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Total number of records: 11

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Brotherton Collection7
English Literature7
Leeds Poetry5
Leeds Russian Archive3
Quaker Collection1

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SubjectCount
autobiography11
russians3
books reviews2
english poetry 20th century history and criticism2
holocaust, jewish (1939-1945)2
letters2
photographs2
books and reading1
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)1
conversation in literature1

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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)5
Ford, Emily Susan (1850-1930)1
Morgan, W G Curtis1
O'Connor, Philip (1916-1998)1

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From 190010

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Up to 19998
Up to latest3

Archive Sub-collection

BARK, Petr L'vovich (BARK, Sir Peter) (1869-1937)

[1920s-1930s]

Sir Peter Bark [Memoirs] ([1920s-1930s]) /1/.

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Fragments of reminiscences by Emily Susan Ford

Ford, Emily Susan (1850-1930)

19--

Fragments entitled: Old bits of Leeds; Josephine Butler; I.O.Ford; Old House; Reminiscences (of Russian acquaintances); and (Further reminiscences of Russians)

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Autobiographical Writing

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1954-1997

This series comprises items relating to autobiographical writing by Jon Silkin. Includes drafts towards semi-autobiographical novels; and drafts and copies of autobiographical essays, all of which dis...

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LIVEN (LIEVEN) Andrei Aleksandrovich (1884-1949)

[1810s]-2001, 2019-2022

A A Liven recollections of: "Stepan Stepanovich Strekalov" /1/; "Aleksandra Nikolaevna Strekalova" /2/; "Petr Alekseevich Vasil'chikov" /3/; ["Les Dessous de l'Histoire" /4/ (moved to 337 below)]; "Ig...

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1956-1958

Typescript drafts of an essay/article describing Silkin's experience of working in a rope factory (accompanied by a letter addressed to Irving, suggesting that this is the first part of a longer artic...

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FEN, Elisaveta (JACKSON, Lydia; née ZHIBURTOVICH, Lidiia Vital'evna) (1899-1983) (1)

1910-1984, 2012

[BOX 1] NOVELS, STORIES, POEMS (texts, books, journal issues, readers & "Prose Club" reports, blurbs, summaries, reviews, associated lists/papers): "Against the Tide" (1976) /1-5/; "All Thy Waves" (19...

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (3)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1959-1964

Annotated typescript draft translation of the Ungaretti poem 'Rivers;' typescript draft essay titled 'Journalists;' carbon copy typescript essay titled 'Readerships,' concerning audiences and the read...

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (4)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1953-1961

Ms and typescript drafts of essays and articles by Jon Silkin. Includes an ms draft of an autobiographical essay on his school days at Dolaucothi in Carmarthenshire (written partly on the versos of ty...

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (5)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1953-1970

Ms and typescript drafts of essay/article concerning the use/role of poetry (Lorna Tracy's ms comments on the ts draft); ms draft chapter (?) on Siegfried Sassoon (probably for 'Out of Battle'); annot...

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Philip O'Connor, letters and papers with some of his writings

O'Connor, Philip (1916-1998)

1916-2003

Comprises the personal papers and documents of Philip O'Connor; his correspondence with various literary figures (including Michael Hamburger, Stephen Spender, Gregory Stephenson, and David Thomson), ...

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W.G. Curtis Morgan, literary papers and publications with some letters and personal and financial items

Morgan, W G Curtis

1922-1991

Comprises: (1) 3 boxes of literary papers by Morgan, including (a) Mainly typescript drafts with autograph manuscript revisions of 12 plays, namely, 'The Squire of Darkfield' (4 drafts), 'The Jurado R...

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