Included are several letters of Lewis Mumford to Frank Mears and Victor Branford. The correspondence deals principally with Mumford's early work, particularly between the years 1922 and 1929. Enclosed with a letter of 1922 (folio 29) is an outline of his book ‘The story of utopias. There is also a typescript of an essay entitled 'Graphics' (folio 68). In later letters he discusses his books ‘Sticks and stones’ and ‘Herman Melville’.