Professional papers.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents amassed in the course of the execution of a vocation, career, or occupation, including correspondence, memos, official forms, etc.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Literary papers of Don Paterson, including notebooks, manuscripts and typescript drafts of poetry, prose and drama.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12689/1-76
Scope and Contents
Don Paterson's literary papers consist mainly of notebooks and poetry files in which his meticulous planning, working and reworking of the poems is evident. The notebooks are rarely only poetry and frequently contain doodles, bars of music and set lists relating to Lammas, 'mind-maps', packing lists and other such memory-aids, and lengthy notes often relating to his teaching activities.
Dates:
1970, 1980-2006.