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Total number of records: 99

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Leeds Poetry99
Brotherton Collection98
English Literature98

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clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)30
correspondence17
books reviews7
lectures and lecturing england leeds6
interviews5
photographs5
autobiography3
publishers and publishing3
authors and publishers2
book jackets2

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Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)33
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)13
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)10
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn10
Andre Deutsch Ltd5
Crossley-Holland, Kevin5
Brown, Wayne4
Various3
British Broadcasting Corporation1
Gallet, Rene1

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From 20002

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War Literature: Miscellaneous (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1983-1986

Miscellaneous collection of items relating to Silkin's interest in war literature, originally held together in an envelope labelled '1st World War & War - Misc.' Includes a photocopy of Richard Tillin...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

5 September 1961

1 ms letter from Marion Labistour, secretary of the English Society at the University of Hull, to Jon Silkin.

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Photographs

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1986

Black and white, and colour photographs taken during rehearsals (?) for the Alec (Dave) Bell/Pentameters production of Gurney, Hampstead, January-February 1986. Includes: - 14 x 17.5cm x 23.5cm blac...

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Notes Towards Introduction

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

c.1995-1996

This file contains drafts and the text of a short introductory lecture to Hill's Literature and Religion in England, 1500-1800 course at Boston University. Includes untitled ms draft/notes ([8] ff); a...

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Out of Battle Drafts (3)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1968

Carbon copy typescript drafts, largely clean but with some ms annotations, towards 'Out of Battle'. Includes drafts of chapters 1-7, numbered in ms pp. 1-232; an un-numbered draft of chapter 8:ii (Ric...

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Notebook 37: Canaan

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1993-1994

Black hardback notebook; ms label on front cover 'Work in Progress 8 - 18/8/93-17/3/94 - Drafts & Jottings'. Dated in ms on inside front cover '18-9-93-17/3/94'. The inside front cover also contains a...

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Counterpoint

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

30 November 1999 - 13 August

1 typescript and 2 ms letters to Geoffrey Hill from Counterpoint publishers (30 November 1999 - 17 January 2000). The correspondence relates to the publishing agreements for 'Style and Faith' and 'Spe...

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Notebook 38: Canaan

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1994

Black hardback notebook; ms label on front cover 'Work in Progress 9 - 17/3/94-18-8-84 - Drafts & Jottings'. Dated in ms on inside front cover '17/3/94-18/8/94'. The notebook pages are numbered in ms ...

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Penguin: Anthologies

Penguin Books

17 February 1961 - 17 June

13 items of correspondence relating to the publication of Geoffrey Hill's poems in anthologies published by Penguin. Includes: - 3 typescript letters from Kenneth Allott to Geoffrey Hill (17 Februar...

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Allott Lectures

Various

19 August 1986 - 16 November

Correspondence concerning the Kenneth Allott Lecture in Poetry at the University of Livepool. Includes - 1 typecript letter to Geoffrey Hill from K.G. McWatters (19 August 1986) and 1 cc typescript ...

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Leeds Festschrift

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1996-1997

This file contains typescripts of Hill' critical essay 'Translating Value: Marginal Observations on a Central Question', and related correspondence. Includes: - a clean typescript draft of the essay...

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Toryism

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1971-1973

Clippings collected by Geoffrey Hill relating to Toryism, including Brian Walden's article 'The Harsh Vulgarity of Toryism' ('Times Saturday Review', 17 April 1971), Diana Spearman's 'Romantics to Rev...

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