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Total number of records: 339

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Brotherton Collection339
English Literature338
Leeds Poetry338

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clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)339
correspondence58
books reviews46
lectures and lecturing england leeds42
lectures and lecturing england cambridge15
booksreviews11
photographs9
poets as teachers9
poetry readings8
proofs (printing)8

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Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)207
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)42
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)21
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn21
Crossley-Holland, Kevin7
Andre Deutsch Ltd2
Brown, Wayne2
Harrison, Tony (1937-)2
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)2
Various2

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Larkin

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1987

This file contains a clipping of an article by Barbara Everett on the literary friendship between Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin ('London Review of Books', 2 April 1987).

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Notebook

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1947-1949

1 exercise book containing manuscript notes, clippings, and black and white photographs. The clippings include images of paintings by Francis Bacon. The clippings and photographs are occasionally glue...

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Reach Out

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

April 1969

This file contains newspaper cuttings relating to the volume 'Reach Out,'a book of poetry edited by Thomas Blackburn and W.T. Cunningham. It also contains a copy of the contract for this work.

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Notebook 40

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1950-1970

Notebook containing critical notes on the Augustans, Dr. Johnson, Defoe and drafts of Blackburn's own poetry and book reviews, as follows: - Notes on the Augustans (fol. 1-12) - Notes on Dr. Johnso...

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Drafts of Pieces of Land

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1971-1972

These files contain a manuscript, drafts and proofs of Crossley-Holland's travel book 'Pieces of Land'. The ms of the book (June-December 1971; 353 ff.) includes 3 press cuttings, chiefly relating to ...

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Barker

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1960s-1970s

Ms lecture 'George Barker I' (4 ff); blue exercise book with ms lecture George Barker (14 ff); clipping 'Out of the Air: Dark Angel' ('The Listener', 30 May 1974).

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Forster

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1955-1972

Exercise book with ms label'3rd Yr Novel Lecture: E.M. Forster', containing ms lecture on Forster (26 ff); K.W. Gransden's article 'E.M. Forster at Eighty', extracted from 'Encounter' (January 1959); ...

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Time and Tide Reviews

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1961

Press cuttings of 2 book reviews by Jon Silkin for 'Time and Tide' magazine. Includes a review of poetry collections by G. Hough and I.C. Smith (20 April 1961); and a review of poetry collections by R...

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Wordsworth

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1981-1986

This file chiefly contains items relating to Hill's teaching on Wordsworth at the University of Cambridge. Includes annotated typescript lecture 'Wordsworth' (11 ff) and annotated typescript lecture '...

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Pope

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1972-1975

Clippings of reviews of Pat Rogers's 'Grub Street' ('Times', 29 May 1972; 'The Listener', 3 June 1972); Richard Holmes's article 'The Almost Lifelong Friendship' ('Times Saturday Review', 3 June 1972)...

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Larkin

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1967-1974

1 f ms lecture notes on Philip Larkin on University of Ibadan headed notepaper, with ms title 'Larkin / Amis / Gunn / Hughes / Silkin'; clippings of Larkin's 'The Explosion' and 'The Old Fools' ('TLS'...

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Three American Poets

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1967

This file contains a clipping of a review article by Thomas Blackburn about the following books: - Bly, Robert Silence in the Snowy Fields(London: Cape, 1967) - Arberry, JohnSelected Poems(London: ...

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