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Brotherton Collection15
English Literature15
Leeds Poetry15

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world war, 1939-1945 children7
world war, 1939-1945 education and the7
correspondence5
poets as teachers5
adult education4
national service4
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)3
creative writing scholarships,3
schools3
creative writing (secondary education)2

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Workshop Materials

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1987

Papers originally held in a file marked 'Workshop' in Silkin's hand. Includes multiple photocopies from an unidentified dictionary of literary terms (section on fractured narrative marked); ms bibliog...

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[Workshop Materials]

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1990s

Multiple photocopies of poems by D.H. Lawrence, Derek Mahon, Jon Silkin, Isaac Rosenberg, Ishigaki Rin and Shiro Murano (translated by Lane Dunlop), Louis Simpson and others.

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Adult Education, University of Durham

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

October 1978 - April 1979

Papers relating to classes taught by Jon Silkin in the Department of Extra-Mural Studies at the University of Durham. Includes photocopies of poems by Geoffrey Hill, accompanied by an ms letter from D...

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Readings, Courses, Etc.

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1954-1965

Items relating to readings, lecturing and similar activities undertaken by Silkin in the 1950s and early 1960s. Includes Silkin's ms notes on running order for a reading at Epsom (20/3/54); ms note on...

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School Poetry Workshops

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

March 1977 - June 1977

2 copies of duplicated poems, 'Jon Silkin Poetry Workshop III, March 3rd 1977'; 3 copies of duplicated poems, 'Jon Silkin Poetry Workshop IV', Thursday 30th June 1977, one of which is accompanied by a...

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Dol-au-Cothy (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1959-1960

Corrected typescript essay describing Jon Silkin's evacuation to Dolaucothi, near Pumpsaint, Carmarthenshire, during the Second World War (6 pp).

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Dol-au-Cothy (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1959-1962

Annotated/corrected typescript essay describing Jon Silkin's evacuation to Dolaucothi, near Pumpsaint, Carmarthenshire, during the Second World War (6 pp); and an ms draft memoir of a return visit to ...

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Autobiographical Essay

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1993-1994

Ms and annotated typescript drafts of part of an autobiographical essay including discussion of Jon Silkin's early experiences of antsemitism, his schooling, and 'The Peaceable Kingdom.' Neither the m...

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The First 24 Years (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1985-1986

Photocopied typescript (29 pp) of Jon Silkin's autobiographical essay 'The First Twenty-Four Years,' with ms corrections. The essay was later published in the 'Contemporary Authors' series (1987). The...

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The First 24 Years (3)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1986-1987

Annotated/corrected typescript (32 pp) of Jon Silkin's autobiographical essay 'The First Twenty-Four Years,' including bibliography and with markings for the printer. The essay discusses the lives of ...

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The First 24 Years (4)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1987

Photocopy of Jon Silkin's autobiographical essay 'The First Twenty-Four Years,' as it was published in the 'Contemporary Authors' series in 1987. The essay discusses the lives of Silkin's parents and ...

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The First 24 Years (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1985-1986

This file contains items relating to Jon Silkin's autobiographical essay 'The First Twenty-Four Years,' later published in the 'Contemporary Authors' series in 1987. Includes a typescript questionnair...

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