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Archive File

Illustrated Beowulf

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1986-1988

Includes material related to the illustrated edition of Crossley-Holland's translation of 'Beowulf', published by Boydell & Brewer in 1987, containing: 19 items of correspondence with Boydell & Brewer...

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Notes, Drafts and Illustrations

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1962-1965

These files contain notes, drafts of translations, illustrations and other material towards Crossley-Holland's collection 'The Battle of Maldon and Other Old English Poems'. Includes: - Riddles (46 ...

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Sender: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Recipient: Lawrence, John

Letters: 2

Date(s): 12 July -3 Aug 1988

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-1-14

Note: Carbon copy. Recipient is an illustrator of children's books who is producing illustrations for "Oenone in January"

Sender: Lawrence, John

Recipient: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Letters: 2

Date(s): 27 July [1988]-26 Feb 1989

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-1-14

Note: Carbon copies. Sender is an illustrator of children's books and is producing illustrations for K C-H's book

Sender: Troughton, Joanna

Recipient: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Letters: 1

Date(s): 14 Oct 1975

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-5-1: Personal

Note: Offers to illustrate The Norse myths

Sender: Holmes, Monica

Recipient: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Letters: 1

Date(s): 28 Jan 1964

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-1-1: The Dream of the Rood

Note: Written on behalf of the Church Illustrated

Sender: Scholes, K Francis

Recipient: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Letters: 1

Date(s): 30 Jan 1978

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-5-1: Personal

Note: Sender is illustrator. Offers to meet C-H re Norse mythology. Filed under "Crossley-Holland"

Sender: McClure, Gillian

Recipient: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Letters: 2

Date(s): 12 March 1992-16 May 1997

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-5-1: Personal

Note: p.c. Sender is the illustrator of K C-H's Norse myths (Simon & Schuster Young Books ed)

Sender: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Recipient: Shuckburgh, Julian

Letters: 1

Date(s): 30 Jan 1974

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-3-1: Paladin

Note: Recipient is Editorial Director at Paladin Books.Carbon copy. Filed alongside: 1 f. ts entitled "Suggested illustrations"

Sender: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Recipient: Scholes, Mr.

Letters: 1

Date(s): 9 Feb 1978

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-5-1: Personal

Note: Carbon copy, stapled to letter of 9 Feb 1978 from Crossley-Holland to Scholes (filed under Crossley-Holland). Relates to the recipient's illustrations of Norse mythology

Sender: Wilson, Heather & Ley, Marcia

Recipient: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Date(s): 1989-1990

Location: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland-3-4-1: Wilson/Ley prints

Note: Items relating to the Exeter Riddles print sequence by Heather Wilson and Marcia Ley: 2 ff information sheets (photocopied) on the illustrative project and its methods; 2 advertisements for exhibitions of the prints (2 ff.)


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Proof of The Green Children

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1993-1994

This file contains proofs for the hardcover edition of 'The Green Children', with illustrations by Alan Marks and dust jacket. Includes a covering letter to Crossley-Holland from Ron Heapy, Editor, Ch...

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