Cookson (Catherine) Archive

This material is held atNewcastle University Special Collections and Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 186 CC
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1981 - 1999
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 10 boxes

Scope and Content

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.

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