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.