Papers of Aubrey Bush (died 1996), Nottingham writer, 1945-1996

The collection contains typescript drafts and printed records of the literary and freelance writings of Aubrey Bush. The principal series present include:

Typescript drafts of novels, comprising chapter one of 'That other moon', and complete drafts of 'Visions, vistas and viewpoints' and 'Silver and Gold'. Undated, c.1960s-1980s (MS 665/1);

Typescript drafts of poems. Undated, c.1960s-1980s (MS 665/2);

Typescript drafts of articles, reviews and short stories. Undated, c.1960s-1990s (MS 665/3);

Issues of 'Publicity Review', a newsletter edited and published by Aubrey Bush. 1965-1970 (MS 665/4);

Correspondence. 1983-1996 (MS 665/5);

Typescript papers relating to programmes and activities of literary societies. 1992-1996 (MS 665/6);

Issues of periodicals containing articles, poetry and reviews by Bush. 1962-1990 (MS 665/7);

Nottingham Writer's Club members' 'pass-round' volumes, typescript. 1945-1947 (MS 665/8);

Typescript poems and prose by Clive Brooks. 1979 (MS 665/9).

Typescript literary works attributed to other people, probably members of the Nottingham Writer's Club. Undated, c.1940s-1970s (MS 665/10);

Personal papers of Aubrey Bush. Mostly undated, c.1970s-1980s (MS 665/11).

Aubrey Bush was a Nottinghamshire writer who regularly contributed articles and reviews to the Nottingham Evening Post as well as to a number of East Midlands periodicals such as Nottinghamshire Pictorial, Nottingham Topic and [East Midlands] Business. His poetry appeared in journals such as Poetry Nottingham and the journal of Poetry International.

During the 1960s, Bush published and edited his own literary paper, 'Publicity Review'. The paper's policy was to publicise the works of local writers, painters and composers and to promote closer contact and co-operation between them. He was also active in the Nottingham Writer's Club and was secretary of the Cosmopolitan Debating Society which met in Nottingham. Aubrey Bush died in 1996.

The collection has been divided by document type into series. Within these series, items have been arranged chronologically where possible.

Series MS 665/1-2 and 8-11 are accessible to all readers. Pending full cataloguing, access to the remainder of the collection is limited and is possible only by advance notice and agreement. Please contact us for further advice.

This description is the only finding aid available for the collection and copyright on the description belongs to The University of Nottingham.

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

The collection was acquired by The University of Nottingham's Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections in November 1996.