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Total number of records: 990
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| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| English Literature | 636 |
| Brotherton Collection | 613 |
| Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture | 143 |
| Leeds Poetry | 37 |
| Herbert Read Collection | 16 |
| Leeds Russian Archive | 8 |
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 3 |
| Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse | 3 |
| Liddle Collection | 2 |
| Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections | 1 |
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Thomas Blackburn Archive
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
c.1893-1988
The items in this collection relate to Thomas Blackburn's personal life, his career as a poet and his teaching career. Comprises: typescripts, autograph manuscripts and other papers relating to Thoma...
Dora Sigerson Shorter, a play, a story and a volume of press notices about her.
Shorter, Dora Sigerson (1866-1918)
1895-1914
Comprises: 1) Typescript of a play 'The Other Woman's Child', in two acts, 36 ff., typed in black ink, with underlining in red, on sheets interleaved with thick paper, bound in blue cloth; 2) Carbon c...
List of performances in London theatres, 1700 - 1745.
Nicoll, Allardyce
1924-1933?
Comprises three volumes of the results of Nicoll's research listing performances at London theatres on a day-to-day basis, with a column for each of the major theatres, principally Drury Lane and the ...
Movement, thought and feeling: a morality play for our times [foreword, text and postscript]; by George Patrick Meredith
Meredith, George Patrick (1904-1978)
1956
Performed in lieu of the Fifth Annual Foundation Lecture at Bretton Hall, Wakefield, 28th April 1955. Postscript dated 1956
Francis Berry Archive
Berry, Francis
1931-1994
Literary archive of Francis Berry. The collection is separated into two series: Correspondence and Literary papers. Correspondence files arranged alphabetically by correspondent, following Berry's ...
John Mackendrick Collection
Mackendrick, John (1946-1979)
1970-1994
The collection includes drafts of plays by Mackendrick, photographs of his productions, newspaper reviews, posters, flyers and correspondence.
Will Foster Archive
Foster, Will (1864-1955)
c.1888-1942
Comprises: (1) 20 play typescripts; (2) Poems in typescript; (3) 'The Jolly Friar', a light opera; (4) Correspondence, 96 letters in 5 envelopes together with 68 reviews and other items in 3 envelopes...
John Drinkwater, literary papers with related material
Drinkwater, John (1882-1937)
1906-1939
Comprises: (a) 11 large decorated folders containing reviews of his poetry, plays, prose works, lectures, films, and acting, and reports of national events and obituaries on him; (b) 1 box containing ...
Keown (Anna Gordon), literary papers with related material, including some correspondence
Keown, Anna Gordon (1902-)
1934-1959
Comprises: (1) Autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of some of Anna Gordon Keown's literary works, including at least 9 short stories or plays, dated ca. 1948-1955, and held in a red folder; at ...
Algernon Charles Swinburne manuscripts
Swinburne, Algernon Charles (1837-1909)
1851-1999
Comprises a substantial collection of manuscripts (many of them autographs), typed or pencilled transcriptions, and some printed proofs and early editions of literary works by Swinburne, including poe...
Oscar Wilde, autograph letters and manuscripts, including the manuscript of his play 'The Duchess of Padua', with some related material
Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)
1878-1895
Comprises the following items: (1) Autograph letter to Marian Willets [1878]; (2) Manuscript draft and notes for the original contract made by J.M. Stoddart, and Co. with Wilde for publishing Rennell ...
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...