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Finders Keepers
GB 1534 BB/1/7 · Subseries · 1978 - ?
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This subseries contains one copy of Barbara's "Finders Keepers", a piece of prose fiction about Nikki and Tet, two individuals who find themselves on the uninhabbited island Sarsa. The copy gives no indication of whether it is a draft or a final. It includes a chapter summary for all ten chapters at the beginning.

Final Draft Copy
GB 1534 BB/1/5/2 · Item · 1980 - ?
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This copy seems to have taken on the notes and revisions of the Third Draft. The central character is still male.

Final Draft
GB 1534 BB/1/4/2 · Item · 1980 - ?
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This copy seems to have taken on the notes and corrections of the Second Draft.

Final Draft
GB 1534 BB/1/5/3 · Item · 1980 - ?
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This copy contains no notes other than Barbara's replacement of "Jenner" with "Jagir" and the correction of the third person pronouns to signal the gender of the character is now female.

Film Project Summary
GB 1534 BB/2/1/2/8 · Item · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

A copy of a Film Project Summary from the Educational TV and Film Center. The Center was seeking funds towards completing a 60 minute documentary film about the historical, psychological and socio-economic impact of twin plant production on working women and their families in the U.S and in the free trade zones of developing countries.

Ephemera
GB 1534 BB/3/3 · Subseries · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This subseries contains 3 leaflets on three very different themes.

Elysian Fields
GB 1534 BB/1/5 · Subseries · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This file contains three draft copies of Barbara's "Elysian Fields", a piece of prose fiction about a woman called Jagir Kaur who lives in space and is captain of her own spacecraft.

Dreen
GB 1534 BB/1/6 · Subseries · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This file contains a draft copy of each part of "Dreen", a piece of prose fiction set in space, about one family's interaction with the all powerful Dreens who sit at the centre of their administration in the city of G'Heen.

Domestic Correspondence
GB 1534 BB/3/1/4 · File · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This file contains a collection of domestic letters, including bills, correspondence from banks and from letting alliances.

Correspondence
GB 1534 BB/2/2 · Subseries · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This subseries contains letters sent to Barbara from various institutions across Britain who were involved or interested in her writing.