Author Archives: David Sutton

Diasporic Literary Archives Network: new website

Posted on 1 June 2023 by David Sutton

SLA’s long-time partners, the Diasporic Literary Archives Network (DLAN), has launched a new website in 2023. This follows a decision by the University of Reading to bring DLAN in-house as one of its ongoing research projects. The new web-address is: … Continue reading →

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A Literary Collection in Hungary

Posted on 21 May 2023 by David Sutton

The National Széchényi Library in Budapest holds the largest collection of manuscripts and personal papers in Hungary and one of the most significant in Europe. Among the highlights are a Theatre History Collection and a Music Collection. There is also … Continue reading →

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A Literary Collection in Switzerland

Posted on 8 April 2023 by David Sutton

Switzerland is one of the countries which has a dedicated literary archive institution for the country. This is the Swiss Literary Archives. The Swiss Literary Archives holds a wide range of literary manuscripts and correspondence, both collections and individual items. … Continue reading →

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Caribbean Literary Heritage project

Posted on 2 December 2022 by David Sutton

The website of our sister Caribbean Literary Heritage project is now nearing completion. It includes a cartographic location register of Caribbean literary archives, and innovative new work, notably on recovering forgotten writers and creating a fuller literary history of the … Continue reading →

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Disputed Archival Heritage

Posted on 14 October 2022 by David Sutton

SLA members will be interested to learn of the publication (October 2022) of a new book entitled Disputed Archival Heritage, edited by James Lowry. The book is available on open access here. Among the essays included the one entitled ‘Diasporic, … Continue reading →

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What do we mean by Literary Archives?

Posted on 20 August 2022 by David Sutton

As we look forward to the ICA Rome conference, to meetings of our Section, and to meetings with colleagues who may be considering joining our Section, it may be useful to try to define what we mean by Literary Archives. … Continue reading →

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Archives, Access and Artificial Intelligence

Posted on 16 May 2022 by David Sutton

A new edited collection entitled Archives, Access and Artificial Intelligence has recently been published on open access. The open access book can be found here. Publishers’ information: Digital archives are transforming the Humanities and the Sciences. Digitized collections of newspapers … Continue reading →

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A Literary Collection in Cuba

Posted on 5 April 2022 by David Sutton

One of the first things you see as you pass into the hallway of the Fundación Alejo Carpentier, in the elegant Havana suburb of Vedado, is a photograph of Carpentier with his arms around his two great protégés, Carlos Fuentes … Continue reading →

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A Literary Collection in Colombia

Posted on 27 March 2022 by David Sutton

The personal library and archive of the Colombian writer Alfonso Fuenmayor is now housed in the Library of the Universidad del Norte (Uninorte), in Barranquilla, on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, and comprises some 3795 books, 704 journals (many of … Continue reading →

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My Devilish Friend Said ….

Posted on 24 February 2022 by David Sutton

My Devilish Friend Said… A Tribute to Lokman Slim عن #صديقتي_الشريرة تَحِـيَّـةٌ للقمان سليم Feb 3 – May 1, 2022 | Mondays – Fridays, 11 AM – 6 PM @ The Hangar | Beirut On the first anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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