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Archive Collection:
MS 1611

1959-1986

Comprises: (1) ca. 125 letters concerning a Chaucer edition, mostly from Richard J. Beck to F.W. Bateson, February 1964 - June 1978; (2) Notes and draft text relating to general aspects of proposed Ch...

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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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MS 1753

1927-2002

Literary archive of Humphrey Moore and associated materials on twentieth-century poetry, assembled by John Bridgen.

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BC MS 19c Pater

1907

Transcripts of poems in manuscript: 'Cassandra' ('Like the stricken hart forsaken'), annotated below stanza 14 (referring to the original manuscript): 'Stanzas 12, 13 & 14 are in a female hand. Proba...

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BC MS 20c Mills

1971-2008

This collection comprises autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of poems, critical works and plays by Paul Mills, including 3 notebooks with drafts of plays and poetry. There are also examples of...

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BC MS 20c Barker

1935-1987

Comprises: (1) 3 letters to or from George Barker, including 1 undated and 2 dated 1977 and 1981 respectively, held in an envelope with typed drafts of his 'Critical sonnet for William Shakespeare', ...

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BC MS 20c Moult

c.1911-1962

The fifth box contains newspaper cuttings and a bed-jacket relating to Katherine Mansfield and her death. Some of the letters are undated

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BC MS 20c Greville

1975-2016

Comprises the business papers of the Greville Press, correspondence relating to the planning and selection of material for publication with some drafts and proofs, examples of Greville Press and other...

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BC MS 20c O'Connor

1916-2003

Comprises the personal papers and documents of Philip O'Connor; his correspondence with various literary figures (including Michael Hamburger, Stephen Spender, Gregory Stephenson, and David Thomson), ...

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BC MS 20c Adcock

1984-1987

Comprises: (1) 1 copy of the published work, 1987; (2) 1 file of correspondence between Fleur Adcock and Craig Raine of Faber and Faber (1984-1986) concerning the publication, together with photocopie...

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BC MS 20c Childe

c.1920-1998

Comprises: (1) 34 larger or smaller notebooks of Wilfred Childe's autograph manuscript poems, only partially dated, 1920 onwards; (2) 20 folders holding more of his manuscript poems, some held in copi...

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BC MS 20c Armitage

c.1984-2015

The Simon Armitage Archive covers Armitage’s work as a poet and writer from 1984 to 2015. This comprehensive archive documents all aspects of Armitage's career as a poet, writer, dramatist, libret...