A collection of letters by people of local significance like Thomas Bewick, Richard Grainger, and George Stephenson, as well as household names like A.E. Houseman and Horatio Nelson.
Please note that this collection contains some language and attitudes that are potentially uncomfortable or distressing, relating to people of colour and the Travelling community. There is also content relating to colonialism which may present colonial bias towards colonised peoples. Newcastle University Library Special Collections & Archives statement about addressing potentially uncomfortable or distressing content in collections is available here.
This collection includes some material relating to female and working-class writers. Find out more about our work to illuminate hidden or obscured histories and voices in our collections here.