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Kevin Crossley-Holland Archive

Archive Collection: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Kevin Crossley-Holland Archive

Level: Collection

Classmark: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland

Creator(s): Crossley-Holland, Kevin()

Date(s): 1946-2011

Language: English

Size and medium: 102 boxes; c. 24.5 linear metres; manuscript papers, typescript papers, photographs, postcards, press cuttings, and printed material, volumes, diaries, ms. notebooks, music scores, audio cassettes, vinyl record

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8443

Collection group(s): English Literature | Leeds Poetry

Description

This collection of the literary papers and correspondence of Kevin Crossley-Holland represents the wide range of his interests and achievements. It covers his own poetry, translations and re-tellings from Old English, children's stories, libretti, and other publications including The Stones Remain and Pieces of Land, which bear witness to the author's sensitivity to the power of place. His enthusiasm and gift for the arts in general is represented by his co-operation with musicians, illustrators and photographers.

Biography or history

Kevin Crossley-Holland, the poet, translator, writer of children's stories, and broadcaster, was born in Mursley, North Buckinghamshire in 1941 and educated at Bryanston School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. After graduating he was a Gregory Fellow in Poetry at Leeds University 1969-1971, and from 1967-1978 he lectured in Anglo-Saxon literature and culture for the Tufts University London Program. He also worked as a children's book editor for Macmillan and Victor Gollancz. He later taught for extended periods in America, first as Visiting Professor of English and Fulbright Scholar at St Olaf College, Minnesota, 1990, then as Professor and Endowed Chair in the Humanities and Fine Art at the University of St Thomas, Minnesota, 1991-1995. He has published numerous volumes of adult poetry and several libretti for opera, and is well known for his version of Beowulf. 'Storm', his novella, won the Carnegie Medal in 1985.

Provenance

Purchased from Kevin Crossley-Holland by Leeds University Library in stages from 1984 onwards.

System of arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following subfonds (sub-collections): Poetry Collections and Published Poems Notebooks and Draft Poems Old English Poems and Myths: Translations and Re-Tellings Stories For Children Music Other Publications Appointments, Travels and Workshops

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Some parts of this collection have not been listed in detail and the content may be protected under the Data Protection Act and other relevant legislation. Please consult the relevant part of the catalogue for specific details. Where a detailed record does not exist, please contact Special Collections. Upon receipt of your request, a member of the team will discuss your requirements with you and review relevant material accordingly

Material in this collection is in copyright. Photocopies or digital images can only be supplied by the Library for research or private study within the terms of copyright legislation. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce for any other purpose. Guidance is available on tracing copyright status and ownership.

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Kevin Crossley-Holland

Profile: Kevin Crossley-Holland

A biography of Kevin Crossley-Holland a Gregory Fellowship Poet at the University of Leeds. He held the fellowship between 1969-1971.

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