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Brotherton Collection29
English Literature29
Leeds Poetry29

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clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)2
correspondence1
english poetry1
japanese poetry 20th1
letters1
notebooks1
obituaries1
opera1

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Archive Sub-series

Poems from Refusal to Conform

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

c.1960-1962

Typescripts and manuscript of poems published in the collection 'Refusal to Conform.'

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Notes and Ideas

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

c.1955-1964

Ms notes and ideas relating to projected volumes of poems (3 ff.).

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Correspondence and Personalia

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

c.1956-2000

Correspondence, both personal and relating to Kirkup's literary work; and miscellaneous items collected by Kirkup.

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Poems from The Prodigal Son

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

1956-1959

Drafts and cuttings of poems from the collection 'The Prodigal Son'.

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Fragments, Etc.

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

c.1955-1964

This series consists of ms poetry fragments, notes and ideas in Kirkup's hand.

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Mr Pickwick Chorus

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

1957-1959

Ms draft of chorus for the opera Mr Pickwick; ts 'Prologue: Opening Chorus of Street Cries.'

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Other Poems and Drafts

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

1955-1990

This subfonds consists of ms and ts drafts and poems which have not been linked to a published poetry collection or other publication.

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Self-Portrait With Revolver

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

c.1960

Autograph ms draft of the poem 'Self-Portrait With Revolver.'

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Poems from Refusal to Conform

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

c.1960-1962

Autograph typescripts of the poems 'A Portrait of a Poet' (published as 'The Lonely Scarecrow'), and 'Penang Palm'.

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Poems and Drafts 1955-1964

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

1955-1964

Ms and ts poems and drafts, including sections of notebooks and drafts for the chorus of the opera Mr Pickwick.

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Poem, 1976

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

1976

Photocopied typescript of the poem 'A Gay Nursery Rhyme', autographed and dated 'New York, April 1976.'

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Poems and Drafts

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

1956-1958

Ms and typescript drafts of 46 poems published in 'The Prodigal Son.' Many of the poems are autographed and dated, and include Kirkup's ms annotations on where the poems were written, principally Sala...

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