Introduction: Literary papers as the most 'diasporic' of all archives ;David C. Sutton Part One: Diasporic Lives, Diasporic Archives Caribbean literary archives and the politics of location: Challenging the norms of belonging ;Alison Donnell The Huntley Archives at London Metropolitan Archives ;Maureen Roberts Conserving private literary and editorial archives: The story of the IMEC ;Andre; Derval Migration, Freedom of Expression and the Importance of Diasporic Literary Archives ;Jennifer Toews Part Two: The Challenges of Literary Archives The Universal Dimension of Diasporic Literary Archives ;Jens Boel Namibian literary archives: New beginnings and a possible African model ;Veno V. Kauaria and David C. Sutton Francophone Archives at Risk ;Sophie Heywood Italian Literary Archives: Legacies and Challenges ;Daniela La Penna Part Three: The World beyond Literary Archives Unknown/Unknowns and Known/Unknowns ;Trudy Huskamp Peterson Publishers’ archives, author’s papers and literary scholarship ;Andrew Nash Diasporic archives in translation research: A Case Study of Anthony Burgess's Archives ;Serenella Zanotti Part Four: Conclusion Conclusion: The Future of Literary Manuscripts: An International Perspective ;David C. Sutton APPENDIX ONE: Authors and their papers: A guidance sheet for authors and writers