PRIZED Thomas Hardy archives will return to Dorset after a successful fundraising campaign. Dorset Archives Trust launched a campaign in early December to raise the final £5,000 of a total £50,000 required to enable the purchase of the collection by Dorset History Centre from a private dealer in London. And the funds were raised within days - meaning the collection of the famed author s manuscripts and documents can return to the county. The archives are now set to be displayed at the Dorset History Centre where residents will be able to view them. A spokesman for DAT said: We are delighted to say that thanks to the generosity of the public, the sum was raised in rapid order in just a few days. DAT and the Dorset History Centre, where the collection will be housed and made accessible, would like to thank everyone who supported this appeal.