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The honest Ulsterman
no.1 (May 1968); no.25 (Sept./Oct. 1970); no.42/43 (March/July 1974); no.50-51 (winter 1975 - Jan./Apr. 1976)
Norman Hidden
1975-1976
Letters on behalf of Workshop Press Limited. One letter inviting Berry to act as adjudicator for a New Poetry competition, dated 9th Decmber 1975.
Arthur Ransome Archive
Ransome, Arthur (1884-1967)
1847-2000
Comprises: 1) literary manuscripts and typescripts, including Ransome's original illustrations for his children's books, fishing essays, sailing notes, drafts for his autobiography, diaries, notebooks...
Poems breathed forth by the nobel Hadassas, and The unfortunate Florinda, by Lady Hesther Pulter
Pulter, Lady Hester (1605-1678); Madan, Judith (1702-1781)
1645?-1665
Lady Hesther Pulter was the sixth daughter of James Ley, 1st earl of Marlborough. F.1r bears a note of the author being aged 71 in 1667 and dying March or April 1678 aged 82. Bound in reversed calf,...
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'...
Leeds University
1948-1996
Correspondence from different individuals and organisations including Kenneth Muir, Bonamy Dobree, A.C. Cawley, John Silkin, Inga-Stina Ewbank, David Masson (Sub-Librarian), Dennis Cox (Librarian), Re...
George Wilson Knight Archive
Knight, G Wilson (1897-1985)
c.1916-1997
Comprises: (1) Knight's letters to: a) Francis Berry, 1931-1985; b) John Duncan Christie, 1962-1985; and c) John E. Van Domelen, especially concerning the latter's biography of Knight, 'The Tarza...
Katharine Mary Briggs, correspondence and papers
Briggs, Katharine M (1898-1980)
c.1900-1980
Katherine Mary Briggs was bom in London in 1898, the eldest of three surviving daughters of Ernest and Mary Briggs. The Briggs family had its origins in Yorkshire and had built up its fortune from the...
Poems breathed forth by the nobel Hadassas, and The Unfortunate Florinda, by Lady Hesther Pulter
Pulter, Lady Hester (1605-1678); Madan, Judith
c.1645-1665
A collection of poetry, beginning on flyleaf and then on ff.2r-130v; from back, inverted, on f.1r, 2v-36v, is an incomplete prose romance, The Unfortunate Florinda. Detached, previusly inserted matter...
An enquiry into the nature of certain nineteenth century pamphlets
Carter, John Wayneflete (1905-1975); Pollard, Graham (1903-1976)
1934
Printed in Great Britain. Bound in red cloth. Spine title stamped in gilt, separated from authors' names in gilt by diamond-shaped rule in gilt. Top edge gilt; bottom edge untrimmed. Based on ...
John Mackendrick Collection
Mackendrick, John (1946-1979)
1970-1994
The collection includes drafts of plays by Mackendrick, photographs of his productions, newspaper reviews, posters, flyers and correspondence.
John Braine Archive
Braine, John (1922-1986)
1943-1995
The literary archive of John Braine, comprising over 200 manuscript notebooks, 22 boxes of manuscript and typescript drafts and associated material. The collection is divided into 3 distinct series: ...