Letter from Haydon Miles to Philip Larkin

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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

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

Correspondence between Charles Monteith (Faber and Faber) and Philip Larkin warning him of Bruce Martin's plans to publish a critical book about him with Twayne PublishersU DPL2/2/20/1

Correspondence between Ronald Williams and Philip Larkin seeking help in identifying a quotationU DPL2/2/20/2

Correspondence between G Garnham and Philip Larkin seeking permission to publish the enclosed poemU DPL2/2/20/3

Correspondence between D W Liddle (Borough Librarian, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) and Philip Larkin seeking help in tracing 'Going, Going' for a readerU DPL2/2/20/4

Correspondence between D S Carne-Ross (Boston University, America) and Philip Larkin requesting permission to quote three lines from 'Church Going'U DPL2/2/20/5

Correspondence between Suguna Ramanathan (India) and Philip Larkin seeking bibliographical detailU DPL2/2/20/6

Correspondence between Ian Chapman and Philip Larkin seeking help in tracing a complete version of the lyrics for 'Bridge for the Living'U DPL2/2/20/7

Correspondence between Richard Taylor and Philip Larkin thanking him for his sympathetic review of 'The Personal Notebooks of Thomas Hardy' in the 'New Statesman', 4 May 1979U DPL2/2/20/8

Correspondence between Diana Basham and Philip Larkin asking whether or not the title of the poem 'Essential beauty' owes anything to KeatsU DPL2/2/20/9

Correspondence between Sharon Baldassari (English Department, Cuyahoga Community College, Ohio) and Philip Larkin asking him for a photographU DPL2/2/20/10

Correspondence between Mrs J Manthorp (Holy Family School) and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/20/11

Letter from Christopher Pollnitz (Department of English University of Newcastle, New South Wales) to Philip Larkin asking for help with the meaning of the word 'bodies' in 'Mr Bleaney'U DPL2/2/20/12

Letter from P J Brown to Philip Larkin asking for help in interpreting 'Drypoint'U DPL2/2/20/13

Correspondence between Mrs E Spalding (teacher at Putney High School) and Philip Larkin asking for permission to write a thesis about the influence of Thomas Hardy on Philip Larkin's workU DPL2/2/20/14

Correspondence between Pamela Wood and Philip Larkin asking him to read her poetryU DPL2/2/20/15

Letters from Philip Larkin to (President's Secretary, St. John's College, Oxford) thanking him for his copy of the College 'Register'U DPL2/2/20/16

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and M A Tredwell (Editor, 'Oxford University Calendar') updating him on his various honorary degreesU DPL2/2/20/17

Letter from Philip Larkin to Charles Monteith (Faber and Faber) thanking him for his invitation to the Chichele DinnerU DPL2/2/20/18

Letter from Philip Larkin to Michael Bowen seeking help with Duke Ellington's bibliographical detailsU DPL2/2/20/19

Correspondence between J S G Simmons (Librarian, All Soul's College, Oxford) and Philip Larkin about his membership of the Codrington Club (for those who have made good use of the College library)U DPL2/2/20/20

Correspondence between Blake Morrison ('The Times' Literary Supplement) and Philip Larkin requesting permission to quote his poetry in 'The Movement : English poetry and fiction of the 1950s'U DPL2/2/20/21

Correspondence between Paul Fernandez - Montes (Editor, 'The Coventrian') and Philip Larkin asking him to answer a series of questions for publicationU DPL2/2/20/22

Memoranda between C J Rush (Assistant Registrar, University of Hull) and Philip Larkin requesting permission to send a photograph of Howard Morgan's drawing of him to the National Portrait GalleryU DPL2/2/20/23

Letters from Kenneth Hibbert to Philip Larkin requesting permission to include 'The mower' in the 'JSR Farms Newsletter' (2)U DPL2/2/20/24

Correspondence between Professor David Martin (London School of Economics) and Philip Larkin asking permission to quote extracts from a letter dated 14 December 1978 which Larkin wrote to him about his time as Literary Editor to the New English BibleU DPL2/2/20/25

Correspondence between Alan Brownjohn and Philip Larkin about the planned reprint of his British Council publication, 'Philip Larkin: writers and their work'U DPL2/2/20/26

Letter from Philip Larkin to John BetjemanU DPL2/2/20/27

Correspondence between R J Carter MP and Philip Larkin asking for his autograph and passing on good wishes from an old Belfast friend Solly LipsitzU DPL2/2/20/28

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and John Betjeman thanking him for his present of an etching by W L Wyllie of St. Andrew's Dock, HullU DPL2/2/20/29

Correspondence between Brian Cox and Philip Larkin asking him to become sponsor for the National Council for Educational Standards with the Council's mission statementU DPL2/2/20/30

Correspondence between T M Pattinson (College Librarian, Hull College of Higher Education) and Philip Larkin asking him to be one of his refereesU DPL2/2/20/31

Correspondence between Charles Osborne and Philip Larkin about his 'Letter to W H Auden', a poem for the eyes of his friends onlyU DPL2/2/20/32

Correspondence between Julian Critchley MP and Philip Larkin asking for help with a piece on Bruce MontgomeryU DPL2/2/20/33

Correspondence between Jane Holloway (Copyright Department, Oxford University Press) and Philip Larkin requesting permission to quote from 'XX poems' in 'The Oxford Book of Contemporary Verse 1945-1980' edited by D J EnrightU DPL2/2/20/34

Correspondence between Jacqueline Simms (Poetry Editor, Oxford University Press) and Philip Larkin about the practice of making editors responsible for poet's fees rather than the publisher in the case of anthologiesU DPL2/2/20/35

Correspondence between C L Dreyer (teacher of English, Pretoria College of Education, South Africa) and Philip Larkin arranging visit to the Brynmor Jones LibraryU DPL2/2/20/36

Letter from Philip Larkin to Jill Freeman (BBC Radio 4)U DPL2/2/20/37

Correspondence between Veronica Young and Philip Larkin in the wake of Bruce Montgomery's deathU DPL2/2/20/38

Correspondence between J B Kelly (imperial historian) and Philip Larkin asking him for permission to quote from the poem 'Homage to Government' in his forthcoming bookU DPL2/2/20/39

Letter from Roger Cary (Assistant to the Managing Director, BBC Television) to Philip Larkin thanking him for his message to Roy Fuller on the occasion of his retirementU DPL2/2/20/40

Correspondence between Anthony Thwaite ('Encounter') and Philip Larkin sending him 'The Second Mrs Hardy' to reviewU DPL2/2/20/41

Correspondence between Penelope Bulloch and Philip Larkin after meeting him at a SCONUL lunchU DPL2/2/20/42

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Ian McGilchrist (All Souls College, Oxford) sending him the story 'Hemingway in Space'U DPL2/2/20/43

Letter from Haydon Miles to Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/20/44

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Joan Clair (advisor to Bristol-Myers Company Ltd.) complaining about the quality of Ingrams shaving creamU DPL2/2/20/45

Correspondence between Elspeth Davie and Philip LarkinU DPL2/2/20/46

Correspondence between Peter Feversham and Philip Larkin offering him a commission to write a poem to accompany paintings of orchidsU DPL2/2/20/47

Correspondence between Philip Larkin and Gavin Ewart passing on Peter Feversham's commissionU DPL2/2/20/48

Correspondence between Martin Burnham and Philip Larkin sending him illustrations to 'Toads' and other poemsU DPL2/2/20/49

Correspondence between Anthony Rota (Bertram Rota Ltd. Booksellers) and Philip Larkin asking him for a copy of 'XX poems' to sellU DPL2/2/20/50

Correspondence between J Simmons (Department of History, University of Leicester) and Philip Larkin sending him a copy of 'Selective guide to England'U DPL2/2/20/51

Correspondence between Kenneth Hibbert and Philip Larkin sending him a copy of a paper by R M Pointon (ex-Editor, 'Humberside')U DPL2/2/20/52

Correspondence between Jo Rippier (Frankfurt) and Philip Larkin about the translation of 'The Whitsun Weddings' into GermanU DPL2/2/20/53

Letter from the editors of 'Contemporary Authors' to Philip Larkin asking him to update his biographical informationU DPL2/2/20/54

Correspondence between Michael Shera and Philip Larkin thanking him for talking about jazz to the Hull Record SocietyU DPL2/2/20/55

Correspondence between Brian Cox and Philip Larkin sending him a prospectus for the National Council for Educational Standards (enclosed)U DPL2/2/20/56

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