Correspondence between G Plant (Overseas Books) and Philip Larkin requesting permission to include the poem 'Wedding wind' in 'Evans graded verse book 5' by Pideout and Knight

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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

Correspondence between Tom Mori (Manager, Charles E Tuttle Co. Inc.) and Philip Larkin asking whether English language radio reading rights extended to a Japanese broadcast of 'Cut Grass'U DPL2/2/10/1

Correspondence between Miles Kington (Assistant Editor, 'Punch') and Philip Larkin asking him to review 'Cole'U DPL2/2/10/2

Correspondence between Professor Brian Cox and Philip Larkin about the poem 'The building' and the inclusion of 'Livings' in a 'Critical Quarterly' pamphletU DPL2/2/10/3

Correspondence between George MacBeth (BBC) and Philip Larkin about 'Larkin at fifty', BBC Radio 3U DPL2/2/10/4

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and the Manciple of All Souls College, OxfordU DPL2/2/10/5

Correspondence between Olive Howell (Copyright Department, BBC) and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/10/6

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Charles Curran (Director General of the BBC) complaining about the altered schedule of 'Larkin at fifty'U DPL2/2/10/7

Letter from Stephen Hearst (Controller, Radio 3) apologising for the late change of schedule of 'Larkin at fifty'U DPL2/2/10/8

Correspondence between Desmond Badham-Thornhill (Thornhill Press) and Philip Larkin seeking permission to include Larkin's work in 'People within'U DPL2/2/10/9

Correspondence between James Gibson and Philip Larkin about 'Let the poet choose', an anthology of poems chosen by contemporary poetsU DPL2/2/10/10

Correspondence between Mary Herring (Copyright Department, BBC) and Philip Larkin arranging payment for lines from the poem 'Coming' to be transmitted in 'The affirmative way', BBC1U DPL2/2/10/11

Correspondence between David Gower (Copyright Department, BBC) and Philip Larkin arranging payment for transmission of 'Cut grass' in the radio programme 'In other words'U DPL2/2/10/12

Letter between Olive Howell (Copyright Department, BBC) and Philip Larkin arranging payment for the use of 'The old fools' in Radio 4's 'Themes of today'U DPL2/2/10/13

Correspondence between Peter Leek (George Allen & Unwin) and Philip Larkin arranging payment for the use of 'Cut grass' in 'A lasting joy' by C Day LewisU DPL2/2/10/14

Correspondence between Philip Larkin, Cecil Day Lewis and J H Clark about the 'Poem of the Month' enterpriseU DPL2/2/10/15

Correspondence between Avril Blend (film maker) and Philip Larkin about a film version of 'Church going'U DPL2/2/10/16

Correspondence between Paul Ginestier (Department of French, Hull University) and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/10/17

Correspondence between A H Sagar (Deputy Director, Publications Department, British Council) Philip Larkin requesting permission to cite from 'The building' and 'Sad steps' in 'Poetry Today' produced by Anthony ThwaiteU DPL2/2/10/18

Correspondence between Jeremy Robson and Larkin concerning the inclusion of 'The Building' in 'Poetry Dimension 1: a Living Record of the Poetry Year' published by Sphere/RobsonU DPL2/2/10/19

Correspondence between James Atlas (Carcanet Press) and Philip Larkin, enclosing copied pages from Michael Hamburger's memoirU DPL2/2/10/20

Correspondence between Michael Schmidt and Philip Larkin regarding permission to quote from a letter which Larkin wrote to Schmidt, in his autobiographical memoir 'A mug's game'U DPL2/2/10/21

Correspondence between Jeremy Robson and Philip Larkin about the inclusion of 'To the sea', 'Sad steps' 'Dublinesque' and 'The card players' in 'Modern Poets in focus'U DPL2/2/10/22

Correspondence between Edwin Whitesell (Managing Editor, 'The Explicator', Virginia Commonwealth University) and Philip Larkin about an article on the poem 'Drypoint' by Margaret Blum (offprint enclosed)U DPL2/2/10/23

Correspondence between David Gower (Copyright Department, BBC) and Philip Larkin requesting permission to use 'The old fools' in the radio programme 'In other words'U DPL2/2/10/24

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Denness Roylance, (Bookings Assistant, Contracts and Finance Department, BBC) including payment for 'Kaleidoscope's' interview with Philip Larkin and his reading of the poem 'Cut Grass'U DPL2/2/10/25

Correspondence between Jon Stallworthy (Oxford University Press) and Philip Larkin about 'The real Wilfred', a review of Stallworthy's book published by Larkin in 'Encounter' (ts. enclosed)U DPL2/2/10/26

Correspondence between Ian Hamilton (Editor, 'The Review') and Philip Larkin asking if Larkin would consider being interviewed by Dan JacobsonU DPL2/2/10/27

Correspondence between Dan Jacobson and Philip Larkin about an interview for 'The Review' (photocopy enclosed)U DPL2/2/10/28

Correspondence between Michael Dawson (Yorkshire Arts Association) and Philip Larkin asking him to participate in the making of a cassette of five Yorkshire poetsU DPL2/2/10/29

Letter from Wayne Brown (Editor, 'Poetry & Audience') to Philip Larkin requesting permission to include 'An Arundel tomb' to celebrate the magazine's 21st editionU DPL2/2/10/30

Correspondence between Roland Bowden and Philip Larkin inviting him to the Chichester festivalU DPL2/2/10/31

Correspondence between Arabel Porter (Houghton Mifflin Company) and Philip Larkin asking him to write the introduction to the new American edition of John Betjeman's 'Collected poems', published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston and John MurrayU DPL2/2/10/32

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and John Betjeman apologising for his introduction to Betjeman's 'Collected poems'U DPL2/2/10/33

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and John Murray (John Murray Publishers) thanking him for his introduction to Betjeman's 'Collected poems'U DPL2/2/10/34

Correspondence between Linda Glick (Copy Editing Department, Houghton Mifflin Company) and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/10/35

Correspondence between Mrs Hughes (John Murray Publishers) and Philip Larkin informing him of the forthcoming 'Cornhill Magazine' which includes 'It could only happen in England', Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/10/36

Correspondence between Carolyn Fearnside (Robson Books Limited) and Philip Larkin asking permission to reuse 'It could only happen in England'U DPL2/2/10/37

Correspondence between Dannie Abse (Editor, 'Poetry Dimension 2') and Philip Larkin about the inclusion of Larkin's new introduction to Betjeman (included)U DPL2/2/10/38

Correspondence between A D Dodd (Juta and Company Ltd., South Africa) and Philip Larkin seeking permission to reprint a passage from 'It could only happen in England' in 'English prose in action'U DPL2/2/10/39

Letter from Mavis Pindard (Copyright Department, Faber and Faber) to Philip Larkin informing him of requests to use extracts from the article 'It could only happen in EnglandU DPL2/2/10/40

Catalogue. 'Northern Books Auction 4/1975 for a sale of modern literary manuscripts' (6pp.)U DPL2/2/10/41

Correspondence between Philip Long (Librarian, University of Essex) and Philip Larkin advising him to buy the Donald Davie papers in the Northern Books Auction 1975U DPL2/2/10/42

Correspondence between Anthony Whittome (Hutchinson Publishing Group Ltd.) and Philip Larkin regarding the inclusion of Larkin's poem 'The life with a hole in it' in the PEN 'New poems anthology' edited by Patricia BeerU DPL2/2/10/43

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Will Sulkin (Penguin Books Ltd.) about his unwillingness to write a book on Thomas HardyU DPL2/2/10/44

Letter from Mary Nielsen (Copyright Department, BBC) informing Philip Larkin of the Open University's plans to broadcast 'Next Please' and 'Age'U DPL2/2/10/45

Correspondence between Mrs A G Wegerif (Ward Lock Educational Company Limited) and Philip Larkin seeking permission to publish the poem 'Love' in a WLE English Project for schoolsU DPL2/2/10/46

Correspondence between Elsa Pomeroy (Literature Assistant, Arts Council) and Philip Larkin apologising for the unauthorised use of Larkin's poems in a poetry reading by Kingsley AmisU DPL2/2/10/47

Correspondence between Derek Drescher (BBC) and Philip Larkin regarding 'Desert Island Disks'U DPL2/2/10/48

Correspondence between Howard Moss (Chairman, Committee on Awards for Literature, National Institute of Arts and Letters) and Philip Larkin awarding him the Loines Award for PoetryU DPL2/2/10/49

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Robert Giroux (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) asking him to accept the Loines Award for Poetry on his behalfU DPL2/2/10/50

Correspondence between Margaret Mills (Executive Director, American Academy of Arts and Letters) and Philip Larkin, enclosing the citation of Philip Larkin for the Loines Award by Howard Moss, 22 May 1974U DPL2/2/10/51

Correspondence between Eloise Segal (Librarian, American Academy of Arts and Letters) and Philip Larkin, including page of autobiographical data signed by LarkinU DPL2/2/10/52

Correspondence between Michael Dawson (Yorkshire Arts Association) and Philip Larkin about a £1,000 prize for 'High Windows'U DPL2/2/10/53

Correspondence between Rosemary Goad (Faber and Faber) and Philip Larkin congratulating him on the Yorkshire Arts Association Award for 'High Windows'U DPL2/2/10/54

Correspondence between Christopher Pulleine (Development Officer, Yorkshire Arts Association) and Philip Larkin asking to interview him for 'Yorkshire Life'U DPL2/2/10/55

Letter from Philip Larkin to the Right Honourable Lord Feversham thanking him for the Yorkshire Arts Association AwardU DPL2/2/10/56

Correspondence between Charles Monteith (Faber and Faber) and Philip Larkin warning him of John Haffenden's impending request for an interview for 'Interviews with poets'U DPL2/2/10/57

Correspondence between John Haffenden (Department of English, University of Sheffield) and Philip Larkin arranging an interviewU DPL2/2/10/58

Correspondence between Alan Ross (Editor, 'The London Magazine') and Philip Larkin about the publication of the interview with John Haffenden (Department of English, University of Sheffield)U DPL2/2/10/59

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and John Haffenden about the publication of the John Haffenden interview in 'The London Magazine' and forwarding some amendmentsU DPL2/2/10/60

Correspondence between Christopher Hawtree ('London Magazine') and Philip Larkin informing him of the publication date of his interview with John HaffendenU DPL2/2/10/61

Letter from Philip Larkin to the Editor, 'New Review', complaining about non-payment for his review of the 'New Oxford Book of Light Verse'U DPL2/2/10/62

Correspondence between Donald Hall and Philip Larkin requesting permission to reprint 'Aubade' in 'The Harvard Magazine'U DPL2/2/10/63

Letter from Hilary Horton (Staff Editor, 'The Harvard Magazine') to Philip Larkin sending him the galley proofs of 'Aubade'U DPL2/2/10/64

Correspondence between Stephen Berg (Editor, 'American Poetry Review') and Philip Larkin requesting permission to reprint 'Aubade'U DPL2/2/10/65

Correspondence between Jonathan Barker (Assistant Secretary, Poetry Society) and Philip Larkin requesting permission to reprint a piece on 'The Whitsun Weddings' in 'The Poetry Book Society jubilee anthology' [first published in the 'Poetry Society Bulletin', Spring 1964]U DPL2/2/10/66

Correspondence between Terry Timblick and Philip Larkin asking permission to juxtapose 'At grass' with a painting by George Stubbs for a publication ventureU DPL2/2/10/67

Correspondence between Dannie Abse and Philip Larkin requesting permission to include 'Aubade' in 'Poetry Dimension annual 6' (finally published as 'Best of the poetry year 6')U DPL2/2/10/68

Correspondence between John Gross (Editor, 'Times Literary Supplement') and Philip Larkin concerning publication of 'Aubade'U DPL2/2/10/69

Correspondence between Matthew Evans (Faber and Faber) and Philip Larkin informing him of Overlook Press' interest in producing an edition of 'A Girl in Winter' and 'Jill' for the American marketU DPL2/2/10/70

Letter from Michele Sheward (Faber and Faber) to Philip Larkin, enclosing copy of Overlook Press 'Author Questionnaire' (3pp.)U DPL2/2/10/71

Correspondence between Peter Mayer (Overlook Press) and Philip Larkin asking him to write a new preface to 'Jill' (enclosed)U DPL2/2/10/72

Correspondence between Della Mancuso (Overlook Press) and Philip Larkin asking for a publicity photographU DPL2/2/10/73

Letter from Mark Gompertz (Overlook Press) to Philip Larkin sending him nine copies of 'A Girl in Winter'U DPL2/2/10/74

Correspondence between the novelist Jonathan Smith and Philip Larkin requesting permission to quote the poem 'Love' in his novelU DPL2/2/10/75

Correspondence between G Plant (Overseas Books) and Philip Larkin requesting permission to include the poem 'Wedding wind' in 'Evans graded verse book 5' by Pideout and KnightU DPL2/2/10/76

Letter from Philip Larkin to John Gross (Editor, 'Times Literary Supplement') requesting that VAT not be deducted from paymentsU DPL2/2/10/77

Correspondence between the North West Regional Examinations Board and Philip Larkin requesting permission to use 'Toads'U DPL2/2/10/78

Correspondence between Dotti Irving (Penguin Books) and Philip Larkin about the multiple misquotations in the 'Penguin dictionary of modern quotations', with relative letter from Mark CohenU DPL2/2/10/79

Correspondence between John Haffenden (Department of English, University of Sheffield) and Philip Larkin requesting permission to reprint Larkin's essay in W H Auden in 'W H Auden: the critical heritage'U DPL2/2/10/80

Correspondence between Blake Morrison ('Times Literary Supplement') and Philip Larkin offering the opportunity to review a book on Benjamin BrittenU DPL2/2/10/81

Correspondence between Robert Hewison and Philip Larkin requesting permission to quote from him in his new book 'In anger: culture in the Cold War, 1945 - 1960'U DPL2/2/10/82

Correspondence between George Stephenson and Philip Larkin about a planned poster of 'Trees' by MidNag Publications, with two drafts of the poster, and poster, 'Evening over the place of Cadfan', John WainU DPL2/2/10/83

Correspondence between David Williams (MidNAG Area Arts Association) and Philip Larkin asking him to select a suitable poem for a poster from 'The Trees' and 'Cut Grass'U DPL2/2/10/84

Correspondence between Professor Arthur Kinney (Editor, 'English Literary Renaissance') and Philip Larkin requesting permission to reprint 'The changing face of Andrew Marvell' in a special editionU DPL2/2/10/85

University of Hull memorandum from Philip Larkin to the Vice Chancellor about the special edition of 'English Literary Renaissance' on Andrew MarvellU DPL2/2/10/86

Correspondence between Kathleen Swaim (Managing Editor, 'English Literary Renaissance') about the special edition on Andrew MarvellU DPL2/2/10/87

Correspondence between James Gibson and Philip Larkin requesting permission to reprint Larkin's piece on Hardy from 'The Listener', 25 July 1968, in 'The Hardy casebook'U DPL2/2/10/88

Correspondence between Miriam Gross and Philip Larkin arranging 'The Observer' interviewU DPL2/2/10/89

Letters from Anthony Rouse (Producer of BBC 2's 'Word for word') to Philip Larkin requesting permission to use 'Aubade'U DPL2/2/10/90

Contract between BBC/Open University and Philip Larkin extending the rights period for three more yearsU DPL2/2/10/91

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and the chief accountant of 'The Guardian' about VATU DPL2/2/10/92

Correspondence between Andrei Navrosoz ('Yale Literary Magazine') and Philip Larkin regarding the authorised publication of 'Cut grass', 'The explosion' 'The building' and 'Trees' and the unauthorised publication of a letter from Larkin to NavrosovU DPL2/2/10/93

Correspondence between Robert Jackson and Philip Larkin thanking him for agreeing to look at an environmental report by the Department of the Environment and considering to write a poemU DPL2/2/10/94

Letters from S R Taylor (Department of the Environment) to Philip Larkin sent with the report of the Countess of Dartmouth's Working Party on the Human Habitat prepared for the UN conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972U DPL2/2/10/95

Letter from K D Evans (Department of the Environment) to Philip Larkin negotiating publication rights on behalf of the Department of EnvironmentU DPL2/2/10/96

Correspondence between the Countess of Dartmouth and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/10/97

Letter from Philip Larkin to S R Taylor sending him an untitled poemU DPL2/2/10/98

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and the Countess of Dartmouth, including ts. poem, 'Prologue' (later called 'Going Going')U DPL2/2/10/99

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Robert Jackson sending him a copy of 'Prologue'U DPL2/2/10/100

Correspondence between K D Evans and Philip Larkin regarding copyright fees for 'Prologue' and the Inland RevenueU DPL2/2/10/101

Correspondence between Lady Dartmouth and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/10/102

Letter from Eric Millward to Philip Larkin requesting permission to include 'Prologue' in an anthology called 'Earthwords'U DPL2/2/10/103

Letter from Philip Larkin to K D Evans passing on Heinemann's request to publish 'Prologue' in a Schools Council and Humanities Curriculum Project (letter enclosed)U DPL2/2/10/104

Correspondence between C A Pote (Department of the Environment) and Philip Larkin wanting to know the republication terms and agreements which Larkin negotiated for the poem 'Going going'U DPL2/2/10/105

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Mavis Pindard (Copyright Department at Faber and Faber) forwarding C A Pote's letterU DPL2/2/10/106

Correspondence between C Wright (The Education Centre, Hull) and Philip Larkin requesting permission to include 'The changing face of Andrew Marvell' in a kit for schoolsU DPL2/2/10/107

Correspondence between Peter Hoare (University Librarian, University of Nottingham) and Philip Larkin inviting Larkin to open the D H Lawrence exhibition to be held at Nottingham University in 1980U DPL2/2/10/108

Correspondence between Peter Preston and Philip Larkin requesting permission to publish Larkin's speech on the opening of the Lawrence exhibition in the 'DH Lawrence Review'U DPL2/2/10/109

Letter from Garnet Rees to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/10/110

Correspondence between Martin Horrox (Lincolnshire and Humberside Arts) and Philip Larkin inviting him to write an article on Andrew MarvellU DPL2/2/10/111

Correspondence between Audrey Nicholson and Philip Larkin about how much she enjoyed 'The changing face of Andrew Marvell'U DPL2/2/10/112

Correspondence between Blake Morrison and Philip Larkin regarding the publication of the Lawrence speech in 'The Times' Literary SupplementU DPL2/2/10/113

Letter from Philip Larkin to John Gross (Literary Editor, 'Times Literary Supplement')U DPL2/2/10/114

Ts. article with annotations. 'John Betjeman', Philip Larkin (4pp.)U DPL2/2/10/115

Artificial file. RefusalsU DPL2/2/11

Artificial bundle. CorrespondenceU DPL2/2/12

Artificial file. CorrespondenceU DPL2/2/13

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