Box 5

Scope and Contents From the Collection: “ … in the final stages of writing a novel, Roth likes to get as much criticism and response as he can from a few interested readers.”6 This collection consists primarily of photocopies of draft manuscripts — written by American writer Philip Roth — which Roth sent to his long-time friend Joel Conarroe over the course of 26 years. Many of the drafts were heavily edited by Roth. Some of the drafts include a few comments, questions or edits by Conarroe. In...