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Total number of records: 22

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Brotherton Collection22
English Literature22
Leeds Poetry22

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proofs (printing)9
books reviews4
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)4
correspondence4
book covers3
subscription lists (publishing)2
advertising1
bank accounts1
benefactors1
catalogs, booksellers'1

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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)2
Harrison, Tony (1937-)1
Pybus, Rodney (1938-)1

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Up to 199920
Up to latest2

Archive File

Publicity

c.1974-1996

Multiple copies of publicity produced for Northern House Pamphlet Poets, including catalogue/price lists and proofs of advertisements.

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Northern House Constitution

July 1964

Typescript document outlining the constitution of Northern House (Pamphlet Poets), agreed by Andrew Gurr, Ken Smith and Jon Silkin.

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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, ...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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