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Total number of records: 317

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Brotherton Collection314
English Literature313
Leeds Poetry17

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english fiction317
letters307
english poetry283
english drama267
english literature263
librettos16
latin literature, medieval and modern3
theater programs3
french literature3
english prose literature3

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People and organisationsCount
Bradford, Barbara Taylor (1933-)4
Read, Piers Paul (1941-)1
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)1
Rolfe, Frederick William (1860-1913)1
Read, Lady Margaret Ludwig (1905-1996)1
Rushforth, Peter Scott (1945-2005)1
Morgan, W G Curtis1
Knight, W F Jackson1
Lister, Raymond1
Mackendrick, John (1946-1979)1

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From 17007
From 180018
From 1900289
From 20003

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Up to 189911
Up to 1999281
Up to latest25
Archive Collection:
BC MS 19c Stoker
1866-1997
Comprises: (1) Correspondence dated between 1866 and 1911; (2) Autograph literary manuscripts by Bram Stoker: (i) Lecture 'Personal impressions of America', delivered at the London Institute (and else...
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BC MS 19c Swinburne
1851-1999
Comprises a substantial collection of manuscripts (many of them autographs), typed or pencilled transcriptions, and some printed proofs and early editions of literary works by Swinburne, including poe...
Archive Collection:
BC MS 19c Gaskell
1757-1914
A significant collection of material relating to Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (ECG). The collection includes a nearly complete manuscript draft for ECG's novel 'Sylvia's Lovers', several manuscript frag...
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BC MS 19c Black
1887
Manuscript copy, autograph, of his novel "The Penance of John Logan", which was first published in 1889. The novel is written on the recto side of each leaf of the volume in a small, condensed hand in...
Archive Collection:
BC MS 20c Rushforth
1967-2006
Original deposit of 43 boxes includes: (a) "Kindergarten" drafts, including sections titled 'Shadows of the Living' and 'The Other Side of Silence', TS and galley proofs of final version, with relate...
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BC MS 20c Barstow
1956-1996
Comprises: (1) Autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of Barstow's writings, including: 'A brother's tale'; 'A kind of loving'; 'A raging calm'; 'A season with Eros'; ' About the novel'; 'Ask me t...
Archive Collection:
BC MS 20c Conrad
1895-1956
Comprises: (1) Vol.1: 14 autograph manuscript letters from Conrad to his publisher, T. Fisher Unwin, dated 9 July 1895-8 August 1898, and 1 typescript letter with manuscript name and signature from Un...
Archive Collection:
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 Boyd
1984-1987
Comprises the autograph manuscript notebook of William Boyd in which he drafted his short story entitled 'Alpes maritimes', dated 'Tuesday. 16. Oct. 1984.' at the beginning, followed by notes written ...
Archive Collection:
BC MS 20c Bradford
c.1940-2019
Includes typecript copies of her novels, some with manuscript annotations, printers' proofs, published novels, press cuttings and magazines featuring articles about Taylor Bradford, papers relating to...
Archive Collection:
BC MS 20c Beaty
1939-2004
Comprises: (a) 2 boxes of correspondence between David and Betty Beaty and several publishers, friends, and others, mainly concerning their respective publications, dated between 1939 and 1998, inclu...
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BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland
1946-2011
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 ...