Largely working notes by Wright, together with a large collection of photocopies of publications and a few manuscripts by or relating to Darley. Wright was working on a critical edition of selected poems by Darley for several years before his death.
Wright Darley Papers
This material is held atDurham University Archives
- Reference
- GB 33 KWR
- Dates of Creation
- ca. 1970-1973
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 metre
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Research materials on the poet George Darley (1795-1846), assembled by Keith Wright (1937-1973), poet and lecturer in English at the University of Strathclyde.
Arrangement
The arrangement preserves Keith Wright's own grouping of the material.
Access Information
Open for consultation.
Acquisition Information
Presented by Wright's parents, Mr and Mrs S. Wright (1978).
Other Finding Aids
Summary list, and fuller lists of files 2-4, 8-11, and 14-16.
Separated Material
British Library, Add. MSS 59605-59607: contain drafts for Wright's Western time: a traditional poem (1964)
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