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Penguin Correspondence

Penguin Books

17 February 1961 - 6 June

7 files containing over 160 items of correspondence, chiefly between Geoffrey Hill and correspondents at Penguin publishers. The correspondence includes discussion of the publication of poems by Hill ...

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Penguin: Anthologies

Penguin Books

17 February 1961 - 17 June

13 items of correspondence relating to the publication of Geoffrey Hill's poems in anthologies published by Penguin. Includes: - 3 typescript letters from Kenneth Allott to Geoffrey Hill (17 Februar...

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Cover Proof

Penguin Books

Jun-1985

Photocopied (?) proof of the cover to 'Wilfred Owen: The Poems,' accompanied by a compliments slip from Donald MacFarlan at Penguin.

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Reprint Corrections

Penguin Books

December 1987

Corrected proofs of pages from the 1987 reprint of the 'Penguin Book of First World War Poetry,' including some ms additions and corrections in Silkin's hand. The proofs are accompanied by a letter fr...

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Royalty Statements

Penguin Books

1992

Photocopies of royalty statements for the period 1 January 1992 to 20 June 1992 for 'The Penguin Book of First World War Prose' and 'The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry.'

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Penguin: Collected Poems Correspondence

Penguin Books

24 August 1984 - 18 September

36 items of correspondence, chiefly between Robin Robertson and other correspondents at Penguin and Geoffrey Hill, relating to Hill's 'Collected Poems.' Includes: - 13 typescript letters and postcar...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

Penguin Books

10 March 1962 - 6 September 1997

83 letters sent to Jon Silkin from/via various correspondents at Penguin publishers, and copies of 39 letters from Silkin to Penguin. The correspondence includes: - 1 ts letter from Richard Newnham'...

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Penguin: Collected Poems (Reprint)

Penguin Books

11 September 1989 - September

13 items of correspondence relating to the reissue and reprinting of Geoffrey Hill's 'Collected Poems' by Penguin, and related permissions requests. Includes: - 3 typescript letters from Paul Keegan...

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Penguin: Canaan

Penguin Books

10 June 1993 - 29 October

45 items of correspondence, chiefly relating to the publication of Hill's poetry collection 'Canaan' by Penguin in 1996. Correspondence with Penguin includes: - 2 typescript letters from Paul Keegan...

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Penguin: Business Correspondence

Penguin Books

3 October 1997 - 6 June 2005

13 items of correspondence between Penguin, Geoffrey Hill and others, chiefly relating to permissions including Poems on the Underground, and the publication of poems and collections by Hill in Spanis...

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Penguin: Publishing Agreements

Penguin Books

1998-2005

Copies of Memoranda of Agreement between Geoffrey Hill and Penguin for 'The Triumph of Love' (dated 3 June 1998), 'Scenes from Comus' and 'Without Title' (2 copies, one dated 13 June 2004), and 'Selec...

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