Oliver, Douglas, 1937-2000 (poet)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1937 - 2000
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Douglas Oliver, 2 Jan. 1978-31 Dec. 1997
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10087/6/46
Scope and Contents
Comprises 17 letters from Oliver to Riley. One letter includes a copy of a letter from Oliver to Belinda Holdsworth, 8 Apr. 1991, and a photocopy of a review by Riley of Keith Waldrop, 'Hegel's family' and John James, 'Lines for Richard Long'. There is also a copy of a letter sent by Oliver to [Michael Schmidt], editor of 'PN Review', 22 Jan. 1994.
Dates:
2 Jan. 1978-31 Dec. 1997
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
A small number of files in this series are restricted under data protection legislation.
File
'The Harmless Building File', 1973-1974
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10038/8/57
Scope and Contents
Twelve letters from Andrew Crozier and Douglas Oliver to John Riley and Tim Longville concerning requests for copies of Oliver’s novel The Harmless Building (1973) jointly published by Grosseteste and Ferry Presses. The letters are held in an original file labelled ‘The Harmless Building File’.
Dates:
1973-1974
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply. Access to documents may be restricted if they contain information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Some correspondence files are closed for specified periods for reasons of confidentiality.