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D5886 - Writers' Summer School, Swanwick - 1948-2019

1 - Minute books - 1948-2000

2 - Comments books - 1984-1999

3 - Pantomine scripts - 1997-1998

4 - Programmes - 1995-2019

5 - Letters to Michael Legat from various past and prospective speakers - 1971-1998

6 - Papers concerning the organisation of the Writers' Summer Schools of 1995,1996,1997 and 1998 - 1994-1998

1 - Papers, mainly correspondence with prospective speakers, relating to the Writers' Summer School of 1998. - 1997-1998

2 - Papers, mainly correspondence with prospective speakers, relating to the Writers' Summer School of 1995. - 1994-1995

1 - Letter from Susan Curran to Brenda Courtie, regarding travel arrangements and copies of her books. 4th July - 1995

2 - Letter from Susan Curran to Brenda Courtie. 7th April - 1995

3 - Letter from Susan Curran to Brenda Courtie, accompanying D5886/6/2/4. 17th February - 1995

4 - Rampant Horse's Spring catalogue of published books. - 1995

5 - Letter to Susan Curran from Brenda Courtie, thanking her for her accepting to speak, and confirming details of her booking. 15th November - 1994

6 - Copy of article by Susan Curran in 'The Author' magazine, regarding her own publishing house, Rampant Horse. - 1994

7 - Curriculum vitae of Susan Curran - 1994

8 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Susan Curran, asking to be considered for speaking. 26th September - 1994

9 - Letter to Susan Curran from Brenda Courtie, replying to D5886/6/2/8. 4th October - 1994

10 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Tim Waterstone, 28th February - 1995

11 - Contact details of Tim Waterstone, and the jacket of his novel 'An Imperfect Marriage'.

12 - Letter from Brenda Courtie to Jenny Gray, a sales administration manager [at Hodder Headline?], ordering copies of Tim Waterstone's novels to be sold at the Writers' Summer School. - c.1995

13 - Sheet of contact details of the publishers of prospective speakers.

14 - Sheet of contact details

15 - Transport and accommodation details for Dannie Abse - c.1995

16 - Transport and accommodation details for Roy Hattersley - c.1995

17 - Transport and accommodation details for Susan Curran - c.1995

18 - Transport and accommodation details for Robin Lloyd-Jones - c.1995

19 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Roy Hattersley, 21st March - 1995

20 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Karen Ashby, regarding Roy Hattersley's speaking arrangements. 19th January - 1995

21 - Letter to Karen Ashby from Brenda Courtie, regarding Roy Hattersley's proposed lecture. 6th December - 1994

22 - Curriculum vitae of Roy Hattersley

23 - Contact details for Sheila Watson

24 - Letter from Robin Lloyd-Jones to Brenda Courtie, regarding the title and content of his talk. 25th March - 1995

25 - Letter from Brenda Courtie to Robin Lloyd-Jones concerning accomodation. 29th December - 1994

26 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Dannie Abse, with short self-penned biography on reverse. 7th March - 1995

27 - Letter to Susie Midgley from Brenda Courtie, requesting copies of books by Dannie Abse - c.1995

28 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Cathy MacPhail regarding the title and contetn of her talk. 13th April - 1995

29 - Letter to Margaret Thomson Davis from Cathy MacPhail, accepting an invitation to speak. 21st November - 1994

30 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Joyce Begg. 15th March - 1995

31 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Joyce Begg. 4th January - 1994

32 - Letter to Joyce Begg concerning accommodation. 12th December - 1994

33 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Joyce Begg, accepting an invitation to speak. 30th November - 1994

34 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Marion Houghe, accompanying D5886/6/2/35. 4th September - 1994

35 - Letter to Maureen Lipman from Marion Hough, inviting her to speak at the Writers' Summer School. 4th September - 1994

36 - Letter from Marion Hough to Brenda Courtie, accompanying D5886/6/2/37. 30th September - 1994

37 - Letter to Marion Hough from Jacquie Granditer, secretary to Maureen Lipman and Jack Rosenthal, regarding an invitation to speak. 19th September - 1994

38 - Letter to Jacquie Granditer, secretary to Maureen Lipman and Jack Rosenthal, from Brenda Courtie, outlining speaking fees. 4th October - 1994

39 - Letter to Maureen Lipman from Brenda Courtie, outlining speaking fees. 4th October - 1994

40 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Jacquie Granditer, secretary to Maureen Lipman and Jack Rosenthal, turning down invitations to speak, due to other commitments. 16th January - 1995

41 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Chriss McCallum, rejecting an invitation to run a writers' course, citing the unfavourable accommodation expenses. 12th November - 1994

42 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Jean Saunders, mentioning the closure of Anne Hobbs' Writers' holiday, and bemoaning the scanty reward given to course leaders. 13th March - 1995

43 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Rhona Martin, accepting an invitation to run a writers' course. 12th November - 1994

44 - Letter from Tony Corley to Brenda Courtie, regarding the information requested of him. 3rd April - 1995

45 - Letter to Jill [?Dick] from Phyll Braithwaite, apologising for not being able to attend the Writers' Summer School, due to the illness of her sister. 6th August - 1995

46 - List of 'first aiders' - 1995

47 - Final list of stewards - 1995

48 - Postcard to Brenda Courtie from Elizabeth Potter, accepting an invitation to be a steward. - c.1995

49 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Patrick Dickinson, rejecting an invitation to be a steward. 29th May - 1995

50 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Colin Kilpatrick, accepting an invitation to be chief steward. 20th June - 1995

51 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Lucia White, accepting an invitation to be a steward. 27th May - 1995

52 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Douglas Wood, accepting an invitation to be a steward. 1st June - 1995

53 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Mike Brewer, accepting an invitation to be a steward. - 1995

54 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Roy Bratby, accepting an invitation to be a steward. 27th May - 1995

55 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Douglas and Rosemary Huke, accepting an invitation to be stewards, and also mentioning an offer to 'organise something for the strict tempo dancers at Swanwick'. 28th May - 1995

56 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from David Acaster, accepting an invitation to be a steward. 30th May - 1995

57 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Joyce Ward, accepting an invitation to be a steward. 28th May - 1995

58 - Letter to Brenda Courtie from Roy Bratby, accepting an invitation to be a steward, and offering to publicise the Writers' Summer School. 1st September - 1994

3 - Papers, mainly correspondence with prospective speakers, relating to the Writers' Summer School of 1996. - 1995-1996

4 - Papers, mainly correspondence with prospective speakers, relating to the Writers' Summer School of 1997. - 1996-1997

7 - Literature festival brochures; and correspondence regarding speakers - 1988-c1996

8 - Miscellaneous - c1993-2005

9 - Letters - 1983-1998

10 - Papers mostly relating to the history of the Writers' Summer School - 1960s-2002

11 - Photographs of speakers at 1997 Writers' Summer School, plus photographs of speakers from 1998 - 1997-1998

12 - Photographs of Writers' Summer School committees - 1998-2000

UL - Writers' Summer School, Swanwick: unlisted records - 1990s-c2011

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