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Brotherton Collection34
English Literature34
Leeds Poetry34

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proofs (printing)34
books reviews10
book covers5
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)5
correspondence5
authors and publishers2
book jackets1
english poetry jewish1
exhibition catalogs1
grants-in-aid1

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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)11
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)4
Crossley-Holland, Kevin3
Penguin Books2
Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)2
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)1
Harrison, Tony (1937-)1
Pybus, Rodney (1938-)1
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn1

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[Second World War Poetry Anthology]

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1994-1995

Page proofs of the contents pages and Jon Silkin's Introduction (dated Newcastle upon Tyne, 1994) to an anthology of poetry relating to the Second World War. The selection of poems was made by Silkin....

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Proofs

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1995-1997

Includes material relating to Kevin Crossley-Holland's poetry collection titled 'The Language of Yes' (1996), containing: Drafts, notes and ts poems relating to 'The Language of Yes' (23 ff); 1 settin...

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Revised Edition Proofs

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

June 1996

Proofs of pp. 159-301 of the second, revised edition (1996) of Silkin's anthology of First World War poetry, including poems and postscript, bibliography and indexes. The bibliography proofs are heade...

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Proof Copy of At The White Monument

Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)

8 October 1963

This file contains a signed and dated typescript proof copy of Redgrove's poetry collection 'At The White Monument' with annotations and corrections by the author.

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The Nature of Cold Weather

Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)

1961

This series comprises a single file containing a typescript proof copy of Peter Redgrove's poetry collection'The Nature of Cold Weather.'It has been annotated, corrected and signed by the author.

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The Dark Question

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1973

Files containing 2 bound typescript copies of Blackburn's critical work on Browning, with title 'The Dark Question. A Study of the Poetry of Robert Browning.' They are stamped with the mark of Christy...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

29 June 1979 - 30 April 1980

1 ts letter and 1 duplicated circular letter, completed in ms, from Tony Whittome at Hutchinson publishers to Jon Silkin; 1 cc ts letter from Silkin to Whittome. Ts letter dated 29 June 1979 accompani...

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Proofs of Mercian Hymns

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

c.1966-1967

This file contains photocopies of 2 sets of proofs for Geoffrey Hill's poetry collection 'Mercian Hymns.'The first set includes a photocopied page from C.H. Sisson's 'Essays' (privately printed by Sis...

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Reprint Corrections

Penguin Books

December 1987

Corrected proofs of pages from the 1987 reprint of the 'Penguin Book of First World War Poetry,' including some ms additions and corrections in Silkin's hand. The proofs are accompanied by a letter fr...

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1980-1988

Annotated typescript drafts of Silkin's essay, 'Geoffrey Hill: My Subject was War and My Pity of It,' accompanied by typescript additions and corrections to the paper and related correspondence betwee...

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1984-1986

Typescripts of a short item on Basil Bunting's 'Briggflatts' and a letter in response to A.S. Byatt's review of a production of Shelley's 'The Cenci' in the 'Times Literary Supplement' (May 1985); mul...

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Towards Out of Battle

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1959-1965

Ms notes in the hand of Silkin and one other (possibly Catherine Lamb) on themes in Rosenberg's poetry and page references for biographical information Rosenberg and the war; ms, typescript and carbon...

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