Identity area
Reference code
UAF
Title
U A Fanthorpe Archive
Date(s)
- [1879-1880] 1976 – present (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
13 linear meters
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated to the University in 2005 by U A Fanthorpe and R V Bailey, with further accruals
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The personal archive of poet U A Fanthorpe CBE (1929-2009), a Gloucestershire-based poet. The collection encompasses extensive correspondence and draft poetry and is an example of the creative processes writers undertake from idea to composition to finished piece. The collection is comprised of paper-based documents and new accessions are occasionally received from U A’s partner Rosie Bailey
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Uncatalogued. Access via appointment in consultation with the archivist