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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.

The Way She Walks
GB 1534 BB/1/10 · Subseries · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This subseries contains one copy of the Way She Walks, a short story about two best friends, Penny and Jenny, who are in love with the same woman. While it is not signed by Barbara, it explores themes common in much of her work and the corrections are in a hand that resembles hers.

The Threshing Floor
GB 1534 BB/1/3 · Subseries · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

The Threshing floor was a novella and collection of short stories. It included "Dreaming the Sky Down", which was the novella, "The Pinstrpe Summer", "He Said...", "Miss Jessie", "Coming of Age", "A Time for Every Purpose" and the title piece, "The Threshing Floor". This file contains draft copies of "The Threshing Floor" and "Miss Jessie".

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

This subseries contains materials Barbara used to research her various pieces of fiction and non-fiction. It includes articles, photocopies of pages of books, leaflets, as well as Babara's own handwritten and typed-up notes.

Poetry
GB 1534 BB/1/9 · Subseries · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This file contains a collection of some of Barbara's Poetry. The poems included within this file are as follows: "A Young Wives Tale", "A Song", "Manumission", "Black Introspection Blues", "State of the Art", "Sisterwrite", "Empire", "Fallow Time", "In Solitary", "The Nth Day of Christmas", "The Other", "In My Gift", "Women Talking", "Christine", "September Blue", "Sour Grapes" and "Untitled".

Photographs
GB 1534 BB/3/2 · Subseries · 1976 - 1988
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This subseries contains 1 wallet of photographs of Barabara, her daughter and scenes around London, 1 wallet of photographic negatives, and 8 loose photographs.

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.

Martha
GB 1534 BB/1/8 · Subseries · 1983 - ?
Part of Papers of Barbara Burford

This subseries contains six copies of "Martha", a short story just one page in length. The copies appear to be exactly the same and are possibly photocopies.

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.

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.