Forty letters and ten postcards from fans, libraries, bookshops and editors, 1973-2006. Invitations and leaflets to film screenings, book launches, exhibitions, 1990-2010. Letter from Miles to Petra Kalb of Music Express including a transcript of Miles's 1966 interview with Paul McCartney for Int...
Barry Miles correspondence: 'General correspondence'
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Communications (39 email printouts, 23 letters, 2 greeting cards) asking Miles for interviews, articles for periodicals (Mojo and Jazzwise), TV and Radio appearances, and help with research; sending Miles invitations to exhibitions; and about Ginsberg in Germany, the location of some Burroughs n...
Material relating to Miles's projects. The files have been arranged according to Miles's inventory, chronologically by the date of the project, and subdivided in series by decades.
Barry Miles projects folders: 'Teamwork, West Indian Affairs'
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Front cover (designed by Miles) of Teamwork, West Indian Affairs, vol. 2, 19 March 1964. Original artwork and photograph by John Hopkins of original artwork for the front cover.
Original artwork for the front cover of Horde 1, December 1964, magazine co-edited by Miles with Johnny Byrne, Lee Harwood and Roger Jones; in this issue, Miles contributed Hill Street Poem No. 2 and designed and drew the front cover.
Original artwork for the front cover of Long Hair: 1, with a double size pen and ink drawing of Allen Ginsberg, taken from a photograph by John Hopkins, and Letraset lettering; Miles edited the issue and contributed to the cover drawing.