This series primarily comprises Rosing's political, aesthetic, and autobiographical writings, including his essays, dramatic works, memoirs, and novel. Most of these writings exist in the form of typewritten or handwritten drafts (contained in notebooks, loose paper, and stapled groupings), and date from after Rosing permanently emigrated to the United States during World War II; however, select published essays on operatic aesthetics, written for the Musical Courier in 1923, are also present. Much of this material corresponds to Rosing's memoirs, which contain recollections of his personal, professional, and political life from the 1890s to the 1920s. This series contains racial caricatures and depictions of targeted violence (particularly towards the Jewish and LGBT communities). Various materials in this series have been produced, reproduced, or mediated by Ruth Rosing and Richard Rosing. Ruth collaborated with Vladimir on many materials in this series, as an editor, co-author, and typist, and many materials contain her handwritten corrections. Many of Vladimir's manuscripts have been labeled, edited, transcribed, and word-processed by Richard, which are dispersed throughout the series in the order that he filed them - usually alongside the manuscripts that they correspond to.
