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Arthur Markham Memorial Prize Essays
Collection
Reference code: 268
Scope and Contents
Essays, poetry and short stories written by mineworkers for the Arthur Markham Memorial Prize administered by the University of Sheffield, submitted during the period 1932 - 1993. Contains essays that won the prize and those that were unsuccessful. Essays give insight into working in and for the mines and the home life of miners and their families. This archive contains essays for nearly all the years the prize was awarded. The 70 essays in this collection make up a small number...
Dates:
1932 - 1993
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Literary remains of the writer Arthur Eaglestone aka Roger Dataller
Fonds
Reference code: 425
Scope and Contents
Papers from the life and works of Arthur Eaglestone (1892-1980), worker in the Yorkshire steel and mining industries, Oxford scholarship student, author, and adult educator with the WEA and the University of Sheffield’s Department of Extramural Studies. The material includes both manuscript and printed works, scripts for radio broadcasts, correspondence, and personal and family papers.For further details of this collection please see the finding aid in the External Documents...
Dates:
1920 - 1999
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Tom Hague Papers
Fonds
Reference code: 407
Scope and Contents
Papers from the life and works of miner Tom Hague (1915-1998), also known as Totley Tom. The majority of the papers date from the 1970s to the 1990s, but also includes later recordings of interviews with family members.
Dates:
1970s - 2011
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives