Literary notebooks
MS. 10641/51
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Literary notebooks
Shelfmark
MS. 10641/51
Summary
Notebooks containing notes and drafts for poems, articles, broadcasts etc.:
Quarto exercise book, grey paper covers; titled by MacNeice 'Portrait of Athens', with additional title by E.R. Dodd '[Rough drafts and notes for broadcast'].
Quarto exercise book, grey paper covers; with title by E.R. Dodd '"Prisoners" Rough drafts and memos'.
Quarto exercise book, grey paper covers; with various cover notes by MacNeice, including 'Mrs Pain'.
Quarto notebook, brown, yellow, pink marbled boards, green spine; containing (?)preface to Solstices & other prose, and [rev.] (?)notes for The Administrator.
Two notebooks, brown, yellow, pink marbled boards, blue spines; containing MacNeice's pencil drafts of Autumn Sequel.
Date
n.d. [c.1940s and 1950s]
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (6 volumes)
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Collection contents
Archive of Frederick Louis MacNeice
Literary papers
Notes
Literary notebooks
