Correspondence between Alex Wilson (Director General, British Library) and Philip Larkin about the British Library's expenditure on books

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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

Correspondence between Lord Gowrie and Philip Larkin inviting him to become a part-time member of the British Library BoardU DPL2/3/14/1

Correspondence between Roy Marshall (Vice Chancellor, Hull University) and Philip Larkin encouraging him to become a part-time member of the British Library BoardU DPL2/3/14/2

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Sir Frederick Dainton (Chairman of the British Library Board) offering to become a part-time member of the British Library BoardU DPL2/3/14/3

Correspondence between Ross Bourne (Assistant Secretary,British Library Board) and Philip Larkin offering him a tour of the British LibraryU DPL2/3/14/4

Correspondence between Alex Wilson (Director General, Reference Division, British Library) and Philip Larkin about his membership of the British Library BoardU DPL2/3/14/5

Letter from L Bell (Secretary, British Library Board) to Philip Larkin informing him of an increase in fee payable to him as a member of the British Library BoardU DPL2/3/14/6

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Margaret Treen (Press and Public Relations Officer with the British Library)U DPL2/3/14/7

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and A Wilson (Director General, British Library) about his visitU DPL2/3/14/8

Letter from Philip Larkin to Barry Bloomfield (Keeper, Oriental Manuscripts & Printed Books) sending him the Betjeman exhibition catalogueU DPL2/3/14/9

Letter from Philip Larkin to Dr D P Waley (Keeper, Department of Manuscripts, British Library) about a visitU DPL2/3/14/10

Letter from Philip Larkin to Elaine Paintin (Exhibitions and Education Service, British Library) thanking her for explaining her role at the British LibraryU DPL2/3/14/11

Letter from Philip Larkin to Lotte Hellinga (Department of Printed Books, British Library) thanking her for explaining her role at the British LibraryU DPL2/3/14/12

Letter from Philip Larkin to K L Gibson (Head of Public Services, Department of Printed Books, British Library) thanking him for explaining his role at the British LibraryU DPL2/3/14/13

Correspondence between Alex Wilson (Director General, British Library) and Philip Larkin about the British Library's expenditure on booksU DPL2/3/14/14

University of Hull memoranda between Philip Larkin and Alan MarshallU DPL2/3/14/15

Correspondence between Nicholas Barker (Deputy Director of the Preservation Service and Head of Conservation, British Library) and Philip Larkin about charges for photographsU DPL2/3/14/16

Copied letter from Lord Gowrie to Sir Frederick Dainton (Chairman, British Library Board)U DPL2/3/14/17

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Anthony Loveday (Secretary, SCONUL) expressing concern at plans to extend the loan and photocopying charges beyond limit of direct cost recoveryU DPL2/3/14/18

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Lionel Bell (Secretary, British Library Board) about his expenses (copied)U DPL2/3/14/19

Correspondence between Linda Blake (British Library Lending Division) and Philip Larkin voicing concern over conversion of the British Library catalogueU DPL2/3/14/20

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Sir Frederick Dainton (Chairman, British Library Board) expressing his sadness at his retirement from the British Library BoardU DPL2/3/14/21

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Richard Luce (Office of Arts and Libraries) expressing his regret at Larkin s decision to resign from the British Library BoardU DPL2/3/14/22

Correspondence between Kenneth Cooper (Chief Executive, British Library) and Philip Larkin thanking him for his contribution to Frederick Dainton s retirementU DPL2/3/14/23

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

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