Manuscript poetry

Scope and Content

File of miscellaneous manuscript poetry compiled by unknown creator. Poems are not original and appear to have been copied [likely in the 19th century] from known poets including William Collins (1721-1759) and Robert Burns (1759-1796).

Some pages are watermarked with dates including 1816 and 1826.

Access Information

Open, access to all registered researchers.

Acquisition Information

Presented, December 2019

Other Finding Aids

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Conditions Governing Use

Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director of Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk). Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material