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Archive Series

Old English Translations (pre-Maldon)

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1962-1965

This series contains items relating to translations of Old English poems by Crossley-Holland that predate his first published collection of translations, 'The Battle of Maldon and Other Old English Po...

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Maldon 991-1991 : reflections on a battle

Greenwood, Ian; Pollington, Stephen

1991

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The Battle of Maldon and Other Old English Poems

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1963-1998

This series contains items relating to Crossley-Holland's published collection of Old English poetry translations, 'The Battle of Maldon' (1965).

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Sender: "Unicorn" magazine

Recipient: Crossley-Holland: Old English translations (pre-Maldon): The Riddles

Letters: 1

Date(s): n.d. [1962]

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-1-1: The Riddles

Note: From the Editor

Sender: Dorrell, Joan

Recipient: Crossley-Holland: Old English translations (pre-Maldon): The Riddles

Letters: 3

Date(s): 20 Dec [1962]-10 Jan [1963]. 1 n.d.

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-1-1: The Riddles

Note: Concerns a setting to music of some of the Riddles by Sir Arthur Bliss which sender hopes to sing

Sender: BBC Publications

Recipient: Crossley-Holland: Old English translations (pre-Maldon): The Riddles

Letters: 1

Date(s): 20 Dec 1962

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-1-1: The Riddles

Note: Covering note for cheque

Sender: MacBeth, George

Recipient: Crossley-Holland: Old English translations (pre-Maldon): The Riddles

Letters: 2

Date(s): 29 June-26 July 1962

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-1-1: The Riddles

Note: Written from BBC London where sender is Producer, Talks Dept. Includes Agreement between BBC & K C-H and a compliments slip with a hand-written message signed ?Betty ?Pravan

Sender: Chatto & Windus Ltd

Recipient: Crossley-Holland: Old English translations (pre-Maldon): The Riddles

Letters: 2

Date(s): n.d. [1962]

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-1-1: The Riddles

Note: Acknowledgement slip & rejection slip


Archive File

Poems

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1964-1965

This file contains annotated tss of translations/versions of Old English poems by Kevin Crossley-Holland (later published in 'The Battle of Maldon and Other Old English Poems' (1965)): - The Wandere...

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Sender: Bullman, J D H (Mrs)

Recipient: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Letters: 1

Date(s): 30 April 1969

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-2-1: Private

Note: Sender is Head of History Dept, County Secondary School, Wantz Rd, Maldon, Essex


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Correspondence

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1963-1998

Correspondence and related material concerning Kevin Crossley-Holland's translation titled 'The Battle of Maldon' (1965), containing: correspondence with publishers Boydell & Brewer and Macmillan; Bru...

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Extracts from 'Subaltern's Saga'

1914-1918

Extracts from 'Subaltern's Saga', by Sir H.Chance, re Zeppelin raid (Maldon-1915 -?), & defences.

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