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Total number of records: 91

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Brotherton Collection88
English Literature88
Leeds Poetry88
Liddle Collection1

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notebooks91
correspondence3
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lectures and lecturing2
autobiographical fiction1
books reviews1
cabinetmakers1
carpenters1
children's plays1
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Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)16
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)13
Crossley-Holland, Kevin7
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)1
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)1
Brown, Wayne1
Childe, Wilfred Rowland (1890-1952)1
Geffrye Museum (London, England)1
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)1
Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)1

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Poetry Notebooks

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1930-1977

This series comprises notebooks compiled by Blackburn as part of the creative process of writing poetry. Some notebooks contain teaching materials and press cuttings.The contents of each notebook have...

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'TB VIII/Lecture on Ted Hughes Poems 1974? & Insomnia Poems 1977'

c.1974 - 1977

Red exercise book labelled by Julia Blackburn.

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Poetry Notebook

Brown, Wayne

c.1970

This file contains a photocopy of a notebook containing manuscript drafts and workings for poems.

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Notebook

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1990

Ms notebook with title 'Australia visit August-September 1990'. Includes memoranda, addresses, poem drafts, notes relating to 'The Green Children', etc. (43 ff.).

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The Laidly Worm

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1969-1971

This file and notebook contain items relating to 'The Laidly Worm', a play for children by Crossley-Holland based on an ancient story, and performed at the Leeds University Workshop Theatre in June 19...

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Notebooks (Aran Islands)

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1988

2 notebooks relating to Crossley-Holland's article on the Aran Islands. The first notebook (42 ff.; some pages blank), contains diary entries, descriptions and other notes (31 Aug - 8 Sept 1988); the ...

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Notebooks

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1962-2016

This series comprises the working notebooks of Kevin Crossley-Holland, generally containing research notes and poem drafts.

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Notebook

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c. 1965

This file contains an undated notebook, with ms notes and workings for 'The Green Children' (79ff with about a third blank) and a second notebook containing manuscript notes and drafts, with a few ins...

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Drafts of Short!

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1996-1997

Drafts of Crossley-Holland's collection of short stories for children, 'Short!'. Includes a spiral-bound notebook containing ms and ts notes and drafts, with title-page marked 'The Shortest of them Al...

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Notebook (The Stones Remain)

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1988

Ms notebook containing background research for 'The Stones Remain' (181 ff.).

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Poetry Notebooks

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1959-2015

This series comprises 115 notebooks relating to Geoffrey Hill's poetry. The notebooks include 2 'images' notebooks, comprising of ms reading and research notes, pasted-in press clippings, images and...

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Notebook 'XXXI'

2014 - 2015

Black A4 hardback notebook labelled 'XXXI'. Contains unidentified drafts.

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