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Total number of records: 776

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items447
Archives329

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
English Literature585
Brotherton Collection561
Leeds Poetry37
Herbert Read Collection13
Leeds Russian Archive7
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society3
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse3
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
english drama776
english poetry331
english literature279
letters272
english fiction267
theater27
french drama20
rare books14
greek drama9
actors9

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Venice (Italy)1
Italy1
Great Britain1
England1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Daniel, George52
Daniel, George (1789-1864)52
Cumberland, John (1787-1866)52
Cumberland, John52
Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)32
Reed, Isaac (1742-1807)31
Reed, Isaac31
Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692)20
Scott, Walter16
Collier, John Payne (1789-1883)16

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From 160067
From 1700120
From 1800169
From 1900418
From 20002

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Up to 169966
Up to 1799117
Up to 1899165
Up to 1999403
Up to latest25

Archive Collection

Alan Bennett, draft of the introduction written for the dramatisation of 'The Wind in the Willows' at the National Theatre in 1991.

Bennett, Alan

1991

Comprises the typescript draft of Bennett's introduction for the Faber version of the dramatisation of Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows', produced at the National Theatre in December 1991. T...

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Pierce Egan, The blind lover; or, The maid of Malines

Egan, Pierce (1814-1880)

c. 1850

A historical drama in prose

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Algernon Charles Swinburne manuscripts

Swinburne, Algernon Charles (1837-1909)

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...

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Paul Mills literary archive

Mills, Paul (1948-)

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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Will Foster Archive

Foster, Will (1864-1955)

c.1888-1942

Comprises: (1) 20 play typescripts; (2) Poems in typescript; (3) 'The Jolly Friar', a light opera; (4) Correspondence, 96 letters in 5 envelopes together with 68 reviews and other items in 3 envelopes...

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Alan Ayckbourn, draft of 'A small family business', with autograph annotations.

Ayckbourn, Alan (1939-)

1986

Comprises a corrected typescript draft of Ayckbourn's play 'A small family business', dated 1986, with his autograph manuscript revisions and working notes.

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Thomas Blackburn Archive

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

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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John Drinkwater, literary papers with related material

Drinkwater, John (1882-1937)

1906-1939

Comprises: (a) 11 large decorated folders containing reviews of his poetry, plays, prose works, lectures, films, and acting, and reports of national events and obituaries on him; (b) 1 box containing ...

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Isabella Augusta Gregory, original autograph manuscript of 'The golden apple', with related correspondence with Lord Brotherton.

Gregory, Lady

1913-1928

Comprises 2 notebooks containing the original autograph manuscript of Lady Gregory's play 'The golden apple', dated 1913, together with correspondence between Lord Brotherton and Lady Gregory concerni...

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Wilfrid Wilson Gibson Archive

Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson (1878-1962)

1902-1971

Comprises: (a) 5 boxes of autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of Wilfrid Gibson's poems and plays, and some groups of correspondence between Gibson and various literary figures and publishers, ...

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David Hare, typescript first draft of screenplay for the film 'Wetherby', with related materials.

Hare, David

1984-1985

Comprises: (a) The first signed typescript draft of David Hare's film 'Wetherby', which greatly differs from the final version; (b) His signed and typed covering letter to Ethel de Keyser, dated '5 Oc...

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Keown (Anna Gordon), literary papers with related material, including some correspondence

Keown, Anna Gordon (1902-)

1934-1959

Comprises: (1) Autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of some of Anna Gordon Keown's literary works, including at least 9 short stories or plays, dated ca. 1948-1955, and held in a red folder; at ...

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