Diasporic Collections
This directory of Diasporic Collections gives a broad selection of worldwide examples (although not a full location register) illustrating the extent of the global migration of literary collections. The directory is a work in progress and entries will be added over the course of the project. Suggestions for additional entries, from researchers, scholars and archivists, will be gratefully received. Please contact: diasporic.archives@reading.ac.uk .
Using the Directory
The listing is arranged alphabetically by Authors’ surname. Please use the arrows at the top of each column to arrange the list according to your preference (date, holding institution etc.) and use arrows at the base of the table to advance through it. You can locate a specific collection using the search box. Please note that you must include any special characters (accents, etc) in the search text. For example, to find ‘Véronique’ you must search for ‘véronique’ and not ‘veronique’.
| Name | Country | Dates | Holding Institution | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe, Kōbō (pseud. of Kimifusa Abe) | Japan | 1924-1993 | C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University | 22 boxes |
| Abercrombie, Lascelles | UK | 1881-1938 | Bodleian Library, Oxford | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Abercrombie, Lascelles | UK | 1881-1938 | University at Buffalo Libraries, State University of New York | Contemporary Manuscripts Collection |
| Abercrombie, Lascelles | UK | 1881-1938 | University of Leeds Library, Special Collections | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Abercrombie, Lascelles | UK | 1881-1938 | Lilly Library, Indiana University | 48 items |
| Achebe, Chinua | Nigeria | 1930-2013 | Houghton Library, Harvard University | 9 boxes |
| Achebe, Chinua | Nigeria | 1930-2013 | University of Reading, Special Collections | In Heinemann Educational Archive, passim |
| Ackroyd, Peter | UK | 1949- | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University | 96 boxes |
| Adams, Richard | UK | 1920- | Lilly Library, Indiana University | 2,000 items |
| Aiken, Joan | UK | 1924-2004 | Howard Gotlieb Research Center, Boston University Library | - |
| Aiken, Joan | UK | 1924-2004 | Seven Stories National Centre for Children's Books, Newcastle upon Tyne | 4 boxes + 5 oversize folders |
| Aldington, Richard | UK | 1892-1962 | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University | 2 boxes |
| Aldington, Richard | UK | 1892-1962 | University at Buffalo Libraries, State University of New York | Contemporary Manuscripts Collection |
| Aldington, Richard | UK | 1892-1962 | New York Public Library | 394 items |
| Aldington, Richard | UK | 1892-1962 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 2 boxes + 1 galley folder |
| Alegría, Claribel | El Salvador; Nicaragua | 1924- | Biblioteca Nacional de Chile | 1 file |
| Alegría, Claribel | El Salvador; Nicaragua | 1924- | Princeton University Library | 14.5 linear feet |
| Allingham, William | Ireland | 1824-1889 | The Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois | 3 cubic feet |
| Amfiteatrov, Alexandr | Russia | 1862-1938 | Lilly Library, Indiana University | 8,000 items |
| Amis, Kingsley | UK | 1922-1995 | Huntington Library, San Marino, California | 1,423 items |
| Amichai, Yehuda | Israel | 1924-2000 | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University | 104 boxes |
| Amrouche, Marguerite Taos | Algeria; France; Tunisia | 1913-1976 | Institut Mémoires de l'Éditions Contemporaine, Caen | 37 boxes |
| Anouilh, Jean | France | 1910-1987 | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University | 3 boxes |
| Arenas, Reinaldo | Cuba; USA | 1943-1990 | University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Libraries | 1 file |
| Arenas, Reinaldo | Cuba; USA | 1943-1990 | Princeton University Library | 29 boxes |
| Armstrong, Martin | UK | 1882-1974 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 4 boxes |
| Asch, Sholem | USA; Israel | 1880-1957 | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University | 23 boxes |
| Ashton-Warner, Sylvia | New Zealand | 1908-1984 | Howard Gotlieb Research Center, Boston University Library | - |
| Ashton-Warner, Sylvia | New Zealand | 1908-1984 | National Library of New Zealand | Several collections |
| Askwith, Betty | UK | 1909-1995 | Howard Gotlieb Research Center, Boston University Library | - |
| Asturias, Miguel Ángel | Guatemala | 1899-1974 | Bibliothèque nationale de France | Author's donation (MS. Espagnol 648) |
| Asturias, Miguel Ángel | Guatemala | 1899-1974 | Princeton University Library | 3 boxes |
| Aymé, Marcel | France | 1902-1967 | University of Iowa Library | In Helene Scriabine Papers |
| Aymé, Marcel | France | 1902-1967 | Médiathèque du Grand Dole | Several Collections, including Author's Archive |
| Bâ, Amadou Hampâté | Mali | 1901-1991 | Institut Mémoires de l'Éditions Contemporaine, Caen | 175 boxes |
| Bagley, Desmond | UK | 1923-1983 | Howard Gotlieb Research Center, Boston University Library | - |
| Bagnold, Enid | UK | 1889-1981 | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University | 1 linear foot (4 boxes) |
| Bagnold, Enid | UK | 1889-1981 | British Library Department of Manuscripts | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Bainbridge, Beryl | UK | 1934-2010 | British Library Department of Manuscripts | 101 volumes |
| Bainbridge, Beryl | UK | 1932-2010 | Howard Gotlieb Research Center, Boston University Library | - |
| Bal'mont, Konstantin Dmitrievich | Russia | 1867-1942 | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University | 1 linear foot (5 boxes) |
| Balzac, Honoré de | France | 1799-1850 | Bibliothèque nationale de France | Several collections |
| Balzac, Honoré de | France | 1799-1850 | Institut de France | Collection assembled by le vicomte Charles de Spoelberch de Lovenjoul |
| Balzac, Honoré de | France | 1799-1850 | Maison de Balzac | Several collections |
| Balzac, Honoré de | France | 1799-1850 | The Morgan Library & Museum, New York | - |
| Bannister, Jo | UK | 1951- | Howard Gotlieb Research Center, Boston University Library | - |
| Banville, John | Ireland | 1945- | Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Books Library, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia | 3 boxes |
| Banville, John | Ireland | 1945- | Trinity College Library, Dublin | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Barker, A. L. (Audrey Lillian) | UK | 1918-2002 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 16 boxes |
| Barker, A. L. (Audrey Lillian) | UK | 1918-2002 | University of Reading, Special Collections | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Barker, George | UK | 1913-1991 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 22 boxes |
| Barker, George | UK | 1913-1991 | University of Leeds Library, Special Collections | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Barker, George | UK | 1913-1991 | Pennsylvania State University Library | - |
| Barker, George | UK | 1913-1991 | Southern Illinois University Special Collections Research Center | 9 series |
| Barker, George | UK | 1913-1991 | University of Victoria Library, British Columbia, Canada | 35 centimetres |
| Barnes, Julian | UK | 1946- | Lilly Library, Indiana University | In Kreuger MSS |
| Barnes, Julian | UK | 1946- | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 36 boxes |
| Baroja, Pio | Spain | 1872-1956 | Biblioteca Nacional de España | 79 items |
| Baroja, Pio | Spain | 1872-1956 | Fundación Publica Gallega Camilo José Cela | - |
| Baroja, Pio | Spain | 1872-1956 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 4 boxes |
| Barry, Sebastian | Ireland | 1955- | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | - |
| Beckett, Samuel | Ireland | 1906-1989 | British Library Department of Manuscripts | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Beckett, Samuel | Ireland | 1906-1989 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 10 boxes, 1 galley folder and 1 oversize box + In Mary Hutchinson Papers |
| Beckett, Samuel | Ireland | 1906-1989 | Houghton Library, Harvard University | 1 linear foot |
| Beckett, Samuel | Ireland | 1906-1989 | Institut Mémoires de l'Éditions Contemporaine, Caen | 24 boxes |
| Beckett, Samuel | Ireland | 1906-1989 | Lilly Library, Indiana University | In several collections |
| Beckett, Samuel | Ireland | 1906-1989 | McMaster University Libraries, Hamilton, Canada | 3 boxes |
| Beckett, Samuel | Ireland | 1906-1989 | Olin Library, Washington University in St Louis | Approx. 220 Items |
| Beckett, Samuel | Ireland | 1906-1989 | Trinity College Library, Dublin | - |
| Beckett, Samuel | Ireland | 1906-1989 | University of Reading, Special Collections | Over 7,000 Items (48.5 linear metres) |
| Bedford, Sybille | UK | 1911-2006 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 61 boxes |
| Beerbohm, Max, Sir | UK | 1872-1956 | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University | 2.25 linear feet (2 boxes) |
| Beerbohm, Max, Sir | UK | 1872-1956 | Bodleian Library, Oxford | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Beerbohm, Max, Sir | UK | 1872-1956 | British Library Department of Manuscripts | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Beerbohm, Max, Sir | UK | 1872-1956 | Houghton Library, Harvard University | 1 box + 19 volumes (2 linear feet) |
| Beerbohm, Max, Sir | UK | 1872-1956 | Lilly Library, Indiana University | 64 items |
| Beerbohm, Max, Sir | UK | 1872-1956 | University of Oxford, Merton College Library | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Beerbohm, Max, Sir | UK | 1872-1956 | New York Public Library | 546 items |
| Beerbohm, Max, Sir | UK | 1872-1956 | Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto | In Duncan (Douglas M) Collection |
| Bell, Mary Hayley | UK | 1911-2005 | Howard Gotlieb Research Center, Boston University Library | - |
| Belloc, Hilaire | UK | 1872-1956 | Bodleian Library, Oxford | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Belloc, Hilaire | UK | 1872-1956 | British Library Department of Manuscripts | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Belloc, Hilaire | UK | 1870-1953 | John J. Burns Library, Boston College, Massachusetts | 167 linear feet (377 boxes) |
| Belloc, Hilaire | UK | 1870-1953 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 26 boxes |
| Belloc, Hilaire | UK | 1870-1953 | New York Public Library | 1,126 Items |
| Benítez Rojo, Antonio | Cuba | 1931-2005 | Amherst College Library | 4 linear feet |
| Benítez Rojo, Antonio | Cuba | 1931-2005 | Princeton University Library | 1.6 linear feet |
| Ben Jelloun, Tahar | France; Morocco | 1944- | Institut Mémoires de l'Éditions Contemporaine, Caen | 25 boxes |
| Bennett, Arnold | UK | 1867-1931 | British Library Department of Manuscripts | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Bennett, Arnold | UK | 1867-1931 | Keele University Library, Special Collections | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Bennett, Arnold | UK | 1867-1931 | Lilly Library, Indiana University | 93 items in Munsey MSS |
| Bennett, Arnold | UK | 1867-1931 | New York Public Library | 1,756 items |
| Bennett, Arnold | UK | 1867-1931 | Pennsylvania State University Library | Several Collections |
| Bennett, Arnold | UK | 1867-1931 | University College London, Special Collections | 12 boxes + 5 volumes |
| Bennett, Louise | Jamaica | 1919-2006 | McMaster University Libraries, Hamilton, Canada | 8.9 metres |
| Berberova, Nina Nikolaevna | Russia; USA | 1901-1993 | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University | Several Collections |
| Bermant, Chaim | UK | 1929-1998 | Howard Gotlieb Research Center, Boston University Library | - |
| Berry, James | Jamaica; UK | 1924- | British Library Department of Manuscripts | Author's archive |
| Betjeman, John | UK | 1906-1984 | Bodleian Library, Oxford | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Betjeman, John | UK | 1906-1984 | British Library Department of Manuscripts | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Betjeman, John | UK | 1906-1984 | University of Leeds Library, Special Collections | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Betjeman, John | UK | 1906-1984 | Exeter University Library | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Betjeman, John | UK | 1906-1984 | Hull History Centre | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Betjeman, John | UK | 1906-1984 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 9 boxes |
| Betjeman, John | UK | 1906-1984 | University of Victoria Library, British Columbia, Canada | 24 metres |
| Bhattacharya, Bhabani | India | 1906-1988 | Howard Gotlieb Research Center, Boston University Library | - |
| Bibesco, Marthe | Romania; France | 1886-1973 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 366 boxes |
| Bioy Casares, Adolfo | Argentina | 1914-1999 | Howard Gotlieb Research Center, Boston University Library | - |
| Blakeston, Oswell | UK | 1927-1985 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin | 39 boxes |
| Blish, James | USA | 1921-1975 | Bodleian Library, Oxford | 441 shelfmarks |
| Blunden, Edmund | UK | 1896-1974 | Bodleian Library, Oxford | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Blunden, Edmund | UK | 1896-1974 | British Library Department of Manuscripts | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Blunden, Edmund | UK | 1896-1974 | Columbia University Library, New York | 21 Boxes |
| Blunden, Edmund | UK | 1896-1974 | McMaster University Libraries, Hamilton, Canada | 12.5 centimetres |
| Blunden, Edmund | UK | 1896-1974 | University of Reading, Special Collections | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen | UK | 1840-1922 | British Library Department of Manuscripts | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen | UK | 1840-1922 | Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge | Listed in UK Location Register |
| Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen | UK | 1840-1922 | Houghton Library, Harvard University | 5 boxes (2.5 linear feet) |
| Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen | UK | 1840-1922 | West Sussex Record Office, Chichester | Listed in UK Location Register |