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101. Add MS 88918/6/12

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Title:
Non-fiction drafts
Scope & Content:
Partly typewritten, partly autograph material consisting of complete and partial drafts in varying states of completion. The drafts include the 'First paragraphs for defining 'The Two Planes''; an article for Country Life entitled 'Arts for Nature' with drafts about Prince Philip and his environm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1993
Extent:
1 folder

102. Add MS 88918/7-12

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Title:
Working notes on multiple subjects including unpublished work
Scope & Content:
Poetry and prose drafts relating to published and unpublished material. Notes, correspondence, diagrams, sketches, personal reflections, diary entries, autobiographical writings and research material on a wide variety of subjects written and compiled by Hughes are also included. Some papers relat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
[1930s]-1998
Extent:
57 folders, volumes and boxes

103. Add MS 88918/7/1-3

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Title:
Autobiographical notes and commentaries on literary works
Scope & Content:
Partly typewritten and printed, partly autograph material all of which contains autobiographical information about Hughes and / or insight into his literary work. These folders include undated material. Add MS 88918/7/1: This folder includes - a document entitled ‘Comments About Books at Sothe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1985-6 Dec 1997
Extent:
3 folders

104. 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

105. Add MS 88918/7/4

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Title:
Poetic 'Portraits'
Scope & Content:
Autograph poetic writings in which Hughes describes individuals many of whom were friends, including Peter Brook, Peter Redgrove, Penelope Shuttle (includes two photographs), Dido [Merwin], [Robert] Frost, Des Dawe (Frieda Hughes's first husband), 'The Brontes' and 'George'. Also includes untitle...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1977-12 Mar 1984
Extent:
1 folder

106. Add MS 88918/8/1

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Title:
Unpublished children's stories
Scope & Content:
Nine autograph children's stories, which appear to have been written for Hughes's children, Frieda and Nicholas, and often feature two characters called Frooda and Nooky. The stories are written on the back of letters and other literary drafts including 'The Courting of Petty Quinnett', and 'Diff...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1960s-1970s]
Extent:
1 folder

107. 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

108. Add MS 88918/8/2-4

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Title:
Unpublished Creation Tales material
Scope & Content:
Partly typewritten and partly autograph. Most of the material consists of twenty-four exercise books of autograph notes, mindmaps and drafts of children's stories. The exercise books are entitled as follows - 'Final mouse', 'Monkey', 'The Missing One A', 'The Missing One B', 'Cockroach', 'Garden ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1980s-1990s]
Extent:
3 folders

109. Add MS 88918/8/5

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Title:
Children's literature drafts
Scope & Content:
Partly typewritten and partly autograph drafts and notes about children's literature the majority of which are prose. Consists of titled and untitled material, titles include 'The Tigerboy', 'Ffangs II', 'The Roar', 'Book II', 'The Angel', 'The House of Karma', 'Milwepa Boy', 'My brother Mo' and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1979
Extent:
1 folder

110. Add MS 88918/9/1

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Title:
Bardo Thodol
Scope & Content:
Autograph drafts of poetry, prose and notes relating to Hughes's work on Bardo Thodol. Hughes was asked to write a libretto for an opera based on Bardo Thodol, The Tibetan Book of the Dead by the Chinese American composer, Chou Wen-chung, when the two met at the Yaddo artist colony in 1959. Hughe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[After 1959]-1989
Extent:
1 folder