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Uncollected Poems and Notebooks
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1954-1997
This subfonds comprises papers relating to poems by Silkin not included in his published poetry collections, and notebooks containing drafts and workings of poems. As such it includes extensive ms and...
War Literature
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1915-1997
This subfonds comprises items relating to Jon Silkin's interest in and research into war literature, in particular the poetry of the First World War. Includes papers relating to Isaac Rosenberg, inclu...
Drama
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1955-1990
This subfonds comprises papers relating to plays written by Jon Silkin, including his verse plays 'Gurney' and 'The Illiterates.' Includes drafts and scripts of plays; papers relating to the productio...
Prose and Criticism
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1953-1997
This subfonds contains papers relating to Jon Silkin's prose and critical work, including extensive drafts towards his critical volume, 'The Life of Metrical and Free Verse in Twentieth-Century Poetry...
Appointments, Lecturing, Teaching, Readings
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1953-1997
This subfonds comprises papers relating to activities undertaken by Jon Silkin other than writing. Includes papers relating to his time at the University of Leeds (as Gregory Fellow in Poetry and then...
Silkin Correspondence
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1950-1997
This subfonds comprises Silkin's correspondence, chiefly comprising letters sent to Silkin, but including some of Silkin's carbon copy replies. The letters relate to all aspects of Silkin's life and w...
Audio-Visual Items
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1981-2002
Videos of Jon Silkin reading from and talking about his own work, and that of Wilfred Owen. DVD access copies of these items are available for consultation. Reference numbers for the DVD copies are g...
Literary Papers and Correspondence of Rodney Pybus
Pybus, Rodney (1938-)
1950-2001
The Literary Papers and Correspondence of Rodney Pybus held in Leeds University Library comprises 19 boxes of papers relating to Pybus’s poetry collections, translations and other writing, and to hi...
The Peaceable Kingdom
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1950-1975
Papers relating to the collection of poems published as 'The Peaceable Kingdom', including poems and drafts, reviews, and royalty statements.
The Two Freedoms
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1948-1963
Papers relating to the collection of poems published as 'The Two Freedoms,'including poem drafts and reviews.The poems in this collection were first published in periodicals or anthologies, including ...
The Re-Ordering of the Stones
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1958-1989
Papers relating to the collection of poems published as 'The Re-Ordering of the Stones', including poems and drafts, a review, and items relating to legal deposit at the Library of Congress.The poems ...
Nature With Man
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1956-1978
Papers relating to the collection 'Nature With Man', including typescript and ms poems and drafts; and papers relating to the publication of Silkin's 'Flower Poems' by Northern House.The poems in 'Nat...