Letters from children, schools and colleges, Olney- Parkdale
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Partly typewritten, partly autograph letters from children and teachers, some sent by schoolchildren with questions about Hughes's work and drawings, many relating to The Iron Man.
Letters from children, schools and colleges, senders unidentified
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Partly typewritten, partly autograph letters from children and teachers, some sent by schoolchildren with questions about Hughes's work, drawings and photographs.
Printed publisher's proof of The Oresteia with autograph annotations and corrections, and an accompanying letter from English publisher, Faber and Faber to Carol Hughes.
Partly typewritten, partly autograph research notes compiled by Hughes on the lineage of St George (including copy letter to unknown individual); poets and their work (notes made from the 'New Oxford Book of English Verse' in a former school exercise book) and T.S. Eliot's apparent anti-Semitism....
Partly typewritten, partly autograph letters from children and teachers, some sent by schoolchildren with questions about Hughes's work and drawings, many relating to The Iron Man. Also includes letters requesting support for fundraising by schools and colleges, and some examples of children's cr...
Mainly typewritten with autograph annotations, letters and enclosures sent to Hughes mostly relating to the translation and publication of his works (including The Iron Man, The Iron Woman, Tales of the Early World, Nessie the Mannerless Monster, How the Whale Became, The Life and Songs of Crow, ...
Personal and writers' correspondence Gregory- Hamilton
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Partly typewritten, partly autograph correspondence with individuals as follows - Gregory, John (1f.); Gunn, Thom (20ff.); Guppy, Shusha (20ff. and 1 small printed volume); Hagger, Nicholas (34ff.); Hamburger, Michael (9ff.); Hamilton, Alex and Stephanie [Nettell] (1f.); [Hamilton], Sasha, [Duche...
Undated printed copies of poems ('The Wild Duck', 'The Swift comes the swift' and 'And the Phoenix has come') from poetry collection with a copy of the content page.
Typewritten drafts of stories from the collection - 'The Screw' (with slight variation from published version); an annotated draft of 'Camel' and a photocopy of a printed version of 'How God Got His Golden Head'.
Letters from children, schools and colleges, Lanefield- Nelson Mandela
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Partly typewritten, partly autograph letters from children and teachers, some sent by schoolchildren with questions about Hughes's work and drawings, many relating to The Iron Man. Also includes letters requesting support for fundraising from schools and some examples of children's creative writing.