Notebooks

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 20c Armitage/2
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1992 - 2004
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 13 notebooks

Scope and Content

This section of the Simon Armitage Archive comprises notebooks containing manuscript drafts of poetry, prose and drama by Simon Armitage. The notebooks generally contain drafts relating to more than one work.

Access Information

This collection is subject to various access conditions. Please see individual catalogue descriptions for further details on access.

Related Material

The following notebooks are held with papers relating to individual publications by Simon Armitage, as they contain drafts pertaining to one work only:
• 2 notebooks containing drafts towards Xanadu: BC MS 20c Armitage/1/4/1 (see p. 5)
• 1 notebook containing drafts towards Killing Time, BC MS 20c Armitage/1/12/2 (see p. 15)
• 1 notebook containing drafts towards Mister Heracles, BC MS 20c Armitage/1/13/2 (see p. 18)
• 1 notebook containing drafts towards the translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: BC MS 20c Armitage/1/21/1 (see p. 26)
• 1 notebook containing drafts towards House, BC MS 20c Armitage/4/13 (see p. 43)