Ms. prose piece of autobiography describing home life and Philip Larkin's notion of himself as a writer, pp.1-16 (16pp.)

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Papers of Philip Arthur LarkinU DPL

Poetry workbooksU DPL/1

Workbook no. 1U DPL/1/1

Workbook no. 2U DPL/1/2

Workbook no. 3U DPL/1/3

Workbook no. 4U DPL/1/4

Workbook no. 5U DPL/1/5

Ms. prose piece of autobiography describing home life and Philip Larkin's notion of himself as a writer, pp.1-16 (16pp.)U DPL/1/5/1

Ms. prose introduction to 'The seasons', Philip Larkin, p.17 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/2

Ms. drafts of poem 'The arrival of the winds', Philip Larkin, pp.18-35 (18pp.)U DPL/1/5/3

Ms drafts of poem 'The country name for it is death', Philip Larkin, pp.36-38 (3pp.)U DPL/1/5/4

Ms. drafts of poem 'The arrival of the winds', Philip Larkin, pp.39-40 (2pp.)U DPL/1/5/5

Ms. drafts of poem 'May quarter', Philip Larkin, pp.41-44 (4pp.)U DPL/1/5/6

Ms. drafts of poem 'Maiden name' [CP101], Philip Larkin, pp.45-61 (17pp.)U DPL/1/5/7

Ms. drafts of poem 'The Whitsun Weddings' [CP114], Philip Larkin, pp.62-69 (8pp.)U DPL/1/5/8

Ms. drafts of poem beginning 'Snow has covered up our track', Philip Larkin, p.70 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/9

Ms. draft of poem 'Self's the man' [CP117], Philip Larkin, pp.71-72 (2pp.)U DPL/1/5/10

Ms. drafts of poem 'MCMXIV' [CP127], Philip LarkinU DPL/1/5/11

Ms. drafts of poem beginning 'The year has only twelve more days...', Philip Larkin, p.84 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/12

Ms. drafts of 'Home is so sad' [CP119], Philip Larkin, pp.85-86 (2pp.)U DPL/1/5/13

Ms. drafts of poem 'Far out' [CP120], Philip Larkin, pp.87-90 (4pp.)U DPL/1/5/14

Ms. draft of poem 'MCMXIV' [CP127], Philip Larkin, p.91 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/15

Ms. draft fragments of poetry, Philip Larkin, p.92 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/16

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem beginning 'In new high wings built on the sides of hills', Philip Larkin, pp.93-94 (2pp.)U DPL/1/5/17

Ms. drafts of poem 'Ode to an heiress', Philip Larkin, pp.95-96 (2pp.)U DPL/1/5/18

Ms. fragments of poetry, Philip Larkin, p.97 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/19

Ms. drafts of poem 'Talking in bed' [CP129], Philip Larkin, pp.98-100 (3pp.)U DPL/1/5/20

Ms. drafts of poem 'Afternoons' [CP121], Philip Larkin, pp.101-103 (3pp.)U DPL/1/5/21

Ms. fragments of poetry, Philip Larkin, p.104 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/22

Ms. draft fragment for poem 'Talking in bed' [CP129], Philip Larkin, p.104 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/23

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem beginning 'A clear wide - angled summer came', Philip Larkin, pp.105-107 (3pp.)U DPL/1/5/24

Ms. drafts of poem 'Letter to a friend about girls' [CP122], Philip Larkin, pp.108-123 (16pp.)U DPL/1/5/25

Ms. drafts of poem beginning 'None of the books have time...' [CP124], Philip Larkin, p.124 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/26

Ms. drafts of poem 'As bad as a mile' [CP125], Philip Larkin, p.125 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/27

Ms. drafts of poem 'MCMXIV' [CP127], Philip Larkin, pp.126-127 (2pp.)U DPL/1/5/28

Ms. drafts of poem 'Talking in bed' [CP129], Philip Larkin, pp.127-132 (6pp.)U DPL/1/5/29

Ms. drafts of poem 'MCMXIV' [CP127], Philip Larkin, p.133 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/30

Ms. drafts of poem 'Faith healing' [CP126], Philip Larkin, pp.134-144 (11pp.)U DPL/1/5/31

Ms. drafts of poem 'MCMXIV' [CP127], Philip Larkin, p.145 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/32

Ms. fragments of poetry, Philip Larkin, p.146 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/33

Ms. draft of poem 'Take one home for the kiddies' [CP130], Philip Larkin, p.147 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/34

Ms. drafts of poem 'Talking in bed' [CP129], Philip Larkin, p.148 (1p.)U DPL/1/5/35

Ms. draft fragments, Philip Larkin, pp.149-150 (2pp.)U DPL/1/5/36

Ms. drafts of poem 'A study of reading habits' [CP131], Philip Larkin, pp.151-152 (2pp.)U DPL/1/5/37

Ms. drafts of unfinished poem, beginning 'The slackening of cities in the heat', Philip Larkin, pp.153-156 (4pp.)U DPL/1/5/38

Ms. drafts of poem 'Send no money' [CP146], Philip Larkin, pp.157-176 (20pp.)U DPL/1/5/39

Ts. quotation copied by Philip Larkin from 'Contemporaries and Snobs', Laura Riding (1928)U DPL/1/5/40

Ms. quotation copied by Philip Larkin from 'Scarlet and black', StendhalU DPL/1/5/41

Newspaper cuttings featuring women who pose as nudesU DPL/1/5/42

Blank piece of notepaper headed 'Sligachan Hotel, Isle of Skye'U DPL/1/5/43

Workbook no. 6U DPL/1/6

Workbook no. 7U DPL/1/7

Workbook no. 8U DPL/1/8

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

Fourth DepositU DPL4