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Brotherton Collection5
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holocaust, jewish (1939-1945)4
autobiography2
books reviews2
english poetry 20th2
literary movements2
suffering2
auschwitz (concentration camp)1
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)1
concentration camps1
english poetry 20th century history and criticism1

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Letters to Jon Silkin

26 April 1962 - August 1997

Letters to Jon Silkin from correspondents at the 'Jewish Chronicle.' Includes 1 typescript letter from Lionel Simmonds (features editor), 1 typescript letter and 1 ms letter from Tosco Fyvel (literary...

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1956-1958

Ms draft book review (on verso of typed Silkin poem 'Easter Day: Victim'); first page (?) of an essay/article on the contemporary dispute in English poetry and the New Lines/Mavericks anthologies; ms ...

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1956-1958

Typescript drafts of an essay/article describing Silkin's experience of working in a rope factory (accompanied by a letter addressed to Irving, suggesting that this is the first part of a longer artic...

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Press Cuttings: War and Holocaust

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1959-1996

Press cuttings collected by Jon Silkin relating to war and holocaust, both in relation to the First and Second World Wars and modern warfare. Includes a review of John Mander's study of Berlin (26 Jul...

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (4)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1953-1961

Ms and typescript drafts of essays and articles by Jon Silkin. Includes an ms draft of an autobiographical essay on his school days at Dolaucothi in Carmarthenshire (written partly on the versos of ty...

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