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Jon Silkin Archive
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1947-2003
This collection represents the archives of Jon Silkin, the poet and founding editor of 'Stand' magazine. It comprises items relating to Silkin's career from the early days of 'Stand' (1952) and the pu...
Poetry Collections and Published Poems
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1948-1997
This subfonds contains papers relating to published collections of Jon Silkin's poetry. As such, it covers the period from prior to the publication of his first volume, 'The Peaceable Kingdom,' in 195...
Personalia
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1947-1997
2 boxes containing mixed personal items and papers belonging to Jon Silkin. Includes the following: - Diaries for 1966 (letters inserted, incl. Lionel Miskin, Falmouth School of Art), 1977-78, 1979,...
Miscellaneous: Research and Interest
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1956-1996
This subfonds comprises items collected by Silkin as research materials and/or for general interest, which cannot be directly connected with his work. The subject matter includes contemporary poetry, ...
Jon Silkin archives
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1950-1962
This sub-collection is a separate accrual. It includes books either owned by, or containing poems by, Jon Silkin, correspondence and audio recordings (78 rpm and reel to reel) of Jon Silkin reading h...
Poetry Translations
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1958-1998
This subfonds contains items relating to Jon Silkin's work on translating poetry into English from languages including Hebrew and Japanese. As such it includes ms and typescript drafts, workings and t...
Uncollected Poems and Notebooks
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1954-1997
This subfonds comprises papers relating to poems by Silkin not included in his published poetry collections, and notebooks containing drafts and workings of poems. As such it includes extensive ms and...
War Literature
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1915-1997
This subfonds comprises items relating to Jon Silkin's interest in and research into war literature, in particular the poetry of the First World War. Includes papers relating to Isaac Rosenberg, inclu...
Drama
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1955-1990
This subfonds comprises papers relating to plays written by Jon Silkin, including his verse plays 'Gurney' and 'The Illiterates.' Includes drafts and scripts of plays; papers relating to the productio...
Prose and Criticism
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1953-1997
This subfonds contains papers relating to Jon Silkin's prose and critical work, including extensive drafts towards his critical volume, 'The Life of Metrical and Free Verse in Twentieth-Century Poetry...
Appointments, Lecturing, Teaching, Readings
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1953-1997
This subfonds comprises papers relating to activities undertaken by Jon Silkin other than writing. Includes papers relating to his time at the University of Leeds (as Gregory Fellow in Poetry and then...
Silkin Correspondence
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1950-1997
This subfonds comprises Silkin's correspondence, chiefly comprising letters sent to Silkin, but including some of Silkin's carbon copy replies. The letters relate to all aspects of Silkin's life and w...