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Total number of records: 25
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Press Cuttings
1964-1983
Press cuttings from various newspaper sources, principally with reviews of Northern House publications. Works reviewed include Jon Silkin's 'Flower Poems' (1964), Ken Smith's 'Eleven Poems' (1964), Ge...
Those Other Growths
14 September 1963 - 5 March 1965
Papers relating to Ted Walker's 'Those Other Growths' (Northern House Poets; 5). Includes 6 ms letters and 1 ms postcard from Ted Walker to Jon Silkin, 6 ms letters from Walker to Ken Smith, and 1 ms ...
Publications
1963-1992
This subfonds comprises papers relating to the publishing activities of Northern House. Includes draft poems and collections, production papers, correspondence, and reviews.
Property
1964-1966
Items relating to John Barrell's 'Property' (Northern House Poets, 10). Includes 4 typescript letters to Jon Silkin from John Barrell; and corrected proofs of the pamphlet with ms messages to Jon Silk...
Against Parting
Zach, Natan
[c. 1965-1967]
Carbon copy typescript English translations of poems by Natan Zach, translated jointly by Zach and Jon Silkin for the Northern House pamphlet, 'Against Parting'. The poems include all those published ...
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...
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...
Notes for a Survivor
1972-1973
Papers relating to Emanuel Litvinoff's 'Notes for a Survivor' (Northern House Poets; 21). Includes 1 ms letter to Jon Silkin from Jon Glover, accompanied by ts comments on Litvinoff's draft collection...
7 Last Poems from the Memoirs of Uncle Harry
1973-1974
Production papers and correspondence relating to Tony Connor's 'Seven Last Poems from the Memoirs of Uncle Harry' (Northern House Poets; 22). Includes a photocopied typescript draft of the collection ...
Newcastle is Peru (2nd ed.)
Harrison, Tony (1937-)
[1973-1974]
Items related to the second edition of Tony Harrison's 'Newcastle is Peru' (Northern House Poets; 23). Includes 1 ts letter to Jon Silkin from Philip Bomford of Northern Arts (22 May 1973); and a proo...
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...
Heartwood
1978
Production papers for Richard Kell's 'Heartwood' (Northern House Poets; 25). Includes 3 typescript drafts of the collection (1 with ms notes and scored-through poems; 1 with ms markings for the printe...