Hughes, Olwyn Marguerite, 1928-2016 (Literary Agent)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1928 - 2016
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Anne Stevenson: 'Bitter Fame' proof with annotations by Olwyn Hughes and Frieda Hughes
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10251
Dates:
1989
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
'Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath', 1986-c 1989, 1998
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/10
Scope and Contents
Material connected to Anne Stevenson's biography on poet, Sylvia Plath, which was originally published in 1989. The biography received a second edition in 1998, released in the wake of Ted Hughes' final collection of poetry, Birthday Letters, which the new edition's preface addressed.This series is composed primarily of various drafts written by Stevenson. There are also drafts of memoirs produced by Lucas Myers, Dido Merwin and Richard Murphy, which were...
Dates:
1986-c 1989; 1998
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File
'Bitter Fame' Correspondence File 1, 1985 - 1986
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/19/1/1
Scope and Contents
A file holding letters sent to Anne Stevenson in connection to her work on the Sylvia Plath biography, Bitter Fame. Correspondents include representatives from Penguin Books, Olwyn Hughes and Ted Hughes. The following are also present in the file: a copy of Stevenson's contract with Penguin, photocopies of letters sent by Stevenson to Sylvia Kantaris and Dido Merwin, and photocopies of correspondence between Merwin and the biographer, Linda Wagner-Martin, which...
Dates:
1985 - 1986
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File
'Bitter Fame' Correspondence File 2, 1987
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/19/1/2
Scope and Contents
Two files holding letters sent to Anne Stevenson in connection to her work on the Sylvia Plath biography, Bitter Fame. The first file holds items dating between January and June 1987, while the contents of the second file date from July to December that year. Correspondents include representatives from Penguin Books, Olwyn Hughes, Peter Davison at the publisher, Houghton Mifflin; Lucas Myers, Richard Murphy, J. Melvin Woody, Clarissa Roche, and Trevor Thomas. The...
Dates:
1987
Conditions Governing Access:
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File
'Bitter Fame' Correspondence File 3, 1988
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/19/1/3
Scope and Contents
A file holding letters sent to Anne Stevenson in connection to her work on the Sylvia Plath biography, Bitter Fame. Correspondents include Olwyn Hughes, Ted Hughes, Richard Murphy, Mark Le Fanu, Jillian Becker, Peter Davison and other representatives from the publisher, Houghton Mifflin; and Helga Huws. The following are also present in the file: a pile of notes by Olwyn Hughes and Stevenson, photocopies of letters sent by Stevenson to various individuals; and...
Dates:
1988
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File
'Bitter Fame' Correspondence File 4, 1989
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/19/1/4
Scope and Contents
Two files holding letters sent to Anne Stevenson in connection to her work on the Sylvia Plath biography, Bitter Fame, and promotional activities relating to its publication in 1989. The first file holds items dating between January and June of that year, while the contents of the second file date from July to December. Correspondents include Trevor Thomas, Peter Davison and other representatives from the publisher, Houghton Mifflin; Jillian Becker, Olwyn Hughes,...
Dates:
1989
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File
'Bitter Fame' Correspondence File 5, 1990 - 1993, 1997
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/19/1/5
Scope and Contents
A file holding letters sent to and by Anne Stevenson, connected to her biography on Sylvia Plath, Bitter Fame, which include reactions to the publication following its release. Correspondents include: Olwyn Hughes, Ted Hughes, Peter Davison at Houghton Mifflin, Robert McMullen, Jude Bourguignon at Penguin Books, Dale J. Sprague, Bob Dykeman, C.J. Hardy, Jullian Becker, Ruth Scott, Madeline Strong Diehl, Marion Bright, Paul Roche, Joe Lobenthal, Richard Murphy, Ruth...
Dates:
1990 - 1993; 1997
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'Bitter Fame' Correspondence File 6, not dated
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/19/1/6
Scope and Contents
A file holding undated letters and notes connected to Anne Stevenson's biography on Sylvia Plath, Bitter Fame. Correspondents and other individuals represented in this file include: Olwyn Hughes, Ted Hughes, Carol Hughes, Paul Winstanley, Dido Merwin, Peter Davison at Houghton Mifflin, Judith Flanders, Trevor Thomas, and Janet Malcolm.
Dates:
not dated
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Series
Correspondence of Anne Stevenson, 1951 - 2020
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/18
Scope and Contents
Letters, printouts of emails, cards, and postcards sent to Anne Stevenson from friends, family, business associates, literary peers, companies, charities, educational institutions, and people who admired her work. Some letters are accompanied by copies of poems written by the correspondents. Also present are contracts, financial statements, sales invoices and other items that Stevenson received through the post.This series is composed of 37 boxes and 783 identified correspondents,...
Dates:
1951 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access:
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While some files have been restricted due to containing personal sensitive information, the majority of restrictions revolve around the existence of modern contact information (e.g. email addresses and mobile phone humbers) that may still be active. In those instances, files/items have been closed for 20 years from the date of their creation.
Item
'Next to Final' Draft of Bitter Fame, c 1987-1988
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/10/17
Scope and Contents
Two folders holding a 'next to final' draft of Anne Stevenson's biography on Sylvia Plath, Bitter Fame, which appears to be a mix of both original typescript pages and photocopies of pages. According to annotations on one of the title pages present, this version was rejected by Olwyn Hughes [sister of Ted Hughes] in January 1988, and the book was nearly abandoned. The annotations further state that Peter Davison [American poet, and editor at the publishing company,...
Dates:
c 1987-1988
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File
Two letters from Olwyn Hughes; London, 23 Mar. 1976-17 June 1976
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9716/14/107-108
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Letters to Gömöri, with related items.
Dates:
23 Mar. 1976-17 June 1976
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access.