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Poems
c.1965-1967
This file contains typescripts (2 ff.) of the following poems by Jon Stallworthy: - The Postman - A rose is not a rose... - Sword Music - By Rule of Thumb - On the Road
Uncle Joe's notebook
c. 1908
Uncle Joe was Harrison’s uncle who was unable to speak. Small black notebook dated 1908. Has numbered pages but blank apart from address: 40 St Luke’s Road. Notebook is untitled.
Memoir
1992-2008
This sub-fonds contains material relating to Kevin Crossley-Holland's memoir writing that includes 'The Hidden Roads: A Memoir of Childhood' (2009) and a short autobiographical memoir written by Cros...
Poems and Drafts (3)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1958-1961
Typescript and carbon copy poems and drafts published in 'The Re-Ordering of the Stones,'including all but 2 of the poems that appear in the published work. Some of the poems are autographed; some of ...
The Wildman: Act One
Crossley-Holland, Kevin
c.1993
These files (originally numbered '2' by Crossley-Holland) contain drafts for Act One of 'The Wildman', including an 'Ms version' (252 ff.), typed versions with revisions (252 ff.), and ts and ms 'Song...
Leeds: Miscellaneous
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
November 1956 - October 1965
Miscellaneous items relating to Jon Silkin's time in Leeds. Includes ticket to a Staff Dramatic Society performance of Uncle Vanya (Nov 1956); a circular for the University's Institute of Education Da...
Poems and Drafts (3)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1968-1970
Ms and typescript poems, drafts and preliminaries. Includes a ts list of poem titles, headed 'Amana Grass' in ms (contents differ from the published collection); ts and ms notes on groupings of poems,...
Letters to and from Jon Silkin
Pybus, Rodney (1938-)
12 September 1977 - 15 October 1997
Correspondence between Rodney Pybus and Jon Silkin. Includes 17 typescript letters, 16 ms letters, 11 word-processed letters, 1 fax, 6 ms postcards and 1 birthday card sent by Rodney Pybus to Jon Silk...
Letters to Herbert Ronson
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
1999-2000
1 ms postcard (14 December 1999), 4 ts letters and 1 ms letter (March 2000-June 2000) from James Kirkup in Andorra to Herbert Ronson in Merseyside. Letter dated 24/3/00 is accompanied by 2 ts poems, '...
Press Cuttings
1964-1983
Press cuttings from various newspaper sources, principally with reviews of Northern House publications. Works reviewed include Jon Silkin's 'Flower Poems' (1964), Ken Smith's 'Eleven Poems' (1964), Ge...
Notebook 28
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
1985
Brown hardback A4 notebook, labelled in ms on spine 'Poems 1985-'. Only the first 21 pages of the notebook are used; these pages are numbered in ms.The notebook contains an ms transcription of Patrick...