Letter from Philip Larkin to W L Webb (Literary Editor, 'The Guardian') drawing his attention to an advertisement for 'Bessie: a biography' by Chris Albertson

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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

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

Correspondence between Gareth Jenkins and Philip Larkin apologising for a full scale plagiarism of 'All What Jazz' and enclosing 'Manchester University Jazz Magazine'U DPL2/2/13/1

Letter from Professor Hugh Bevan (University of Hull) to Philip Larkin thanking him for a contribution to the F W Taylor TrustU DPL2/2/13/2

Correspondence between R W Last (Lecturer in German, University of Hull) and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/13/3

Publicity material from the Catholic Church Against Bull FightingU DPL2/2/13/4

Correspondence between Patricia Barnard and Philip Larkin asking him about the meaning of 'Wedding Wind'U DPL2/2/13/5

Correspondence between Anthony Thwaite ('Encounter') and Philip Larkin about the quality of poems by T F GriffinU DPL2/2/13/6

Correspondence between Layton Ring and Philip Larkin praising 'High Windows'U DPL2/2/13/7

Letter from St. James Press Ltd. to Philip Larkin enclosing galley proof of the entry on Philip Larkin in the revised edition of 'Contemporary Poets'U DPL2/2/13/8

Correspondence between Herr Deinhard Dieball and Philip Larkin seeking help with a paper on his poetryU DPL2/2/13/9

Correspondence between Guy Carruthers and Philip Larkin seeking permission to quote 'Church Going' in his parish magazineU DPL2/2/13/10

Postcard from Christopher Logue to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/13/11

Correspondence between Jonathan Price (Clarendon Press) and Philip Larkin arranging a meetingU DPL2/2/13/12

Correspondence between Kathryn Horne (City University, London) and Philip Larkin asking him to judge 'Artcity', a literary competitionU DPL2/2/13/13

Letter from Philip Larkin to the editor of 'St John's College' pointing out errors in the entry about Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/13/14

Correspondence between Captain D D Knight and Philip Larkin inviting him to attend the Lord Mayor's Midsummer BanquetU DPL2/2/13/15

Letter from the Librarian at the University of London Library to Philip Larkin thanking him for his help with a query by Bruce MartinU DPL2/2/13/16

University of Hull memorandum from Philip Larkin to S M O'Brien informing him about awards he has receivedU DPL2/2/13/17

Letter from Professor R J Elliott (Mathematics Department, University of Hull) asking him to autograph the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/13/18

Correspondence between Eric Millward and Philip Larkin asking him about his next book of poemsU DPL2/2/13/19

University of Hull memorandum from Geoff Weston to Philip Larkin asking him to autograph 'High Windows' and the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/13/20

Letter from C Brockhurst (secretary of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare) to Philip Larkin about his subscriptionU DPL2/2/13/21

Letter from Stuart Wilson (Department of Economics and Commerce, University of Hull) to Philip Larkin asking him to autograph 'The North Ship'U DPL2/2/13/22

Correspondence between Reg Bates (Librarian, University College, Cardiff) and Philip Larkin asking him to autograph two of his booksU DPL2/2/13/23

Letter from Northern Foods to Philip Larkin praising 'High Windows'U DPL2/2/13/24

Correspondence between B C F P Knight and Philip Larkin praising his poetryU DPL2/2/13/25

Letter from J R Blackburne to Philip Larkin asking him to autograph a bookU DPL2/2/13/26

Letter from Brenda Moon (on behalf of Philip Larkin) to Judy Egerton sending her a list of articles on picture collectionsU DPL2/2/13/27

Correspondence between Alan Clodd and Philip Larkin asking him to autograph several of his booksU DPL2/2/13/28

Correspondence between M T Money and Philip Larkin asking him to write a poemU DPL2/2/13/29

Correspondence between Ann den Hengst and Philip Larkin seeking help with her poetry assignmentU DPL2/2/13/30

Letter from the Post Office to Philip Larkin seeking a reference for Ted Tarling who has applied to be a part-time postmanU DPL2/2/13/31

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and David Horn (University of Exeter) thanking him for sending 'The Literature of American Music'U DPL2/2/13/32

Correspondence between Phoebe Hesketh (poet) and Philip Larkin about blood sportsU DPL2/2/13/33

Correspondence between Lolette Kuby and Philip Larkin about her research for 'An Uncommon Poet for the Common Man'U DPL2/2/13/34

Correspondence between Professor A M D Hughes and Philip Larkin about the Oxford days they sharedU DPL2/2/13/35

Letter from Bruce Montgomery to Philip Larkin praising 'High Windows'U DPL2/2/13/36

Correspondence between Clive Bingley (Publishers) and Philip Larkin seeking permission to include an extract from 'The old fools' in 'New Library World'U DPL2/2/13/37

Correspondence between the accommodation office (University of Hull) and Philip Larkin informing him of a development for flats in the Newland Park areaU DPL2/2/13/38

Correspondence between Jean Jones and Philip Larkin sending him a poem by her husbandU DPL2/2/13/39

Letters from Philip Larkin and T N Wheldon (Messrs. Gosschalk, Austin & Wheldon) describing his ideal houseU DPL2/2/13/40

Letter and card from Christopher Logue to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/13/41

Correspondence between Waddell Austin (Managing Editor, Borstone Mountain Poetry Awards) and Philip Larkin seeking permission to reprint 'The Explosion' and 'The Building'U DPL2/2/13/42

Letter from a German fan to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/13/43

Correspondence between James Sutherland and Philip Larkin praising 'All What Jazz'U DPL2/2/13/44

Letter from Cyril Clemens (Editor, 'Mark Twain Journal') to Philip Larkin informing him that he has been made a knight of Mark TwainU DPL2/2/13/45

Letter from Eddie Dawes to Philip Larkin congratulating him on his honorary degree from Sussex UniversityU DPL2/2/13/46

Letter from Mandy Miller to Philip Larkin about her own poetryU DPL2/2/13/47

Correspondence between Peter Fenton and Philip Larkin seeking the address of 'The New Review', including ts. poem, 'Posing' by Peter FentonU DPL2/2/13/48

Correspondence between Wendy Dennison and Sally Turner on behalf of the Hull student magazine 'Green Ginger' and Philip Larkin regarding the publication of an interviewU DPL2/2/13/49

Correspondence between Alyson Leslie and Philip Larkin praising his poetryU DPL2/2/13/50

Correspondence between Clive Blackburn and Philip Larkin in response to Larkin's comments in the Hull student magazine 'Green Ginger'U DPL2/2/13/51

Correspondence between Peter Levi and Philip Larkin about the election of John Wain to the Oxford Professorship of PoetryU DPL2/2/13/52

Correspondence between Dan NcNabb and Philip Larkin seeking guidelines about publishingU DPL2/2/13/53

Correspondence between John Chilton (jazz trumpeter and owner of the Bloomsbury Bookshop) and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/13/54

Letter from B T Palin (Head of English, Humphrey Perkins School, Barrow-on-Soar) to Philip Larkin thanking him for autographing a copy of 'The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/13/55

Postcard from Hugh Lloyd-Jones to Philip Larkin praising 'Jill'U DPL2/2/13/56

Letter from the Housman Society to Philip Larkin suggesting that he joinU DPL2/2/13/57

Correspondence between Harry MacLeod Currie and Philip Larkin regarding a postcard of the tomb in Chichester CathedralU DPL2/2/13/58

Correspondence between D A Odello (University of Nottingham) and Philip Larkin seeking permission to include a photograph of him in his thesisU DPL2/2/13/59

Correspondence between R W Southern (St. John's College, Oxford) and Philip Larkin inviting him to become an Honorary FellowU DPL2/2/13/60

Correspondence between Julia Jones (Society of Authors) and Philip Larkin regarding the Cholmondeley AwardU DPL2/2/13/61

Correspondence between Professor Alun Jones (Department of English, University College of North Wales) and Philip Larkin about archive correspondence between Michael Roberts and Kate LechmereU DPL2/2/13/62

Correspondence between Victor Musgrave and Philip Larkin sending him a poetry broadsheet from Soho Fair 1955U DPL2/2/13/63

University of Hull memorandum from Philip Larkin to C J Rush (Assistant Registrar) informing him of recent awardsU DPL2/2/13/64

Letters from Olga Fornasier to Philip Larkin seeking help with her poetry assignmentU DPL2/2/13/65

Letter from G A S Bunker (Department of Educational Studies, University of Hull) to Philip Larkin about contributions to the Association of University TeachersU DPL2/2/13/66

Correspondence between D C Kemp (Manager, University Bookshop, Coventry) and Philip Larkin sending him a copy of 'Twentieth Century Coventry'U DPL2/2/13/67

Note and postcard from Frank Collieson to Philip Larkin asking him to autograph a copy of 'The Whitsun Weddings'U DPL2/2/13/68

Letter from Jan Hopcraft (Publicity Department, Eyre Methuen Ltd.) to Philip Larkin sending him Barry Cole's latest collection of verse, 'Pathetic fallacies'U DPL2/2/13/69

Letter from Philip Larkin to W L Webb (Literary Editor, 'The Guardian') drawing his attention to an advertisement for 'Bessie: a biography' by Chris AlbertsonU DPL2/2/13/70

Letter from Victoria Culverwell (Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.) to Philip Larkin asking him for the address of the Marvell PressU DPL2/2/13/71

University of Hull memorandum from Philip Larkin to the Catering Officer about cold roast porkU DPL2/2/13/72

Letter from Philip Larkin to John Sparrow (Warden All Soul's College, Oxford) about the memorial service for W H AudenU DPL2/2/13/73

Correspondence between Alan Ross (Editor, 'The London Magazine') and Philip Larkin on the death of William PlomerU DPL2/2/13/74

Correspondence between Peter Fenton and Philip Larkin asking for a ticket to the presentation of an honorary degree to John BetjemanU DPL2/2/13/75

Correspondence between Kevin McNamara MP and Philip Larkin on the export of live animalsU DPL2/2/13/76

Correspondence between Rev. Philip Walker and Philip Larkin seeking help with a project on spirituality in post war poetryU DPL2/2/13/77

Correspondence between Professor Brian Cox (Department of English, University of Manchester) and Philip Larkin inviting him to send a poem to 'Critical Quarterly'U DPL2/2/13/78

Correspondence between Barbara Machin and Philip Larkin seeking the address of 'The Review'U DPL2/2/13/79

Correspondence between Desmond Graham (Department of English, University of Newcastle upon Tyne) and Philip Larkin about the editorship of 'The Cherwell' during his time at OxfordU DPL2/2/13/80

Letter from Hilary Ashby to Philip Larkin thanking him for adviceU DPL2/2/13/81

Correspondence between Professor Antony Flew (University of Reading) and Philip Larkin praising his letter published in the 'Times Higher Educational Supplement'U DPL2/2/13/82

Correspondence between Professor Brian Cox ('Poetry Nation') and Philip Larkin sending him the journalU DPL2/2/13/83

Letter from Dorothy Micklethwaite to Philip Larkin thanking him for his help during her service in the libraryU DPL2/2/13/84

Correspondence between Brian Driscoll (R A Group, HM Prison Grendon) and Philip Larkin seeking help with a biography of Tubby Hayes (2)U DPL2/2/13/85

Note of a telephone conversation from Paul Dowling to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/13/86

Correspondence between A L Miller and Philip Larkin praising the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'U DPL2/2/13/87

Correspondence between Bill Henson and Philip Larkin about jazzU DPL2/2/13/88

Letter from R D Lancaster to Philip Larkin, enclosing ts. poem, 'Wet poetic days'U DPL2/2/13/89

Correspondence between Miriam Gross (Literary Department, 'The Observer') and Philip Larkin sending him two anthologies of love poetryU DPL2/2/13/90

Correspondence between M I Nice and Philip Larkin seeking a list of the first publication of his post 1964 poetryU DPL2/2/13/91

Correspondence between John Norton - Smith (University of Reading) and Philip Larkin asking him to act as a refereeU DPL2/2/13/92

Correspondence between Michael Sharp (researcher of Larkin 's Oxford contemporaries) and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/13/93

Correspondence between Richard Cooper (University of Calgary) and Philip Larkin seeking help in locating a copy of 'Jill'U DPL2/2/13/94

Correspondence between Jean Mossop on behalf of Jonathan Cape and Philip Larkin sending him a copy of 'Gig' by Roger McGoughU DPL2/2/13/95

Card. Kenneth Hibbert to Philip Larkin with a version of 'Days' by LarkinU DPL2/2/13/96

University of Hull memorandum from Michael Bowen to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/13/97

Poster. 'The trees', Philip Larkin, produced by MidNagU DPL2/2/13/98

Postcard from Frank Collieson to LarkinU DPL2/2/13/99

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