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John Braine Archive notebooks
1950-1986
14 boxes containing 209 autograph manuscript notebooks of John Braine, with some previously numbered, presumably by Braine. D 1-125 serve as diaries (dated from 1950 to 1986), FF 1-10 contain dra...
John Braine manuscript and typescript drafts
1943-1985
(b) 22 boxes containing autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of his novels, stories, playscripts, articles, broadcasts, and poems. 'These golden days' (boxes 1-3), 'The two of us' (boxes 4-6)...
John Braine autobiographical material
1985 - 1995
1 box containing some photocopied autobiographical material, dated 1986, several photographs of Braine alone or with others, some photocopied correspondence between Braine and Mrs Barbara Jones, his t...
The Labours of Herakles
Crossley-Holland, Kevin
1992-1995
This series comprises papers relating to Crossley-Holland's children's book 'The Labours of Herakles', and a television programme based on the book and broadcast by Channel 4 in 1993. Includes corresp...
Australia
Crossley-Holland, Kevin
1989-1991
This series contains items relating to Crossley-Holland's British Council-funded trip to Australia in 1990 to meet with others interested in children's literature. Includes correspondence relating to ...
Broadcasting
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1953-1990
This series comprises papers, chiefly drafts and copies of scripts, relating to broadcasts on BBC Radio of Silkin's poetry (read either by Silkin himself or by others), or talks and readings by Silkin...
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...
Jack Trevor Story drafts
1931-1994
Substantial series of typescript drafts of work by Jack Trevor Story. Drafts are generally unannotated typescripts and are rarely dated.
Literary Papers: Poetry
1933-1984
Autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of his collections: 'The Gospel of Fire', 'The Snake in the Moon', 'The Iron Christ', 'Fall of a Tower', 'Murdock and other Poems', 'The Galloping Centaur', ...
'I Tell of Greenland' novel
1976-1977
'I Tell of Greenland', including 30 autograph manuscript notebooks containing the original text. Autograph typescript draft used by the publishers (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1977). Berry's revis...
Literary Papers: Criticism
c.1958-1990
Literary-critical publications, including autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Poet's Grammar', 'The Shakespeare Inset' (together with 4 autograph notebooks and extensive printed galley proo...