Literary papers of Stanley Middleton, novelist, 1988-1991

The collection comprises:

• Proofs and manuscripts of the novel Beginning to Endfirst published in 1991, undated (MS 617/1/1-3).
• Manuscript and typescript drafts of the unpublished short story, 'The Lady of the Lake', 1988 (MS 617/2/1-3).

Stanley Middleton was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire on 1 August 1919, the third and final son of Thomas and Elizabeth Middleton. His father was a railway worker. Stanley was educated at High Pavement School, Bulwell and University College Nottingham where he studied English and French. After the second world war, Middleton returned to High Pavement School as a teacher, becoming head of the English Department in 1958.

Middleton began writing while at University College Nottingham and contributed a short story to the student magazine, Gong. While a teacher in Bulwell, he worked on novels in his leisure time and in 1958, Hutchinson published A Short Answer. A further 36 of his novels were published up to 1999. Middleton was co-winner of the Booker Prize in 1974 with Holiday.

The collection has been arranged by title of work.

ACCESS: Accessible to all registered readers.

REPROGRAPHIC: Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents.

COPYRIGHT: Permission to make published use of any material from this collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of the Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk). The Department will try to assist in identifying copyright owners but this can be difficult and the responsibility for copyright clearance before publication ultimately rests with the person wishing to publish.

LANGUAGE: English

The collection was given The University of Nottingham's Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections by Stanley Middleton in July and August 1991.

• Nottinghamshire Archives: 10 revised typescript manuscripts of Stanley Middleton and a few items of correspondence, 1958-1973.
• The University of Nottingham; Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections: a published copy of Beginning to End is held in East Midlands Special Collection. Reference: East Midlands Special Collection Not 1 W8 MD

• Middleton, Stanley, Beginning to End (Hutchinson; London, 1991)