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Total number of records: 102

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection102
English Literature102
Leeds Poetry102

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
books reviews102
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)46
correspondence21
proofs (printing)14
book covers4
interviews3
little magazines3
world war, 1914-1918 literature history and3
authors and publishers2
autobiography2

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)35
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)28
Scannell, Vernon (1922-2007)2
Brown, Merle E (1925-)1
Harrison, Tony (1937-)1
Weissbort, Daniel1

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Miscellaneous: Research and Interest

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1956-1996

This subfonds comprises items collected by Silkin as research materials and/or for general interest, which cannot be directly connected with his work. The subject matter includes contemporary poetry, ...

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King Log

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1968

This series comprises of a single file containing reviews of Geoffrey Hill's 'King Log.' Includes a typescript draft of the poem History as Poetry with ms revisions; a photocopied review from an unide...

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Somewhere is Such a Kingdom

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1975-1977

This series comprises of a single file of papers relating to 'Somewhere is Such a Kingdom', a volume of Geoffrey Hill's collected poems covering the period from 1952 to 1971, published in the United S...

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Notebooks

Scannell, Vernon (1922-2007)

c.1964-1967

2 notebooks containing Vernon Scannell's ms drafts and notes for reviews, broadcast talks, etc.Blue notebook labelled 'Reviews, broadcast talks, etc.' contains the following: - Review of Irish Murdo...

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Press Cuttings: Contemporary Poetry (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1956-1993

Press cuttings collected by Jon Silkin, largely relating to contemporary poetry. Includes 2 reviews of the 'Poetry Now' anthology, ed. G.S. Fraser (1956); 2 reviews of the 'Mavericks' anthology, ed. D...

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Press Cuttings: Contemporary Poetry (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1973-1987

Press cuttings and photocopied articles collected by Jon Silkin, largely relating to contemporary poetry. Includes short photocopied articles (ca. 1973-1981) with references to Silkin; photocopied rev...

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Of Diligence and Jeopardy

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

c.1983-1989

This series comprises papers relating to Hill's review article 'Of Diligence and Jeopardy', including drafts, proofs, correspondence and notes and reference materials used by Hill in working towards t...

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Mixed Critical Work

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1995-1996

File containing: - a photocopy of Hill's review of the first volume of Isabelle Rivers's Reason, Grace and Sentiment (TLS, 27 December 1991), with Hill's ms note Distributed 5 Oct 95; - typescript ...

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World of Books Reviews

Scannell, Vernon (1922-2007)

c.1964-1965

6 carbon copy typescript reviews by Scannell for BBC Radio's World of Books programme. Includes reviews of Stanley Middleton's 'Him They Compelled' (1964); Iris Murdoch's 'The Italian Girl' and Elizab...

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John Peck

30 December 1997

1 ms letter from John Peck to Geoffrey Hill. The letter is accompanied by a print-out of Peck's review of Hill's 'Canaan' for The Reader's Catalog (December 1997).

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Letters to Jon Silkin, and Review

4 February 1976 - 6 December 1992

1 ms letter, 1 ms postcard and 1 word-processed letter from Dennis Butts to Jon Silkin. The postcard is accompanied by a second postcard to Butts from 'The Use of English' magazine, and a carbon copy ...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

18 August 1971 - 1 April 1979

2 ms letters, 3 typescript letters and 1 ms postcard from Anne Tibble to Jon Silkin. Letter dated 23 August 1976 accompanied by a ts review of Silkin's 'The Little Time-keeper' (2 pages; possibly inco...

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