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Total number of records: 38

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Leeds Poetry38
Brotherton Collection37
English Literature37

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authors and publishers38
correspondence16
publishers and publishing13
book proposals7
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)3
proofs (printing)3
artists' contracts2
books reviews2
literary agents2
poetics2

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People and organisationsCount
Crossley-Holland, Kevin9
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)5
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)2
Penguin Books2
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn2
Andre Deutsch Ltd1
Glover, Jon1
Harrison, Tony (1937-)1
Smith, Ken (1938-2003)1

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Up to 199936
Up to latest2

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Eleven Poems

Smith, Ken (1938-2003)

c.1964-1965

Papers relating to Ken Smith's Northern House pamphlet 'Eleven Poems'. Includes typescripts of 7 poems in the collection, all with ms markings; an ms draft of the Acknowledgments; a mock-up of the pam...

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Copies of Poems for Making a Republic (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1996-1997

Clean typescripts, cabon copies and photocopies of 36 of the 57 poems published in 'Making a Republic.' Includes an autographed copy of 'The Inheritor' on fax paper.The poems are accompanied by other ...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin, Poems, Etc.

Glover, Jon

[1973] - 18 August 1997

22 typescript letters, 18 ms letters and 7 postcards/greetings cards from the poet Jon Glover to Jon Silkin; and 3 carbon copy typescript letters from Silkin to Glover. Letter dated 12/2/80 accompanie...

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Typescript and Proofs

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1991-1992

Clean typescript of 'The Lens-Breakers,' including 44 of the 48 poems in the published collection, with ms page numbers. The poems 'Energy is the Basis of Morals' and 'A Psalm Concerning Absence' are ...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

5 May 1987

1 carbon copy typescript letter from Jon Silkin to Sheila F. Segal at the Jewish Publication Society of America regarding the possibility of their publishing a selection of his poems. The letter is ac...

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Oenone in January

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1986-1989

This series comprises a single file of correspondence relating to the publication of Crossley-Holland's poem 'Oenone in January' in pamphlet form, including letters to and from the publishers (Frances...

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André Deutsch

André Deutsch Ltd

3 April 1957 - 22 December

7 files containing over 600 items of correspondence relating to the publication of works by Geoffrey Hill by publishers Andr&#233 Deutsch; and related correspondence, chiefly concerning to rights and ...

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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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Publications

1963-1992

This subfonds comprises papers relating to the publishing activities of Northern House. Includes draft poems and collections, production papers, correspondence, and reviews.

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Earthworks

Harrison, Tony (1937-)

c.1960-1964

Papers relating to Tony Harrison's 'Earthworks', published by Northern House in 1964. Includes a typescript draft collection with contents page, including 2 poems not included in the pamphlet as publi...

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Draft of The Psalms With Their Spoils (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1978-1979

Clean typescript draft of 'The Psalms With Their Spoils', accompanied by a carbon copy ts letter from Silkin to John [i.e. John W.N. Francis] at W.W. Norton & Company, offering the new collection for ...

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Contracts

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1965-1969

Photocopy of a contract between Thomas Blackburn and MacGibbon and Kee Limited; copy of a contract between Thomas Blackburn and Novello & Company Ltd; and 1 letter concerning royalties from the use of...

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