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Total number of records: 776

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Books and printed items447
Archives329

Count of Collection group

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English Literature585
Brotherton Collection561
Leeds Poetry37
Herbert Read Collection13
Leeds Russian Archive7
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society3
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse3
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

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english drama776
english poetry331
english literature279
letters272
english fiction267
theater27
french drama20
rare books14
greek drama9
actors9

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Venice (Italy)1
Italy1
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England1

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Daniel, George52
Daniel, George (1789-1864)52
Cumberland, John (1787-1866)52
Cumberland, John52
Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)32
Reed, Isaac (1742-1807)31
Reed, Isaac31
Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692)20
Scott, Walter16
Collier, John Payne (1789-1883)16

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Archive Collection

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 ...

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Tom Paulin, literary papers with some related material, including correspondence

Paulin, Tom

c.1979-1994

Comprises: (1) 15 autograph manuscript drafts of Paulin's poem 'Hegel and the War Criminals' (n.d.); (2) A photocopy of the typescript of his essay 'Imagining history: Ian Paisley and the historian...

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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.

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W.G. Curtis Morgan, literary papers and publications with some letters and personal and financial items

Morgan, W G Curtis

1922-1991

Comprises: (1) 3 boxes of literary papers by Morgan, including (a) Mainly typescript drafts with autograph manuscript revisions of 12 plays, namely, 'The Squire of Darkfield' (4 drafts), 'The Jurado R...

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William Trevor, three literary manuscripts with a postcard

Trevor, William (1928-2016)

c.1973

Comprises: (1) Three autograph typescripts of literary works by Trevor with many manuscript revisions, namely fragments of two plays and one piece of fiction, undated and not identified; and (2) An au...

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Arnold Wesker, autograph typescript and manuscript drafts of contribution to a composite play entitled 'Consequences', with related correspondence between him and Simon Reade.

Wesker, Arnold

1990-1991

Comprises eighteen items related to the Gate Theatre Club's conception of a play to raise funds to found an International Script Unit, for which major playwrights were asked to write a short scene, in...

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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...

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Letters to Seamus Scully

O'Casey, Sean (1880-1964)

1949-1960

Typescript and autograph letters

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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 ...

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John Mackendrick Collection

1970-1994

Comprises: (1) 3 boxes of autograph typescript and manuscript drafts of Mackendrick's plays, including (Box 1) many drafts of 'Rules' (at least 7 with some incomplete and one version called 'Religion'...

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Paul Mills' Poetry

1969-2008

This series contains manuscripts, typescripts and notes relating to Paul Mills' unpubllished and published poetry, including his collections North Carriageway' (1976), 'Third Person' (1978), 'Half Moo...

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Francis Berry Correspondence

c1940 - 2006

A substantial series of letters addressed to Francis Berry with occasional copies of letters written by him in return. Letters are generally grouped by correspondent, with some letters filed togeth...

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