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Publicity
c.1974-1996
Multiple copies of publicity produced for Northern House Pamphlet Poets, including catalogue/price lists and proofs of advertisements.
Northern House Constitution
July 1964
Typescript document outlining the constitution of Northern House (Pamphlet Poets), agreed by Andrew Gurr, Ken Smith and Jon Silkin.
Northern House Subscribers
1964
File of correspondence addressed to Jon Silkin, Ken Smith and Andrew Gurr, concerning subscriptions to the first Northern House Pamphlet Poets.
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...
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...
Fujioka and Kiso Biographies
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1995
Ms and annotated carbon copy typescript draft of biographical information on calligrapher Rie Kiso and poet Toshiko Fujioka for Fujioka's 'Calling 'Fish' in the Evening' (published by Northern House, ...
Flower Poems (2nd Ed.)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1978-1979
Papers relating to the second edition of Jon Silkin's 'Flower Poems' (Northern House Poets; 27). Includes 3 sets of proofs (all cut to size of pamphlet as published); proofs and instructions to the pr...
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...
Northern House Donors
1964
File of ms and typescript correspondence addressed to Jon Silkin and Ken Smith, and concerning subscriptions and donations to Northern House Pamphlet Poets. Interleaved with the correspondence are ms ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...