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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.
File
Letter from Sophie Goldsworthy of Oxford University Press, 1976-9 Dec. 2003
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9987/7/1/181
Scope and Contents
With copies of extracts from an exchange of letters between Holbrook and Mr Richardson of Oxford University Press concerning the blurb for Richard Dawkins, 'The Selfish Gene'.
Dates:
1976-9 Dec. 2003
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access. Users of the collection are required to complete a Researcher Undertaking Concerning Access under the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to Archives Which Would Otherwise Be Closed. Two files are restricted on grounds of confidentiality, and a number of files are not available for research on account of the poor physical condition of the documents they contain.
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'The Collected Poems, 1955-1995', 1996
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/10
Scope and Contents
A file holding page proofs for the 1996 collection of previously published poems written by Anne Stevenson, The Collected Poems 1955-1995. These proofs are annotated with formatting instructions. Also present are documentation from Oxford University Press, and photocopies of pages taken from an edition of Stevenson's 1974 publication, Correspondences.
Dates:
1996
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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'The Other House', 1989 - 1990
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/2/6
Scope and Contents
A file holding copies and drafts of poems written by Anne Stevenson for her 1990 collection, The Other House. The following are present: typescript page proofs of the publication, which are annotated in pencil and ink with formatting instructions, and accompanied by a compliment slip from Oxford University Press; a typescript draft of the publication; and a bundle containing a mix of material, most notably manuscript and typescript drafts for the poem, 'Hans...
Dates:
1989 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
File
Three press releases relating to a new edition of H. W. Fowler, Modern English Usage, Apr. 1965
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9846/160-162
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Letters and related items, mostly addressed to the editors of the Cambridge Review, and predominantly to Peter Hawkes. Some letters were intended for publication; most of the others concern the contribution (or otherwise) of articles and book reviews.
Dates:
Apr. 1965
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).