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Total number of records: 237

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Gretton, R H (1874-)3
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Edmund Blunden

1935-1952

Letters to Berry thanking him for sending various pieces and providing comment and response. Two photocopies of letters from Blunden sent from Tokyo (dated 14th March 1948) commenting on the new bo...

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David Abercrombie

1962

Reply to Berry's query on "tables of frequency" of letters in English.

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John Mackendrick Collection

1970-1994

Comprises: (1) 3 boxes of autograph typescript and manuscript drafts of Mackendrick's plays, including (Box 1) many drafts of 'Rules' (at least 7 with some incomplete and one version called 'Religion'...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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Robert Aickman

1964

Letter on the publication history of 'We Are For The Dark', a collection of short stories by Elizabeth Jane Howard and Robert Aickman, published by Jonathan Cape.

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Michael Allmand

1941

Letter asking Wilson Knight for introduction to Berry poem "Spain 1939".

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Edward Arnold (Bernard Harris)

1962-1966

Letters from Shakespeare Institute concerning chapter by Berry in 'Late Shakespeare'. Includes memorandum of agreement, MS copy of article and draft letter from Berry.

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Phoebe Ashburner

1955-1958

Reply to suggestions of articles for 'Books' (periodical of National Book League), and enquiry into publication of play 'Lone'. Includes MS draft of "Pronouns and Verbs".

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The Aryan Path

1962

Letters discussing suggestions of articles and reviews of "Studies in Three Literatures" and "The Christian Renaissance".

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