Blake Morrison, autograph manuscript and revised typescript drafts of the poem 'Whinny Moor' with a related letter to Michael Holroyd.

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 BC MS 20c Morrison
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1987
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folder (17ff.); manuscript and typescript

Scope and Content

Comprises the autograph manuscript and revised typescript drafts of Morrison's poem 'Whinny Moor', together with a related autograph manuscript letter from Morrison to Michael [Holroyd], dated 15 September [1987].

Administrative / Biographical History

(Philip) Blake Morrison, the poet, critic, journalist, writer of non-fiction, and novelist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, was born on 8 October 1950 near Skipton, Yorkshire, and educated at Nottingham University and University College, London. Since then he has worked as a literary editor in London for several different newspapers. For fuller details of his life and achievements see Who's who.

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