Photocopy of a letter from Philip Larkin to James Sutton 'What is the point of poetry?', with two cartoon ill(s)

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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

Artificial file. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/1

File. RefusalsU DPL2/2/2

Artificial bundle. PostcardsU DPL2/2/3

File. CorrespondenceU DPL2/2/4

Artificial file. RefusalsU DPL2/2/5

Artificial bundle. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/6

Artificial file. CorrespondenceU DPL2/2/7

Artificial bundle. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/8

Note from Brenda Moon to Philip Larkin passing on a telephone message from Peter Clayton (BBC) about a jazz programme on Radio 2U DPL2/2/8/1

Letter from Paul Weldon to Philip Larkin asking him to be a guestwriter for a local literary magazine produced by Beverley Grammar SchoolU DPL2/2/8/2

Letter from Frank Harrington to Philip Larkin sending him cuttings about the jazz scene in America (not included)U DPL2/2/8/3

Fan letter from Elaine Cusack (aged 15) to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/8/4

File. Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Stephen Green (Curator, MCC Cricket Club) seeking help in tracing the author and origin of a poem beginning with the line 'My friends leave your work, now to sport and play'U DPL2/2/8/5

Correspondence between Norman Higson and Philip Larkin sending him a copy of the speech he made on the occasion of Higson's honorary degree from Hull UniversityU DPL2/2/8/6

Ts. speech. 'Norman Higson', Philip Larkin, on the occasion of Higson's honorary degree from the University of Hull (2pp.)U DPL2/2/8/7

University of Hull memorandum from C J Rush (Assistant Registrar) to Philip Larkin enclosing tickets and instructions for the 1971 degree congregationsU DPL2/2/8/8

Programme for the University of Hull congregation for the conferment of degrees 1971U DPL2/2/8/9

Letters and postcard from Anthony Thwaite to Philip Larkin about 'The young Mr Larkin', an article by Noel Hughes for 'Larkin at sixty'U DPL2/2/8/10

Letter from Philip Larkin to Bruce MontgomeryU DPL2/2/8/11

Letter from Virginia Peace (teacher) to Philip Larkin thanking him for sending her a copy of 'Larkin at sixty'U DPL2/2/8/12

Letter from Anthony Thwaite to Philip Larkin thanking him for sending an inscribed copy of the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/8/13

Postcard from Anthony Thwaite to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/8/14

Postcards from Bruce Montgomery to Philip Larkin including a three stanza riposte against Auden's style of lecture toursU DPL2/2/8/15

Letter from Barbara Pym to Philip Larkin thanking him for her copy of the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/8/16

Letter from Bruce Montgomery to Philip Larkin thanking him for his copy of the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/8/17

Letter from Robindra Biswas to Philip Larkin thanking him for his copy of the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/8/18

Letter from John Norton-Smith to Philip Larkin thanking him for his copy of the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/8/19

Note from Colin Gunner to Philip Larkin thanking him for his copy of the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/8/20

Postcard from Douglas Dunn to Philip Larkin thanking him for his copy of the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/8/21

Letters from Philip Larkin to Mr Smith (Director, Universal Pictorial Press & Agency Ltd.) complaining about their copyright claim to a Larkin photographU DPL2/2/8/22

Correspondence between Donald Seward (Reference Division, Central Office of Information) and Philip Larkin updating a biographical note issued by the Reference Biography ServiceU DPL2/2/8/23

Christmas card from Margaret [ ] to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/8/24

Postcard from Bob Farran (author of 'Onwards and downwards' about H G Wells) to Philip Larkin thanking him for acknowledging his bookU DPL2/2/8/25

Fan mail. Correspondence between F J E Hurst (Librarian, New University of Ulster) to Philip Larkin's praising Larkin's choice of records on Desert Island DiscsU DPL2/2/8/26

Fan letter from Joyce Drinkwater praising Larkin's choice of records on Desert Island DisksU DPL2/2/8/27

Letter from Gavin Ewart to Philip Larkin thanking him for the cheque for his manuscriptsU DPL2/2/8/28

Letter and card from Helen Spalding to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/8/29

Letter from Rev. P Walker to Philip Larkin with a sample of his poetryU DPL2/2/8/30

Correspondence between John Sparrow (Warden of All Souls College, Oxford University) and Philip Larkin about his notes on Sparrow's book about HousmanU DPL2/2/8/31

Note from the resident of 103 Newland Park to Philip Larkin attached to samples of poetryU DPL2/2/8/32

Letter from Anthony Hedges to Philip Larkin, with press cutting, 'Hedge's water music' in the 'Yorkshire Post'U DPL2/2/8/33

Letter from Mary Ford (Carleton University, Canada) to Philip Larkin requesting help with research on Barbara PymU DPL2/2/8/34

Letter from Philip Larkin to Richard Murphy thanking him for sending the Richard Murphy number of 'Irish University Review'U DPL2/2/8/35

Correspondence between Craig Raine (Faber and Faber) and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/8/36

Correspondence between Roger Hogg and Philip Larkin thanking him for his gift of 'A Girl in Winter'U DPL2/2/8/37

Correspondence between Brian Thompson and Philip Larkin about wrongly directed mailU DPL2/2/8/38

Photocopy of a letter from Philip Larkin to James Sutton 'What is the point of poetry?', with two cartoon ill(s)U DPL2/2/8/39

Letter from John Norton-Smith (Department of English, University of Dundee) to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/8/40

Correspondence between Alastair Smart (Professor of Fine Art at Nottingham University) and Philip Larkin about his son's poetry (3)U DPL2/2/8/41

Letter from Peter King (Institute of Modern Dutch Studies, Hull) to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/8/42

Artificial file. CorrespondenceU DPL2/2/9

File. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/10

Artificial file. RefusalsU DPL2/2/11

Artificial bundle. CorrespondenceU DPL2/2/12

Artificial file. CorrespondenceU DPL2/2/13

Artificial file. RefusalsU DPL2/2/14

Artificial file. Personal correspondenceU DPL2/2/15

File. CorrespondenceU DPL2/2/16

File. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/17

File. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/18

File. 'Current personal'. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/19

File. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/20

File. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/21

File. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/22

Bundle. RefusalsU DPL2/2/23

File. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/24

Artificial file. Miscellaneous correspondenceU DPL2/2/25

Subject filesU DPL2/3

Third DepositU DPL3

Fourth DepositU DPL4