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Total number of records: 15

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Brotherton Collection15
English Literature15
Leeds Poetry15

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proofs (printing)6
books reviews5
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)4
book covers3
copyright royalties3
correspondence3
book proposals2
publishers and publishing finance2
charitable uses, trusts and foundations1
czech poetry 20th century translations into english1

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Pybus, Rodney (1938-)1
Tracy, Lorna1

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Tracy, Lorna

1992

Ms notes in Lorna Tracy's hand, and 1 photocopied ts letter from Tracy (L.T. Silkin) regarding payment for Northern House pamphlets.

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Correspondence, Etc.

14 October 1975 - 10 June 1977

Photocopied typescript of 3 poems/sketches ( 'Supper Russell Edson Style', 'Sand Game' and 'Crucifix') by Miroslav Holub, translated from the Czech by Jarmila and Ian Milner; ms notes on a proposed bo...

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The Sense On't

[1972] - 8 June 1983

Papers relating to Fred Reed's collection of Northumbrian dialect poems, 'The Sense On't' (Northern House Poets; 20). Correspondence relating to the collection includes 4 ms letters and 9 typescript l...

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Mixed Correspondence (3)

October 1989 - 2 July 1996

File of mixed correspondence relating to Northern House business activities. Includes a typescript letter to Silkin from Roger Garfitt offering further poems for publication, and Silkin's cc ts respon...

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Grants for Publishing

1975

1 ts circular letter from Trevor Royle of the Scottish Arts Council concerning book production grants, accompanied by an application form and guidance; 1 ts letter to Jon Silkin from Ray Gethin of the...

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Northern House ISBNs

1996

Letter to Jon Silkin from the Standard Book Numbering Agency regarding ISBNs available to Northern House (15 Jan 1996); blank Whitaker Book Information Forms; guide to International Standard Book Numb...

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Mixed Correspondence (2)

4 July 1964 - 18 July 1979

File of mixed correspondence relating to Northern House business activities. Includes letters from Canongate publishers and the BBC relating to permissions (Geoffrey Hill and Glyn Jones); letters to J...

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Mixed Correspondence (1)

5 March 1964 - 18 February 1994

File of mixed correspondence relating to Northern House business activities. Includes letters relating to funding (Northern Arts and the Arts Council of Great Britain), and a cc ts letter from Silkin ...

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At the Stone Junction

Pybus, Rodney (1938-)

1977-1978

Production papers and correspondence relating to Rodney Pybus' 'At the Stone Junction' (Northern House Poets; 26). Includes a typescript draft collection of poems by Pybus, accompanied by letters abou...

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Poems to Eimhir

8 March 1971 - 20 January 1988

Papers relating to Iain Crichton Smith's translation of Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean's [i.e. Somhairle MacGill-Eain] 'Poems to Eimhir'. Includes 7 typescript letters from Giles Gordon at publishers Goll...

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Riddles for Jack

1978-1981

Production papers and correspondence relating to Paul Hyland's 'Riddles for Jack' (Northern House Poets; 24). Includes 2 photocopied typescript copies of Hyland's draft collection titled 'Making a Tre...

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Mixed Correspondence (Authors, Etc.)

1964-1985

2 ms letters to Jon Silkin and 1 ms letter to Ken Smith from Gene Baro (18 September - 20 November 1964); 1 ms letter from Jon Silkin to Jeff Wainwright (10 October 1973; reference to Tony Connor's co...

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