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.
III. Personal Papers, 1982-1985
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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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