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Brotherton Collection47
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Leeds Poetry47
Herbert Read Collection1

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correspondence26
copyright7
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)5
proofs (printing)5
books reviews4
book proposals3
theater finance3
authors and publishers2
authors and theater2
book covers2

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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)48
Bell, Quentin (1910-1996)1
Creffield, Dennis (1931-2018)1
Dobree, Bonamy (1891-1974)1
Hamilton, Ian (1938-2001)1
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)1
Lynton, Norbert1
Rothenstein, John (1901-1992)1

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Millay Permissions

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1989-1990

Papers relating to Silkin's proposed use of a quotation from Edna St Vincent Millay's poem 'Conscientious Objector' in a reprint of the 'Penguin Book of First World War Poetry.' Includes a memo from J...

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Exhibition Correspondence

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1959

Typescript and ms lists of people, libraries, booksellers, and newspapers and periodicals to whom the exhibition catalogue had been sent; requests for copies of the catalogue from various corresponden...

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Penguin Edition

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1983-1986

Papers relating to the Penguin edition of Owen's poetry edited by Silkin. Includes drafts of the Introduction and commentaries on individual poems; and drafts and correspondence relating to the disput...

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Reprint Permissions

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1986-1987

Correspondence to and from publishers, literary executors and copyright holders regarding permissions to reprint quotations, etc. in the Routledge reprint of 'Out of Battle' (July 1986-January 1987), ...

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Corrections and Preliminaries

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1961

Typescript letter from Norah Smallwood (Chatto & Windus) regarding Silkin's corrected proofs for 'The Re-Ordering of the Stones' (13 July 1961); ts and ms draft preliminaries, including contents page ...

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Killhope Wheel

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

ca.

Papers relating to the publication of 'Killhope Wheel.' Includes page proofs of the poems marked up in ms for the printer in red pen and pencil, and with page numbers 26-39 in pencil in the top right ...

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Tenderness: Drafts

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1987-1988

Ms and typescript drafts of and workings towards the poem 'Tenderness'. The drafts are undated but Silkin's use of the backs of old letters and other papers dates them to around 1987-1988.Amongst the ...

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King's College

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1981-1985

This file contains items relating to Jon Silkin's Writer in Residence post at King's College, Taunton. Includes a press cutting from 'The Guardian' (26 May 1983) on Silkin's post and the play; corresp...

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Introduction: Proof

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

Feb-1994

Fax copy of a proof of the Introduction to the Sinclair-Stevenson edition of Owen's poetry including footnotes, dated 22 February 1994. Includes Silkin's ms corrections, and ms corrections and queries...

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Anthology Correspondence: Kenkyusha

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

20 January 1993 - 13 February 1994

Copies of 2 contracts between Jon Silkin and Kenkyusha publishers; a fax to Yoshiaki Hamamatsu at Kenkyusha from Reed Book Services; 1 word-processed letter and 1 ms letter from Kayoko Kuroiwa at Kenk...

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Corrections, Etc.

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1994

Photocopy and carbon copies of typescript letters from Silkin to Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson (18-20 January 1994) including a long, annotated list of changes and corrections for the new edition of ...

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Gurney Drafts (6)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1984

Annotated typescript drafts of 'Gurney' Act 2, Scene 4 - Act 4, Scene 4. The draft pages are interleaved with pages of lined A4 paper, some of which include ms notes by Jon Silkin regarding changes an...

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