| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 397/9 |
| Date | 1934-2003 |
| Level | Section |
| Extent | 2 shelving bays (308 volumes) |
| Title | Book Collection |
| Creator Name | Duncan, Ronald Frederick Henry (1914-1982); author, poet and librettist |
| Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation (1973-) |
| Description | Working collection of books by Ronald Duncan and others. This collection also contains runs of a number of periodicals such as Agenda, Baconiana, Opera, Tempo and the Henry Williamson Society Journal. Several different editions of most of Ronald Duncan's published works are present, including editions translated into other languages, and many bear manuscript dedications in the front. Some of the books contain minor marginalia. This collection continued to be actively added to by the Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation after Duncan's death. [See also EUL MS 397/8 for copies of publications and periodicals that were kept separately from the book collection] |
| Format | Various formats |
| AdminHistory | This collection is made up of editions owned by Ronald Duncan, his family and the Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation, who actively sought out and purchased copies of Duncan's works. |
| Language | English, Arabic, Italian, French, German, Gujarati, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | Usual EUL conditions apply |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/283 | Duncan; Ronald Frederick Henry (1914-1982); author, poet and librettist | 1914-1982 |