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Brotherton Collection16
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections6
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Lawson, Fred4
Pybus, Rodney (1938-)2
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)2
Bomford, Philip2
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Ross, Alan (1922-2001)1
Scannell, Vernon (1922-2007)1
The London Magazine1
Sharp, Clifford Dyce1
Smith, Stevie1

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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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Archive Collection

Leeds Playhouse Archive

Leeds Playhouse; West Yorkshire Playhouse

1964-2022

The Leeds Playhouse archive is the collection of the Leeds Playhouse and the West Yorkshire Playhouse. It contains extensive documentation for staged plays, musicals and dance in particular. There i...

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Archive Collection

Review [The Review] magazine, correspondence and literary papers associated with the magazine including material relating to its symposium 'The State of Poetry'.

1962-1972

The archive of The Review was acquired for the Brotherton Collection in 1996. The Review was one of the most successful literary ‘little magazines’ and enjoyed a ten year period of publication f...

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Archive Collection

New Statesman, associated correspondence and literary papers 1914-1919 and 1960-1983

New Statesman

1914-1983

The collection falls into two sections - editorial correspondence from the First World War period and more recent literary material from the 1960s through to the mid 1980s. This archive complements th...

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Rodney Pybus Archive

Pybus, Rodney (1938-)

c.1960-2010

Includes the literary papers of Rodney Pybus relating to his publications, draft poetry notebooks, papers relating to translations of Lautremont and Catullus; drafts and research materials for Pybus's...

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Firebird 1-4, the annual publication of short stories by the Penguin Books, correspondence and preparatory material

Penguin Books

1982-1984

See attached handlist for further details - incomplete catalogue.

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Archive Sub-collection

Literary Papers and Correspondence of Rodney Pybus

Pybus, Rodney (1938-)

1950-2001

The Literary Papers and Correspondence of Rodney Pybus held in Leeds University Library comprises 19 boxes of papers relating to Pybus’s poetry collections, translations and other writing, and to hi...

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Archive Series

Correspondence relating to Achilles

Cook, Elizabeth (1952-)

1986-2003

Includes correspondence with Methuen, the publisher of 'Achilles', and with poets, academics and writers.

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Archive File

Radio for Schools: First Fight

Scannell, Vernon (1922-2007)

1964

Items relating to Vernon Scannell's contribution to a series of radio programmes about poetry, broadcast as part of the BBC Radio for Schools progamming in summer 1964. Includes a copy of the 'BBC Rad...

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The green van, Leyburn, Watercolour.
Archive Item

"The green van, Leyburn," Watercolour.

Frederick Lawson

1925

Watercolour of a green Gypsy Traveller wagon. Street behind with church, to left; van with washing, seated adults, children. Signed, "Fred Lawson."

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Gipsies at Lee Gap Fair
Archive Art Item

"Gipsies at Lee Gap Fair"

1947

Pencil drawing titled, " Gipsies at Lee Gap Fair." Showing people and dogs around campfire, with the camp of tents and caravans, (vardos) in the background.

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Gipsy Caravans, The Ring Road, Alwoodley, Leeds, 1960.
Archive Art Item

"Gipsy Caravans, The Ring Road, Alwoodley, Leeds, 1960."

1960

Pencil drawing of 3 caravans, (vardos). Titled, "Gipsy Caravans, The Ring Road, Alwoodley, Leeds, 1960."

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