Archive Collection HOL - Holland (Vincenza) Archive

Identity area

Reference code

HOL

Title

Holland (Vincenza) Archive

Date(s)

  • 1923 - 2018 (Creation)

Level of description

Archive Collection

Extent and medium

15 linear metres.

Context area

Name of creator

(1923-2018)

Biographical history

Vincenza Holland began writing poetry in her 60s. All her life she read copiously, she wrote stories, and she kept notebooks full of observations on daily life. Her poetry frequently draws on her perspective as an outsider: as a child of Catholic ... Read more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Contains the personal archive of poet Vincenza Holland including notebooks; diaries; published and unpublished material; and correspondence with poets local to the North East. Includes drafts of her poetry collection 'Mrs Turnbull's Tree' which was ... Read more

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open with some restrictions (researcher interview may be required).

Language of material

  • English

Access points

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb186-hol