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Total number of records: 321

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Leeds Poetry318
Brotherton Collection315
English Literature312

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correspondence321
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)51
authors and publishers37
proofs (printing)31
books reviews20
literary agents16
lectures and lecturing england cambridge12
poets as teachers11
interviews9
photographs7

Top 10: People and organisations

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Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)92
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)87
Crossley-Holland, Kevin65
Brown, Wayne11
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)10
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn10
Blackburn, Margaret Mcguire2
Amey, Michael1
Barker, George (1913-1991)1
Barnard, John1

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From 20003

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Letter

Macvean, Jean

13 August 1987

Letter from Jean MacVean, editor of Blackburn's 'The Adjacent Kingdom,' to Reg Carr, the Librarian at Leeds University Library, concerning thanks for a subsidy for publication and the sending of compl...

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Letters

Various publishers etc

25 November 1974-1 August 1977

This file contains: - 1 letter from Anthony Sheil Associates Limited terminating their representation of Thomas Blackburn and returning the script of Blackburn's autobiographical sequel The Last Far...

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Palimpsest Letter

c.1973

Typescript letter from Frederick Grubb to John Heath-Stubbs, with ms annotations and corrections, regarding his correcting proofs for 'Artorius'. The letter is headed 'Palimpsest.'

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Letter to Geoffrey Hill

1992

1 typescript letter from Lawrence Goodman to Geoffrey Hill regarding the Book of Common Prayer, in particular the history of the inclusion of the 'prayer for all conditions of men' (20 September 1992)...

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Letter to Mr Harding

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1966

Photocopied typescripts drafts of a letter addressed to Mr Harding, dated 12 May 1966, in which Silkin responds to points he raises in response to an essay on Rosenberg written by Silkin. Details of t...

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Letter to Wes Magee

29 Jun 1984

Letter from James Kirkup to Wes Magee discussing an upcoming visit to Europe and a poetry anthology.

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Letters to Kevin Crossley-Holland

c.1964-1965

This file contains 5 ts and ms letters to Crossley-Holland from Edward Lucie-Smith, discussing organizational matters relating to The Group.

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Letters to and from Peggy Blackburn

Blackburn, Margaret McGuire

c.1963-1977

This file contains two letters from Thomas Blackburn's third wife, Margaret (known as Peggy) . One letter is incomplete. It also includes letters written to Peggy from people other than Blackburn, inc...

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Letter from Margaret Blackburn to Colin Huggett

18 Jan 1974

Letter discussing Thomas Blackburn's health and enclosing two typescript poems: 'Crag of Craving' [with ms annotation on reverse] and 'Doctor Johnson', and a manuscript sheet with notes by Blackburn [...

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John Barnard Papers

[January 1966?] - 1 June 1967

This subfonds comprises a single file of correspondence between John Barnard and others connected with Northern House. Includes 4 carbon copy typescript letters from Barnard to Jon Silkin; 3 ts letter...

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Scripts 386 - 399

Brown, Wayne

c.1971-1973

This file contains two copies each of the following transcripts: - 1 transcript of a letter from Rachel Manley to Norman Manley, dated 29 January 1960. - 1 transcript of a letter from Rachel Manley...

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Scripts 1000-1051

Brown, Wayne

c.1971-1973

This file contains transcripts of general correspondence. These copies of letters include the following: - 2 letters from Mike Smith, dated 12 July 1928 and 31 January 1961. - 1 letter from Salvado...

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