Empson, William, (1906-1984), Poet and Professor of English Literature

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Surname:	Empson
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1906-1984
Biography:	ODNB link for Empson, William (1906-1984) Poet and Professor of English Literature
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P158773 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P42177 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	corresp and papers, including literary MSS, journals and notebooks	Harvard University: Houghton Library	bMS Eng 1401	See Online Houghton Library catalogue
2	c1960-69: appointment diaries and corresp	Sheffield University: Special Collections and Archives	MS 292	NRA 9951 Sheffield Uni
3	c 1915-2000: additional corresp and papers rel to time as Professor of English literature at the University of Sheffield	Sheffield University: Special Collections and Archives	MS 292	See Annual Return 2005
4	1929-70: corresp and literary papers	University of Reading: Special Collections		See Location register of 20th century English literary MSS 1988
5	poems	Eton College	Brian Howard Collection	See Location register of 20th century English MSS 1988
6	1932-62: corresp with the BBC	BBC Written Archives Centre
7	c1963-70: letters to GS Fraser	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections		See Location register of 20th century English literary MSS 1988
8	1931-56: letters to John Hayward	Cambridge University: King's College Archive Centre		See Location register of 20th century English literary MSS 1988
9	c1960-70: recordings of readings and talks	British Library, Sound Archive		See Location register of 20th century literary MSS 1988
10	1970: interview	British Library, Sound Archive	C1234	See Annual Return 2007