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Title
Date(s)
- 1963-1994. (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers relating to publication of revised edition of The Copper Crucible
Collection alternatively titled as: Betty Collins Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Typescript drafts of The Copper Crucible (1963 draft, and 1994 drafts revised by Ian Syson); newspaper cuttings and copies of Women's Realm containing articles and stories by Betty Collins; 2 poems (typescript) by Betty Collins. The Copper Crucible was originally published in 1966. Not all of the 1963 draft for the novel was used in this publication. In 1996, a new edition revised by Ian Syson was published. This new edition restores the 1963 draft, and also incorporates some passages from the 1966 version.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Box 1 : Newspaper cuttings, Women's Realm, poems, 3 drafts of The Copper Crucible.
Box 2 : 3 drafts of The Copper Crucible.
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Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access, except one letter restricted.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Access points
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Name access points
- Collins, Betty (Subject)
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Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.