Article from Encounter (May 1973) by Robert Lowell entitled Digression from Larkin's 20th-Century Verse (2pp), on the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse

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

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

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Artificial bundle. ContributionsU DPL2/3/20

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Artificial bundle. CricketU DPL2/3/23

File. Faber and FaberU DPL2/3/24

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

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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

Article. The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse: a drama, David Black, published in Akros, vol. 8, no. 22 (pp. 12 - 18)U DPL2/3/58/1

Extract from Weekly Hansard 1058 (2pp.)U DPL2/3/58/2

Review. Tendentious moralisings, Michael Wheeler s review of Lost bearings in English poetry by David HolbrookU DPL2/3/58/3

Review article. Etudes critiques: Larkin s anthology, Francis Scarfe in Etudes Anglaises, XXVI, no. 4 (2)U DPL2/3/58/4

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in AMAU DPL2/3/58/5

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in the Basildon Standard RecorderU DPL2/3/58/6

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, John Betjeman, published in the Sunday TimesU DPL2/3/58/7

Feature in Radio Times highlighting Poetry prom, a radio programme about the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58/8

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in the Library JournalU DPL2/3/58/9

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse by William Kean Seymour published in Contemporary ReviewU DPL2/3/58/10

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in Eastern Province Herald (South Africa)U DPL2/3/58/11

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, Robert Greig, published in Cape TimesU DPL2/3/58/12

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in Independent SchoolU DPL2/3/58/13

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in the New Zealand Press, by H D McNU DPL2/3/58/14

Variety in Verse . Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, Fraser MacDonald, published in Rand Daily MailU DPL2/3/58/15

Press cutting. Oxford books this Christmas!, advertisement for the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, published in The TimesU DPL2/3/58/16

Press cutting. Advertisement for Daimler cars with the note Mr Eliot s history of poetryU DPL2/3/58/17

Extract from In Excited Reverie, an account of L Abercrombie s thoughts on anthologiesU DPL2/3/58/18

What Larkin likes, review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse by Bernard Bergonzi, published in Prospice, no. 1U DPL2/3/58/19

Comment, review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, Robin Skelton, published in Malahat Review, no. 27U DPL2/3/58/20

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in Fife Free PressU DPL2/3/58/21

Article. Larkin s choice, review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, W H Auden, published in The AustralianU DPL2/3/58/22

Article. ...and a monumental anthology, review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, W H Auden, published in Chicago SundayU DPL2/3/58/23

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, Christopher Wiseman, published in ArielU DPL2/3/58/24

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in Otago Daily Times, New ZealandU DPL2/3/58/25

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse entitled A Particular English Thinness, R A Simpson, published in AgeU DPL2/3/58/26

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse by David DaichesU DPL2/3/58/27

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in Scottish Educational JournalU DPL2/3/58/28

Article. A caucus race, Peter Scupham, published in Phoenix 11/12 (pp. 173 - 182)U DPL2/3/58/29

Press cuttings of reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse sent to Philip Larkin by the Clarendon Press (placed in an envelope)U DPL2/3/58/30

Article. Critics crowner, Quentin Oates, published in BooksellerU DPL2/3/58/31

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse by Michael Thorpe, published in English Studies, vol. 56, no. 1U DPL2/3/58/32

Review article. Poets and anthologies, William Cole, published in American LibrariesU DPL2/3/58/33

Review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in Sunday Statesman (Bombay), entitled A Mixed Grill .U DPL2/3/58/34

Booklet. Griffin . Information on the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse (21pp.)U DPL2/3/58/35

Article. Larkin s choice, Donald Davie published in Listener (p. 420)U DPL2/3/58/36

Press cutting. An open minded anthology, Walter Allen s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in the Daily TelegraphU DPL2/3/58/37

Review article. Awkward reverence, Ian Hamilton s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in New StatesmanU DPL2/3/58/38

Review article. New lamps for old, Cyril Connolly s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in the Sunday TimesU DPL2/3/58/39

Press cutting. Raymond Gardner interviews Dr Larkin about his approach to life and poetry, The GuardianU DPL2/3/58/40

Press cutting. Larkin book of modern verse, A Alvarez s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in the ObserverU DPL2/3/58/41

Press cutting. Mr Larkin s new Oxford anthology, John Cornwell s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in Oxford MailU DPL2/3/58/42

Press cutting. Voices of the century, Nigel Dennis review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in the Sunday TelegraphU DPL2/3/58/43

Review article. Stephen Spender on poetry with an Oxford accent, published in the SpectatorU DPL2/3/58/44

Press cutting. Poets of our time, C P Snow s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in Financial TimesU DPL2/3/58/45

Press cutting. Larkin s choice, W H Auden s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in The GuardianU DPL2/3/58/46

Press cutting. A delicate lack of rant, Michael Ratcliff s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in The TimesU DPL2/3/58/47

Press cutting. With the accent on English, a review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in The Times Literary SupplementU DPL2/3/58/48

Press cutting. Poet's choice, Alan Bold s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in The Times Educational SupplementU DPL2/3/58/49

Press cuttings of reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse sent to Philip Larkin by the Clarendon Press (placed inside an envelope)U DPL2/3/58/50

Seating plan for Foyles Bookshop luncheon marking the publication of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58/51

Encounter, including Larkin's Oxford Verse, Robert Lowell (pp. 66- 68)U DPL2/3/58/52

Press cutting. Writers receive awards, about an award to the joint winners of the Liverpool Daily Post Young Writer of Year presented by Philip LarkinU DPL2/3/58/53

Press cuttings of reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse sent to Philip Larkin by the Clarendon PressU DPL2/3/58/54

Press cuttings of reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse sent to Philip Larkin by Clarendon Press (placed inside an envelope)U DPL2/3/58/55

Press cuttings of reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse sent to Philip Larkin by Clarendon Press (placed inside an envelope)U DPL2/3/58/56

Press cutting. Larkin about at lunch, Nicholas de Jongh's review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in The GuardianU DPL2/3/58/57

Press cutting. Poet's choice, review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in The EconomistU DPL2/3/58/58

Press cutting. Report of Foyles luncheon held to launch the publication of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, published in The BooksellerU DPL2/3/58/59

Press cuttings of letters sent to the Editors of The Listener and The Times Literary Supplement in response to reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse (placed inside an envelope)U DPL2/3/58/60

The Listener, including a letter from Philip Larkin to the Editor replying to Donald Davies suggestion that the selection for the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse was not made by LarkinU DPL2/3/58/61

The Listener, including a letter from Martin Bell to the Editor (pp. 724 - 725) and a poem, A weave of social fabric, Douglas Dunn (p. 718)U DPL2/3/58/62

The Listener, including a letter from Donald Davie in response to a letter from Martin Bell dated 31 May 1973U DPL2/3/58/63

Article. Larkin s modern verse, Derek Stanford's review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in Books and BookmenU DPL2/3/58/64

Article. Darling, they re quoting our poem, Denis Donoghue's review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in the New York Review of BooksU DPL2/3/58/65

Press cuttings of reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse sent to Philip Larkin by the Clarendon Press (placed inside an envelope)U DPL2/3/58/66

Article. The poets of today for young people to discover, Andrew Marvell's review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in Time and TideU DPL2/3/58/67

Article. Poetry: twentieth century slump, Nigel Frith's review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in the SpectatorU DPL2/3/58/68

Press cutting. Prized poems, John Betjeman's review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58/69

Press cutting. Letter from John Montague (Editor, Faber Book of Irish Verse) to the Editor, The Listener, complaining about the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58/70

Press cuttings of reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse sent to Philip Larkin by the Clarendon Press (placed inside an envelope)U DPL2/3/58/71

Press cuttings of letters sent to the Editors of The Listener and The Times Literary Supplement in response to reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58/72

Article. A great parade of single poems, a discussion of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse between Anthony Thwaite and Philip Larkin in The ListenerU DPL2/3/58/73

Press cutting. Booknews, Andrew Pollak's review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in Hibernia (Eire)U DPL2/3/58/74

Article. Singletons, Patricia Beer's review of radio coverage of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in ListenerU DPL2/3/58/75

Press cuttings of reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse (placed inside an envelope)U DPL2/3/58/76

Press cutting. Poems for all seasons, Terence de Vere White's review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in the Irish TimesU DPL2/3/58/77

Press cutting. An important new anthology, Elizabeth Jennings' review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in Weekend ScotsmanU DPL2/3/58/78

Press cutting. A taste for broad middle way in English poetry, Keith Brace's review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in the Birmingham PostU DPL2/3/58/79

Press cutting. Poetry for pleasure, review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in Coventry Evening TelegraphU DPL2/3/58/80

Article. Larkin s choice, Donald Davie's review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in The ListenerU DPL2/3/58/81

Booklet. The Periodical, including a review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58/82

Booklet. Oxford books, Spring 1973U DPL2/3/58/83

Book sleeve for the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58/84

Press cutting. Big trees and little flowers among poets, Philip Howard s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in The TimesU DPL2/3/58/85

Press cutting. A delicate lack of rant, Michael Ratcliffe s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in The TimesU DPL2/3/58/86

Press cutting. A poet s choice, review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in Country LifeU DPL2/3/58/87

Photocopies of press cuttings of reviews of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse sent to Philip Larkin by the Clarendon PressU DPL2/3/58/88

Car sticker advertising Philip Larkin's 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/3/58/89

Article. A new anthology of old-fashioned modern poetry, Calvin Bedient s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse published in the New York TimesU DPL2/3/58/90

Article. Behold the 20th century, A Alvarez review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in the Washington PostU DPL2/3/58/91

Article. Book reviews, Carl Schmidt s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in Oxford MagazineU DPL2/3/58/92

Article. Novelist of power, money and death, Geoffrey Grigson s review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse in Country LifeU DPL2/3/58/93

Article. Viewpoint, Julian Symons review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, published in The Times Literary SupplementU DPL2/3/58/94

The Listener, including In defence of poetry: Donald Davie answers his critics (pp. 610 - 611)U DPL2/3/58/95

Envelope with annotations by Philip Larkin about the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58/96

Invitation, seating plan and menu for a meal at Buckingham PalaceU DPL2/3/58/97

Photocopied script for Books and bookmen, presented by Chris Bickerston on the BBC World Service (6pp.)U DPL2/3/58/98

Newspaper cutting of a review of the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse by Eric Homberger, entitled Dictatorship of the conversational (Times Higher Education Supplement)U DPL2/3/58/99

Article from Encounter (May 1973) by Robert Lowell entitled Digression from Larkin's 20th-Century Verse (2pp), on the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58/100

Newspaper article by Robert Greig from Cape Times entitled English Verse of the 20th Century on the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseU DPL2/3/58/101

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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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