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Total number of records: 21

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Brotherton Collection21
English Literature21
Leeds Poetry20

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photographs9
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)6
correspondence5
concert programs1
degrees, academic1
diaries1
drama performances1
exhibition catalogs1
exhibitions1
hebrew literature 20th1

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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)21
Beake, Fred1
Silkin, Jon1

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The whiteness of her becoming : poems 1966-1991

Beake, Fred; Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1992

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Photographs

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1986

Black and white, and colour photographs taken during rehearsals (?) for the Alec (Dave) Bell/Pentameters production of Gurney, Hampstead, January-February 1986. Includes: - 14 x 17.5cm x 23.5cm blac...

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Photographs

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1958-1964

2 contact sheets, each with 12 images (on 620 film?), with black and white photographs of Jon Silkin on a terraced street in snow, in Leeds (?).

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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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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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Photographs, Exhibition Items, Etc.

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1915-1917

This file comprises items originally held together in a ring-binder with clear plastic inserts which appear relate in part to Silkin's research for 'Out of Battle,' and to his interest in Rosenberg an...

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Hicks Source/Reference Material (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1973-1978

These files contain items used by Silkin to inform his work on Edward Hicks. Includes 2 colour slides and 2 black and white photographs (ca. 8.8 x 8.8 cm) of versions of The Peaceable Kingdom held at ...

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Poem Drafts and Workings (8)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1960-1965

Ms and typescript drafts and workings of the following poems: - The Bugs - Destroy my self ... - Great! - Nature - The old man's eyes moisten with lust ... - The poems of Clare's madness ... -...

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Blunden, Sassoon and Jones

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1963-1965

Items relating to Jon Silkin's contact with First World War poets Edmund Blunden, Siegfried Sassoon and David Jones during his research for 'Out of Battle'. Includes 1 cc ts letter from Silkin to Blun...

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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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Poetry Notebook

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1958-1960

Notebook dating to Silkin's time as Gregory Fellow in Poetry at the University of Leeds. Includes ms notes on Isaac Rosenberg (possibly for an essay: includes word counts); ms notes on Siegfried Sasso...

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Hampton Poem: Drafts, Workings and Background

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1987-1989

Ms and typescript drafts of and workings towards the poem beginning 'Into the army with me ...,' inspired by James Hampton. The drafts and workings are accompanied by photocopied information on Hampto...

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