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book proposals12
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creative writing anthologies1
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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)5
Glover, Jon1

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (4)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1980

File of photocopied articles and papers by Silkin including the Introduction to the 'Stand' anthology 'Poetry of the Committed Individual', 3 of Silkin's Editorials from 'Stand' (1973-1974), his essay...

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Mixed Prose and Criticism (3)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1980-1983

Ms and annotated typescript drafts of an essay on David Gascoyne, with Gascoyne's comments in a letter dated 9 September 1981; typescript essay 'Sidney Keyes: the scroll and its distinctions,' and a p...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin, Poems, Etc.

Glover, Jon

[1973] - 18 August 1997

22 typescript letters, 18 ms letters and 7 postcards/greetings cards from the poet Jon Glover to Jon Silkin; and 3 carbon copy typescript letters from Silkin to Glover. Letter dated 12/2/80 accompanie...

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Resource Material, Etc. (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1945-1980

Items collected by Silkin as resource/background material for 'The Penguin Book of First World War Prose.' Includes ms notes on writers to include (on back of an envelope); a carbon copy typescript of...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

20 December 1990 - 17 January 1997

Correspondence between Jon Silkin and various correspondents at publishers Sinclair-Stevenson, largely relating to the publication of Silkin's collection 'The Lens-breakers,' and his edition of the po...

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Correspondence

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1970-1997

Correspondence relating to attempts by Silkin to publish a volume of Amir Gilboa's poetry in translation. Includes letters from Natan Zach to Silkin concerning the translations (July-September 1970); ...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

6 January 1979- 11 February 1979

1 carbon copy typescript letter from Jon Silkin to Martin Greif of the Main Street Press; 1 ms letter and 1 ts letter from Greif to Silkin. Relates to Silkin's proposed volume on Edward Hicks.

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

1 October 1974 - 27 November 1974

1 photocopied typescript letter and 1 ts letter from Roger McDonald to Jon Silkin; 3 carbon copy ts letters from Silkin to McDonald (2 dated 27 November 1974).One of McDonald's letter is accompanied b...

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Letters to and from Jon Silkin

25 July 1963 - [November/December] 1963

6 typescript letters from John Kershaw to Jon Silkin; 1 carbon copy ts letter f rom Silkin to Kershaw. The correspondence concerns plans by Kershaw to produce an anthology of Anglo-Jewish poetry.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

5 May 1987

1 carbon copy typescript letter from Jon Silkin to Sheila F. Segal at the Jewish Publication Society of America regarding the possibility of their publishing a selection of his poems. The letter is ac...

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Dumfries Residency

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1990

This file contains items relating to Silkin's time as Writer in Residence for the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association, sponsored by the Scottish Arts Council. As well as working with members of the...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

2 March 1979 - 7 April 1995

Letters between various correspondents at publishers Routledge/Routledge & Kegan Paul and Jon Silkin. The correspondence relates to works by Silkin including 'The Psalms With Their Spoils,' 'Selected...

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