Letters written by Rudyard Kipling and other correspondence and related miscellany collected by Mr. H. Dunscombe Colt. Includes handwritten and typewritten correspondence by Kipling, a few illustrated by his drawings, accompanying envelopes, typescript copies, and other enclosed miscellany. Also includes correspondence from Kipling's family and from his secretaries. Included also is correspondence associated with members of the Kipling Society and some postcards.

Letters written by Rudyard Kipling and related correspondence collected and compiled by Mr. H. Dunscombe Colt. Items are numbered and rehoused in clear sealed sheets mounted in four albums. Photocopies of portions of letters provided with original. Some letters accompanied by envelopes and comprise of multiple pages. Albums are in custom made linen covered boxes with compartments in second and fourth volumes for miscellaneous accompanying materials.

Rudyard Kipling correspondence includes letters to W.L. Alden, George F. Bearns, Otto Beit, J.B. Booth, Maurice Browne, Charles A. Burkhardt[?], Philip Burne-Jones, William M. Carpenter, Frederick W. Childs, Mr. [Maurice?] Collis, William Caius Crutchley, Dean Frederic William Farrar, Mr. F.H. Fisher, Richard Watson Gilder, Rev. John M.J. Gillespie, Edmund Gosse, Robert Gordon Hardie, William Joshua Harding, Mr. Harmsworth, Mrs. S.A. (Edmonia Taylor) Hill, Miss A.M.M. Hughes, Gloria John Hunt, Robert Underwood Johnson, Miss Le Strange, Robert M. McClure, H.B. Marriott-Watson, Mrs. Maunsell, Christie Murray, Douglas-Murray, Miss Perry, Mrs. John Tavenor Perry, Edith Nesbit, William Henry Rideing, Mrs. Humphrey Ward and Frank I. Whitney. Also includes four letters addressed "Dear Sir" or "Dear Madam" or to otherwise unknown recipients. Includes one letter from Henry James to Mr. Walford from January 21, 1892 regarding the marriage of Rudyard Kipling and Caroline Balestier.

This collection locates and describes the surviving manuscripts of six British 19th century writers - Hardy, Hazlitt, Hopkins, Keats, Kipling and Lamb. As a research tool, the work contributes to the study of primary sources of English literature. The information has been gathered by personal scrutiny of the manuscripts rather than via secondary sources. An introductory essay to each author summarizes the history, special features and problems presented by the manuscripts, making reference to the standard edition of his or her works, and gives brief information on manuscripts of a non-literary nature.