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Letters to Jon Silkin
23 October 1963
1 ts letter to Jon Silkin from J. Clarke on behalf of John Arden and Margaretta D'Arcy, in thanks for Silkin's participation in Arden's community festival in Kirbymoorside, autumn 1963.
Poems and Royalties
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1956-1963
Typescripts of 13 poems published in 'The Two Freedoms'; ts and ms notes for acknowledgements; and royalty statements, account statements and invoices from Chatto & Windus for 'The Two Freedoms', cove...
Letters to Jon Silkin
7 November 1977 - 23 October 1981
Letters to Jon Silkin from correspondents at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. Includes 3 typescript letters from Richard Stamelman; and 1 ts letter from Jean Maynard. Also, a leaflet for ...
Experience in Poetry Anthology
1963
Duplicated typescript anthology titled 'Experience in Poetry' (October 1962-March 1963), comprising poems written and chosen by participants in an extension course in creative writing/poetry led by Jo...
Student Publications
1959-1965
Copies of students magazines collected by Silkin during his time at the University of Leeds. Includes copies of 'Poetry and Audience' vol. 7, no. 16 (26 Feb 1960), vol. 11, no. 9 (6 Dec 1963) (2 copie...
Ungaretti Translations
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1963
Ms and typescript drafts of 5 poems by Ungaretti, later published in 'Nature With Man'. The translations are accompanied by an ms note on Ungaretti in Silkin's hand, written on the verso of a letter a...
Poems and Drafts (2)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1964-1969
Ms and typescript poems and drafts for 17 poems published in the collection 'Amana Grass'. Includes extensive drafts of the poem 'Amana Grass'.The vast majority of the poems and drafts are undated. On...
Letters to Jon Silkin
13 June 1963 - 22 February 1982
Letters to Jon Silkin from correspondents at the University of Kentucky. Includes 2 typescript letters from Lawrence S. Thompson, Director of Libraries (13 June - 13 November 1963); 1 ts letter from J...
Leeds: Miscellaneous
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
November 1956 - October 1965
Miscellaneous items relating to Jon Silkin's time in Leeds. Includes ticket to a Staff Dramatic Society performance of Uncle Vanya (Nov 1956); a circular for the University's Institute of Education Da...
Out of Battle Drafts (5)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1970-1971
Largely clean carbon copy typescript draft of 'Out of Battle,' with a small number of ms corrections. The draft includes a title-page with title 'English Poets of the First World War;' a blurb compris...
Letters to and from Jon Silkin, and Related Papers
3 January 1963 - 11 October 1985
6 typescript letters from 1963 festival organiser G.A.M. Wilkinson to Jon Silkin; 1 photocopied ts and ms letter, and 1 ms letter from [197-?] festival organiser P.J. Kavanagh to Silkin; 1 ts letter f...
Press Cuttings, Etc.
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1961-1969
Press cuttings collected by Silkin, relating to the two World Wars and the literature of the First World War. Includes Philip Hobsbaum's article 'The Road Not Taken' ( 'The Listener,' 23 November 1961...