Notes and papers on various subjects
- GOT/9/8
- File
- undated
Part of Trevelyan (George Otto) Archive
Includes notes for speeches, essays, drafts of poetry in GOT's hand, sketches and printed ephemera
Notes and papers on various subjects
Part of Trevelyan (George Otto) Archive
Includes notes for speeches, essays, drafts of poetry in GOT's hand, sketches and printed ephemera
Consists of an incomplete set of editions of the Makaris poetry broadsheet as published by Durham University Literary Society between 1965 and 1971.
The papers held at Newcastle are a substantial repository of the personal papers and plans of Sharp. The major part of the collection consists of papers collected from Sharp's Oxford house on his death by the now-retired Professor Brenikov of this University. The papers were subsequently put into storage. Their significance realised they were deposited with the University Library Special Collections. The principal elements of the collection are as follows:
Collectively these resources:
Sharp, Thomas, 1901 - 1978, town planner
The personal papers of local poet Barry MacSweeney (1948-2000), who was an important figure in the Modern Poetry Revival, include manuscripts and published works, correspondence, literature reviews, poetry publications, photographs and newspapers articles.The correspondence includes a range of MacSweeney's friends, fellow poets and family including material from Clive Bush, Pete Bland, Tim Fletcher, Nicholas Johnson, Jackie Litherland, Maggie O'Sullivan, Eric Mottram, Elaine Randall, Jeremy Prynne and Chris Torrence.
MacSweeney, Barry, 1948-2000, poet and journalist
Arts Council Poetry Collection
Poetry books from local publishers which were collected by Arts Council England based in Newcastle.
Arts Council England, 1994-
Consists of editorial material relating to published works by Flambard Press. Also contains documents relating to the marketing of the company.
Flambard Press, 1990-2013
Consists of digital copies of the personal diaries of the poet Rosemary Tonks, plus correspondence between Tonks and Joan Moat from the University of Exeter, and photocopies of Tonks' personal records including birth, death and marriage certificates.
Tonks, Rosemary, 1932-2014, poet, author
Personal papers of Jack Mapanje including correspondence, press cuttings, books and draft manuscripts relating to his time as a political prisoner in Malawi, the campaign for his release and the publication of his poetry.
Mapanje, Jack, 1944-, poet and writer
This archive consists of 26 limited edition prints of posters relating to poetry readings at Morden Tower, Newcastle.
Pickard, Tom, 1946-, poet, and documentary film maker
Consists of the working papers and correspondence of the poet Selima Hill.
Hill, Selima, 1945-, poet