Letter from Helen Thomas to Eleanor Farjeon
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- c.1960s
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Letter from Helen Thomas to Eleanor Farjeon
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Photocopy and typescript of letter from Edward Thomas to Joe Jefferson Farjeon
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Letter thanking Joe for the tobacco he had sent. Annotated by Anne Harvey
Administration regarding Robert Frost visit 1957
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Includes letter from Margaret Haferd, Librarian at the United States Information Service, American Embassy London, and poster and invitation to Robert Frost's lecture "Swinger of Birches" at the University of London
Draft forewords to "You Come Too"
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Handwritten and typescript drafts of Farjeon's foreward to Frost's posthumously published volume of poetry "You Come Too" including revisions and corrections. The foreward was drawn from the notes Farjeon made in 1957 of her last meeting with Frost on his return to England during that year. Page 12 is missing. Title was originally "Come With Me"
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Full notes of Eleanor Farjeon's last meeting with Robert Frost during his return to England in 1957 which were used as the basis for her foreward to Frost's posthumously published volume of poetry, "You Come Too" [original title "Come With Me"]. Written in Farjeon's hand in the margin "Robert Frost - written rapidly an[d)] inconsecutively - must be arranged in its order - Try to describe his way of talking"
Original manuscript of poem "Walking Tom" and related items
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Pencil original written alternatively by Clifford Bax and Herbert Farjeon and including crossings out and re-workings, Venice September 1913. Missing page 1.
Also includes photocopy of a manuscript version held by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Centre, University of Texas, Austin [who believed theirs was the original until this version was discovered amongst the Farjeon papers], photocopy of G F Sims (Rare Books) sale catalogue describing the Harry Ransom version, and photocopy of extracts from "Edward Thomas: The Last Four Years" referring to the poem
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"You Come Too" and meeting with Robert Frost 1957
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Includes note from Colin to Jeff Cooper
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Includes photocopies of documents held at Gloucestershire Archives
"One Another's Guide: Robert Frost and Edward Thomas"
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Timeline of the Thomas-Frost relationship. Includes photographs of both poets and poems "Iris by Night", "The Road Not Taken", "A Dream" and "The Sun used to Shine"
Typescript of talk "The Dymock Poets: Wives and Muses"
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Includes annotations
Images of Helen Thomas, Geraldine Gibson and Eleanor Farjeon
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Five photocopied and printed images, mounted. Possibly accompanies typescript for talk "The Dymock Poets, Wives and Muses"
Typescript for talk on James Elroy Flecker
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Includes various poems by James Elroy Flecker. Annotated
Photocopy of draft "Edward Thomas at War" by Jean Moorcroft Wilson
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Includes postcard from Jean to Jeff Cooper
Leaflet "Visit the Dymock Poets Exhibition" at St Mary's Church, Dymock
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Article "Loitering hours" by Benjamin Miller
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Published in "Poetry News: The newsletter of the Poetry Society"
"Autumn in Malvern Festival" programmes
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Proof copies of the second edition of the three act play "Deborah" by Lascelle Abercrombie
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Annotated by Lascelles Abercrombie. Bound book with inserted loose pages
Proof copy of "Progress in Literature" by Lascelles Abercrombie
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Loose pages within a cover. Pages are stamped "University Press Cambridge: 5 Apr 1929" and initialled "ERB". Annotated on back cover by Lascelles Abercrombie. Includes pencil annotations
Proof copy of "The Theory of Poetry" by Lascelles Abercrombie
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Loose pages 65 - 128 only. Stamped "revised proofs: 28 November 1923: Wm. Brendon & Son, Ltd.: Plymouth". With pencil annotations
Proof copy of "Twelve Idyls and Other Poems" by Lascelles Abercrombie
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Loosely gathered pages within a plain cover. Pages are stamped "First Proofs: 14-16th June 1928: Wm. Brendon & son, Ltd.: Plymouth". With pencil annotations
Proof copies of "The Sale of Saint Thomas in Six Acts" by Lascelles Abercrombie
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Loose pages. With pen and ink and pencil annotations by Lascelles Abercrombie
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Catherine Abercrombie Interviews
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Interview with Catherine Abercrombie 1963 part 2
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Wilfrid Gibson to Edward Marsh
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Handwritten transcript of letters from Gibson to Marsh, 2 August 1912 - c. January 1916. Topics include differences with Harold Munro, visits, written works, health, Rupert Brooke, Georgian Poetry, marriage to Geraldine Townshead, New Numbers, Maurice Browne and the Little Theatre Chicago
Lascelles Abercrombie to Rupert Brooke
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Two photocopied letters and one photocopied postcard dated 30 September 1912, 5 October 1912 and 31 March 1913. Includes typescript of October 1912 letter and March 1913 postcard. Topics include Madame Strindberg and the Cabaret Theatre, illness and visits
John Drinkwater to Rupert Brooke
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Two photocopied letters from Drinkwater to Brooke dated 26 September 1912 and 1 January 1915. Includes thanks to Brooke for sending him a volume of his poetry, visits, Brooke in Antwerp, Drinkwater's work and views on the war
Wilfrid Gibson to Rupert Brooke
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One photocopied letter and one photocopied postcard from Gibson to Brooke written 20 March 1913 and 13 January 1915. Includes details of illness, a series of books called "The Shilling Garland" and plans for a "New Shilling Garland", and Gibson thanking Brooke for sending some of his poetry
Christmas greeting from John and Daisy Drinkwater, probably to Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
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A printed poem by John Drinkwater, translated from the German of Edward Morike. Includes a handwritten message by John Drinkwater "From John and Daisy Drinkwater: Christmas 1924"
Letter from Eustace Morgan to Wilfrid Wilson Gibson regarding Robert Frost's visit to England
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Morgan recalls Frost as being "half farmer, half professor"
Letters to Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
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Note from Wilfrid Wilson Gibson to his son Michael
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Handwritten poem written by Gibson to his son Michael
I've taken my own way through life and so
If you don't follow in my steps, dear son,
But blaze your own trail, 'twill be good to know
At least you're doing just what I have done
Letter from Christopher Hassall to Michael Gibson
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Mentions a visit to 10 Downing Street which "may prove productive" and a form Wilfrid Wilson Gibson may receive relating to his finances that "may turn out to be of real importance to him"
Letter from Christopher Hassall to Michael Gibson
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Gives thanks for the loan of a book and sketch of Edward Marsh drawn by Violet Duchess of Rutland, owned by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson and which appears on page 96 of Hassall's biography of Edward Marsh
Letter from Christopher Hassall to Michael Gibson
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Asking for permission quote from letters sent from Wilfrid Wilson Gibson to Edward Marsh for inclusion in his book
Letter from Christopher Hassall to Michael Gibson
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Thanking Michael for permission to publish letters from Wilfrid Wilson Gibson to Edward Marsh. Refers to trip to Wales to give recitals on Dylan Thomas and giving the Edward Marsh book to the publishers after 5 years and 1 month
Letter from Christopher Hassall to Michael Gibson
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Expressing sympathy at the death of Wilfrid Wilson Gibson. He praises his "sweetness of nature" and "gentle, true poetic gift"
Letter from Christopher Hassall to Michael Gibson
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Further condolences on the death of Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
Letter from David I Masson, The Brotherton Library, to Michael Gibson
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Letter explaining the terms of deposit concerning access to the Wilfrid Wilson Gibson papers donated by Mrs McGrigor Phillips [Dorothy Una Ratcliffe] in 1958
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Newspaper article "Mr Gibson's Poetry"
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Published in the Times Literary Supplement, author unknown. A review of "Daily Bread", "Fires" and "Womenkind", with a review of Edward Thomas's "The Icknield Way" on the reverse
Newspaper announcement for the marriage of Wilfrid Wilson Gibson and Geraldine Townshend
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Publication unknown. The marriage took place on 9 December 1913 at St Bartholomew's Church, Dublin
Article "Wilfred [sic] Wilson Gibson: Poet of Tenement and Trench" by Reverend John Haynes Holmes
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Possibly published in "The Survey". A review of Gibson's work, focusing on the "unpretentious" Daily Bread and Battle, described by Holmes as "war poetry of the future"
Newspaper article "Mr Wilfrid Gibson's "Krindlesyke": A Northumbrian Elizabethan""
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Published in the Southport Guardian, author unknown. A review of Krindlesyke, praising its "amazing vitality...elemental vigour... and exuberance of speech and action". The cutting was forwarded to Wilfrid Wilson Gibson by Macmillan & Co. Ltd. and is glued to headed paper
Letter from Dorothy Una Ratcliffe to Wilfrid Wilson Gibson describing a meeting with Hugh MacDiarmid
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Written from The Percy Arms Hotel, Otterburn, Northumberland. Recalls a recent meeting with the Scottish poet, Hugh MacDiarmid where they discussed Gibson's work, for which he expressed a "great liking" and Roy Campbell's which he "loathes". Dorothy Una Ratcliffe was editor of the Northern Broadsheet and a friend of Wilfrid's who was later to deposit a large collection of his material in the Brotherton Library, Leeds