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Total number of records: 115

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Brotherton Collection47
English Literature19
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection13
Leeds Russian Archive12
Herbert Read Collection9
Leeds Poetry5
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive3
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1
Liddle Collection1
Quaker Collection1

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drama115
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theatre9
photographs7
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théâtre6
letter writing5
african drama (english)4

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Burke, Edmund (1729-1797)8
Burke, Edmund, 1729-17978
Dryden, John (1631-1700)8
Hastings, Warren, 1732-18188
Soyinka, Wole5
Osofisan, Femi4
Bentley, Eric (1916-)3
Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch-Nicolas3
Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch-Nicolas (1740?-1794)3
Eliot, T S (1888-1965)3

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Archive Sub-collection

Drama

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1955-1990

This subfonds comprises papers relating to plays written by Jon Silkin, including his verse plays 'Gurney' and 'The Illiterates.' Includes drafts and scripts of plays; papers relating to the productio...

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The Wuffings

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1991-1998

This series contains papers relating to the play, 'The Wuffings', a dramatic account of the events leading up to and surrounding the ship burial at Sutton Hoo written by Crossley-Holland in collaborat...

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Drama

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1955-1977

This series contains dramatic works and play scripts written by Thomas Blackburn. It includes both published and unpublished work. Some plays appear in earlier forms in Blackburn's notebooks. Referenc...

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BC MS NCC/20/024 Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke, letter (1870), page 1
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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Dickens, Charles

1848-1870

Twenty two handwritten draft letters and copies of letters from Mary Cowden Clarke to Charles Dickens, mentioning shared social occasions, participation in rehearsals and theatrical performances, offe...

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Notebooks

Scannell, Vernon (1922-2007)

c.1964-1967

2 notebooks containing Vernon Scannell's ms drafts and notes for reviews, broadcast talks, etc.Blue notebook labelled 'Reviews, broadcast talks, etc.' contains the following: - Review of Irish Murdo...

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Notebook 36

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1950-1958

Notebook labelled 'Orpheus' and containing the following: - Draft of the play Orpheus(fol. 1-36. A version of this play can also be found at Brotherton Collection MS 20c Blackburn 3/4/5 under the ti...

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Cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Mrs Mills'

17 Nov 1873

Four cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as the character 'Mrs Mills' (the housekeeper) from 'Which is Which?' performed as a private theatrical on 15 November 1873. The photographs wer...

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Photographs of (Mary) Sabilla Novello in 'A Romantic Idea'

c. 1870

Two photographs of (Mary) Sabilla Novello by Giulio Rossi of Milan and Genoa, Italy. She is pictured alongside two adults and two children, all in the costumes of the comic drama 'A Romantic Idea' by ...

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Cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Minerva'

c. 1870

Six undated cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as 'Minerva' from an 'Allegorical Prologue'. Two of the cartes include a seated 'Owlet' played by Charles Wilson. The photographs are by ...

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Photographs of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Little Toddlekins'

6 Mar 1873

Three photographs and five cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as the character 'Little Toddlekins' from a theatrical performance at Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy, on 6 March 1873. In t...

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Cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Miss Anastasia Winterberry'

31 Jul 1873

Two cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as the character of 'Miss Anastasia Winterberry' from the comedy 'A Lesson in Love' by Charles Smith Cheltnam, performed in Hampstead, London, on...

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Wightwick, George to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

1845-1848

Four handwritten letters from George Wightwick to Mary Cowden Clarke, mentioning the reception and content of his play 'Richard the First' and providing an ink sketch self-portrait presenting himself ...

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