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Brotherton Collection6
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correspondence2
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)1
free verse history and1
hebrew literature 20th1
indexes1
jewish authors congresses1
jewish literature 20th1
photographs1
poetry readings japan1
versification history and1

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Japan (General)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1991-1993

Items relating generally to Jon Silkin's activities during his time in Japan. Includes posters/flyers for a poetry reading at Tsukuba by Silkin and Japanese poets; invoices from Silkin's publishers re...

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Chapters and Corrections (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1995-1996

This file contains individual pages and copies of chapters/sections with ms corrections for 'The Life of Metrical and Free Verse.' Includes a letter from editorial services consultant Ruth Willats (23...

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Index Drafts

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1996

This file contains ms notes and drafts towards the index for 'The Life of Metrical and Free Verse.' Includes pages recording index terms and names, and relevant page numbers in ms (new page per index ...

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David Rokeah Translations

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1958-1961

Papers relating to Silkin's translations of poems by David Rokeah. Includes an ms letter from Rokeah to Silkin (6 November 1958), with comments on Silkin's typescript translation of the poems 'What Ca...

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Rockefeller Conference on Jewish Literature

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1982

Papers collected by Silkin relating to the Rockefeller Foundation conference Continuity and Transformation: Jewish Literature Since World War II, held in Bellagio, Italy, 29 November - 3 December 1982...

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The Life of Metrical and Free Verse

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1988-1997

This series comprises papers relating to Jon Silkin's critical work, 'The Life of Metrical and Free Verse in Twentieth-Century Poetry.' Includes extensive chapter drafts; papers relating to contributi...

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