Comprises: (1) 15 autograph manuscript drafts of Paulin's poem 'Hegel and the War Criminals' (n.d.); (2) A photocopy of the typescript of his essay 'Imagining history: Ian Paisley and the historians', with autograph revisions (ca. 1981); (3) Papers concerning his poetry collection 'The Book of Juniper' (ca. 1981), including a typescript of the text, a signed copy of the published work, a corrected proof of the poem printed in the Times Literary Supplement, 8 February 1980, and a photocopy of a letter from Noel Connor to Paulin, dated 6 October 1980, concerning the illustrations in the book; (4) Papers concerning his poetry collection 'The Liberty Tree' (ca. 1983), including autograph manuscripts of 25 poems published in the book, together with 11 other poems, a photocopied typescript of the complete contents, 3 sets of proofs (1 of which is incomplete) with autograph revisions, a copy of the pulped edition of the work as it first appeared in 1983 and was rejected by the author, papers concerning the revised cover for the book with 2 coloured photographs, and some correspondence, dated 1982-1983, concerning the purchase of this part of the archive for the Brotherton Collection; and (5) Papers concerning his verse play 'The Riot Act' (ca. 1985), including autograph manuscripts, several wordprocessed printouts, 3 floppy discs, proofs of the play, a corrected printer's proof copy, the Field Day Theatre Company's printed publicity brochure, and letters from Faber and Faber to Paulin, dated 1985, concerning the page proofs.
