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Total number of records: 360

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Leeds Poetry338
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correspondence341
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poets as teachers12
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Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)97
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)94
Crossley-Holland, Kevin63
Brown, Wayne16
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)10
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn10
Blackburn, Margaret Mcguire2
Barnard, John1
Blackburn, Adelaide1
Blackburn, Julia1

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Archive File

Scripts 63- 99

Brown, Wayne

c.1971-1973

This file contains the following items: - 1 poem by Wayne Brown and Edna Manley, first line The steady fish in the moving stream ... - 1 poem by Wayne Brown and Edna Manley, first line Out of the s...

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Scripts 386 - 399

Brown, Wayne

c.1971-1973

This file contains two copies each of the following transcripts: - 1 transcript of a letter from Rachel Manley to Norman Manley, dated 29 January 1960. - 1 transcript of a letter from Rachel Manley...

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Scripts 1000-1051

Brown, Wayne

c.1971-1973

This file contains transcripts of general correspondence. These copies of letters include the following: - 2 letters from Mike Smith, dated 12 July 1928 and 31 January 1961. - 1 letter from Salvado...

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Scripts 1526-1528 and 1726-2021

Brown, Wayne

c.1971-1973

This file contains the following: - 1 transcript of an interview with Edna Manley, discussing her work from 1923 onwards. - 1 letter from the author George Campbell to Edna Manley, undated. - 1 le...

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Sixty-One Correspondence

Various

20 September 1961 - 2 August 1965

14 items of correspondence concerned with the student arts magazine 'Sixty-One.' Includes 5 ts letters from representatives of Leeds University Union to the editors of 'Sixty-One' (20 Sept 1961 - 6 Fe...

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Palimpsest Letter

c.1973

Typescript letter from Frederick Grubb to John Heath-Stubbs, with ms annotations and corrections, regarding his correcting proofs for 'Artorius'. The letter is headed 'Palimpsest.'

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Drafts of New Poems

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1985-1992

These files contain drafts of poems subsequently published in 'Canaan'. The drafts are either typescript or photocopied typescript; many include ms revisions and annotations. Includes drafts of: - S...

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Tempus Aedificandi Tempus Destruendi

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1997

This file contains a photocopy of a complete typescript draft of 'The Triumph of Love', reduced to A5 size and bound into a booklet using black adhesive tape. Includes photocopied ms title-page with t...

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Correspondence with Inga Stina Ewbank and Related Items

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

26 July 1975 - 13 August 1981

This file chiefly comprises correspondence between Geoffrey Hill and Inga Stina Ewbank regarding their collaboration on Hill's adaptation of 'Brand', and the publication of the text by the University ...

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Correspondence with John Russell Brown and Peter Hall

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

19 September 1975 - 2 May 1978

This file chiefly comprises correspondence between John Russell Brown and Geoffrey Hill. Brown was a Script Advisor at the National Theatre, and commissioned Hill to work with Inga Stina Ewbank on an ...

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Correspondence with Christopher Morahan

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

5 December 1977 - 30 March 1978

This file contains correspondence between Geoffrey Hill and Christopher Morahan, Associate Director at the National Theatre, chiefly regarding readings and rehearsals of 'Brand'. Includes: - 4 cc ms...

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Expenses and Advances

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

16 January 1976 - 2 May 1978

This file chiefly contains correspondence relating to expenses incurred and advances received by Geoffrey Hill during the preparation of 'Brand' for performance at the National Theatre. Includes: - ...

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