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032-001969089
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Add MS 74776
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Grey Walls Press: papers of the Grey Walls Press; 1939-1981, n.d. The Grey Walls Press was established by Charles Wrey Gardiner (b.1901, d.1981) in 1940. The papers include correspondence of Gardiner, manuscripts, financial material, material relating to the publication ‘Poetry Quarterly’ and lists of book publication dates.

Purchased from Alan Clodd; 19 Oct. 1999.

Paper; ff. i + 125. British Library arrangement.

1. ff. 1-10. Two manuscripts of unidentified authorship, ‘The Unrespectable Forties’ and ‘Dylan Thomas in Soho’; n.d.

2. ff. 11-18. Letters to Gardiner from Teresa Sillars; 17 Dec. 1948-21 April 1949, n.d. Mostly signed. Referring mainly to her poetry and to Gardiner’s Dark Thorn (1946) (f. 15).

3. ff. 19-23. Letters to Gardiner from Howard Sergeant (b.1914, d.1987); 26 July 1979-2 Oct. 1981. Relating to Sergeant’s poetry including the publication of Selected Poems (1980) (ff. 19- 22), and Poems from the medical World (1980) (f. 20), and his creative Writing Fellowship at Queens Mary’s College (ff. 19-20). There are also references to Gardiner’s work published in ‘Outposts’ including, Time is a Harpy, Variable Moment and Dirge for the End of Time (1945) (f. 23).

4. ff. 24-32. Letters to Gardiner from Hugo Manning (b. 1913, d.1977); 11 April 1970- 2 Oct. 1974. Mostly signed. The letters refer to the magazine ‘The Phoenix’ (f. 24), works by Gardiner including The Dark Thorn (f. 25), The Flowering Moment and Three Poems. There are also references to Manning’s works The Secret Sea (1962) and This Room (1952) (f. 27). Partly imperfect.

5. ff. 33-39. Letters to Gardiner from Fred Marnau; [2 Feb.] 1969-27 April 1979. Mostly signed. The subjects include Gardiner’s book The Dark Thorn (f. 33), the recent death of Gardiner’s wife Diana (f. 35) and editing a manuscript with Roland Penrose (f. 38).

6. ff. 40-91. Letters to Gardiner; 4 Dec. 1939-18 Jan. 1981. The writers include E. M. Channing-Renton (ff. 40, 47), Ian Serraillier (f. 45), Peter Goffin (f. 53), Alan Swallow (f. 54), Jackson Mac Low, suggesting four poems for ‘Poetry Quarterly’ (f. 56), Ruth Speirs (f. 57), Clifford Bax (f. 58), Brocard Sewell (f. 73), Tambimuttu, relating to his memoirs (ff. 81, 83, 85), Dr Alexander Comfort (f. 78), Sir John Waller (ff. 79-80), Sebastian Barker, guest editor of Aquarius Magazine (f. 82), John Heath Stubbs (f. 86), Peter Baker (f. 87) and Hilary St. Clare (f. 91). Many of the letters refer to Gardiner’s book The Dark Thorn and the magazine ‘Poetry Quarterly’. There are two letters from the British Museum on receiving a copy of Green Branches and Poetry Studies Volumes 1-22, 1933-1939 (ff. 43-44).

7. f. 92. Letter to Gant from James Kirkup; 27 Feb. 1968. Copy. Relating to the re-publication of ‘Poetry Quarterly’ in the United States and the history of Grey Walls Press.

8. f. 93. Letter to Mr [Cleddy] from ―; 20 March 1980.

9. ff. 94-106. Financial accounts of Grey Walls Press; 11 July 1947-1 May 1953, n.d. Mostly printed. Including statements from Frederick Muller, publishers, to Charles Wrey Gardiner for Barbary Holiday (ff. 94-98); a receipt to C. W. Gardiner from the Mayor Gallery for The Guardian Angel by I. Colquhoun (f. 99); statements of royalties for books by C. W. Gardiner; including The Dark Thorn, Lament for Strings, Gates of Silence, Colonies of Heaven, Flowering Moment, Season of Olives (ff. 100-105) and a statement showing provision of moneys for C. W. Gardiner (f. 106).

10. ff. 107-114. Papers relating to ‘Poetry Quarterly’. Typewritten. Including a list of subscribers to ‘Poetry Quarterly’ from America (ff. 107-110) and a list of the shops receiving ‘Poetry Quarterly’ and the number received (ff. 111-114).

11. ff. 115-124. Papers relating to Grey Walls Press; 1947-1950. Typewritten. Includes lists of publication dates and published items for Grey Walls Press (ff. 115-122) and lists of publication dates for Falcon Press, Grey Walls Press and Convoy Publications (ff. 123-124).

12. ff. 125, i. Miscellaneous items including a copy of the poem ‘Poetic Decades’ by John Waller and a folder.

Scope & Content:

includes:

  • ff. 11-18 Teresa Sillars, poet: Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letters to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Teresa Sillars: 1948-1949, n.d.: Partly signed.
  • ff. 19-23 Herbert Howard Sergeant, poet; editor, 'Outposts': Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letters to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Herbert Howard Sergeant: 1979-1981.
  • ff. 24-32 Hugo Manning, writer: Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letters to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Hugo Manning: 1970-1974: Partly signed.
  • ff. 33-39 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Fred Marnau, poet and editor: Letters to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Fred Marnau: 1969-1979: Partly signed.
  • ff. 40, 47 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letters from E. M. Channing Renton to Charles Wrey Gardiner: 1939-1945: Signed.
  • ff. 43-44 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letters from the British Museum rel. to receiving copies of his work to Charles Wrey Gardiner: 1941.
  • f. 45 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letter from Ian [Serraither] to Charles Wrey Gardiner: 1942: Signed.
  • f. 46 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letter from Kay to Charles Wrey Gardiner: 1943.
  • f. 51 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Ruth Speirs, poet: Letter to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Ruth Speirs: 1947: Signed.
  • f. 53 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Peter Goffin, stage designer: Letter to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Peter Goffin: 1946.
  • f. 54 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Alan Swallow, publisher: Letter to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Alan Swallow: 1945: Signed.
  • f. 56 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Jackson Mac Low, poet, composer and playwright: Letter to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Jackson Mac Low: 1946: Signed.
  • f. 58 Clifford Bax, author: Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letter to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Clifford Bax: 1947.
  • f. 59 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letter from Mrs D. M. Hicks to Charles Wrey Gardiner: 1947.
  • f. 63 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letter from Sheelagh to Charles Wrey Gardiner: 1956.
  • f. 71 David Hughes, writer: Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letter to Charles Wrey Gardiner from David Hughes: 1960: Signed.
  • f. 73 Brocard Sewell, OCarm: Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letter to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Michael G. Seymour Sewell: 1968.
  • ff. 74, 81, 83-85 Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letters to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu: 1973-[1979]: Partly typewritten.
  • f. 78 Alexander Comfort, physician, poet and novelist: Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letter to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Alexander Comfort: 1973: Signed.
  • ff. 79-80 Sir John Stanier Waller, 7th Baronet; poet and author: Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letters to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Sir John Stanier Waller: 1975-1976.
  • f. 82 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Sebastian Barker, poet and editor: Letter to Charles Wrey Gardiner from Sebastian Barker: 1977: Signed.
  • f. 86 John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs, poet: Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letter to Charles Wrey Gardiner from John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs: 1981: Signed.
  • f. 91 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Letter from Hilary St Clare: n.d.
  • f. 92 James Falconer Kirkup, writer: Letter to Gant rel. to the re-publication of 'Poetry Quarterly' in America: 1968: Copy.
  • ff. 94-98 Frederick Muller, publisher: Statements to Charles Wrey Gardiner for the publication of 'Barbary Holiday': 1952-1953: Printed.
  • f. 99 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Receipt to Gardiner from the Mayor Gallery for 'The Guardian Angel by I. Colquhoun: 1947: Printed.
  • ff. 100-105 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Statements of royalties from Grey Walls Press for books by Gardiner: 1953: Printed.
  • f. 106 Charles Wrey Gardiner, writer, poet and publisher: Statement showing the provision of moneys for Gardiner: n.d.: Typewritten.
  • ff. 107-100 Grey Walls Press; publishers: List of subscribers in America to 'Poetry Quarterly': 1939: Typewritten.
  • ff. 111-114 Grey Walls Press; publishers: List of shops receiving 'Poetry Quarterly': n.d.: Typewritten.
  • ff. 115-122 Grey Walls Press; publishers: Lists of publication dates and published items: 1947-1950: Typewritten.
  • ff. 123-124 Grey Walls Press; publishers: List of publication dates for Falcon Press, Grey Walls Press and Convoy Publications: 1949: Typewritten.
  • f. 125 Sir John Stanier Waller, 7th Baronet; poet and author: Poetry ENGLISH: Poem, 'Poetic Decades': n.d.: Copy.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
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Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
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Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1939
End Date:
1999
Date Range:
1939-1999
Era:
CE
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Names:
Barker, Sebastian, poet and editor, 1945-2014
Bax, Clifford, author, 1886-1962
Comfort, Alexander, physician, poet and novelist, 1920-2000
Gardiner, Charles Wrey, poet, editor and publisher, 1901-1981
Goffin, Peter, stage designer, 1906-1974
Grey Walls Press, publishers
Hughes, David, writer
Kirkup, James Harold, poet and translator, 1918-2009
Mac Low, Jackson, poet composer and playwright
Manning, Hugo, poet, 1913-1977
Marnau, Fred, poet and editor
Muller, Frederick, publisher
Sergeant, Herbert Howard, poet, editor 'Outposts', 1914-1987
Sewell, Brocard, Carmelite friar, editor, author and publisher, 1912-2000
Sillars, Teresa, poet
Speirs, Ruth, poet, translator, 1916-2000
Stubbs, John Francis Alexander Heath-, poet and translator, 1918-2006
Swallow, Alan, publisher
Tambimuttu, Meary James Thurairajah, writer and journal editor, 1915-1983
Waller, John Stainier, 7th Baronet of Braywick Lodge, poet, author, journalist, 1917-1995