Letter from Philip Larkin to Alan Plater thanking him for his congratulations on the W H Smith Award

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Papers of Philip Arthur LarkinU DPL

Poetry workbooksU DPL/1

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

Manuscripts and related materialU DPL2/1

Correspondence filesU DPL2/2

Subject filesU DPL2/3

File. 'All What Jazz 1984'U DPL2/3/1

Artificial bundle. All What JazzU DPL2/3/2

File. 'Arts Council Literature Advisory Panel, 1980 - 1982'U DPL2/3/3

File. Arts Council Literature Advisory PanelU DPL2/3/4

File. 'Arts Council Poetry Panel' [National Manuscripts Collection of Contemporary Poets Committee]U DPL2/3/5

File. Arts CouncilU DPL2/3/6

File. Arts Council writers' bursariesU DPL2/3/7

Artificial file. Arvon Foundation Poetry CompetitionU DPL2/3/8

Artificial file. Authors' Lending and Copyright SocietyU DPL2/3/9

Artificial bundle. Martin BellU DPL2/3/10

File. Barry BloomfieldU DPL2/3/11

File. The Booker Prize for Literature 1977U DPL2/3/12

Files. British Library BoardU DPL2/3/13

File. British Library BoardU DPL2/3/14

File. Bain Dawes & Partners Ltd.U DPL2/3/15

File. 'Car'U DPL2/3/16

File. 'Comments on poems'U DPL2/3/17

File. CBEU DPL2/3/18

File. 'Compton Poetry Fund'U DPL2/3/19

Artificial bundle. ContributionsU DPL2/3/20

File. Companion of Literature AwardU DPL2/3/21

File. Coventry Award of MeritU DPL2/3/22

Artificial bundle. CricketU DPL2/3/23

File. Faber and FaberU DPL2/3/24

File. Faber and FaberU DPL2/3/25

File. FSSU vs. USS pension contributionsU DPL2/3/26

File. 'Jill: film and television rights'U DPL2/3/27

File. 'Hamburg' Shakespeare PrizeU DPL2/3/28

File. 'George Hartley (complaints against)'U DPL2/3/29

File. Thomas Hardy SocietyU DPL2/3/30

File. 'Thomas Hardy's death'U DPL2/3/31

File. 'High Windows'U DPL2/3/32

Artificial bundle. 'High Windows': reviewsU DPL2/3/33

File. Honorary Doctorate from Queen's University, BelfastU DPL2/3/34

File. 'Leicester, 1970'U DPL2/3/35

File. 'Sussex, 16.7.1974'U DPL2/3/36

Artificial bundle. 'Hull Daily Mail'U DPL2/3/37

File. Hull Daily Mail poetry competitionU DPL2/3/38

File. Humber BridgeU DPL2/3/39

Artificial bundle. InvitationsU DPL2/3/40

Artificial bundle. Jazz reviews and obituariesU DPL2/3/41

File. 'Larkinland'U DPL2/3/42

Bundle. Library Association Fellowship candidateU DPL2/3/43

File. Literary businessU DPL2/3/44

File. Literary businessU DPL2/3/45

File. Literary businessU DPL2/3/46

File. Other literary businessU DPL2/3/47

File. 'Philip Larkin's blues and other colours'U DPL2/3/48

File. Migration of English literary manuscripts to AmericaU DPL2/3/49

File. National Manuscripts Collection of Contemporary Writers CommitteeU DPL2/3/50

File. National Manuscripts Collection of Contemporary Writers CommitteeU DPL2/3/51

File. National Manuscripts Collection of Contemporary Poets Sub-CommitteeU DPL2/3/52

File. National Manuscripts Collection of ContemporaryPoets Sub Committee catalogue and exhibition 1967U DPL2/3/53

File. National Manuscripts Collection of Contemporary Poets Sub CommitteeU DPL2/3/54

Bundle. National Portrait GalleryU DPL2/3/55

File. Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/56

Artificial bundle. Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/57

File. Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58

File. Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/59

File. Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/60

File. Oxford book of modern verseU DPL2/3/61

File. New Oxford English DictionaryU DPL2/3/62

Artificial bundle. School and OxfordU DPL2/3/63

Bundle. Annual PEN anthology: New Poems 1958U DPL2/3/64

Artificial file. Performances, readings etc.U DPL2/3/65

File. Performing Rights SocietyU DPL2/3/66

File. Permissions fees or 'Why should it be the author who loses out?'U DPL2/3/67

File. Poetry Book SocietyU DPL2/3/68

File. Poetry SocietyU DPL2/3/69

File. Board of Management of Poetry Book SocietyU DPL2/3/70

File. Poetry Book Society PresidentU DPL2/3/71

File. Poetry Book Society. Choice and recommendationU DPL2/3/72

File. 'Poetry panel [of the Arts Council] - manuscripts'U DPL2/3/73

File. 'Barbara Pym'U DPL2/3/74

File. Queen's Gold Medal AwardU DPL2/3/75

Artificial file. QuotationsU DPL2/3/76

Artificial bundle. Required WritingU DPL2/3/77

Press cuttings of reviews of Required Writing sent to Philip Larkin by Faber and FaberU DPL2/3/77/1

Washington Post including a review of Required Writing: Miscellaneous Pieces 1955 - 1982, Philip Larkin, by Michael DirdaU DPL2/3/77/2

Article. The lavish gifts of a dark, frugal talent, Mark Feeney's review of Required Writing and Jill for Boston Sunday Globe (pp. 2)U DPL2/3/77/3

Article. Non-Modern Master, David Lehman s review of Required Writing and Jill for NewsweekU DPL2/3/77/4

North, no. 2 including Master's Voice, review of Required Writing by Philip Larkin, Kevin Smith (pp. 54-56) and a letter from John Hughes to Philip Larkin, 10 May 1984U DPL2/3/77/5

Review article. Required Reading, Jim McCrue's review of Required Writing by Philip Larkin for Cambridge ReviewU DPL2/3/77/6

Review article. Required Reading, Robert Craft's review of Required Writing by Philip Larkin for New York Review of BooksU DPL2/3/77/7

Review article. The Book Bag, review of Required Writing by Philip Larkin in New YorkU DPL2/3/77/8

Review article. Self-portraiture, Haim Chertok's review of Required Writing by Philip Larkin for Jerusalem Post MagazineU DPL2/3/77/9

Review article. Faber Book of Groans, Christopher Ricks' review of Required Writing by Philip Larkin for London Review of Books (pp. 14 - 15)U DPL2/3/77/10

Review article. Simon Adams' review of Required Writing by Philip Larkin for Jazz journal InternationalU DPL2/3/77/11

Press cutting. H[ilda] D[oolittle] images beyond Imagism, a review of three texts including the Faber and Faber poetry cassette featuring Philip Larkin and Douglas Dunn in the ScotsmanU DPL2/3/77/12

Letter from Philip Larkin to Alan Plater thanking him for his congratulations on the W H Smith AwardU DPL2/3/77/13

Correspondence between Roy Marshall (Vice Chancellor, University of Hull) and Philip Larkin congratulating him on the W H Smith Award for Required WritingU DPL2/3/77/14

Letter from Philip Larkin to A Smart (Manager, University of Hull bookshop) thanking him for arranging a reception in commemoration of the W H Smith AwardU DPL2/3/77/15

Correspondence between Chris Watkins (Managing Director, Greenhead Books) and Philip Larkin congratulating him on his W H Smith AwardU DPL2/3/77/16

Mock up of book cover for American version of Required Writing by Philip LarkinU DPL2/3/77/17

Newspaper article. Honouring the hermit of Hull, The Times profile of Philip Larkin.U DPL2/3/77/18

Press cutting. Larkin at 80, Private Eye version of The Times profile of Philip Larkin.U DPL2/3/77/19

Endpiece, Roy Hattersley s review of Required Writing in The GuardianU DPL2/3/77/20

Review article. Larkin About, Carol Rumens review of Required Writing in the Literary ReviewU DPL2/3/77/21

Newspaper article. Stanley Dance s review of Required Writing in Jazz TimesU DPL2/3/77/22

Press cutting. Making Book on Next Poet Laureate, Paul Levy and Walter Arnold on Philip Larkin in Wall Street JournalU DPL2/3/77/23

New York Times including Robert Pinsky s review of Required Writing (pp. 9-10)U DPL2/3/77/24

Press cutting. Review of Required Writing in New YorkerU DPL2/3/77/25

Review article. Deprivations laureate, Donald Hall s review of 'Required Writing in New Criterion (pp. 4)U DPL2/3/77/26

Review article. Critic vs Poet, Robert Richman s review of Required Writing in Commentary (pp. 3)U DPL2/3/77/27

Review article. Critical Crochets, David Bromwich s review of Required Writing in New RepublicU DPL2/3/77/28

Review article. David Lehman s review of Required Writing in NewsweekU DPL2/3/77/29

Review article. On Philip Larkin s Prose, Blake Morrison s review of Required Writing in Books & Writers (pp. 4)U DPL2/3/77/30

Unpublished article. Keith Bosley s review of Required Writing for Central Talks and Features book Talks (pp. 2)U DPL2/3/77/31

Press cuttings of reviews of Required WritingU DPL2/3/77/32

Review article. An Affair of Sanity, Julian Barnes review of Required Writing in The Times Literary SupplementU DPL2/3/77/33

Review article. Airing cupboards, John Haffenden s review of Required Writing in The GuardianU DPL2/3/77/34

Review article. Just Larkin Around, Anthony Powell s review of Required Writing in the Daily TelegraphU DPL2/3/77/35

Review article. How Larkin Writes, John Bayley s review of Required Writing in The Listener (pp 36-37)U DPL2/3/77/36

Review article. On being Mr Larkin, A N Wilson s review of Required WritingU DPL2/3/77/37

Press cutting. The Essence of Larkin, Eavan Boland s review of Required Writing in the Irish TimesU DPL2/3/77/38

Review article. Critics Crowner, Quentin Oates review of critics responses to Required Writing in BooksellerU DPL2/3/77/39

Review article. Larkin about, Christopher Hawtree s review of Required Writing in the SpectatorU DPL2/3/77/40

Review article. Daffodils of deprivation, Clive James review of Required Writing in the ObserverU DPL2/3/77/41

Review article. Philip Larkin: Required Writing, in Queen's University, Belfast student newspaperU DPL2/3/77/42

Envelope of press cuttings and reviews of Required Writing sent to Philip Larkin by Faber and FaberU DPL2/3/77/43

Review article. William Scammell s review of Required Writing in London magazineU DPL2/3/77/44

Letter from Edwin Dawes to Philip Larkin thanking him for his copy of Required WritingU DPL2/3/77/45

Letter from Ray Brett to Philip Larkin thanking him for his copy of Required WritingU DPL2/3/77/46

Correspondence between Karl Miller ( New Statesman ) and Philip Larkin thanking him for his copy of Required WritingU DPL2/3/77/47

Letter from Harold Pinter to Philip Larkin thanking him for his copy of Required WritingU DPL2/3/77/48

Letter from Harold Cohin (St. John s College, Oxford) to Philip LarkinU DPL2/3/77/49

Letter from Kenneth Hibbert to Philip Larkin thanking him for his copy of Required WritingU DPL2/3/77/50

File. Required WritingU DPL2/3/78

File. Royal Society of LiteratureU DPL2/3/79

Artificial bundle. Helen SpaldingU DPL2/3/80

File. 'SCONUL literature seminar, March 1979'U DPL2/3/81

File. 'Society of Authors: Committee of Management'U DPL2/3/82

File. South Bank ShowU DPL2/3/83

File. 'The Jenny Stratford catalogue'U DPL2/3/84

Bundle. TaxU DPL2/3/85

Bundle. TaxU DPL2/3/86

Bundle. TaxU DPL2/3/87

File. Tenancy: 32 Pearson Park, HullU DPL2/3/88

File. Tennyson manuscripts: sale by Lincoln County LibraryU DPL2/3/89

File. VATU DPL2/3/90

File. Watershed FoundationU DPL2/3/91

File. Vernon Watkins bibliographyU DPL2/3/92

File. Wellington Public LibraryU DPL2/3/93

Bundle. WH Smith Literature AwardU DPL2/3/94

File. The Whitsun Weddings and JillU DPL2/3/95

File. Who's Who entriesU DPL2/3/96

File. York Minster FundU DPL2/3/97

Artificial file. MiscellaneousU DPL2/3/98

Bundle. Miscellaneous reviewsU DPL2/3/99

Artificial bundle. Miscellaneous reviews and postcardsU DPL2/3/100

Bundle. MiscellaneousU DPL2/3/101

Bundle. MiscellaneousU DPL2/3/102

Artificial bundle. MiscellaneousU DPL2/3/103

Artificial file. Photographs and negativesU DPL2/3/104

Artificial file. CorrespondenceU DPL2/3/105

Artificial file. MiscellaneousU DPL2/3/106

Third DepositU DPL3

Fourth DepositU DPL4