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Sinclair, Iain, b 1943 (writer and film-maker)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: b 1943

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

 File

File 10, 2011

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10594/3/10
Scope and Contents A file holding manuscript letters from Chris Torrance to Anne Bryan, along with cards and postcards. Also present are two, one-page word-processed documents with newsletters for Torrance's page on Bryan's Strange Attractor website.The letters and other items cover the following topics, but are not limited to: activities with his band HEATPOETS, the announcement that he has found a publisher for his work, Path; submissions for...
Dates: 2011
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: This collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@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).
 File

File 11, 2012 - 2013

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10594/3/11
Scope and Contents A file holding manuscript letters from Chris Torrance to Anne Bryan, along with several cards. A couple of the letters are accompanied by word-processed newsletter updates from Torrance for Bryan's Strange Attractor website; one of these letters also has a word-processed copy of his poem, 'Square.' Another letter is accompanied by a flyer for an event connected to the poetry magazine, Test Centre.The letters and cards cover the...
Dates: 2012 - 2013
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: This collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@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).
 File

Iain Sinclair, 1970-1990 (circa)

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10013/2/38
Scope and Contents

Letters and postcards, with carbon copies of letters from Riley to Sinclair, and poems.

Dates: 1970-1990 (circa)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply. Access to documents may be restricted if they contain information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000.
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Iain Sinclair, 7 Sept. 1992-28 Aug. 1995

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10087/6/60
Scope and Contents

Comprises 4 letters and 1 postcard from Sinclair to Riley. One of the letters has an adhesive note bearing a quotation from Elizabeth Jane Howard.

Dates: 7 Sept. 1992-28 Aug. 1995
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: A small number of files in this series are restricted under data protection legislation.
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'Wonderful Remark Preparations February 2000' File, c 1980s, 2000

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10594/2
Scope and Contents A file holding various letters and other items connected to Ric Hool's arrangements for a celebratory event in honour of poet Chris Torrance, held at The Hen and Chickens pub in Abergavenny, on 11 July 2000. As part of that event, Torrance read and talked about his poetry, and he received a limited edition festschrift, featuring contributions from his friends. This publication was titled, Wonderful Remark: A Celebration of Chris Torrance, and had a print run of 50...
Dates: c 1980s; 2000
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: This collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@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).