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Ralph Abercrombie correspondence
Abercrombie Family
1928-1969
Contains: (1) Letters of condolence to Catherine and Ralph Abercrombie on the death of Lascelles Abercrombie, Oct./Nov. 1938; (2) Abercrombie family letters, from various correspondents chiefly to Ral...
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...
Katharine Mary Briggs, correspondence and papers
Briggs, Katharine M (1898-1980)
c.1900-1980
Katherine Mary Briggs was bom in London in 1898, the eldest of three surviving daughters of Ernest and Mary Briggs. The Briggs family had its origins in Yorkshire and had built up its fortune from the...
Longman Annotated English Poets papers
1959-1986
Comprises: (1) ca. 125 letters concerning a Chaucer edition, mostly from Richard J. Beck to F.W. Bateson, February 1964 - June 1978; (2) Notes and draft text relating to general aspects of proposed Ch...
Poetry Room, University of Leeds School of English, correspondence and papers
University of Leeds. School of English
1950-1990
This collection comprises papers and audio recordings relating to the Poetry Room, formerly part of the School of English at the University of Leeds. It incorporates correspondence and other papers re...
Grace Stuart correspondence and papers
Stuart, Grace
c.1919-1971
Grace Stuart was the author of four books on psychology and three children’s books. She was born Agnes Grace Croll in Sheffield in 1898, and was the older of two daughters. Educated at state schools...
Walter Pater, poems
Pater, Walter (1839-1894)
1907
Transcripts of poems in manuscript: 'Cassandra' ('Like the stricken hart forsaken'), annotated below stanza 14 (referring to the original manuscript): 'Stanzas 12, 13 & 14 are in a female hand. Proba...
Robin Skelton papers
Skelton, Robin (1925-1997)
1948-1957
Includes manuscript and typescript drafts of poems, published poems in pamphlet form and personal correspondence. Box 1 includes biographical information about Robin Skelton and Michael Seward Snow, ...
Dennis Wheatley Archive
Wheatley, Dennis (1897-1977)
c.1820-1977
Box No 1 i) Financial correspondence & memos, draft tenancy agreements (c.1900-1936) ii) Roadmap of Belgium, Picture Show magazine, brochures, pamphlets, cuttings, children's artwork (magazine Decem...
Charles Causley correspondence to Mick Gidley
Causley, Charles (1917-2003)
1977-1991
Comprises letters and cards from the author, teacher and broadcaster, Charles Causley to Mick Gidley, Emeritus Professor of American Literature at the University of Leeds, and a copy of the essay 'Cau...
Letters to Merle Brown from Jon Silkin and Lorna Tracey
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997); Tracy, Lorna; Brown, Merle E (1925-)
1965 - 1978
Letters from Jon Silkin to the teacher, critic, and founder of the Iowa Review, Merle Brown over a period of ten years from 1965 to 1978. These letters offer an insight into the personal and profes...
Arnold Bennett, correspondence
Bennett, Arnold (1867-1931)
c.1903-1964
Comprises: (1) 25 autograph manuscript letters and postcards from Arnold Bennett to Pauline Urmson Smith or her mother between 1911-1931, together with typed transcripts made by the donor, A. Ravenscr...