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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)30
Pybus, Rodney (1938-)3
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Alderson, David1
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Astley, Neil1
Ayton, Michael1
Baro, Gene1
Bell, Quentin (1910-1996)1
Bennet, Peter (1942-)1

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Archive File

Poems in Periodicals, Etc.: 1950s-1960s

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1958-1965

Four copies of 'Reconstructionist' v. XXIV, no. 16 (December 1958) with Silkin's poem 'The Victims;' one copy of 'Stand,' v. 4, no. 2 [early 1960s] with poem 'To Tamasin, Aged 6' (also with contributi...

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Uncollected Poems and Drafts: 1950s-1960s

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1954-1966

Ms and typescript poems, drafts and workings dating to the 1950s and 1960s. The vast majority of the poems in this series are uncollected, although there are some drafts and workings which relate to p...

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Prose, Criticism, Reviews: 1950s-1960s

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1953-1970

This series comprises drafts of prose, criticism and reviews written by Jon Silkin in the 1950s and early 1960s, and includes ms and typescript drafts. The subject matter includes the contemporary lit...

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Drafts of The Re-Ordering of the Stones

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1960-1961

Two clean typescript drafts of the collection 'The Re-Ordering of the Stones', including title and contents pages. One draft is dated in ms to 1960-1961 in the hand of Ella Pybus.

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Leeds Press Cuttings

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

24 September 1958 - 22 September 1960

File of press cuttings relating to Jon Silkin's Gregory Fellowship; the Isaac Rosenberg exhibition organised by Silkin and Maurice de Sausmarez at the University of Leeds; promotional material relatin...

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Chapter Drafts: Definitions and Imagism

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1992

Photocopied typescript draft of Chapter 1: 'Definitions'; and ms and ts notes, plans and drafts towards a chapter on Imagism/'The Imagists.'This file also contains an ms draft of a short article (?) o...

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Jewish Chronicle Article

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1960

Incomplete typescript draft of an article on Rosenberg by Silkin headed 'Rosenberg and the Jews' (pp. 1-3 only); and a page from 'The Jewish Chronicle' (26 August 1960) featuring Silkin's article, wit...

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Photographs of Negev Rock Drawings

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

[undated]

8 black and white photographs showing prehistoric rock drawings and flint tools found in the Negev Desert, Israel, and a printed map of Israel showing where the rock drawing are located. It is unclear...

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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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Poem Drafts (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1950s - early 1960s

Typescript drafts of poems published in 'The Peaceable Kingdom': 'No Land Like It;'

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Uncollected Poems and Drafts: 1970s

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1966-1980

Ms and typescript poems, drafts and workings dating largely to the 1970s, with some dating to the late 1960s. The vast majority of the poems in this series are uncollected, although there are some dra...

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Pumpsaint

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1994-1997

This file contains items relating to Pumpsaint and Dolaucothi, where Jon Silkin was evacuated as a child. Includes a copy of a black and white photograph of Dolaucothi Mansion, taken around 1906; a ph...

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