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Total number of records: 110

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Leeds Poetry110
English Literature110
Brotherton Collection105

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
english poetry69
english drama37
letters21
english fiction17
librettos16
english poetry 20th century history and criticism11
english poetry old english, ca.7
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)6
english poetry 20th5
scrapbooks5

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)16
Crossley-Holland, Kevin8
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)3
Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)2
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)2
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn2
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)1
Potts, Paul1
Mills, Paul (1948-)1
Pybus, Rodney (1938-)1

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From 18001
From 1900108
From 20001

Count of Latest date

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Up to 199973
Up to latest37

Archive Sub-collection

Old English Poems and Myths: Translation, Re-tellings, Etc.

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1960-1998

This sub-fonds contains items relating to Kevin Crossley-Holland's translations and re-tellings of Old English poems and mythological tales.

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William Price Turner, autograph manuscript drafts for the poem 'Train of thought' with a signed typescript of the final version and some correspondence

William P. Turner

c.1962-1964

Comprises: Autograph manuscript and typescript drafts for Turner's poem 'Train of thought', two of which are entitled 'Dark circles', with many manuscript revisions to the text, together with his sign...

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Poetry and Audience - 6th November, 1953
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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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David Wright, autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of poems, with a letter to Paul Potts

Wright, David (1920-1994)

c.1947-1983

This collection comprises autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of seven poems by David Wright.

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James Kirkup, literary papers and correspondence with related material

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

1955-2000

Comprises: Material acquired in 1964, namely, autograph manuscript and typescript drafts and copies of poems composed by James Kirkup between ca. 1955 and 1964, including 8 letters and 8 press cutting...

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Peter Redgrove Archive

Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)

1961 - 13 Dec 1987

This collection comprises autograph manuscript notebooks, scrapbooks and other literary papers of the poet Peter Redgrove. Includes proofs and example of published works, papers relating to a student ...

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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...

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Paul Mills literary archive

Mills, Paul (1948-)

1971-2008

This collection comprises autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of poems, critical works and plays by Paul Mills, including 3 notebooks with drafts of plays and poetry. There are also examples of...

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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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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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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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John Heath-Stubbs Archive

Heath-Stubbs, John (1918-2006)

1948-2007

This collection includes manuscript and typescript drafts and poems, examples of published works, an audio recording and correspondence by John Heath-Stubbs. The majority of the poems and drafts are a...

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