ALSs from Stephen Spender to Philip Larkin, writing from France and London

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Topics include:

Eric White

'Modesties' [CP26]

The Royal Society of Literature

His view that Philip Larkin is one of the best poets

John Betjeman

His Knighthood, and belief that it should have gone to Philip Larkin

T S Eliot

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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

Third DepositU DPL3

CorrespondenceU DPL3/1

Letters from Philip [Brown] (a contemporary at Oxford, 1941 onwards) to Philip Larkin, writing from Swansea and OxfordU DPL3/1/1

Letters from Larkin family members to Philip LarkinU DPL3/1/2

Artificial bundle. ALSs from Hilary (Hilly) Amis to Philip Larkin, writing from Oxford, Berkshire, Swansea, and London, including letter from HA to [Kingsley Amis]U DPL3/1/3

Artificial bundle. ALSs from Jane Exall (friend of Ruth Bowman's in Wellington) to Philip Larkin, writing from Birmingham and WellingtonU DPL3/1/4

Artificial bundle. Letters from Peter Coveney to Philip Larkin, writing from Boston, MassachusettsU DPL3/1/5

Artificial file. Letters from Bruce Montgomery to Philip Larkin, writing from DevonU DPL3/1/6

Artificial bundle. Letters from Peter Coveney to Philip Larkin, writing from Hull and NottinghamU DPL3/1/7

ALSs from Stephen Spender to Philip Larkin, writing from France and LondonU DPL3/1/8

ALSs from Clive James to Philip Larkin, writing from Cambridge and London ('The Observer')U DPL3/1/9

Letters from Anthony Powell to Philip Larkin, writing from London and Somerset, and 1 copy TL from Philip Larkin to Powell, writing from Hull (17/9/81)U DPL3/1/10

Artificial file. Congratulatory letters to Philip Larkin on his being awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for PoetryU DPL3/1/11

File of letters concerning and in response to a letter Philip Larkin sent to 'The Times' about forms of address (use of Christian names, prisoners, gender, etc.).U DPL3/1/12

Artificial bundle. Letters from Susannah McCorkle to Philip Larkin, writing from Rome, ItalyU DPL3/1/13

Bundle. Letters from John Betjeman (TLS) and Elizabeth Betjeman (2 ALSs) to Philip Larkin, writing from London and Derbyshire.U DPL3/1/14

Artificial bundle. TLSs from Colin Gunner to Philip Larkin, writing from Coventry and 1 copy TL from Philip Larkin to CG (24/5/72)U DPL3/1/15

Artificial bundle. ALSs from Hilary Walton to Philip Larkin, writing from OxfordU DPL3/1/16

Artificial file. ALSs from Ted Tarling to Philip Larkin (including four photographs now at DPL(3)/5/2), writing from HullU DPL3/1/17

Letters, cards and notes from Helen Spalding to Philip Larkin, plus TL from Philip Larkin to HS, telegramme from Philip Larkin to HS, and ALS from Marjorie [Remington] to Philip Larkin.U DPL3/1/18

TLS from Stevie Smith, in London, to Philip Larkin, with TL from Philip Larkin to SSU DPL3/1/19

Letters between Philip Larkin and E. F. D. Roberts (University of Dublin), writing from Dublin, regarding a citation for C. Day-LewisU DPL3/1/20

TLs (one incomplete) sent from Larkin to Charles Davy ('The Observer') writing from London, and one (incomplete) to Mr. Duke (sender unknown; the page has illustrations of mice on it).U DPL3/1/21

Miscellaneous letters to Philip Larkin. Mainly fan letters, but including:U DPL3/1/22

Miscellaneous letters to Philip Larkin, including:U DPL3/1/23

Undated miscellaneous letters to Philip Larkin, including:U DPL3/1/24

PostcardsU DPL3/2

Press CuttingsU DPL3/3

Greetings cardsU DPL3/4

PhotographsU DPL3/5

RecordingsU DPL3/6

MiscellaneousU DPL3/7

Sydney Larkin, etc.U DPL3/8

Fourth DepositU DPL4