The archive contains files of correspondence, accounts, committee minutes, programmes, posters and other publicity, roughly chronologically arranged, together with a large collection of photographs taken at the readings. There are no recordingsamong the deposited material. The readers have included a diverse mix of both well-established and some less well-known writers, and the archive provides quite an extensive photographic record of contemporary British poets, and some Irish andAmerican.
Colpitts' Poetry Readings Archive
Archive Collection
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- ReferenceGB 33 CPR
- Dates of Creation1975-1990
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 metre
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Colpitts Poetry was established in 1975 to bring a wide variety of contemporary poets to Durham to read and discuss their own work. It took its name from its original meeting-place, the Colpitts Hotel, a small pub in Hawthorn Terrace, Durham, andcontinues to use the same name although over the years the venue has varied.
Arrangement
16 files referenced CPR/A-P, followed by a series of photographs CPR/Q
Access Information
Open for consultation
Acquisition Information
Presented by Colpitts Poetry, 1989, with the intention that further additions will be made from time to time
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Conditions Governing Use
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assistwhere possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.