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The Poet Speaks (Various)

Various

c.1964-1966

Audio recordings of interviews with 8 poets conducted by Hilary Smith and Peter Orr as part of the British Council's 'The Poet Speaks' series.[Side1; Interview 1]: Hilary Smith interviews Martin Bell ...

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Sixty-One Correspondence

Various

20 September 1961 - 2 August 1965

14 items of correspondence concerned with the student arts magazine 'Sixty-One.' Includes 5 ts letters from representatives of Leeds University Union to the editors of 'Sixty-One' (20 Sept 1961 - 6 Fe...

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Poetry Awards

Various

20 March 1961 - 9 October

30 items of correspondence and related items relating to poetry awards won by Geoffrey Hill. Includes: - 1 typescript letter from J.L. Wade at Wade and Co. solicitors regarding the E.C. Gregory Trus...

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Sketches

Various

c.1893-1977

This file contains 1 watercolour painting and 1 pencil sketch by Adelaide Blackburn, two ballpoint sketches by Julia Blackburn and 1 pencil sketch signed Arthur Boyd (possibly the Australian artist of...

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Reports on British Council Trips

Various

1978-1980

This file contains a group of ts reports (18 ff.) on British Council-funded visits to India by Anthony Thwaite, Arthur Pollard, Alex Rodgers, David Carroll and Melvyn Bragg.

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The Poet Speaks (Various)

Various

c.1963-1964

Audio recordings of interviews with 8 poets conducted by Peter Orr as part of the British Council's The Poet Speaks series.[Side 1; Interview 1]: Peter Orr interviews Hilary Corke.[Side 1; Interview 2...

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Allott Lectures

Various

19 August 1986 - 16 November

Correspondence concerning the Kenneth Allott Lecture in Poetry at the University of Livepool. Includes - 1 typecript letter to Geoffrey Hill from K.G. McWatters (19 August 1986) and 1 cc typescript ...

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Bateson Memorial Lecture

Various

14 September 1981 - 17 May

17 items relating to Hill's Bateson Memorial Lecture on Ivor Gurney, delivered at Corpus Christi College, Oxford on 15 February 1984. Includes: - 2 ms letters and 3 typescript letters to Hill from S...

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Student Appreciation

Various

2005-2006

3 greetings cards and 1 ms letter (8 June 2006) from Boston University students taught by Hill, expressing their appreciation and best wishes prior to his retirement.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

Various

30 May 19530/May/19555 - 18 July 1997

Letters to Jon Silkin from correspondents Peter Abbs, Jochen Achilles, Glyn Pursglove (Acumen), Rose Adkins, Keith Armstrong, Robert Adamson, Robert Armstrong, Association of Yorkshire Bookmen, Donald...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

Various

28 March 1954 - 20 September 1996

Letters to Jon Silkin from correspondents Dominic Baker-Smith, Gavin Bantock (with Silkin's cc reply), Barnardo's, Elizabeth Bartlet [?], John Bate, Bedfordshire Education Service, Douglas Bethlehem, ...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

Various

4 July 1955 - 4 October 1997

Letters to Jon Silkin from correspondents Edward Cabral, Richard Carder, Robert Carlen (with enclosure), Ian Carr, Nicholas Catanoy, Francis Celoria, Rita Christie, Joseph Ch_[?]; City of Newcastle up...

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