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Total number of records: 2308

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Books and printed items1786
Archives482
Indexes34
People and organisations4
Textiles2

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection763
English Literature418
Leeds Russian Archive174
Herbert Read Collection116
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections55
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society52
Leeds Poetry39
Letters Database33
Liddle Collection17
South Bank Show Production Archive6

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SubjectCount
english fiction49
letters31
english literature26
fiction in english20
fiction19
paleography, english16
manuscripts, english16
english poetry14
autobiography13
world war, 1914-191811

Top 10: Place

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Rome26
Great Britain24
Greece11
Russia9
Soviet Union9
France8
England5
Spain4
Alexandria (Egypt)4
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Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)123
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-183252
M'Cormick, Arthur David38
Browne, Hablot Knight (1815-1882)38
Browne, Hablot Knight38
Cruikshank, George38
Edwards, Mary Ellen38
Fildes, Sir Luke (1844-1927)38
Neville, Julia Kate38
Fildes, Luke38

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From 1800625
From 19001533
From 2000150

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Up to 19991524
Up to latest241

Archive Series

Novels

1972

Series of literary papers of Wole Soyinka relating to his novels as published by Rex Collings. Files are arranged by published title and include annotated typescripts, annotated proof copies and some ...

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Novels

1966-2001

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Archive Collection

Archive File

Novels

1963-1987

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Graham Greene, drafts of two novels with literary contracts and film rights

Greene, Graham (1904-1991)

1935-1980

(1) A series of versions of Greene's late novel 'Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party', including a complete signed autograph manuscript, a series of TS versions with MS corrections, proofs, and...

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'I Tell of Greenland' novel

1976-1977

'I Tell of Greenland', including 30 autograph manuscript notebooks containing the original text. Autograph typescript draft used by the publishers (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1977). Berry's revis...

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Manuscript novel 'Matilda' or 'Credulity'

[19th century]

Note on spine, probably in the hand of Bradfer-Lawrence: 'Yorkshire MSS from Milner Collection'

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Fragment of a Novel

17 June 1816

Sometimes referred to as 'A Fragment' or 'The Burial: A Fragment'. The original holograph manuscript accompanied by a more recent typescript. The story was the result of a meeting that Byron had i...

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"Sisters on Bread Street" novel

22 Nov 1995 - Nov 2007

Material relating to the self-published novel 'Sisters on Bread Street'.

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"Striking out" unpublished novel

06 Feb 1970

Two typescript drafts with minor annotations, 1st draft 165 ff, 2nd draft 276 ff.

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"Sixpence in her shoe" novel

2004

Material relating to 'Sixpence in her shoe'. Includes typescript draft with annotations, notes on characters and plot, ring binder with rough drafts, research material (newspaper clippings on sculptur...

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'Dying in the Wool' Novel

2009

The first Kate Shackleton mystery, published in 2009. File contains typescript draft marked with editor’s comments.

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