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1. Add MS 89203

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Title:
The Papers of Will Self
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1870-2019
Extent:
541 files

2. Add MS 89203/1

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Title:
Will Self: Family Papers
Scope & Content:
A range of family material deriving from Will Self's father, mother and grandparents.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1870]-1999
Extent:

104 files

3. Add MS 89203/2

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Title:
Will Self: Personal and Literary Papers
Scope & Content:
Personal and literary papers in sixteen Series.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1963-2019
Extent:
437 files

4. Add MS 89203/2/3

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Title:
Will Self: Personal Correspondence
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1963-2015
Extent:
44 files

5. Add MS 89203/2/7

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Title:
Will Self: Cartoons
Scope & Content:
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 Also includes Self's unpublished satirical work 'The Secret Biography of Margaret Thatcher' (1988).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1965-1990s
Extent:
6 files

6. Add MS 89203/2/16

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Title:
Will Self: Works by Others
Scope & Content:
Various works by others.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1975-2010
Extent:

11 files

7. Add MS 89203/2/12

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Title:
Will Self: Professional Correspondence
Scope & Content:
Professional correspondence with literary agents, editors, publishers and others.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1984-2014
Extent:
7 files

8. Add MS 89203/2/2

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Title:
Will Self: Diaries
Scope & Content:
Desk diaries, pocket diaries, and Filofax pages. Brief entries, each including post-it notes attached. There are no diaries for 1995 or 1996.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1979-2010
Extent:
8 files

9. Add MS 89203/2/4

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Title:
Will Self: Fiction
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1981-2019
Extent:
210 files

10. Add MS 89203/2/9

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Title:
Will Self: Notebooks
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1980-2018
Extent:
23 files