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Charles Larcom Graves, They all hate Joe
Graves, Charles L (1856-1944)
c. 1900
A poem on the pro-Boers' antipathy to Joseph Chamberlain during the South African War, 1899-1902 ('With apologies to the author of 'They all love Jack"').
Philosophy
Works published between 1602 and 1953. Subjects include Aristotle, political science, ethics, aesthetics, logic, John Locke, philosophy, psychology and Immanuel Kant. The collection also contains work...
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...
Tony Harrison related tapes
c.1985 - c.2002
Collection of 40 tapes (mostly VHS, with some audio cassettes). Tapes show a wide range of Harrison's work, from films, documentaries, to reviews and interviews. The collection includes the followin...
Stan Barstow Archive
Barstow, Stan (1928-2011)
1956-1996
Comprises: (1) Autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of Barstow's writings, including: 'A brother's tale'; 'A kind of loving'; 'A raging calm'; 'A season with Eros'; ' About the novel'; 'Ask me t...
The Disguise. A Comedy. In five acts.
Early 19th century
The original manuscript, probably autograph, of an unpublished early 19th century comedy. The identity of the author is unknown. The play features characters such as Lord Montrose, Sir Charles Lu...
William G. Shepherd, literary papers and correspondence
William G. Shepherd
1976-1991
Comprises: (1) Literary papers of William G. Shepherd, including (a) 5 partial or complete typescripts of his poems, or translations, including some Odes of Horace (partly photocopy), Ovid's Loves, 'T...
Dom Moraes letter and manuscripts addressed to Naseem Khan
Moraes, Dom
1969 - 1970
One typescript letter and seven manuscript and typescript poems addressed or dedicated to Naseem Khan, written by Dom Moraes. Moraes and Khan had been in a relationship whilst living in Delhi in1969. ...
PHOTOGRAPHS OF CLAREMONT, CLARENDON ROAD, LEEDS, AND HEATON FAMILY EPHEMERA
1870s-1890s
/1: Set of 16 photographs of Claremont & the Heaton family, mounted on card and contained in a folder marked ‘Claremont Leeds’ - all undated except for faint pencilled dates on some items, ranging...
Florence Peacock, original holograph manuscripts of poems
Peacock, Florence
c.1895-1896
Comprises the following poems:-(1) 'The charm of the rue'; (2) 'Living though the date be old'; (3) 'A stony way'; (4) 'Though your sins be as scarlet...', Isaiah 1.18; (5) 'A northern sailor'; (6) 'T...
David and Betty Beaty Archive
Beaty, David (1919-1999)
1939-2004
Comprises: (a) 2 boxes of correspondence between David and Betty Beaty and several publishers, friends, and others, mainly concerning their respective publications, dated between 1939 and 1998, inclu...
John Gawsworth, literary papers and correspondence with related material
Gawsworth, John
1931-1970
Comprises: (a) Autograph manuscript correspondence between John Gawsworth and Charles Wrey Gardiner (1941-1967, mainly assembled by Gardiner into a collection labelled 'The reluctant landlord' and con...