Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1988]-[2000] (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
2 large boxes + 6 small boxes (0.112 m³)
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from R. A. Gekoski, London, acting on behalf of Dannie Abse, October 2000.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, mainly of a literary nature, of the poet, writer and physician Dannie Abse, comprising material relating to the composition and publication of poetry anthologies and of prose works, including autobiography, novels and anthologies, and to plays and play anthologies; draft and published articles and reviews by Abse, with related correspondence; material relating to Abse's many poetry/prose readings, talks, lectures and workshops; a significant amount of correspondence, largely comprising letters to Abse from Anglo-Welsh, English and American writers; material relating to Abse's television appearances and his contributions to radio programmes and to sound and video recordings; notebook of Dannie Abse; and miscellaneous items, both relating to Dannie Abse and those of a more general nature.
See Annual Report 1987-88, p. 61, 1992-93, p. 59, 1994-95, p. 59.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Noted at date of purchase: Copyright in works by Dannie Abse belongs to Dr Abse, 85 Hodford Road, London NW11 8NH (information from the WATCH file (www.watch-file.com)), November 2000; usual copyright laws apply to the correspondence.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
See under individual headings.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
See under individual headings.