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Authors S-W

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

From the Fonds:

Photocopies of correspondence between West Indian authors and Henry Swanzy, the BBC General Overseas Service producer of the Caribbean Voices programme. This programme offered stories, poetry, plays and literary criticism and launched the careers of many Caribbean writers. Caribbean writers include: Selvon, Samuel -- Walcott, Derek -- Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad) -- Lamming, George -- Bennett, Louise -- Semour, A. J. -- Sealy, C. -- Mittelholzer, Edgar -- Braithwaite, Edward.

Dates

  • Creation: 1945-1953.

Extent

From the Fonds: 1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Repository Details

Part of the The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies Repository

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