MS 924 01 15 28
Reference code
MS 924 01 15 28
Title
Hugo Williams: ‘West End Final' drafts: ‘A Pillow Book’
Level
File
Date
2008-2009
Extent & medium
7 envelopes containing a total of 353 sheets
Content description
The poem is a 12 poem sequence consisting of individual poems on the same subject and the majority of the drafts are arranged by each section.
It includes:
-Miscellaneous typescripts of poems that were excluded from the final version. Including: ‘I can never quite believe’ and ‘At this point in the story'
-One clean copy typescript of the poem in its entirety
-Manuscript notes on the poem
-Notes on the order of the poems
Poem 1: 40 autograph manuscripts, 24 corrected typescripts and 4 clean copy typescripts.
Poem 2: 13 autograph manuscripts, 9 corrected typescripts and 1 clean copy typescript [19 leaves]
Poem 3: 23 autograph manuscripts and 15 corrected typescripts
Poem 4: 6 autograph manuscripts and 5 corrected typescripts
Poem 5: 8 autograph manuscripts and 4 corrected typescripts
Poem 6: 14 autograph manuscripts, 8 corrected typescripts and 1 clean copy typescript
Poem 7: 28 autograph manuscripts, 9 corrected typescripts and 4 clean copy typescript
Poem 8: 17 autograph manuscripts, 9 corrected typescripts and 2 clean copy typescripts
Poem 9: 6 autograph manuscripts, 2 corrected typescripts and 1 clean copy typescript
Poem 10: 23 autograph manuscripts, 2 corrected typescripts and 2 clean copy typescripts
Poem 11: 6 autograph manuscripts and 1 corrected typescript
Poem 12: 8 autograph manuscripts and 3 corrected typescripts
It includes:
-Miscellaneous typescripts of poems that were excluded from the final version. Including: ‘I can never quite believe’ and ‘At this point in the story'
-One clean copy typescript of the poem in its entirety
-Manuscript notes on the poem
-Notes on the order of the poems
Poem 1: 40 autograph manuscripts, 24 corrected typescripts and 4 clean copy typescripts.
Poem 2: 13 autograph manuscripts, 9 corrected typescripts and 1 clean copy typescript [19 leaves]
Poem 3: 23 autograph manuscripts and 15 corrected typescripts
Poem 4: 6 autograph manuscripts and 5 corrected typescripts
Poem 5: 8 autograph manuscripts and 4 corrected typescripts
Poem 6: 14 autograph manuscripts, 8 corrected typescripts and 1 clean copy typescript
Poem 7: 28 autograph manuscripts, 9 corrected typescripts and 4 clean copy typescript
Poem 8: 17 autograph manuscripts, 9 corrected typescripts and 2 clean copy typescripts
Poem 9: 6 autograph manuscripts, 2 corrected typescripts and 1 clean copy typescript
Poem 10: 23 autograph manuscripts, 2 corrected typescripts and 2 clean copy typescripts
Poem 11: 6 autograph manuscripts and 1 corrected typescript
Poem 12: 8 autograph manuscripts and 3 corrected typescripts
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