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Brotherton Collection450
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Leeds Poetry276

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correspondence64
authors and publishers24
proofs (printing)20
literary agents15
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)7
english poetry old english, ca.6
television adaptations6
television programs for children6
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Crossley-Holland, Kevin208
Adcock, Fleur3
Mayer, Gerda2
Bell, Martin (1918-1978)1
Thwaite, Anthony (1930-)1
Various1

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Correspondence

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1970-1978

This file contains the following correspondence, some of which includes letters concerning previous circulations of 'The Rain Giver,' under previous titles: - 3 letters from Oxford University Press ...

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Proof Copy

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1970-1972

Proofs for the preliminaries of the collection 'A Beach of Stones,' a previous working title of 'The Rain Giver'; jacket proofs for 'The Rain Giver'.

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Criticism

2 May 1974

Essay titled 'An Introduction to Kevin Crossley-Holland' by Joanne Bronski, accompanied by photocopies of the following poems from 'The Rain-Giver': - A Dream of a Meeting - For My Son - For My So...

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Correspondence

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1975-1978

This file contains the following correspondence concerning 'The Dream-House' (1976): - 1 list of names, possibly a distribution list with 1 flier and 1 label from the Poetry Book Society - 5 letter...

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Drafts of The Dream-House

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1975

These files contain: - 1 folder with title The dream-house. First draft collection of The Wake, subsequently called The Dream-House (1975). - 1 typescript draft, 60ff. - Group of papers marked Dis...

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Correspondence

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1982-1985

This file includes material relating to Kevin Crossley-Holland's limited edition poetry titled 'Time's Oriel' (1983), containing: 12 letters from Hutchinson Books Limited concerning publication detail...

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Proofs

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1983

This file contains the following items: - 1 setting copy of Time's Oriel, 64 ff with annotations

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Correspondence

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1983-1988

Box containing correspondence relating to Crossley-Holland's work on the 'Oxford Book of Travel Verse.' Comprises 298 letters covering the years 1983-1988, grouped into the following categories: - G...

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Proofs

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1985

Proofs and drafts of the 'Oxford Book of Travel Verse,' including the following typescripts and manuscripts: - Draft contents, 78 ff. - Material for Introduction and drafts 1, 2 and 3 of Introducti...

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Discarded Poems

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1984-1985

Boxes containing approx. 1,200 sheets of discarded poems for the 'Oxford Book of Travel Verse.' The first box includes 1 letter, signed 'D', chiefly relating to accompanying poems by Adrian Henri. Mos...

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Correspondence

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1984-1987

This file contain correspondence relating to 'Waterslain', comprising 143 letters covering the years 1984-1987, grouped into the following categories: - Hutchinson - Gaff Rig - Deborah Rogers

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Drafts and Proofs

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1984-1987

These files contain the following drafts and proofs of 'Waterslain': - File 1: 2 sheets of ts and ms notes marked 2 c i and 2 c ii; 1 final draft ts marked 2a, 29ff; 1 draft copy with comments by Pe...

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