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Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
- Date
- [1947]-2001
- By
- Adcock, Fleur, 1934-
- Reference
- MS-Group-1057
- Description
The collection includes drafts of published and unpublished poems and translations into English of Latin and Romanian poetry; other literary works including an unpublished novel and a journal of a visit to New Zealand, 1975-1976; correspondence from New Zealand writers and publishers and letters from Adcock to her mother. Also papers reflecting Adcock's activities as a prominent United Kingdom poet, including correspondence with publishers, broadcasters and literary societies and papers relating to literary fellowships, literary festivals and poetry readings.
Source of title - Supplied
A New Zealand-born poet based in the United Kingdom
Quantity: 185 folder(s). 4 volume(s). 2.90 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph, mss, typescripts and printed matter
Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms F Adcock, London, Oct 2001 (A2001-312); and purchased from Ms Adcock, London, Oct 2001 (A2001-346), Jun 2002 (A2002-237)
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Access to letters of living writers requires the written permission of both the writer and recipient. Access to other correspondence requires the written permission of Fleur Adcock as does access to unpublished novel `A Year in Miramar'.
- Format
- 185 folder(s), 4 volume(s), 2.90 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Poetry, Notebooks, Autobiographies, Speeches, Diaries, Drafts (Documents), Research notes, Manuscripts, Holograph, mss, typescripts and printed matter
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Copyright
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A Year in Miramar
Date: 1983
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7495-039
Description: Unpublished novel set in 1948 and based on the experiences of Adcock as a teenager living in Wellington Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript
Orient Express / poems by Grete Tartler
Date: 1989
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7495-118
Description: Two typescripts and proof copy of `Orient Express, poems by Grete Tartler; translated by Fleur Adcock (Oxford University Press, 1989) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts and printed matter
Papers relating to the Arvon Foundation
Date: 1973-1989
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7495-050
Description: Correspondence and course material for courses run by the Foundation Adcock tutored courses in poetry for the Arvon Foundation Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts
Liliana Ursu - Poems
Date: [198-]
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7495-094
Description: Photocopy of `Zona de protectic', poems by Liliana Ursu, Bucuresti, 1983 and translations of her poems from Romanian to English by Fleur Adcock Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs and printed matter (photocopy)
Papers relating to demise of Oxford University Press contemporary poetry list
Date: 1998-1998
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7495-130
Description: Mainly cuttings from newspapers and serials relating to the controversal decision of Oxford University Press to cease publishing its contemporary poetry list and the resulting negative publicity Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts and printed matter
Papers relating to reviewing undertaken for The Times (London)
Date: 1981-1996
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7495-042
Description: Correspondence, remittance advices and copies of reviews written by Adcock for the `Times', `Sunday Times' and `Times Literary Supplement' Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
Various writings
Date: 1945-1950
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7274-14
Description: Comprises notebook labelled `book of ideas, very secret' beginning in 1947; `English autumn leaves' booklet compiled by Adcock; holograph draft of `Island adventure' and clippings of some published chapters; English exercise book (1945); drawing book with sketches, mostly of women in period dress; and folder of essay for English while Adcock was at Wellington Girls' College. Includes poem, `To Fleur' by Ann Burdett. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
The Virgin and the nightingale
Date: 1983
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7495-115
Description: Proof copy of The Virgin and the nightingale; medieval Latin poems / translated by Fleur Adcock (Bloodaxe Books, 1983) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter (photocopy)
Papers relating to the Poetry Book Society (London)
Date: 1983-1993
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7495-076
Description: Includes minutes of the Board of Management and correspondence Fleur Adcock was a member of the Board of Management of the Society Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
Correspondence - Lauris Edmond
Date: 1988-1996
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7495-014
Description: Includes photographs Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts