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Papers of Barbara Burford
GB 1534 BB · Fonds · 1976 - 1988

This collection contains records relating to the life of Barbara Burford, including drafts of literary works, research notes, professional and personal correspondence, photographs, memorabilia and cassette tapes.

Burford, Barbara (1944-2010)
Works
GB 1534 BB/1 · Series · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This series contains draft copies of many of Barbara's literary works, including Patterns, Gennis, The Threshing Floor, Trooping of the Colour, Elysian Fields, Dreen, Finders Keepers, Martha, The Way She Walks, A Widow Born and a collection of Poetry.

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

This file contains one bound draft copy of Barbara's play Patterns, and some loose pages from drafts of the play. Patterns is a play that examines women's labour. It was commissioned by Changing Women’s Theatre, and performed in 1984 at the Drill Hall Theatre in London.

Gennis
GB 1534 BB/1/2 · Subseries · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This file contains various copies of Barbara's Gennis, a piece of prose fiction about a young man named Taiyot and the journey he goes on following the death of his mother.

Trooping of the Colour
GB 1534 BB/1/4 · Subseries · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This file contains two draft copies of "Trooping of the Colour", a piece of prose fiction set in space and about Sergeant Brun's new troop's preparations for their Emperor's Birthday Celebrations.

Notes
GB 1534 BB/2/1/1 · File · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This file contains a collection of Barbara's typed-up and hand-written notes on different subjects and themes.

Genre and Stereotype
GB 1534 BB/2/1/1/2 · Item · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

A copy of “Genre and Stereotype”. This is a non-fiction piece by Barbara. It discusses her experience of publishers in Britain and the stereotypes that persist in the literary and publishing world.

Young British and Black
GB 1534 BB/2/1/1/4 · Item · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

Some of Barbara's notes on a piece of non-fiction prose she was writing, explaining her motiviations for undertaking the writing project. In the notes she identifies that the final piece will be called either "Young British and Black", "Building Our Own Mirror" or "Part of Me is a Stranger". There are three copies of these notes.