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Total number of records: 1347

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Books and printed items936
Archives409
Art items2

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English Literature1347
Brotherton Collection827
Leeds Poetry321
Herbert Read Collection8

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correspondence58
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)56
english poetry44
english essays30
english drama28
letters25
poets, english21
proofs (printing)18
american literature17
authors and publishers17

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Great Britain19
France3
Ireland1
Jerusalem1

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Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)130
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)73
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)61
Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)56
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)45
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)39
Johnson, Samuel34
Reed, Isaac (1742-1807)33
Defauconpret, A.-J.-B (1767-1843)30
Lynam, Robert30

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Notebook: Wordsworth Trust Residency

2010 - 2011

Notebook kept during residency at the Wordsworth Trust. Includes early drafts of poems later published in 'Division Street', including 'The Dogs', 'Scab' and 'Thinspiration Shots'.

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Nii Ayikwei Parkes

28 May 2009- 1 Aug 2011

Memorandum of Agreements for The Makings of You, South of South, email printout between Peepal Tree and author, webpage printout of author profile from Peepal Tree website, copy of poem from anthology...

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Transcription of poem, The Lay of Sir Gugemer and The Ivy

1744-1816

In the hand of Mary Way, no watermark: Three bifolia held together with a pin containing a transcriptions of The Lay of Sir Gugemer, published in Fabliaux or tales, abridged from French manuscripts of...

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Canaan: US Edition

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1996-1997

This file contains papers relating to the American Edition of Geoffrey Hill's 'Canaan', published by Houghton Mifflin in 1997. Includes 2 typescript letter from Christopher Carduff to Hill (19 Novembe...

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JB Priestley: Anthology

2001

FILE_PATH: BC MS 20c Theatre WYP-15-10-10-1/Anthology.doc SIZE: 159744 EXT: doc PUID: fmt/40 MIME_TYPE: application/msword FORMAT_NAME: Microsoft Word Document

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Nii Ayikwei Parkes - The Makings of You

2010

Two computer printout drafts, both with handwritten editorial notes; handwritten page of notes on Parkes, presumably for an introduction to the text. Two proofs, one with typesetting annotations; comp...

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Drafts of New Poems 1985-

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1985-1998

This file contains drafts of poems at various stages, which were subsequently published in 'Canaan'. The drafts are either typescript or photocopied typescript, many with ms revisions and annotations....

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Notes on Poem Selection

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1979-1980

Ms notes in Silkin's hand, including a list of book and poems titles, numbers of pages, etc. This is possiby an initial selection of work for Silkin's 'Selected Poems' (1980). Accompanied by other ms ...

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Poem Drafts

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1976

This file contains typescript and manuscript drafts of poems published in Blackburn's collection 'Post Mortem' (1977): - Post Mortem - Phoebe, Helen, Angela

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Technical Requirements For Priestley Weekend

2001

FILE_PATH: BC MS 20c Theatre WYP-15-10-10-1/Techrequirements.xls SIZE: 15360 EXT: xls PUID: fmt/61 MIME_TYPE: application/vnd.ms-excel FORMAT_NAME: Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook (xls)

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Correspondence

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1984-1987

This file contain correspondence relating to 'Waterslain', comprising 143 letters covering the years 1984-1987, grouped into the following categories: - Hutchinson - Gaff Rig - Deborah Rogers

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