Partly typewritten and partly autograph correspondence (including copies of letters from Hughes) and enclosures sent to Hughes by Roger Scruton of the Town and Country Forum.
Partly typewritten and partly autograph correspondence, printed enclosures and press cuttings relating to Hughes's wish to set up a tree planting scheme with schools in Devon. Includes correspondence between Hughes and 'The Times Educational Supplement'; letters from 'Trees for People' and the De...
Partly typewritten and partly autograph material including unpublished poetry (written on both loose sheets of paper and in old school exercise books) some of which seems to relate to areas that Hughes visited including Alaska and Kenya. Also includes questions and answers about Grimersta (area o...
Mainly typewritten with autograph annotation, letter and meeting minutes from the Arts Council of England relating to a brainstorming meeting about the possibility of writers going into schools.
Mainly typewritten letters with enclosed reports and reviews, and meeting minutes from the Arvon Foundation for which Hughes was a member of the board. Some correspondence relating to Po Shing Woo is also included.
Partly typewritten and printed, partly autograph. Contains a copy of Hughes's acceptance speech read on his behalf by his editor, Christopher Reid; press cuttings and a press release about the awarding of the prize; a copy of 'The Forward book of poetry 1999' and letters of congratulation to Hugh...
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Proposals for International Competition
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Mainly typewritten and printed with autograph annotations and signatures. Includes correspondence, journals and enclosures relating to Hughes's wish to establish an international competition for which entrants would write plays that could be performed by children on environmental themes. Enclosur...
Typewritten letter with autograph signature, and printed copy of bound volume of support material sent out to teachers who participated in the Pushkin schools programme.
Mainly printed with some autograph annotation. Contains a letter and a press cutting (as well as a draft of the same piece) by Natasha Spender about the ill effects of the publication of unauthorised biographies. A photocopy of 'Stephen Spender: A portrait with background' by Hugh David is also i...
Mainly typewritten with some autograph letters and annotations. Contains letters and meeting minutes relating to the Stephen Spender Memorial Fund, the WSET (Writers and Scholars Educational Trust) and Stephen Spender Memorial Trust. The Stephen Spender Memorial Trust was set up in 1997 to celebr...