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The Manuscript Hunter

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13/05/2009

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Manuscript Hunter

Profile of Thomas Staley, who has bought the archives of UK writers for a Texas university

Mark Whitaker profiles Thomas Staley, archive buyer of many of Britain's most important living writers for a Texas University.

Mark Whitaker profiles Thomas Staley, who, over the past 20 years, has bought the archives of many of Britain's most important living writers for the University of Texas in Austin. Staley talks about his life in literature and his controversial methods, and Mark reports on efforts to stop the continuing export of Britain's literary heritage.

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