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Total number of records: 2173

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Books and printed items1133
Archives795
Indexes158
People and organisations85
Art items1
Objects1

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Brotherton Collection790
English Literature424
Letters Database157
Leeds Poetry95
Herbert Read Collection86
Leeds Russian Archive59
Cookery Collection56
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse48
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection41
Quaker Collection38

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english poetry79
letters77
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architecture29
authors, english27
english drama25
poetry22
english fiction20

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Wales28
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Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)36
Shoberl, Frederic29
Shoberl, Frederic (1775-1853)29
Bigland, John28
Bigland, John (1750-1832)28
Brayley, E W (1773-1854)28
Brayley, E. W28
Brewer, James Norris28
Brewer, James Norris (1829-)28
Britton, John28

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Up to 1899658
Up to 1999987
Up to latest226

Archive Item

Voices of Writers

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1992

Audiocassette tape with recording of 'Voices of Writers': Donald Hall and Geoffrey Hill, Portland, 1992.

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Bedfordshire writer

Booth, Martin (1944-)

[198-?]

This pamphlet was produced in conjunction with an exhibition entitled: "The writer in the community" which visited several branch libraries in Bedfordshire.

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Archive File

“List of Writers”

1849-1928

MS list, from “Aberdeen” to “York”; 3 pp; n.d.

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Archive File

Inscribe Writers

2 Jun 2014-5 Apr 2017

Copies of Inscribe book front and back covers, typed letters between Peepal Tree and University of Hanover, email printouts between Peepal Tree and Louisa Adjoa Parker, editorial notes

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Writers at York

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

21 November 2007

Recording of a poetry reading given by Geoffrey Hill at the University of York on 21 November 2007. Hill introduces and reads his own poems. - Tr.1. Funeral Music, sections 3 and 7 (King Log); John ...

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Archive Series

Writers' Workshop

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1965-1967

This series contains items related to a workshop founded for the encouragement and criticism of fiction, drama and poetry. It was managed by a committee consisting of Peter Porter, Martin Bell, George...

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The writer and the absolute

Lewis, Wyndham (1882-1957)

[1952]

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Participated as a writer

1948-1966

Published exhibition catalogues and pamphlets in which Maurice de Sausmarez contributed texts, including forewords and short articles.

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The writers of Greece

Norwood, Gilbert (1880-1954)

1925

Bibliography: page [143].

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The writers of Rome

Duff, J Wight (1866-1944)

1923

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Children as writers (no. 8 [1966])

Daily Mirror (London)

1961-

Compilations of the Daily Mirror literary competitions for children.

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Children as writers (no.8 [1966])

Daily Mirror (London)

1961-

Compilations of the Daily Mirror literary competitions for children.

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