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Record Id:
040-001977773
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001977765
MDARK:
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Add MS 83691
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Hughes-Baskin Papers. Vol. viii (ff. 257). Poetical drafts of Ted Hughes and Leonard Baskin; 1980-1999. Partly typewritten and printed.

1. ff. 1-4. Autograph prospectus in hands of both Hughes and Baskin relating to Primer of Birds; 1980.

2. ff. 5-7. Photocopy of autograph of The Weasel (which became Weasels at Work); [1980].

3. ff. 8-9. Prospectus for Alien Problems; circa1980.

4. ff. 10-25. Typewritten draft of Capriccio; circa1980.

5. ff. 26-64. Typewritten draft (Baskin's working copy) and set of galley proofs for Under the North Star; circa1981.

6. f. 65. Photocopy of cover for Selected Poems 1957-1981; 1982.

7. f. 66. List of poems to be included in Primer of Birds; 20 June 1982.

8. ff. 67-73. Autograph book of poems: Some Flowers and Some Insects, sent by Hughes to Baskin; December 1982.

9. f. 74. Autograph page of doggerel verse; circa1982.

10. ff. 75-85. Offprints from the Morrigu Press limited edition of Wolf-watching and Giant Dream of Elephants; 1982.

11 ff. 86-98. Typewritten poems from Flowers and Insects; 1983.

12. f. 99. Typewritten draft of 'The Rose'; circa1983.

13. ff.100-105. Photocopies of page design for Flowers and Insects, with envelope; January 1986.

14. ff. 106-107. Typewritten draft of 'The Mask' (later entitled 'Disarmament'); [1983-1986].

15. ff. 108-173. Typewritten draft of Capriccio (photocopy); circa1989.

16. ff. 174-179. Typewritten draft of Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being; circa1992.

17. ff. 180-227. Typewritten draft of Tales from Ovid (photocopy with occasional autograph revisions); March 1994.

18. ff. 228-232. Photocopy of 'How God got his Golden Head', short story by Ted Hughes illustrated by the author; 1995.

18. ff. 233-256. Preparatory drawings by Baskin for Howls and Whispers; 25 February 1998.

19. f. 257. Cover proof for the Faber edition of Crow; 1999.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
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Additional Manuscripts
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032-001977765
040-001977773
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Add MS 83684-83698 : HUGHES-BASKIN PAPERS 83684-83698. Correspondence and literary manuscripts of Edward (Ted) James Hughes, poet (b.1930, d.1998)…

 

Add MS 83691 : Hughes-Baskin Papers. Vol. viii (ff. 257). Poetical drafts of Ted Hughes and Leonard Baskin; 1980-1999. Partly typewritten and…
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032-001977765[0008]/040-001977773
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Record Type (Level):
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Extent:
1 item
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Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1980
End Date:
1999
Date Range:
1980-1999
Era:
CE
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