The archive of Will Self is divided into two parts: Add MS 89203/1: Family Papers (i.e. papers in Self's possession deriving from his parents and grandparents); Add MS 89203/2: Personal and Literary Papers.
Various original cartoons by Self, including drawings made by him as a young boy. A number of comics. Also includes Self's unpublished satirical work 'The Secret Biography of Margaret Thatcher' (1988).
Fiction in draft, largely word-processed and typewritten, with some autograph material (e.g. Cock and Bull) and a number of scrapbooks containing 'post-it' notes.
Various notebooks spanning 1980-2018. From 1995 onwards, the notebooks are generally consistent in format: small black reporter notebooks with elastic closure, each 125 x 75 mm. Entries are usually brief and not dated, and the hurried hand is difficult to read. The notebooks are a work tool, reco...