British Library acquires the archive of Wendy Cope

The British Library has acquired the archive of the critically and popularly acclaimed poet, Wendy Cope. The hybrid archive, encompassing material in both paper and electronic form, comprises 15 large storage boxes as well as an extensive collection of email correspondence and Word files. These contain poetic and other literary drafts spanning Cope’s entire career (including those relating to Family Values, published this month), personal and professional correspondence, accounts books and material relating to her early life and career in teaching