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Appointments
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
c.1940-1973
This series contains documents relating to Thomas Blackburn's career aside from being an author and poet.
Scandinavian Tour
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1979
Papers relating to Jon Silkin's British Council tour of Scandinavia. Includes Silkin's ms notes on the tour/arrangements; itineraries for Silkin's time in Norway and at Agder Distrikthøgskole; photoc...
Letters to Thomas Blackburn
Smith, Stevie
c.1960-1977
This file contains 1 postcard from the poet and author Stevie Smith, and 1 typescript of a speech written by Smith on school and teaching English Literature.
Press and Publicity
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1976-1986
Mixed papers relating to press and publicity for readings, lectures and appointments held by Jon Silkin. Includes press cuttings relating to visits to UK schools by Silkin (ca. 1983-1985), and his inv...
Letters to Thomas Blackburn
Pollard, Hugh M
13 February 1961
1 letter from a possible student teacher of Thomas Blackburn at the College of St. Mark and St. John, Chelsea, excusing himself from a social event at Blackburn's house where he was to meet John Lehma...
Australian Fellowship Papers 3
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1974
Papers relating to lectures and talks given by Jon Silkin during his 1974 tour of Australia. Includes ms and ts lecture notes on contemporary British poets and copies of poems; and duplicated and phot...
Letters to Jon Silkin
11 October 1989 - 26 November 1991
Letters to Jon Silkin from correspondents at Virginia Commonwealth University. Includes 1 typescript letter from Gregory Donovan, and 1 ts letter from James Kinney accompanied by a job description for...
Letters to Jon Silkin
5 June 1963- 8 October 1963
5 typescript letters written by and on behalf of C.D. Butler of the Institute of Education, University of Exeter, to Jon Silkin. The correspondence concerns a 'Poets' Tour,' involving Patricia Beer, P...
Letters to and from Jon Silkin
6 August 1971 - 9 March 1986
Correspondence between Jon Silkin and Alberta Turner. Includes 9 ms letters, 3 ts letters, and 1 ms postcard from Turner to Silkin, and 1 carbon copy ts letter from Silkin to Turner. Turner's letter d...
Letters to Jon Silkin
Clark, Leonard
21 September 1957 - 3 July 1961
6 ms letters and 3 ts letters from the poet Leonard Clark to Jon Silkin. The ts letters are on headed notepaper from the Ministry of Education and concern Silkin's involvement as a tutor in the Minist...
Letters to Jon Silkin
29 September 1981 - 9 December 1983
Letters to Jon Silkin from various correspondents at the University of Cincinnati (Ohio). Includes 5 typescript letters from Jim Cummins, curator of the Elliston Poetry Collection; 2 ts letters from R...
Adult Education, University of Durham
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
October 1978 - April 1979
Papers relating to classes taught by Jon Silkin in the Department of Extra-Mural Studies at the University of Durham. Includes photocopies of poems by Geoffrey Hill, accompanied by an ms letter from D...