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Archive Collection:
MS 1720

1950-1990

This collection comprises papers and audio recordings relating to the Poetry Room, formerly part of the School of English at the University of Leeds. It incorporates correspondence and other papers re...

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BC MS 20c Blackburn

c.1893-1988

The items in this collection relate to Thomas Blackburn's personal life, his career as a poet and his teaching career. Comprises: typescripts, autograph manuscripts and other papers relating to Thoma...

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BC MS 20c Brown

1911-1980

Comprises: manuscript and typescript drafts of poems collected in Brown's first poetry collection, On the Coast (1972); manucript and typescript drafts of miscellaneous poems by Brown dating to the 19...

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BC MS 20c Dobrée

1912-1973

Comprises: (a) 19 boxes of Bonamy Dobrée's autograph manuscript correspondence arranged A-Z by the names of the correspondents and dated between 1912 and 1973, including a large number of letters fro...

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BC MS 20c Hill

1940s-2016

This collection represents the archives of the poet Geoffrey Hill. The archive comprises items relating to Hill's poetry from the late 1940s to 2016, in addition to items relating to his critical work...

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BC MS 20c Turner

c.1962-1964

Comprises: Autograph manuscript and typescript drafts for Turner's poem 'Train of thought', two of which are entitled 'Dark circles', with many manuscript revisions to the text, together with his sign...

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BC MS 20c Redgrove

1961 - 13 Dec 1987

This collection comprises autograph manuscript notebooks, scrapbooks and other literary papers of the poet Peter Redgrove. Includes proofs and example of published works, papers relating to a student ...

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BC MS 20c Poetry and Audience

c.1954-1972

This collection contains typescript and manuscript drafts of poems by 33 authors, submitted for publication in the Leeds student literary magazine 'Poetry and Audience.' Also included is a small amoun...

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BC MS 20c Scannell

1962-1967

Comprises: Literary papers of Vernon Scannell dated 1963-1966, including autograph manuscripts and revised typescripts of eight poems, together with a press cutting from the Sunday Times for 29 Januar...

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BC MS 20c Wright

c.1947-1983

This collection comprises autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of seven poems by David Wright.

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BC MS 20c Glover

1961-1972

This collection contains items relating to the poet Jon Glover, and in particular his time as a student at Leeds University. It includes poem and short story drafts, correspondence, and administrative...