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C. Day Lewis Fellowship

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1976-1978

Papers relating to Jon Silkin's tenure of the C. Day Lewis Fellowship at Aylestone High School, Brent, London. Includes a copy of the Greater London Arts newsletter (September/October 1976), including...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

c.1988-1992

1 ms letter from Margaret Lewis to Jon Silkin and Lorna Tracy, including suggestions for reviewers for 'Stand,' with ms note in Lorna Tracy's hand attached; and 1 ts letter from Lewis to Silkin.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

17 April 1987

1 ts letter to Jon Silkin from Michael Howden. Refers to a reading at Lewis and Clark College.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

17 April 1972 - 22 December 1986

Letters to Jon Silkin from Vern Rutsala, including correspondence relating to Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, where Rutsala was based. Includes 2 ms letters and 11 typescript letters, relatin...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

22 November 1954 - 10 June 1972

1 ms letter and 1 ms postcard from Jill Day Lewis [i.e. Jill Balcon] to Jon Silkin.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

19 February 1966

1 typescript letter to Jon Silkin from William Stafford. The letter, although personal, is written on Lewis and Clark College headed notepaper.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

13 April 1992

1 word-processed letter from Simon Lewis, editor of the literary magazine 'Illuminations,' to Jon Silkin. The letter is accompanied by a flyer for the magazine.

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Poets of the Forties Conference

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1979

File produced for delegates the Poets of the Forties conference held at Yr Academi Gymreig in 1979, labelled for Jon Silkin. The file contains duplicated sets of poems by Keith Douglas, Alun Lewis, Si...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

[1984] - 16 January 1986

3 ms letters from Elaine Lewis Vincent to Jon Silkin, one of which is accompanied by a copy of John Patrick Vincent's screenplay 'Tell Them Your Father's Dead.'

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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...

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Residencies, Readings, etc.

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1974-1987

Mixed papers relating to readings, residencies and teaching by Jon Silkin. Includes duplicated handout issued in advance of a visit by Silkin to Eaton Hall College of Education (ca. 1974; programme fo...

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Drama and Radio

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1955-1960

This file contains drafts of short plays that may have been intended as radio plays, including an ms draft of a semi-autobiographical play based around Jon Silkin's school days and evacuation to Dolau...

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