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On Approval
Crossley-Holland, Kevin
1960-1961
This series comprises a single file of papers relating to Kevin Crossley-Holland's collection 'On Approval' (1961). Includes 6 letters to Crossley-Holland from Howard Sergeant, editor of Outposts Publ...
Scripts 1250- 1275
Brown, Wayne
c.1971-1973
This file contains 25 transcripts of correspondence between Edna and Norman Manley from 1919 -1961.
Contents Pages
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
c.1961
This file contains 1 draft typescript of the contents page and acknowledgements for 'A Smell of Burning' (1961) .
Time and Tide Reviews
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1961
Press cuttings of 2 book reviews by Jon Silkin for 'Time and Tide' magazine. Includes a review of poetry collections by G. Hough and I.C. Smith (20 April 1961); and a review of poetry collections by R...
Contract
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
1961
This file contains a copy of the contract for 'A Smell of Burning' (1961), signed on behalf of publishers Putnam & Co. Ltd.
A Smell of Burning
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
1957-1962
This series contains items relating to Blackburn's collection 'A Smell of Burning' (1961), including poem drafts, a contract and a sound recording.
Sixty-One Correspondence
Various
20 September 1961 - 2 August 1965
14 items of correspondence concerned with the student arts magazine 'Sixty-One.' Includes 5 ts letters from representatives of Leeds University Union to the editors of 'Sixty-One' (20 Sept 1961 - 6 Fe...
Drafts of The Re-Ordering of the Stones
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1960-1961
Two clean typescript drafts of the collection 'The Re-Ordering of the Stones', including title and contents pages. One draft is dated in ms to 1960-1961 in the hand of Ella Pybus.
Letters to Jon Silkin
c.1960 - 14 September 1964
1 ts circular concerning the Joseph Cowen Memorial Prizes for 1960-1961; and 1 ts letter from Roger Sharrock of the School of English at the University of Durham inviting Silkin to speak at a weekend ...
Two Poems
Kirkup, James (1918-2009)
1961
Copy of the literary magazine 'Outlook' (Autumn 1961), including 2 poems by James Kirkup: 'Dirge for the Young Angries' (pp. xviii-xix), and 'The Poet's Biographies' (pp. xix-xx). With Kirkup's autogr...
Letters to Jon Silkin
5 April 1961 - 3 February 1962
3 typescript letters and 2 ms letters from Clive Jordan, editor of the student magazine 'Oxford Opinion,' to Jon Silkin. Letter dated 13 April 1961 accompanied by a copy letter from Jordan to the poet...
Allan Seager
24 April 1961 - 14 November 1961
1 ms letter and 1 typescript letter from Allan Seager to Geoffrey Hill. The correspondence refers to the dedication of Hill's 'Locust Songs' to Seager, and the publication of 'Locust Songs' in 'Stand'...