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Title:
Olwyn Hughes correspondence
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and enclosures sent to Olwyn Hughes by her brother, the poet, Edward James (Ted) Hughes and his first wife, Sylvia Plath. The enclosures consist of poetry and prose drafts by the couple. In addition there are also a small number of letters to Olwyn Hughes from family and friends.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1943-[1960s]
Extent:
6 folders

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Title:
Letters from Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath
Scope & Content:
Autograph and typescript letters written by Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath to Hughes' sister, Olwyn. In the letters the couple write about their work, their travels, people they have met and their future plans. The letters include the period, which Hughes and Plath spent living in the USA.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1954-1964
Extent:
2 files

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Title:
Letters from Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath
Scope & Content:
Autograph and typescript letters from Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath. The majority of the letters are from Ted Hughes although some are written jointly with Plath or solely by her. Unless otherwise stated the letters are written solely by Hughes. Further information about the letters is as follow...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1954-1959
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Letters from Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath
Scope & Content:
Autograph letters from Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath. The majority of the letters are from Ted Hughes although some are written jointly with Plath. Unless otherwise stated the letters are written solely by Hughes. Further information about the letters is as follows - 1. Partial letter in which Hu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960-1964
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Letters to Olwyn Hughes from friends and family
Scope & Content:
Autograph letters to Olwyn Hughes from friends and family. Details of the correspondents and their letters are as follows - 1. Edith Hughes (née Farrar), Olwyn and Ted Hughes' mother writes to her daughter about family life in Yorkshire [autumn/winter 1959]. 2. Edith Hughes writes about her c...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1959-1963
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Poetry and prose drafts by Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath
Scope & Content:
Autograph and typescript drafts of poetry and prose written by the couple and sent to Olwyn Hughes. Includes a partial play draft and some unpublished poetry by Hughes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1950-[1960s]
Extent:
2 files

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Title:
Prose and poetry drafts by Ted Hughes
Scope & Content:
Includes poetry and prose drafts some of which are unpublished as follows - Poetry: 1. 'Tolstoy at Emmanus in November': published in Lupercal under the title 'November'. There is some slight textual variation from the published version. 2. 'Holy City' and 'The Sense of History': both were p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1950s-1960s]
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Poetry drafts by Sylvia Plath
Scope & Content:
Poetry drafts sent by Plath to Olwyn Hughes, as follows - 1. 'Spinster' and 'Mad Maudlin': both were published in The Colossus (1960). The first differs slightly from the published version and the second was published simply as 'Maudlin' 2. 'Nocturne' and 'Departure of the ghost': published i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1950-1960
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Miscellaneous papers
Scope & Content:
Autograph and typescript papers relating to and written by Ted Hughes, Olwyn Hughes and Sylvia Plath as follows - 1. Programme for speech day at Mexborough and District Grammar School held on 26 March 1947, when Olwyn Hughes was in her final year at the school. 2. School reports for Olwyn Hug...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1943-[1960s]
Extent:
1 folder