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Alvarez, Alfred, 1929-2019 (author)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1929-

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Article from H&H Series, 1998-01-23

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/1058/HUO/2/1/9/22
Scope and Contents

Page from H&H Series with a short piece by Al Alvarez.

Dates: Publication: 1998-01-23
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Article from the New Yorker, 1998-02-02

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Reference Code: GBR/1058/HUO/2/1/9/35
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of an article from the New Yorker by Al Alvarez.

Dates: Publication: 1998-02-02
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'Early Poems by Sylvia Plath', 1969-02-07

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Reference Code: GBR/1058/HUO/4/4
Scope and Contents

Copy of the Cambridge Review, Volume 90, Number 2187 featuring 'Street Song', 'Natural History', 'resolve' [sic] and 'Aerialist' by Sylvia Plath. The volume also includes essays by A. Alvarez entitled 'Sylvia Plath: The Cambridge Collection', 'In Extremis' by George Steiner, 'Sylvia Plath and the Problem of Violence in Art' by David Holbrook, 'I am I' by Eric Homberger and 'Remembering Sylvia' by M. W. C.

Dates: Publication: 1969-02-07
 Fonds

Hughes: the papers of Olwyn Marguerite Hughes

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/1058/HUO
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of material collected by Olwyn Hughes, mainly during the period she acted as literary agent for her brother Ted Hughes. Papers include copies of early appearances of many of Ted Hughes's and Sylvia Plath's poems and essays in literary magazines and newspapers and many newspaper cuttings relating to the work and lives of Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and their children. The collection contains no original manuscript material by Ted Hughes or Sylvia Plath.

Dates: 1958 - 2020
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'Last Letter', 2010-10-06 - 2010-10-11

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Reference Code: GBR/1058/HUO/1/1/73
Scope and Contents

Copy of New Statesman, featuring 'Last Letter' by Ted Hughes with an introduction by Melvyn Bragg. Also includes articles from the Guardian by Maev Kennedy and Al Alvarez commenting on the publication of the poem.

Dates: Publication: 2010-10-06 - 2010-10-11
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Letter from Al Alvarez; London, 15 May 1957-15 May 1966 (no year; date range inferred)

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9716/1/1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Letters to Gömöri, with related items.

Dates: 15 May 1957-15 May 1966 (no year; date range inferred)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access.
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Modern Poetry in Translation editorial, Autumn 1965

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Reference Code: GBR/1058/HUG/3/3
Scope and Contents

Modern Poetry in Translation, Number 1. This edition featured translations of work of many poets including Czesław Miłosz. The unsigned editorials were mainly written by Ted Hughes (c.f. 'Ted Hughes: A Bibliography, 1946-1995' (2nd edition) by Keith Sagar and Stephen Tabor (p. 297)). 2 copies.

Dates: Publication: Autumn 1965
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Photographs may not be taken of the Ted Hughes copyright material without the permission of the Estate. The Archivist can provide further information and contact details for permissions. The remainder of the collection may be photographed for private research, subject to UK copyright provisions. Those wishing to publish from the collection should seek advice from the Archivist prior to publication.
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Review of 'The New Poetry' introduced and edited by A. Alvarez, 1962-04-22

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Reference Code: GBR/1058/HUO/2/1/2
Scope and Contents

Cutting from the Observer Weekend Review with a review by Philip Toynbee. Alvarez's selection included poems by Ted Hughes.

Dates: Publication: 1962-04-22
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Two letters from Al Alvarez; London and no place, 2 Nov. 1998-20 Nov. 1998

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9716/14/1-2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Letters to Gömöri, with related items.

Dates: 2 Nov. 1998-20 Nov. 1998
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access.

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Type
Archival Object 8
Collection 1