Subject strengths: Literature, Contemporary Literature, Poetry

The Walmsley (Anne) Collection is named for the person that formerly owned the books. It contains poetry and prose by Caribbean and black British writers, including Kamau Brathwaite, Derek Walcott (the Nobel Prize for Literature winner), Olive Senior and Samuel Selvon. Some of the books contain additional material such as correspondence and some of the books are inscribed to Anne by the authors.

Collection Name and Collection Reference Code:

Collection Name: Walmsley (Anne) Collection

Library Search Collection Ref Code: Walmsley

Date Range of Material

1908-2017

Type of Material

Published Caribbean and black british literature.

Size of Collection

11 linear metres of shelving.

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