Research Databases and Models

Cataloguing of archival materials at the John Rylands Library (20 boxes) 

20 boxes of previously uncatalogued materials in the Carcanet Press archive at the John Rylands Library have now been catalogued.  

Type Of Material 

Database/Collection of data  

Year Produced 

2019 

Provided To Others? 

Yes

Impact

This will make the archive more accessible to users interested in women poets (Laura Riding and Sally Purcell) and presses (Virago).  

Database of oral history interviews

30 interviews of poets, publishers and other key literary figures were conducted as part of this project. Recordings and transcripts are available on the open-access digital resource. This unique data will be valuable to researchers and to anyone interested in the postwar/ contemporary poetry scene.  

Type Of Material 

Database / Collection of data 

Year Produced 

2020

Provided To Others?

Yes

Impact

This unique data is valuable to researchers and to anyone interested in the postwar/ contemporary poetry scene. The following unsolicited testimonies were received:

“Survival of the Weakest is excellent – I’ve already listened to a few of the interviews – Lindop, Robinson and Reeves – really interesting” – Jim Keery (writer), 21 July 2020.

“A much needed ethnography of the poetry scene” – Professor Phil Cohen (Emeritus Professor Centre for Cultural Studies Research, University of East London), 20 July 2020.

“A very interesting series of interviews, and a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in the history of publishing” – Professor Andrew Biswell (Director of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester), 20 July 2020.