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 Typescripts of published novels, short stories, poetry, plays and articles; typescripts of unpublished novels, short stories, poetry, plays and articles; working drafts of typescripts, published typeset copies; television and radio dramatisations; diaries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.

Published in The British Working Class Novel in the 20th Century. Edited by Jeremy Hawthorn, published by Edward Arnold 1984

Recorded at his home. The interview concerns discussions of regionalism, politics, industrial decline, traditions, local media, and arts.

Consists of notes for proposed report on conditions in mining industry, National Coal Board Note on Results, and Coal: Reconstructing an Industry.

Includes newspaper cuttings, correspondence, and cards

Annotated typescript of this University of Durham staff-graduate seminar. The seminars were given to the Department of Sociology and Social Administration. Annotations consist of changes in pencil. With letter from Alan Watson, Research Assistant.

With programme timing and menu.

Stamped Daily Mirror on the back