Joseph Brearley: Education Certificates and Letters of Reference
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(1). Certificates: The Leeds Mercury newspaper. Typed letter (24 Jun 1921) originally enclosing a postal order for 2/6, in respect of 'a prize in the Painting Composition last week'. 1925. School Certificate (9 subjects), Batley Grammar School. 1925. Matriculation Certificate, Batley Grammar Sch...
(1). Birth Certificate. Joseph Brearley, born 13 July 1909. A true copy of an Entry in the Register of Births for the Sub-District of Batley, York, 19 August 1909. (2). British Passport (78866). (3). Various German documents (1972-78) including ID and permission to work (teacher). (4). German...
Papers relating to the cremation of Joseph Brearley, Nürnberg Crematorium, 23 November 1977. Includes the text of a poem by George Herbert ('Love') read at the service, letters in German to Mara Loytved-Hardegg, and a memorial poem by William Duff ('JB: November 1977'). Also, an obituary (Batley ...
Two publications (1977 and 1983) from the Gymnasium in which Brearley taught English. Both include memorial notices with portrait photographs and both include the poem 'Joe Brearley' by Harold Pinter, in the former publication as a typed text and in the latter publication as a copy holograph.
(1). By Joseph Brearley: 'The Lamentable Ballad of Trottie True' (1956). Two typed copies, one of which comes with photopcopied notes on the Will of Julia Frederika Surgey. Extensive autograph notes on F. R. Leavis, The Living Principle (1975). 'Thoughts of an Englishman on visiting the Sulzbeck...
Various black and white negatives, largely unsorted. Includes envelopes marked 'Afrika', 'Cambridge' and 'Pinter', and includes two colour 35 mm slides (labelled 'Joe's timetable in London' and 'George Brearley').
A selection of photographs spanning Joseph Brearley's life, from childhood to his final years in Germany with Mara Loytved-Hardegg. Includes a large studio portrait of Brealey (1945) and photographs of Brearley acting in Hackney Downs School productions. Also includes a portrait photograph of F. ...
Joseph Brearley: Letters Received from G. Collison
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Eight autograph letters from G. Collison, of Reigate in Surrey, all signed 'Colly', as follows: 18 Jan 1977 (8 sheets); 14 Mar 1977 (3 sheets); 5 Apr 1977 (folding card); 20 Apr 1977 (5 sheets); 29 Apr 1977 (9 sheets); 9 Jun 1977 (2 sheets); 30 Jun 1977 (2 sheets); 20 Jul 1977 (3 sheets, with en...
Joseph Brearley: Letters Received from William J. Duff
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Autograph letters, signed 'Bill' or 'B'. Some letters enclose, or incorporate, poems by Duff, whose (frustrated) literary ambitions are a continuous thread in the letters. 1972: 30 Jan 1972 (3 sheets), from an address in Munich. Poem on the final page. 'Sat' [Feb or Mar 1972] (2 sheets), from a...
Joseph Brearley: Letters Received from William J. Duff
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Autograph letters, signed 'Bill' or 'B', some of which enclose or incorporate Duff's poems. 1976 (ff. 1-56): ff. 1-4. 1 Jan 1976, Fetcham. Letter incomplete. 'I hope the Leavis [The Living Principle, 1975] has now arrived. I checked the position before Christmas with Dillons.' ff. 5-6. 2 Mar 19...