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Collection Area Western Manuscripts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 88984

1231. Add MS 88984/6/6

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Title:
Mermaid Theatre
Scope & Content:
Contains correspondence with, and relating to, the Mermaid Theatre, the venue for the 1961 festival.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960-1962
Extent:
1 folder

1232. Add MS 88984/6/7

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Title:
Correspondence relating to Guinness commissioned poetry
Scope & Content:
The correspondence discusses the poets to be commissioned, potential substitutes, the availability of the poets to read their work, and fees. Correspondents include Arthur Guinness Son & Co. and the commissioned poets.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960-1961
Extent:
1 folder

1233. Add MS 88984/6/7-8

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Title:
Guinness commissioned poetry
Scope & Content:
Contains papers relating to the commissioning of new poetry for the festival by Guinness. The poets commissioned were: Thomas Blackburn, Austin Clarke, Michael Hamburger, Ted Hughes, Patrick Kavanagh, Norman MacCaig, Richard Murphy, Sylvia Plath, William Plomer, Hal Summers, R. S. Thomas, and Lau...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960-1961
Extent:
2 files

1234. Add MS 88984/6/8

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Title:
Typescripts of Guinness commissioned poetry
Scope & Content:
Contains typescripts, some corrected, of poems by Thomas Blackburn, Austin Clarke, Michael Hamburger, Ted Hughes, Patrick Kavanagh, Norman MacCaig, Richard Murphy, Sylvia Plath, Hal Summers, R. S. Thomas, and Laurence Whistler.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1961
Extent:
1 folder

1235. Add MS 88984/6/9

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Title:
Correspondence with, and relating to, patrons of the Festival
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960-1961
Extent:
1 folder

1236. Add MS 88984/6/10

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Title:
Correspondence relating to offers of submissions and material for the Festival
Scope & Content:
Includes rejection letters in response to offers to act as readers, offers of poems for performance, and offers of material for exhibition.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1961
Extent:
1 folder

1237. Add MS 88984/6/11

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Title:
Correspondence with music and drama colleges
Scope & Content:
Includes correspondence relating to meetings for colleges to have an input into the festival programme.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960
Extent:
1 folder

1238. Add MS 88984/6/12

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Title:
Festival timetable
Scope & Content:
Contains timetables and programmes of events. Includes a guest list for the opening night.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1961
Extent:
1 folder

1239. Add MS 88984/6/13

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Title:
Festival press and publicity correspondence
Scope & Content:
Contains correspondence relating to advertisements and advertising schedules, other poetry festivals, promotion of the festival and distribution of flyers and leaflets, press conferences, press articles, radio programmes, printing costs and distribution of Festival materials, and other publicity ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1959-1961
Extent:
1 folder

1240. Add MS 88984/6/13-14

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Title:
Festival press and publicity
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1959-1961
Extent:
1 file and 1 poster