Letters from two correspondents identified by first name only: (1) eight letters (typescript, 1946) from Hanes [ ], of Meade House, together with one letter from March to Hanes (carbon typescript, 24 June, 1946), concerning theatre matters, the 'Tomb' and 'Orlog' (translation), and including p...
Richard March Editorial Correspondence: Campbell, Roy
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Correspondence: Campbell to March (manuscript, London, without date, [probably 1949]), angry at the apparent loss of his manuscript of translations of Lorca, and angry at March trading 'under Tambi's banner'; March to Campbell (draft manuscript letter, Newbury and London, dated 'Sunday' only, [1...
Richard March Editorial Correspondence: Craxton, John
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Autograph letter from Craxton to March and Nicholas Moore (London, without date) - a strongly-worded letter, written on receipt of 'the Sept Poetry (London)' [4:16, 1949]. Craxton takes exception to March's use of one of his drawings (gifted to Tambimuttu) 'as a tail-piece' in the magazine, and i...
Richard March Editorial Correspondence: Dickins, Anthony
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Correspondence as follows: March to Dickins (carbon typescript, Newbury, 22 November, 1949), having seen a copy of an open letter from Dickins and others concerning 'the affairs' of Poetry London that is to be published 'in some paper'; Dickins to March (manuscript, 'Overseas House', St James's...
Richard March Editorial Correspondence: Eliot, T S
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Two letters. (1) Eliot to Tambimuttu (typescript, Faber & Faber Ltd letterhead, London, 20 May, 1943), having decided to reprint Poetry in Wartime (ed. Tambimuttu), and referring to a previous conversation with Tambimuttu, 'the question arises of replacing the poem by Roy Fuller' [Fuller, ...
Richard March Editorial Correspondence: Empson, William
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Empson to Tambimuttu (typescript, as from Peiping, China, 30 August, 1948), written aboard SS Narrandera, returning to China from lecturing in America. Empson refers to providing Tambimuttu with extracts from his 'new prose book' awaiting publication and to writing a further article from Peking...
Richard March Editorial Correspondence: Fraser, G S
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Fraser to March (typescript, without date), referring to the editing of The Collected Poems of Keith Douglas (Editions Poetry London, 1951), undertaken by Fraser and John Waller, and to Tambimuttu's prior editing of some of Douglas's poems. The letter was probably written early in 1952 (althou...
Richard March Editorial Correspondence: Harari, Manya
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Harari to March (typescript, Harvill Press letterhead, 8 November, 1949), further to having been asked to sign 'an open letter' of protest which the author 'proposes to send to the New Stateman' [see March/Dickins correspondence]. Harari is not inclined to sign the letter without first writing ...
Richard March Editorial Correspondence: Jennett, Sean
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Jennett to March (typescript, Typographia London Ltd letterhead, Addlestone, Surrey, 14 September, 1950), advising that he has received a letter from Mr Gerrard 'asking that the Keith Douglas book [The Collected Poems of Keith Douglas, Editions Poetry London, 1951] should be completed this year' ...