This small collection of papers of North East writer Dame Catherine Cookson (1906-1998) includes the manuscripts of two novels, a number of short stories, poetry, her posthumously-published novels, an interview recorded in 1985 and examples of the dictaphone tapes she used to create her books.
Cookson (Catherine) Archive
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- ReferenceGB 186 CC
- Dates of Creation1981 - 1999
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description10 boxes
- Digital Content
from Cookson (Catherine) Archive, Collection Ref: CC, held at Newcastle University Libraries.
Scope and Content
Access Information
Restricted (unprocessed collection - access facilitated where possible). Please follow this link for further information about how to access items from this collection: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/collections/collection_details.php?id=59 .
Acquisition Information
The first portion of this archive was donated to Newcastle University by Dame Catherine Cookson (1906-1998). A second portion, comprising of manuscripts of Cookson's short stories, poetry and posthumously-published novels, was aquired from Hugo Marshall
Archivist's Note
This EAD description created 10/12/2018.
Conditions Governing Use
UK copyright law applies
Accruals
No further material is expected to be added to the collection