Papers relating to Sid Chaplin's writing career and other involvements throughout his life. Typescripts of published novels, short stories, poetry, plays and articles; typescripts of unpublished novels, short stories, poetry, plays and articles; working drafts of typescripts, published typeset copies; television and radio dramatisations; diaries 1930-1985, notebooks 1930-1984; newspaper cuttings; correspondence 1939-1990, in particular correspondence with David Higham Associates 1949-1989, BBC 1947-1987, various publishers: Phoenix House 1946-1962, Eyre and Spottiswoode 1959-1978, Pergamon Press and Ben Owen 1950-1984, Alan Plater 1963-1985, Alex Glasgow 1970-1982, Stan Barstow 1961-1984, Basil Bunting 1983-1984, Norman Nicholson 1950-[1982], John Bate 1944-1985, various Russian and French correspondence, particularly with Professor Valentina Ivashova 1964-1985; material relating to the English Speaking Union of America trip to USA, 1955 and subsequent correspondence with Dorothy Goodfellow 1960-1985.

The correspondence is between Alan Plater, Sid Chaplin, and Bill Hays.

For the Newcastle Playhouse and the Forum Theatre, Billingham.

Forum Theatre, Billingham poster with sketch of Bryan Pringle, John Woodvine, and Colin Douglas in Close the Coalhouse Door.

Discusses the Close the Coalhouse Door tour between Newcastle and Stratford-Upon-Avon in 1983. Includes a flyer for the production.

Annotations consist of marginalia in black ink.

With Forum Theatre Billingham newsletter, Oct 1969 that gives seat prices.

Cuttings from the Evening Dispatch, Evening Gazette, and Sunday Times. Includes statistics for theatre takings for 13 - 25 October.

With notes on act one and act two