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Total number of records: 956

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Archives822
Books and printed items134

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Brotherton Collection941
English Literature918
Leeds Poetry819
Herbert Read Collection1

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clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)207
correspondence100
teaching aids and97
lectures and lecturing england leeds60
lectures and lecturing england cambridge42
english poetry41
lectures and lecturing boston34
books reviews28
proofs (printing)26
outlines24

Top 10: People and organisations

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Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)956
Peguy, Charles, 1873-19147
Hill, Geoffrey7
Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906)6
Brock, Edwin4
Smith, Stevie (1902-1971)4
Gallet, Rene3
Dryden, John, 1631-17003
National Theatre (Great Britain)2
Pound, Ezra, 1885-19722

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From 200092

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Up to latest171

Archive Collection

Geoffrey Hill Archive

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1940s-2016

This collection represents the archives of the poet Geoffrey Hill. The archive comprises items relating to Hill's poetry from the late 1940s to 2016, in addition to items relating to his critical work...

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Poetry Collections

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1953-2007

This subfonds comprises items relating to published collections of Geoffrey Hill's poetry, covering the period from prior to the publication of his first major collection, 'For the Unfallen' (1959) to...

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Poetry Notebooks and Early Poems and Drafts

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

c.1948-2005

This subfonds comprises items relating to the creation and development of Geoffrey Hill's poems. It includes 68 notebooks used for recording imagery and drafting poems; and 6 files of poem drafts, fra...

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Lectures and Critical Writing

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

c.1952-2008

This subfonds comprises papers relating to Geoffrey Hill's critical writing and lectures. This generally does not include teaching lectures (these can generally be found in subfonds BC MS 20c Hill/5),...

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Teaching and Related Materials

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

c.1953-2005

This subfonds comprises items chiefly relating to Hill's teaching at the Universities of Leeds, Cambridge and Boston. As such, it includes the texts of lectures and lecture notes; but also includes it...

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Correspondence

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1951-2007

This subfonds is comprised chiefly of correspondence sent to Geoffrey Hill, but also includes some of his cc replies. The letters include correspondence with publishers, in particular André Deutsch a...

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Audio Visual Items

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1963-2008

Copies of recordings on audiocassette, compact disc and videocassette of poetry readings and radio broadcasts by or featuring Geoffrey Hill and his work.

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Personalia and Miscellanea

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1929-2006

Personal and miscellaneous items relating to Geoffrey Hill, including items relating to his time as a pupil at Bromsgrove County High School, clippings and other items collected by Hill relating to Br...

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Ibsen adaptations

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1975-1996

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Archive Series

For the Unfallen

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1953-1959

This series comprises of papers relating to Geoffrey Hill's first published volume of poems, 'For the Unfallen' (1959). Includes drafts and copies of poems published in the collection, and reviews.

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Preghiere

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1964

This series comprises of papers relating to Geoffrey Hill's Northern House pamphlet Preghiere, published in 1964. The pamphlet contains 8 poems, all of which were subsequently published in King Log (1...

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King Log

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1968

This series comprises of a single file containing reviews of Geoffrey Hill's 'King Log.' Includes a typescript draft of the poem History as Poetry with ms revisions; a photocopied review from an unide...

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