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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 88918 Level [37] SubSeries

1. Add MS 88918/1/1-63

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Title:
Collected Poetry
Scope & Content:
Partly typewritten, autograph and printed poetry drafts, prose, notes and correspondence connected with Hughes's collected poetry.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1954]-20 Jul 1998
Extent:
63 folders, packages and volumes

2. Add MS 88918/2/1-8

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Title:
Uncollected Poems
Scope & Content:
Some of these poems were included in anthologies or published in pamphlet form. The majority were posthumously published with Hughes' poetry collections in Ted Hughes Collected Poems in 2003.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1957-1998]
Extent:
8 folders

3. Add Ms 88918/3/1-11

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Title:
Prose
Scope & Content:
Drafts, notes, publisher's proofs and correspondence relating to Hughes's prose work.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[c 1956]-1997
Extent:
11 folders and envelopes

4. Add MS 88918/4/1-23

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Title:
Plays
Scope & Content:
Drafts, notes, correspondence and proofs relating to Hughes's work as a playwright.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1968-1999
Extent:
23 folders

5. Add MS 88918/6/1-12

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Title:
Non-fiction
Scope & Content:
Notes, drafts and correspondence relating to Hughes's non-fiction work, which included articles, introductions, reviews, forewords and speeches. Work relating to Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being, his work of literary criticism is also included.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1962-1 Dec 2000
Extent:
12 folders and packages

6. Add MS 88918/7/1-4

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Title:
Autobiographical and biographical notes
Scope & Content:
Consists of biographical and autobiographical material written by Hughes. Most of the material is autobiographical, or commentaries on Hughes's literary works written in response to enquiries from academics and members of the public.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1977-6 Dec 1997
Extent:
4 folders

7. Add MS 88918/8/1-5

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Title:
Children's literature
Scope & Content:
Notes, mindmaps and drafts by Hughes, made in connection with his literary work for children. Mostly unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1960s-1990s]
Extent:
5 folders

8. Add MS 88918/9/1-14

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Title:
Unpublished prose and poetry
Scope & Content:
Drafts of poetry and prose, notes and correspondence by Hughes in relation to his unpublished work. This includes two projects, which were never completed, the writing of a libretto for an opera based on Bardo Thodol (the Tibetian Book of the Dead) and a version of the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1940s]-8 Jun 1998
Extent:
14 folders

9. Add MS 88918/10/1-18

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Title:
Research files
Scope & Content:
Drafts of poetry, prose, plays and research notes by Hughes relating to different research topics. Some copies of articles and dream diary entries are also included.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
[c 1960]-[1990s]
Extent:
18 folders and volumes

10. Add MS 88918/11/1-6

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Title:
Research notes and drafts
Scope & Content:
Research notes and literary drafts on a wide variety of different subjects.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1956-[1990s]
Extent:
6 folders