers must obtain formal permission from the office of the Library Director. In most instances, permission is given by the Huntington as owner of the physical property rights only, and researchers must also obtain permission from the holder of the literary rights. In some instances, the Huntington owns the literary rights, as well as the physical property rights. Researchers may contact the appropriate curator for further information.

Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, please go to following "http://www.huntington.org/"web site.