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1. Add MS 88909/41-78

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Title:
Bob Cobbing: Works
Scope & Content:
Various poetry and prose items in draft; lists of art works and poetry prepared at various times by Cobbing; statements by Cobbing about his work; and a number of examples of publications. Whilst the material reflects the span of Cobbing's career, it is not a complete record.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948-2001
Extent:
38 files

2. Add MS 88909/71

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Title:
Bob Cobbing: Miscellaneous Draft Printings
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous pages from various publications (probably trial printings and surplus printing oddments) including some sheets with cut-and-pasted material prepared for reproduction. All material is verbal (rather than visual abstract) and ranges from early duplicated pages to later enlarged phot...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1965-c 1990
Extent:
1 file

3. Add MS 88909/73

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Title:
Bob Cobbing: Assorted Prose
Scope & Content:
Various items in prose, including autograph notes and drafts. Among the papers are: 'Form in Art' [c 1948], in autograph draft and corrected typescript - refers to 'the letter-writers in Swindon's "Evening Advertiser" condemning one or other of the exhibitions in the Arts Centre', and foreshado...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1948]-c 1995
Extent:
1 file

4. Add MS 88909/59

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Title:
Bob Cobbing: From Citycisms
Scope & Content:
Five A4 card sheets (white), each with an individual abstract image in black ink. With original buff storage envelope marked 'Incomplete / 4 [sic] cards from Citicisms' [sic]and yellow 'post it' note attached ('Bob / performance version'). Cf. Citycisms (Writers Forum, 1977).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[c 1980]
Extent:
1 file

5. Add MS 88909/46

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Title:
Bob Cobbing: Notebook of Poems
Scope & Content:
Dated poems, and occasional passages of prose, beginning with 'Two Experiments' (1954) comprising two sets of words arranged in four columns ('Meditation on Worms' and 'Snow'). Entries continue until 1964, although the earliest entries appear to have been copied into the notebook later (c 1960...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[c 1960]-1970
Extent:
1 file

6. Add MS 88909/51

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Title:
Bob Cobbing: Octo (Exhibition version)
Scope & Content:
With an original buff storage envelope marked 'Exhibition version of Octo' (with Writers Forum Octo cover adhered), eight typewriter images on white card of varying size, from Writers Forum publication (1969).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1969]
Extent:
1 file

7. Add MS 88909/48

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Title:
Bob Cobbing: Various Visual Poems (Early)
Scope & Content:
Early typewriter and visual poems: (1) 'transcript for a new sound poem'; (2) 'Test Tube' (mounted on card and signed by Cobbing); (3) 'Whisper Piece' (single card sheet only, numbered 8/25 with signature); (4) SUEsequence (2nd edition, October 1970); (5) various workings of 'Beethoven Today' (...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[c 1965-c 1975]
Extent:
1 file

8. Add MS 88909/61

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Title:
Bob Cobbing: Various Draft Images
Scope & Content:
(1) Ten A4 card sheets (white) with elongated images suggesting fabric in black ink, originally retained together. (2) Set of twelve white cards (each approxximately 250 x 250mm) with images in black ink. On the verso of each is a direction arrow, and some are identified as being from 'Four Le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1974-[c 1990]
Extent:
1 file

9. Add MS 88909/78

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Title:
Bob Cobbing: Work in Progress
Scope & Content:
A blue card folder containing many sheets of various notes, word lists and draft materials. Title to folder added [c 2002] by Jennifer Cobbing: 'Bob creating his work - verbal notes, 1st drafts'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[c 1965-c 1995]
Extent:
1 file

10. Add MS 88909/41

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Title:
Bob Cobbing: Lists of Art Works
Scope & Content:
Several lists (with additional material): (1) In Cobbing's hand, a list of his art works, spanning 1942-1957, including a note of to whom work was sold (price recorded). (2) Four small sheets (carbon typescript) listing art works (with prices) by Daniel Carter, Kathleen Cobbing, R W Cobbing, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1957-1973
Extent:
1 file