Letters from Kingsley Amis to Philip Larkin, including many cartoon sketches (especially those dating between 1946-1951), and some poems.
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1985
Extent
1.1 Linear metres (11 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 6044, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. c. 6044-6054
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12006
Abstract
Letters from Kingsley Amis to Philip Larkin, including many cartoon sketches (especially those dating between 1946-1951), and some poems.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Kingsley Amis (1922-1995) was a novelist and literary critic. Details are given in Who Was Who. Philip Larkin (1922-1985) was a poet. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography .
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed by Philip Larkin, 1985.
- Title
- Catalogue of letters from Kingsley Amis to Philip Larkin, 1944-1985
- Status
- Published
- Date
- 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Conversion to EAD supported by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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