Drafts, fragments and notes [early 1940s]
MS. Opie 290
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Drafts, fragments and notes [early 1940s]
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 290
Summary
Drafts of short stories and essays, miscellaneous writing fragments and notes:
Folder 1: Short stories drafts at various stages of development, from bundle labelled 'Material eventually not used for 'The Nettle'', c.1939-1944.
Folder 2: Drafts, fragments and notes [probably for short stories for Having Held the Nettle], c.1939-1942.
Folder 3: Drafts, fragments and notes, c.1939-1943 and n.d., including a handwritten booklet of verse, and autobiographical notes.
Folder 4: Miscellaneous notes and fragments, n.d.
Date
c.1939-1944, many n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (4 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Iona and Peter Opie
Personal papers
Peter Opie early publications and writings
Drafts, fragments and notes [early 1940s]
