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Total number of records: 17

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Archives16
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Brotherton Collection17
English Literature17
Leeds Poetry17

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artists' contracts11
authors and publishers10
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)2
autobiographical fiction1
booksreviews1
correspondence1
doodles1
proofs (printing)1
psychology in literature1
sex in literature1

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Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)13
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn13
Bacon, Francis (1561-1626)1
De Meric, Rosalie (1916-1999)1
Various1

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From 190016

Archive File

Letters to Thomas Blackburn

Bacon, Francis (1561-1626)

c.1950-1970

1 letter from the artist Francis Bacon, who was a friend of Thomas Blackburn. Bacon's address is given as Monte Carlo.

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Rosalie de Meric

De Meric, Rosalie (1916-1999)

c.1960-1962

This file contains items relating to exhibitions of Rosalie de Meric's artistic work, and a short account of her marriage to Thomas Blackburn.

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Archive Art File

Sketches

Various

c.1893-1977

This file contains 1 watercolour painting and 1 pencil sketch by Adelaide Blackburn, two ballpoint sketches by Julia Blackburn and 1 pencil sketch signed Arthur Boyd (possibly the Australian artist of...

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Clippings

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1957-1976

Clippings of poems, reviews, articles and pictures, compiled by Thomas Blackburn. Some are concerned with Blackburn's work, others with artistic luminaries of the time, including Francis Bacon and Ann...

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Archive Sub-series

The Feast of the Wolf

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1960-1971

This subseries contains items relating to Blackburn's vampire novel 'The Feast of the Wolf' which was published in 1971. The novel itself includes some autobiographical elements and is influenced by F...

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Contract, Etc.

8 April 1965 - March 1968

This file contains letters and a contract from Argo Record Company Limited concerning Blackburn's appearance in the 'The Poet Speaks' record series and his royalties.

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Contract

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1975

Contract and letter from Chatto and Windus Ltd concerning publishing rights for 'The Devil's Kitchen' (1975) .

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Contract

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1961

This file contains a copy of the contract for 'A Smell of Burning' (1961), signed on behalf of publishers Putnam & Co. Ltd.

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Publishing Contract

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

4 April 1968

This file contains a photocopy of the contract between Thomas Blackburn and publishers Christy & Moore Ltd for 'A Clip of Steel.'

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Contract and Letter

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1964-1966

This file contains a publishing contract for 'A Breathing Space' (1964) signed on behalf of Putnam & Co; and a letter concerning sales of the same collection.

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Contract

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1971

This file contains a copy of the publishing contract between Thomas Blackburn and MacGibbon & Kee Ltd. A photocopy of the contract is also held in this file.

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Contracts

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1967-1973

This file contains 2 contracts and 1 advance payment receipt for'The Price of an Eye' The contracts are with publishers Longmans Green & Co. and the Greenwood Press.

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