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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)6
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Silkin, Jon, 1930-19971

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Archive File

Proofs for The Little Time-keeper

1976

Photocopy of corrected proofs for 'The Little Time-keeper' as published by the Mid Northumberland Arts Group/Carcanet Press with ms note from George [Stephenson] (MidNAG) to Jon Silkin on half-title. ...

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Reviews of The Little Time-keeper

1976-1978

This file contains photocopies and press-cuttings of reviews of 'The Little Time-keeper'. Includes photocopies of three two reviews from Australian periodicals and an article mentioning 'Stand', accom...

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Australian Fellowship Papers 2

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1974

Papers largely relating to lectures and writing undertaken by Jon Silkin during his 1974 tour of Australia. Includes ms and annotated typescript drafts of Silkin's memoir 'The Identifiable Culture'; m...

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Reference Material, Etc.

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1990-1994

Photocopied reference materials, ts draft and correspondence relating to Silkin's work towards 'The Life of Metrical and Free Verse'. Includes a photocopy of Ralph Maud's Introduction to his edition o...

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Mixed Chapter Drafts (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1992-1995

Drafts of chapters for 'The Life of Metrical and Free Verse.' Includes annotated typescript and ms drafts of and towards Chapter 1; 3 copies of 'A Preliminary Account of Research into the Development ...

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Japanese Poems and Translations (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1985-1996

Photocopies of typescript and published translations (many from 'Stand' magazine) of post-war Japanese poems translated variously by Jon Silkin, Kazuya Honda, Leith Morton, Tomoyuki Iino, Lane Dunlop,...

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Worksheets From Monday Meetings

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1969-1971

This file contains papers with title 'Monday Meetings: Leeds University 1969/71'. It consists mostly of ts worksheets of poems for reading and discussion at weekly poetry seminars. Some include ms not...

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Hicks Essay (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1973-1982

This file contains drafts of Silkin's long essay on Edward Hicks' painting, The Peaceable Kingdom. Includes 3 typescripts of versions of the essay, one of which is the version published in 'Stand' 19:...

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Literary papers and correspondence of Jon Silkin

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

ca. 1947-2003

Jon Silkin, the writer and editor, was born in 1930 in London. He was educated at Wycliffe and Dulwich Colleges before being expelled for truancy, and did National Service as a Sergeant Instructor in ...

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