Papers and correspondence of Richard Hoggart, academic, broadcaster and writer on cultural matters. The papers were transferred to the Library in two separate accessions and are currently catalogued separately.

The main part of the collection (Section 1) comprises a substantial part of the personal and working papers, manuscripts and associated correspondence relating to the life and work of Richard Hoggart, university teacher and professor of English literature and cultural studies, academic administrator, writer, broadcaster, literary critic, cultural analyst and international civil servant, whose work spanned the second half of the twentieth century and continued into the early years of the twenty-first. Also with the collection are complete manuscripts of many of Hoggart's other books, photographs, audio-tapes of radio broadcasts and interviews, and video-tapes of some of his many television broadcasts. Highlights in this part of the collection includes both the original typescript of 'The Uses of Literacy', Hoggart's best known book, and Hoggart's own file of documents relating to the Lady Chatterley Trial, where Hoggart gave evidence for the defense, including post-trial personal letters of thanks from the publisher, Allen Lane, and from the defence solicitor. The script of the BBC's reconstruction of the trial, broadcast shortly after its conclusion, and of several other portrayals and reconstructions made in later years, is also available. A copy of a bibliography of Richard Hoggart´s published work, maintained by Marilyn Jones at Goldsmiths´ College up to 1998, is included with the documents.

A significant portion of the second part of the collection relates to Richard Hoggart’s life after his professional retirement, including personal correspondence, his final five published books and his public appearances. However his earlier career is represented by sections including his time in academia and his role as Assistant Director-General of UNESCO. There is a substantial selection of articles either written by or about Hoggart as well as some of his own unpublished or unfinished writing. As well as documents the collection also includes photographs, garments from academic ceremonies, index cards and floppy disks.

For further details of this collection please see the finding aids in the external documents section below.