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Total number of records: 108

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Leeds Poetry108
English Literature107
Brotherton Collection106

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poets as teachers19
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)18
correspondence18
poetry readings12
english poetry8
world war, 1939-1945 children7
world war, 1939-1945 education and the7
adult education6
books reviews6
schools6

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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)27
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)14
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)10
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn10
Crossley-Holland, Kevin8
Various4
Amey, Michael1
Andre Deutsch Ltd1
Armitage, Simon (1963-)1
Barker, George (1913-1991)1

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Education

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

c.1991

Photocopy of a bibliography on 19th century education.

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Education Conference, Aberdeen College of Education

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1968

This file contains papers from a conference at Aberdeen College of Education, where Thomas Blackburn was invited to speak on the practical criticism of verse in November 1968. It includes two lectures...

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Educational Brodcasting and Publishing

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1962-1970

This series contains items created by Thomas Blackburn about education and teaching. It includes items concerned with both broadcasts and written works.

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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...

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Appointments, Teaching and Educational Publications

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1940-1973

This subfonds contains items concerned with Blackburn's employment and educational work aside from his role as poet and author. After the war, Blackburn became an English Literature teacher and worked...

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Radio 3 Dramatisation

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1994-1995

This file contains items concerned with a dramatisation by Crossley-Holland of his translation of Beowulf for BBC Education?s 'Listen' series (Autumn 1995). Includes 13 items of correspondence (Jan-Ju...

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Lectures and Lecturing

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1950-1970

This series contains copies of some of the lectures Thomas Blackburn gave as a teacher, and pther educational literature collected by Blackburn.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

29 January 1964

1 ts letter from Tom Costello at Swarthmore Educational Centre, Leeds, to Jon Silkin. Relates to Poetry and Jazz.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

28 August 1963 - 29 November 1996

1 typescript letter from Sally Evans of the Union Society of the University of Newcastle to Jon Silkin; 1 ms letter to Silkin from 'Peter' (School of Education);1 word-processed letter to Silkin from ...

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Letters to Thomas Blackburn

30 July 1963

Thank you letter from Staffordshire County Council's director of education, J.H.P Ocspring, thanking Blackburn for his contribution to a teacher's course at Keele.

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National Fire Service

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1942-1945

This file contains letters that chart Blackburn's career with the National Fire Service as a fireman from 1942-1945. It appears that he worked as a lecturer as part of the 36 Area Education Department...

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