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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)8
Harrison, Tony (1937-)1
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Letters to Jon Silkin

2 October 1967

1 ts letter from Gudrun Key-Äberg to Jon Silkin, accompanied by 12 black and white photographs of Key-Äberg's [?] paintings.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

Harrison, Tony (1937-)

29 September 1980

1 typescript letter from the poet Tony Harrison to Jon Silkin. The letter is typed on a page from the 'New York Times' which features an advertisment using an American naive painting of a biblical the...

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Edward Hicks/The Peaceable Kingdom

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1973-1984

This series comprises items relating to Jon Silkin's writing on Edward Hicks, and in particular his series of paintings titled The Peaceable Kingdom. Includes drafts of the essay and papers relating t...

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Hicks Essay (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1976-1977

This file contains drafts of Silkin's long essay on Edward Hicks' painting, The Peaceable Kingdom. Includes a photocopied typescript draft of the essay, divided into 4 sections and including a bibliog...

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Hicks Essay (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1973-1982

This file contains drafts of Silkin's long essay on Edward Hicks' painting, The Peaceable Kingdom. Includes 3 typescripts of versions of the essay, one of which is the version published in 'Stand' 19:...

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Poem Drafts and Workings (3)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1958-1962

Ms and typescript copies, drafts and workings of the following poems: - The choked bird twitters in the organ pipe ... - Conversion to Stone - Poem to be laid reverently on the grave of every Univ...

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Rosenberg Exhibition

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1959-1964

In 1959 Jon Silkin and Maurice de Sausmarez (then Head of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Leeds) organised an exhibition of manuscripts, printed works, drawings and paintings, letters...

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Correspondence: Annie Wynick

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.11 February 1959 - 26 November 1960

Ms correspondence from Annie Wynick (Isaac Rosenberg's sister) to Jon Silkin (27 letters), and cc typescript correspondence from Jon Silkin to Annie Wynick (13 letters), covering the period from aroun...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

15 April 1989 - 29 July 1997

1 typescript letter, 6 word-processed letters, 14 ms letters and 3 post cards/greeting cards from David Latané to Jon Silkin; 1 ms letter and 1 ms greeting card from Dawn Latané to Jon Silkin; 2 car...

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Hicks Source/Reference Material (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1973-1978

These files contain items used by Silkin to inform his work on Edward Hicks. Includes 2 colour slides and 2 black and white photographs (ca. 8.8 x 8.8 cm) of versions of The Peaceable Kingdom held at ...

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Photographs of Negev Rock Drawings

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

[undated]

8 black and white photographs showing prehistoric rock drawings and flint tools found in the Negev Desert, Israel, and a printed map of Israel showing where the rock drawing are located. It is unclear...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

Penguin Books

10 March 1962 - 6 September 1997

83 letters sent to Jon Silkin from/via various correspondents at Penguin publishers, and copies of 39 letters from Silkin to Penguin. The correspondence includes: - 1 ts letter from Richard Newnham'...

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