Oxford University Press (OUP), 1978 - 2000
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Jacky Simms, Will Sulkin, Simon Mason, mostly concerning Poems 1955-1980. Included are copies of several reviews of the collection from The Observer, TLS, New Statesman, and London Review of Books, PN Review, The Listener, and a mention in P.E.N. Broadsheet. There is also a typescript copy of Philip Crick's review/essay, 'A Strenuous Art', and an OUP 'Review List' of newspapers and magazines to which copies of Poems 1955-1897 [sic] were sent. Includes a pen and ink drawing of the proposed cover (possibly by Roy Fisher), marked in the margins in pink ink by Fisher, and three letters by RF to Jacky Simms, Simon Mason, and Michael Schmidt. Also present are contracts, statements of royalties owed and paid, and an OUP Christmas card.
Dates
- Creation: 1978 - 2000
Creator
- From the Series: Fisher, Roy, 1930 - 2017 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Available by appointment in the reading room
Extent
188 Item(s)
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
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