File: "Permission to quote copyright material"

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 DSW/1/1/3/7
  • Dates of Creation
      22 Jul-26 Nov 1959
  • Language of Material
      Piece /1 is in German
  • Physical Description
      32 pieces; 38 sheets

Scope and Content

Correspondence from an original file of DW's which relates to copyright permissions. Consists of correspondence with individuals and organisations (mostly publishers and authors' agents) relating to requests, arrangements and payments for quotations to be included in his forthcoming publication, Wilfred Owen: a critical study. Includes correspondence with: William Heinemann Ltd; the Society of Authors; Osbert Sitwell (includes one letter from Sitwell); Sidgwick and Jackson Ltd; The Bodley Head; Macmillan and Co.; A.D. Peters; A.P. Watt and Son; the Times Literary Supplement; the Clarendon Press; and a copy letter to the Northern Review. The file also includes: some typescript extracts from DW's book; and a proof of a biographical entry for WO from a German publication, which cites WO's article in the Northern Review as a source.