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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

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