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James Kirkup, literary papers and correspondence with related material
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
1955-2000
Comprises: Material acquired in 1964, namely, autograph manuscript and typescript drafts and copies of poems composed by James Kirkup between ca. 1955 and 1964, including 8 letters and 8 press cutting...
Poetry Collections and Published Poems
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
c.1952 -1970
This subfonds consists of ms and ts drafts of poems which were later included in published poetry collections; and drafts and press cuttings of poems that were published individually in newspapers and...
Other Poems and Drafts
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
1955-1990
This subfonds consists of ms and ts drafts and poems which have not been linked to a published poetry collection or other publication.
Correspondence and Personalia
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
c.1956-2000
Correspondence, both personal and relating to Kirkup's literary work; and miscellaneous items collected by Kirkup.
Poems from The Prodigal Son
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
1956-1959
Drafts and cuttings of poems from the collection 'The Prodigal Son'.
Poems in the Press
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
1956-1961
This series consists of ts and ms poem drafts, with cuttings of the poems as they appeared in newspapers and periodicals.
Poems and Drafts 1955-1964
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
1955-1964
Ms and ts poems and drafts, including sections of notebooks and drafts for the chorus of the opera Mr Pickwick.
Fragments, Etc.
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
c.1955-1964
This series consists of ms poetry fragments, notes and ideas in Kirkup's hand.
Poems from Refusal to Conform
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
c.1960-1962
Typescripts and manuscript of poems published in the collection 'Refusal to Conform.'
Manuscript: A City of the North
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
c.1952
Autograph manuscript of the poem 'A City of the North'; mounted with a label misattributing Kirkup's tenure of the Gregory Fellowship from October 1952 - October 1953 (Kirkup was Gregory Fellow from 1...
Drafts towards The True Mistery of the Nativity
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
1955-1956
Papers relating to Kirkup's translation and adaptation from the French Medieval Mystery Cycle of Arnoul and Simon Gréban. Includes an ms draft/translation of scene 1, Annunciation, dated November 195...
Poems and Drafts
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
1956-1958
Ms and typescript drafts of 46 poems published in 'The Prodigal Son.' Many of the poems are autographed and dated, and include Kirkup's ms annotations on where the poems were written, principally Sala...