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Add MS 89408/2/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003471986
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003463667
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100092990347.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89408/2/1
- Title:
- Margaret Forster: Early Material
- Scope & Content:
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- Papers relating to Margaret Forster degree in Modern history at Somerville College, Oxford, 1956-1958.
- Manuscript of a poem [by Margaret Forster] entitled 'All Compass the Eye Reckons'.
- Typescripts of articles [by Margaret Forster] entitled 'Three White Heads', 'The New Flats', 'The Growing Art of Fatherhood', undated.
- Three letters from Michael Sissons at A.D. Peters regarding 'The Triple Kingdom' (or 'Green Dusk at Night'), which he thinks not suitable for publication, including his criticisms, 18 Nov-16 Dec 1960.
- Three letter to Margaret Forster from Graham Watson at Curtis Brown Ltd, about Dames' Delight, including a reader's report, 4 Apr-29 Jun 1962.
- Letter from Graham Watson at Curtis Brown Ltd, about Landlady Em, 8 Mar 1963.
- Letter from The Observer regarding acceptance of an article by Margaret Forster, 14 Jan 1965.
- Letter from Harry Fieldhouse regarding an article by Margaret Forster for Nova magazine about sex at university, 12 Mar 1965.
- Letter about an article by Margaret Forster for The Sunday Times, 19 Nov 1963, typescript of the article 'Women and Sex at University', and proofs of the article, 'Sophisticated Women at Oxbridge', on sex at university, 24 Nov 1963.
- The Writer, including article by Margaret Forster, Oct 1968.
- Letter from John Cushman Associates regarding the contract with Columbia for the dramatic rights in Georgy Girl, 2 May 1969, and photocopy of the contract, 7 Dec 1968.
- Catalogues of Secker & Warburg publications, 1965 and 1971.
- Photocopy of article about Margaret Forster from Arts Guardian, 9 Oct 1973.
- Photocopy of manuscript entitled 'Brief Outline of Ideas Behind Georgy Girl II', 4 Apr 1983 (2 pages).
The file also includes some personal papers such as receipts, including for Forster's wedding rings, cheque book and a cycling proficiency certificate, [1950s-1960s].
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003463667
036-003469572
040-003471986 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89408 : Margaret Forster Archive
Add MS 89408/2 : Margaret Forster: Correspondence
Add MS 89408/2/1 : Margaret Forster: Early Material - Hierarchy:
- 032-003463667[0002]/036-003469572[0011]/040-003471986
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89408
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1956
- End Date:
- 1983
- Date Range:
- 1956-1983
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Available for research unless otherwise stated
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- Found at the time of cataloguing inside a folder marked by Hunter Davies 'M's personal 1960's. early Literary Letters, articles, Michael Sissons letter 'strong criticism'. Also includes notes by Hunter Davies on the contents of the file.
- Names:
- A. D. Peters, literary agents, 1924-1969
Curtis Brown Ltd, literary agents, 1899-
Fieldhouse, Harry Aubrey, journalist, 1921-1993
John Cushman Associates, literary agency, 1965-1978
Nova, magazine, 1965-1975
Secker and Warburg, publishers, 1936-2005
Sissons, Michael, literary agent, 1934-2018
The Observer, newspaper, Great Britain and Ireland
Watson, Graham, literary agent, 1913-2002