Special Collections Department
Julian Symons Papers
Manuscript Collection Number: 204
Accessioned: Purchases, 1990-1999.
Extent: 3 linear ft.
Content: Letters, books, essays, poems, book reviews, short
stories, and addresses.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: July 1999 by Anita A. Wellner.
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Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
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Table of Contents
II. Correspondence, 1978-1994III. Personal Papers, 1982-1985
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Contents List
Series II. Correspondence, 1955-1987 Series II.1. Personal correspondence, 1955-1987 F434 Amis, Kingsley 1973 Oct 31 TLS 1p Nov 15 TLS 1p 1984 Nov 15 TLS 1p F435 Anderson, Alan 1982 Jan 7 ALS 2p Note: Letter is incomplete. 1985 Apr 19 ALS 4p F436 Bardin, John 1955-1975 Letters 6p F437 Beichman, Arnold 1983 May 23 TLS 2p F438 Bell, John 1984 Letters 9p F439 Conquest, Robert 1983 Mar 20 TLS 1p 1984 Aug 10 TLS 1p F440 Cotes, Peter, 1912- 1985 Aug 31 TLS 2p F441 Deighton, Len, 1929- 1982 Jun 28 TLS 1p 1983 Jan 17 TLS 1p F442 Eaves, Morris, 1944- 1983 Sep 2 TLS 1p F443 Edwards, Paul, 1950- 1984 Aug 4 ALS 2p F444 Ewart, Gavin 1983 Feb 15 ALS 1p Note: Poem included in the body of the letter. Sep 16 ACS 1p Sep 23 ALS 1p 1984 Jan 22 ALS 1p Note: Poem included in the body of the letter. Feb 13 ALS 1p Note: Poem included in the body of the letter. Mar 1 ACS 1p 1985 Mar 28 ACS 2p Note: Poem included in the body of the letter. Apr 4 AC 1p Note: The envelope bears an autograph from Ewart. 1986 Feb 28 TLS 1p Note: The letter bears an autograph note by Symons. Mar 9 ACS 1p Jun 30 ACS 1p Aug 13 ACS 1p 1987 Feb 9 ALS 1p Note: Poems included in the body of the letter. [n.d.] TLS 1p Note: Poem included in the body of the letter and letter bears an autograph note by Ewart. F445 Flowers, Desmond, 1907- Carbon typescript copy of Desmond Flower's article, "The Book Collectors' Quarterly, 1930-1933," which bears autograph revisions and a carbon signature. F446 Fyvel, T. R. (Tosco R.), 1907- 1982 Oct 15 TLS 1p F447 Gilbert, Michael Francis, 1921- [n.y.] Jul 19 ALS 2p F448 Guest, John 1982 Nov 8 TLS 2p F449 Hawkins, Desmond, 1908- 1984 Dec 13 ALS 1p Note: Includes photocopies of three letters written by Symons to Hawkins in 1939 regarding Twentieth Century Verse. 3 Series II. Correspondence (cont'd) Series II.1. Personal correspondence (cont'd) F450 Higgins, George V., 1939- 1985 Aug 20 TLS 2p F451 Hoch, Edward D., 1930- 1983 Jan 11 TLS 1p 1985 Apr 24 TLS 1p May 13 TLS 1p F452 [James, P. D.] 1984 Feb 13 ALS 1p F453 Keating, H. R. F. (Henry Reymond Fitzwalter), 1926- 1983-1985 Letters 7p Note: Enclosed in one letter is an endorsement of Symons's Bloody Murder. F454 Kirstila, Penutti 1982 Dec 13 TLS 3p F455 La Fourcade, Bernard 1983 Feb 4 TLS 1p 1984 Jul 25 TLS 2p F456 Latona, Robert 1982 Sep 21 TLS 1p 1983 Dec 16 TLS 1p Note: Clipping enclosed. F457 Millar, Margaret 1984 Apr 9 TLS 1p [1984] TLS 1p F458 Murdoch, Derrick 1983-1984 Letters 4p Note: Includes notes for suggested corrections to Symons's Bloody Murder. F459 Pieraccini, Rolando 1984-1985 Letters 7p Note: Includes a list of manuscripts sold to Pieraccini by Symons. F460 Pritchard, William H. 1982-1985 Letters 40p Note: Includes a clipping. F461 Ross, Alan 1983 Feb 11 ALS 2p F462 Rowse, A. L. (Alfred Leslie), 1903- [1985] ALS 2p F463 Sims, George, 1923- 1984-1985 Letters 12p Note: Includes an invoice, a printed poem by Sims, and draft letter from Symons to Sims. F464 Sipper, Ralph B. 1983 Feb 16 TLS 1p F465 Walsdorf, John J. 1983-1984 Letters 5p F466 Welcome, John, 1914- 1984 Letters 8p Note: Used the pseudonym, John Needham Huggard Brennan. F467 Woodcock, George, 1912- 1977-1985 Letters 8p Note: Includes a letter to "Jack." F468 Letters from unidentified individuals, 1982-1985 Thirteen letters arranged in chronological order. Series II.2. Professional correspondence, 1976-1986 Includes letters from publishers, universities, and television companies, as well as fan mail and a few drafts of letters written by Symons. Arranged in chronological order. F469 1976-1981 F470 1982 F471 1983 F472 1984 F473 1985 Includes a typescript of A. T. Trolley's article, "The Fortune Press and the Poetry of the Forties," and a copy of Symons's suggested script revisions for Granada Television's "The Road to 1984." F474 1986 3 Series III. Personal papers, 1982-1985 F475 Letters from Stanley Symons (brother), 1982-1984 Four letters (15 pages) discussing his health, travels, Julian Symons's life, and British politics. F476 Correspondence regarding the wills of Julian and Kathleen Symons, 1984 Includes a letter from his solicitor and a draft of Symons's response regarding the drawing up of wills. Symons's draft notes several changes to be included in the wills. F477 Miscellaneous items, 1982-1985 Includes correspondence regarding health care, an invoice for a radio rental, program for the memorial service for Richard Findlater, a list of A. J. A. Symons manuscripts, and an image of mountain climbers.
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