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Add MS 89142/8/6
- Record Id:
- 040-002919879
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002902417
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025546692.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89142/8/6
- Title:
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Letters sent to family, also relating to first published work
- Scope & Content:
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File contains Swift's letters to his parents, specifically:
- a note to his parents after the acceptance of Swift's first story 'The Recreation Ground' for publication by Alan Rose for London magazine in 1975.
- a press cutting from The Times in 1976 reviewing Swift's first published work, 'The Recreation Ground' in London magazine. The reviewer has erroneously referred to Swift as Graham Smith.
- From Dulwich College, York, 1970 to 1973;
- Sent whilst on holiday in Greece, 1973 to 1974. Also contains a photograph of the students Swift taught at Strategakis School of English in Volos, Greece in 1974.
- From summer trips to Italy and to Greece in 1969 and 1970;
- A long letter sent home about 'daring travels' in Chios, Greece in 1967.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002902417
036-002919863
040-002919879 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89142 : Supplementary Graham Swift papers
Add MS 89142/8 : Personal papers
Add MS 89142/8/6 : Letters sent to family, also relating to first published work - Hierarchy:
- 032-002902417[0008]/036-002919863[0006]/040-002919879
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89142
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1967
- End Date:
- 1975
- Date Range:
- 1967-1975
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)