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Total number of records: 67

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Brotherton Collection52
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Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)13
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Shirley, James (1596-1666)2
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Tate, Nahum (1652-1715)2
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Poetry and Audience - 6th November, 1953
Archive Collection

Poetry and Audience, typescript and manuscript drafts of poems by various authors originally published in 'Poetry and Audence'

c.1954-1972

This collection contains typescript and manuscript drafts of poems by 33 authors, submitted for publication in the Leeds student literary magazine 'Poetry and Audience.' Also included is a small amoun...

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge manuscript verses on the slave trade
Archive Collection

Samuel Taylor Coleridge manuscript verses on the slave trade

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834)

1792

Manuscript of ‘Sors misera servorum in insulis Indiae occidentalis’ (Ode on The West-Indian Slave Trade) submitted by Coleridge for the Browne Medal for classical composition in his first year at ...

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Bram Stoker correspondence
Archive Series

Bram Stoker correspondence

1866 - 1911

Correspondence addressed to Bram Stoker, generally dated between 1866 and 1911. Letters have been indexed by correspondent.

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v.'
Archive Sub-series

v.

c 1987 - 2007

Originally labelled “V. – Channel 4, November 4 1987 + Theatre Adaptations: Eye-Level, Volcano, Birmingham Rep. Youth Workshop (May 1991)”

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Autograph fair copy, for the printer, of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell?s novel Sylvia's Lovers (slightly incomplete)
Archive File

'Sylvia's Lovers' annotated manuscript (slightly incomplete)

1863

Manuscript draft for 'Sylvia's Lovers, with original printer's marks and Gaskell's revisions. The draft includes a top sheet with directions to the printer. Loose sheets in 10 envelopes. Mainly bla...

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Research Material
Archive File

Research Material

1991 - 2005

Substantial file of research material, relating to the development of 'Black Daisies'. Files include press cuttings and photocopies of general, academic and medical articles on Alzheimers, memory and ...

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'Visits in Verreopolis/By Lord Charles Albert Florian Wellesley/Vol I.'
Archive File

'Visits in Verreopolis/By Lord Charles Albert Florian Wellesley/Vol I.'

7-18 Dec 1830

Autograph miniature manuscript, the first of two volumes. Title page reads 'Visits in Verreopolis by Lord Charles Wellesley in Two Volumes […] Published by Sergeant Tree and sold by all other bookse...

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Drafts
Archive File

Drafts

1991 - 2005

Series of frequently annotated drafts (8 files) charting the development of the 'Black Daisies' from initial notes to final script. The file also contains a partial musical score for the film.

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'Visits in Verreopolis/By Lord Charles Albert Florian Wellesley/Vol II.'
Archive File

'Visits in Verreopolis/By Lord Charles Albert Florian Wellesley/Vol II.'

18 Dec 1830

Autograph miniature manuscript, the second of two volumes. Title page reads 'Visits in Weropolis [sic] By The Honourable Charles, Albert, Florian Lord Wellesley, Aged 10 years/ In Two Volumes - Volume...

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Production material
Archive File

Production material

1991 - 2005

including notes, diagrams, shot lists, rehearsal guides, schedules and associated material.

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Fireside Tales, or the Return to Zamorna
Archive File

Fireside Tales, or the Return to Zamorna

[Dec. 1836 – Jan. 1837]

Autograph miniature manuscript commencing “Reader I’ll tell you what - my heart is like to break ...”. Unsigned and undated, later titled “FIRESIDE TALES” on cover and at end in another hand...

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Correspondence
Archive File

Correspondence

1991 - 2005

Substantial file relating to the development and reception of 'Black Daisies'. Correspondents include Peter Symes, who directed, and Fiona Finlay, who produced the film, and correspondence from variou...

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