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Bloodaxe Books Limited (Publishing Company) (1978-) (United Kingdom)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1978-

Biography

Founded in 1978 by Neil Astley.

Places

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

 Sub-Series

'A Report from the Border', 1999 - 2002

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/13
Scope and Contents

Material relating to Anne Stevenson's collection of poetry, A Report from the Border, published in 2003. The files in this sub-series are primarily composed of page proofs, along with word-processed drafts of poems and preliminaries (e.g. title page, acknowledgements page, preface, table of contents, etc.). However, there is also an optical disc with born-digital files.

Dates: 1999 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access: Access to the contents of the optical disc is not currently available. There are no restrictions on the paper-based material.
 File

'A Report from the Border' File 4, 2002

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/13/5
Scope and Contents

A file holding two lots of material relating to Anne Stevenson's 2003 collection of poetry, A Report from the Border. The first lot is an incomplete set of page proofs for the publication. The second lot of material are word-processed drafts of poems and the table of contents.

Dates: 2002
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: Access to the contents of the optical disc is not currently available. There are no restrictions on the paper-based material.
 File

'A Report from the Border' File 5, 2002

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/13/6
Scope and Contents

A file holding two lots of material relating to Anne Stevenson's 2003 collection of poetry, A Report from the Border. The first lot is an incomplete set of page proofs for the publication. The second lot of material are word-processed drafts of poems and preliminaries (e.g. title page, acknowledgement page, and table of contents).

Dates: 2002
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: Access to the contents of the optical disc is not currently available. There are no restrictions on the paper-based material.
 Sub-Series

'Astonishment', c 2007-c 2012

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/21
Scope and Contents

Material relating to Anne Stevenson's collection of poems, Astonishment, published in 2012. The files in this sub-series are composed primarily of word-processed drafts of poems, preliminaries (e.g, title page, acknowledgements page, preface, and table of contents), the notes section, and other text associated with this publication. However, there are also some manuscript notes and drafts, and a complete set of page proofs.

Dates: c 2007-c 2012
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
 File

'Astonishment' File 6, 2011-c 2012

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/21/6
Scope and Contents

A file holding three lots of material relating to Anne Stevenson's 2012 collection of poems, Astonishment. The following are present: a complete set of page proofs for the publication; multiple word-processed drafts of a note by Stevenson on the work for the American free-to-air broadcaster, PBS; and a bundle of word-processed drafts of poems, preliminaries (e.g. table of contents) and the notes section.

Dates: 2011-c 2012
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
 Item

Bloodaxe Books Archive Acquisition Questionnaire, 2013

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/9/19
Scope and Contents

A two-page word-processed questionnaire submitted to Anne Stevenson by Tara Bergin, relating to the acquisition of Bloodaxe Books' archive by Newcastle University. This questionnaire was given to Stevenson in preparation for a recorded face-to-face interview, scheduled to take place in Durham on 13 March 2013. This document is annotated in pencil by Stevenson.

Dates: 2013
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
 Sub-Series

'Completing the Circle', 2012 - 2020

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/24
Scope and Contents

Material relating to Anne Stevenson's final collection of poems, Completing the Circle, which was published in 2020. The four files of this sub-series are overwhelmingly composed of word-processed drafts of poems and preliminaries (e.g. preface, acknowledgements page, table of contents, etc).

Dates: 2012 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
 File

'Completing the Circle' File 4, 2019 - 2020

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/24/4
Scope and Contents

A file holding two lots of material connected to Anne Stevenson's 2020 collection of poems, Completing the Circle. The first lot is a complete set of page proofs for the publication. The second lot is composed of word-processed drafts of preliminaries (e.g. preface, acknowledgements page, table of contents, etc) and poems. Both lots of items have annotations in pencil and/or ink.

Dates: 2019 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
 Series

Correspondence of Anne Stevenson, 1951 - 2020

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/18
Scope and Contents Letters, printouts of emails, cards, and postcards sent to Anne Stevenson from friends, family, business associates, literary peers, companies, charities, educational institutions, and people who admired her work. Some letters are accompanied by copies of poems written by the correspondents. Also present are contracts, financial statements, sales invoices and other items that Stevenson received through the post.This series is composed of 37 boxes and 783 identified correspondents,...
Dates: 1951 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access: Please see individual files for information on restrictions. While some files have been restricted due to containing personal sensitive information, the majority of restrictions revolve around the existence of modern contact information (e.g. email addresses and mobile phone humbers) that may still be active. In those instances, files/items have been closed for 20 years from the date of their creation.
 Sub-Series

'Poems 1955-2005', c 2004-2005

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/16
Scope and Contents

Material relating to Anne Stevenson's 2005 collection of previously published works, Poems 1955-2005. The files in this sub-series are composed primarily of word-processed copies of poems and drafts of preliminaries (e.g. table of contents). There is also an incomplete set of corrected page proofs for this publication.

Dates: c 2004-2005
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
 File

'Poems 1955-2005' File 2, c 2004-2005

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/16/2
Scope and Contents

A file holding material relating to Anne Stevenson's 2005 collection of previously published works, Poems 1955-2005. The following are present: an incomplete set of corrected page proofs; word-processed drafts of the table of contents for the publication; and a copy of notes sent by Peter Lucas and Stevenson to her publisher, Neil Astley at Bloodaxe Books, regarding the publication's preliminaries.

Dates: c 2004-2005
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
 Series

The Colonnade of Teeth: Modern Hungarian Poetry, 1993-5 Feb 1997

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9716/9
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and papers relating to Gömöri and Szirtes, eds, The Colonnade of Teeth: Modern Hungarian Poetry (Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe Books, 1995).

Dates: 1993-5 Feb 1997
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access.