Robert Aickman Literary Correspondence: The American Wind Symphony Orchestra
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Papers relating to the organisation of The American Wind Symphony River Tour on the Thames, 1961, organised by Aickman, including correspondence, draft programme and catering arrangements, background brief, press cuttings, and photographs.
Typescripts of 10 short stories by Richard Marsh (mostly Sam Briggs stories), as follows: A Young Man (27 pages); An Official Mistake (18 pages); A Fighting Man (13 pages); On the Way Home (12 pages); In the Nick of Time (20 pages); Sanctuary (21 pages); In their Own Gas (21 pages); Sam's Aerop...
Robert Aickman Short Stories: 'Your Tiny Hand is Frozen'
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Revised autograph manuscript (53 pages), revised typescript (38 pages, with a few handwritten corrections), later clean copy typescript (36 pages), and two later printouts (36 and 32 pages) of Your Tiny Hand is Frozen.
Robert Aickman Short Stories: 'The Real Road to the Church'
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Revised autograph manuscript (40 pages), revised typescript (20 pages, with a few handwritten corrections by Aickman) and printout (11 pages) of The Real Road to the Church.
Robert Aickman Literary Correspondence: The Visiting Moon
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Cover letter from Aickman to Messrs Longmans, Green & Co. sending a copy of his fiction 'The Visiting Moon' for their consideration, together with reviews of We Are For The Dark.