Ms. drafts of unfinished poem, beginning 'Heaviness of the skies that sag with clouds', Philip Larkin, pp.23-40 (18pp.)

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Papers of Philip Arthur LarkinU DPL

Poetry workbooksU DPL/1

Workbook no. 1U DPL/1/1

Workbook no. 2U DPL/1/2

Workbook no. 3U DPL/1/3

Prose fragments and drafts by Philip Larkin, 1p.U DPL/1/3/1

Ms. poem 'Unfinished poem' [CP60], Philip Larkin, pp.3-7 (5pp.)U DPL/1/3/2

Ms. fragments of a poetic journal, Philip Larkin, pp.8-12 (5pp.)U DPL/1/3/3

Ms. drafts of poem 'Arrivals, departures' [CP65], Philip Larkin, pp.13-18 (6pp.)U DPL/1/3/4

Ms. drafts of poem 'He hears that his beloved has become engaged' [CP66], Philip Larkin, pp.19-22 (4pp.)U DPL/1/3/5

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem, beginning 'Heaviness of the skies that sag with clouds', Philip Larkin, pp.23-40 (18pp.)U DPL/1/3/6

Ms. draft of poem 'Days' [CP67], Philip Larkin, p.41 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/7

Ms. drafts of poem 'Lines on a young lady's photograph album' [CP71], Philip Larkin, pp.42-47 (6pp.)U DPL/1/3/8

Ms. drafts of poem beginning 'At thirty - one, when some are rich...' [CP69], Philip Larkin, pp.48-51 (4pp.)U DPL/1/3/9

Ms. drafts of poem 'Mother, summer, I' [CP68], Philip Larkin, p.52 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/10

Ms. drafts of poem beginning 'At thirty - one when some are rich...' [CP69], Philip Larkin, pp.53-56 (4pp.)U DPL/1/3/11

Ms. drafts of poem 'Mother, summer, I' [CP68], Philip Larkin, p.57 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/12

Ms. drafts of poem beginning 'At thirty - one when some are rich...' [CP69], Philip Larkin, pp.58-62 (5pp.)U DPL/1/3/13

Ms. draft of poem 'Lines on a young lady's photograph album' [CP71], Philip Larkin, pp.63-64 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/14

Ms. draft of poem 'Open any minute' (later published as 'Triple time') [CP73], Philip Larkin, p.65 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/15

Ms. drafts of poem 'Mother, summer, I' [CP68], Philip Larkin, p.66 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/16

Ms. drafts of poem 'Autumn' [CP75], Philip Larkin, pp.67-73 (7pp.)U DPL/1/3/17

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem beginning 'A sense of standing still- as, I suppose', Philip Larkin, pp.74-76 (3pp.)U DPL/1/3/18

Ms. drafts of poem 'Best society' [CP56], Philip Larkin, pp.77-82 (6pp.)U DPL/1/3/19

Ms. drafts of poem 'Tops' (entitled 'You're the tops'[CP76]), Philip Larkin, pp.83-84 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/20

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem beginning 'That summer I lay in my room...' (possible draft for 'Unfinished Poem' [CP60]), Philip Larkin, p.85 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/21

Ms. drafts of poem 'Whatever happened?' [CP74], Philip Larkin, pp.86-87 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/22

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem beginning 'A gentleman lay in a private ward' (later published as 'Visits' [CP77]), Philip Larkin, pp.88-93 (6pp.)U DPL/1/3/23

Ms. prose piece 'Spring-summer-autumn-winter', Philip Larkin, pp.93-94 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/24

Ms. drafts of poem 'Autobiography at an air station' [CP78], Philip Larkin (1p/95), p.95 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/25

Ms. drafts of poem 'Endlessly refuse, tirelessly retreat', Philip Larkin, pp.96-97 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/26

Ms. draft of poem 'For Sidney Bechet' [CP83], Philip Larkin, p.98 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/27

Ms. drafts of poem 'Lines on a young lady's photograph album' [CP71], Philip Larkin, p.99 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/28

Ms. drafts of poem 'Negative indicative' [CP79], Philip Larkin, pp.100-101 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/29

Ms. drafts of poem 'Reasons for attendance' [CP80], Philip Larkin, pp.102-105 (4pp.)U DPL/1/3/30

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem beginning 'Filled shape, admitting light...', Philip Larkin, p.106 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/31

Ms. drafts of poem 'To Miss A W Arnott', Philip Larkin, p.107 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/32

Ms. drafts of poem 'I remember, I remember' [CP81], Philip Larkin, pp.108-112 (5pp.)U DPL/1/3/33

Ms. drafts of poem 'For Sidney Bechet' [CP83], Philip Larkin, pp.113-118 (6pp.)U DPL/1/3/34

Ms. drafts of poem 'Born yesterday: for Sally Amis' [CP84], Philip Larkin, pp.119-122 (4pp.)U DPL/1/3/35

Ms. drafts of poem 'Poetry of departures' [CP85], Philip Larkin, pp.123-126 (4pp.)U DPL/1/3/36

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem beginning 'The sift of time away! A killing pace...', Philip Larkin, p.127 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/37

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem beginning 'On me your speech falls, as they say love should', Philip Larkin, p.128 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/38

Ms. draft of poem 'Midwinter waking' [CP87], Philip Larkin, p.129 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/39

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem beginning 'On me your speech falls, as they say love should', Philip Larkin, pp.130-131 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/40

Ms. drafts of poem 'Success Story' [CP88], Philip Larkin, pp.132-136 (5pp.)U DPL/1/3/41

Ms. draft of poem 'Skin' [CP92], Philip Larkin, pp.137-138 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/42

Ms. draft of poem 'Toads' [CP89], Philip Larkin, pp.139-141 (3pp.)U DPL/1/3/43

Ms. draft fragments for poem 'Gathering wood' [CP91], Philip Larkin, pp.142-145 (4pp.)U DPL/1/3/44

Ms. drafts of poem 'Skin' [CP92], Philip Larkin, pp.146-153 (8pp.)U DPL/1/3/45

Ms. drafts of poem 'Water' [CP93], Philip Larkin, pp.153-154 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/46

Ms. drafts, possibly of poem 'Take one home for the kiddies' [CP130], Philip Larkin, pp.155-156 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/47

Ms. drafts of poem 'Continuing to live' [CP94], Philip Larkin, pp.157-158 (2pp.)U DPL/1/3/48

Ms. drafts of poem 'Church going' [CP97], Philip LarkinU DPL/1/3/49

Ms. drafts of poem 'Age' [CP95], Philip Larkin, p.180 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/50

Ms. fragments of poem 'For Sidney Bechet' [CP83], Philip Larkin, p.181 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/51

Ms. drafts of poem 'Long roots moor summer to our side of earth' [CP96], Philip Larkin, pp.181-185 (5pp.)U DPL/1/3/52

Ms. jottings and numbers, p.186 (1p.)U DPL/1/3/53

Workbook no. 4U DPL/1/4

Workbook no. 5U DPL/1/5

Workbook no. 6U DPL/1/6

Workbook no. 7U DPL/1/7

Workbook no. 8U DPL/1/8

Poetry typescriptsU DPL/2

Poetry publicationsU DPL/3

Prose and other manuscriptsU DPL/4

CorrespondenceU DPL/5

InterviewsU DPL/6

SpeechesU DPL/7

All Souls College, OxfordU DPL/8

PhotographsU DPL/9

MiscellaneousU DPL/10

Second DepositU DPL2

Third DepositU DPL3

Fourth DepositU DPL4