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Total number of records: 647

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items347
Archives300

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection647
English Literature355
Herbert Read Collection87
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections12
Leeds Poetry4

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
english literature647
english poetry287
letters286
english drama279
english fiction263
rare books22
literature20
american literature18
authors, english10
literature, modern10

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Great Britain16
England7
Iceland6
Norway6
Scandinavia6
Bath (England)2
Suffolk (England)2
Scotland1
Spain1
Scarborough (England)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Wise, Thomas James (1859-1937)21
Gosse, Edmund (1849-1928)15
Pope, Alexander, 1688-174411
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)11
Ashley Library11
Roscoe, William (1753-1831)10
Roscoe, William10
Bullock, Michael (1918-2008)8
Arber, Edward (1836-1912)8
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-19287

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From 1800129
From 1900514
From 20004

Count of Latest date

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Up to 189993
Up to 1999540
Up to latest14

Archive Collection

London Magazine Editions Archive

The London Magazine

1965-1979

The archive material contained within this collection relates to the publication of various volumes and dates from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s, during the editorship of Alan Ross. The bulk of the ...

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London Magazine Archive

1972-2007

Editorial and production papers, earlier versions of material published in the magazine, and correspondence between contributors and editorial staff, predominantly Alan Ross.

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George Barker, miscellaneous literary papers and letters

Barker, George (1913-1991)

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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Philip O'Connor, letters and papers with some of his writings

O'Connor, Philip (1916-1998)

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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John Braine Archive

Braine, John (1922-1986)

1943-1995

The literary archive of John Braine, comprising over 200 manuscript notebooks, 22 boxes of manuscript and typescript drafts and associated material. The collection is divided into 3 distinct series: ...

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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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Ronald Blythe, pre-publication text of anthology 'Each returning day : the pleasure of diaries', with a related letter

Blythe, Ronald (1922-)

c.1989-1991

Comprises the complete pre-publication text of Ronald Blythe's anthology, here entitled 'Diaries: an exploration'. The accompanying autograph manuscript letter from Blythe is dated 25 March 1991, and...

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Simon Armitage Archive

Armitage, Simon (1963-)

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...

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David and Betty Beaty Archive

Beaty, David (1919-1999)

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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Bonamy Dobrée Archive

Dobrée, Bonamy (1891-1974)

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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Keith Douglas Collection

Douglas, Keith (1920-1944)

1881-2000

The archives include the following: a large collection of photographs, drawings and paintings by Douglas; 94 books owned by him, 10 of which have autograph additions; 9 holograph poems by Douglas; pro...

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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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