The Brophy mss. II, 1961-1971 contains the correspondence of novelist and activist Brigid Brophy (1929-1995). Brophy was born in West London. In 1947, she won a scholarship to Oxford University, but was expelled after supposed indiscretions that she committed, which she since has refrained from publicly talking about save to say that they left her traumatized. Having recovered, she went on write her first book of short stories, The Crown Princess, in 1953. In that same year, she also published her now-beloved novel Hackenfeller's Ape. That work and subsequent writings would showcase her investment in animal advocacy. Throughout her life, she also became a staunch defender of gay marriage, as evidenced by her 1963 work, The Finishing Touch. With her husband, she also published the rather controversial volume Fifty Works of English Literature We Could Do Without (1967), which helped to deemphasize the privileging of Victorian authors in the Western canon.

The mss. II contains correspondnece between Brophy and her New York City editor William Targ concerning some of her publications.