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- 1996-2014 (Creation)
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1 large box
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Papers relating to work undertaken by Niall Griffiths in relation to workshops, residencies, festivals and overseas projects, comprising: typescript drafts of articles by him about St Helena for National Geographic magazine, with associated manuscript notes by him, papers concerning the project and his travel arrangements and activities on the island (including correspondence between him and the organisers), and also tourist literature and a printout of a web page about St Helena; a typescript draft of an article by Niall Griffiths about Greenland, with associated manuscript notes and photographs by him, and his correspondence concerning funding and travel arrangements, as well as leaflets, books, magazines and a printout of a web page relating to aspects of life and literature in Greenland; manuscript notes by Niall Griffiths for articles about Montenegro and the Balkans; manuscript and typescript lectures, notes, exercises for students and photographs compiled by Niall Griffiths in connection with creative writing workshops, residencies and literary festivals in Sweden (Lund University), Montenegro, Croatia, Mumbai, Finland, Liverpool (John Moores University) and Wolverhampton, together with work submitted by students and copies of pieces of creative writing by Niall Griffiths (including a typescript copy of ‘Elopteryx’ and a manuscript draft of his short story ‘Bathyspheres’), and related travel notes, administrative material and ephemera; notes and photographs by Niall Griffiths relating to trips to Ottawa, Portland (Oregon) and the west of Ireland; photographs taken by Niall Griffiths on a trip to Namibia, with related copies of published literature, maps, travel information and a printout of a web page; postcards sent to Niall Griffiths by friends; postcards collected by Niall Griffiths, mostly relating to Wales, literature, artworks and Sweden; a copy of Posjetiteljeva Knjiga: Borivoj Radaković (published by the Piece of Paper Press), including a contribution by Niall Griffiths, with an accompanying letter from the publisher; Niall Griffiths's expired passport; and notes and photographs by him relating to the Aberystwyth area.
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Language of material
- Croatian
- Danish
- English
- Finnish
- Kalaallisut
- Swedish
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English with some Kalaallisut, Croatian, Danish, Swedish and Finnish
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The articles about Greenland and St Helena were published in New Welsh Review in 2004 and 2014 respectively.
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- Clare, Horatio, 1973- (Subject)