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Brotherton Collection27
English Literature27
Leeds Poetry27

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english poetry 20th century history and criticism11
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)5
english poetry 20th century translations into italian3
english poetry 20th century translations into romanian3
authors and publishers2
autobiography2
book proposals2
books reviews2
english poetry 20th century jewish authors2
english poetry 20th century translations into french2

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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)10
Brown, Merle E (1925-)1
Glover, Jon1
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)1

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

[1961] - 28 August 1978

2 ms and 3 typescript letters from Geoffrey Hill to Jon Silkin; and 1 carbon copy ts letter from Silkin to Hill. Held with Hill's letter to Silkin dated 28 August 1978 is an annotated ts draft review ...

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Criticism

2 May 1974

Essay titled 'An Introduction to Kevin Crossley-Holland' by Joanne Bronski, accompanied by photocopies of the following poems from 'The Rain-Giver': - A Dream of a Meeting - For My Son - For My So...

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Kenkyusha Anthology

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1992-1994

This series consists of papers relating to Silkin's work on the production of an anthology of modern English poetry for a Japanese audience. Includes Silkin's draft selection and typescript draft comm...

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Criticism on Silkin

c.1961-1996

This series comprises essays and articles on Silkin and his poems, and includes items by poets and critics, and by students.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

21 January 1982

1 typescript letter from Adolf van Leggelo to Jon Silkin, accompanied by ts French translations of the poems 'At Nightfall' and 'Shadowing' (from 'The Little Time-keeper'), with Silkin's ms correction...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

1 July 1959 - 5 May 1976

1 carbon copy typescript letter from Jon Silkin to Roy MacGregor-Hastie; 1 ts letter from MacGregor-Hastie to Silkin, with Silkin's ms annotations.

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Prose, Criticism, Reviews: 1970s

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1965-1979

This series comprises mixed prose, criticism and reviews written by Jon Silkin in the 1970s, and includes ms and typescript drafts. The vast majority of the subject matter of the essays, articles and ...

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Prose, Criticism, Reviews: 1980s

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1978-1988

This series comprises mixed prose, criticism and reviews written by Jon Silkin in the 1980s. The vast majority of the subject matter of the essays, articles and reviews in the series concerns contempo...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

Brown, Merle E (1925-)

24 September 1966 - 28 November 1978

8 ms and 4 typescript letters from Merle Brown to Jon Silkin, including letters on headed paper from Denison University, the University of Iowa and the 'Iowa Review' (edited by Brown). Letter dated 24...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

2 May 1975 - [June] 1975

2 typescript letters from Giuliano Dego to Jon Silkin, one of which is accompanied by an Italian translation of Silkin's poem 'Yes'; and 1 ms note from Dego to Silkin written on an Italian advertiseme...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

22 May 1984 - 20 October 1997

2 typescript letters, 5 word-processed letters, 1 ms note and 3 ms postcards from Holger Klein to Jon Silkin; 4 carbon copy typescript letters and 1 photocopied ms note from Silkin to Klein. Correspon...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

c.1977

1 ms letter from Renato Oliva of the Universitá di Torino to Jon Silkin. The letter refers to the inclusion of poems by Silkin in an Italian anthology of young English poets. The letter is accompanie...

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