Hughes, Edward James, 1930-1998 (Poet Laureate)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1930 - 1998
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Adamson: the papers of George Worsley Adamson
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/1058/ADA
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of original artwork for editions of 'Meet My Folks', 'How the Whale Became' and 'The Iron Man'. There is also a small quantity of correspondence received by Adamson from Ted Hughes regarding illustrations for Hughes's books.
Dates:
1960 - 1996
Conditions Governing Access:
All material within the collection is open for consultation.
Excluding material that is the copyright of the Ted Hughes Estates (for which see below), photographs may be taken for private research purposes only. Those wishing to publish any material from the collection are required to seek the permission of the relevant Estate or company prior to publication. Items that are not the copyyright of the George Adamson Estate are noted within the catalogue. The Archivist can provide further information and contact details for the George Adamson Estate.
The material within the collection that is the copright of the Ted Hughes Estate is open for consultation but photographs may not be taken without the permission of the Ted Hughes Estate. Those wishing to publish any material that is the copyright of the Ted Hughes Estate should seek permission from the Estate prior to publication. The Archivist can provide further information and contact details for the Estate.
Found in:
Pembroke College Library and Archive
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
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
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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:
From the Sub-Series:
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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
Conditions Governing Access:
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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
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
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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
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
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File
'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
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
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Sub-Series
'Bitter Fame' Material, 1975 - 1992
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/20/7
Scope and Contents
Three books, and four files of research material and other items, relating to Anne Stevenson's biography on Sylvia Plath, Bitter Fame, published in 1989. The following books are present:1. Syvlia Plath: Letters Home - Correspondence 1950-1963, selected and edited by Aurelia Schober Plath, published 19752. A Closer Look at Ariel: A Memory of Sylvia Plath, written by Nancy Hunter Steiner, 1978...
Dates:
1975 - 1992
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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Sub-Series
Comics, by Ted Hughes; with illustrations by Annie Newnham (1997), 1997
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9927/A18
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
There were 18 Prospero Poets editions, from 1994 to 1997. Most subseries here include papers relating to the individual publication and to the accompanying Clarion Newsletter. Further correspondence involving the designer Dennis Hall and series editor Simon Rae will be found in subseries D1.
Dates:
1997
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access.
Series
Correspondence from Ted Hughes, 1958-1967
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8985/229-232
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Letters from many American and English poets and scholars, 1940-80; occasional manuscripts and typescripts of poetry; 18 letters on The Sandpipers; and a collection of letters of poets and writers, 1856-c.1950.
Dates:
1958-1967
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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).
Sub-Fonds
Edward James 'Ted' Hughes, 1960-2013 and undated
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/1058/COO/2
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection consists of correspondence, poetry and prose received by Barrie Cooke and original artwork produced by him. The principal correspondents are Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Jean Valentine and John Montage, and their letters along with their poetry and prose are to be found in the archive. There is also a large series of correspondence from poets and artists resident in Ireland, the United Kingdom and America, often consisting of just 1 or 2 letters from each correspondent but...
Dates:
1960-2013 and undated
Conditions Governing Access:
The Ted Hughes material is open for consultation but photographs may not be taken without the permission of the Ted Hughes Estate. Those wishing to publish any material that is the copyright of the Ted Hughes Estate should seek permission from the Estate prior to publication. The Archivist can provide further information and contact details for the Estate.
Sub-Series
Football, by Ted Hughes; with illustrations by Christopher Battye (1995), 1994-1995
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9927/A9
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
There were 18 Prospero Poets editions, from 1994 to 1997. Most subseries here include papers relating to the individual publication and to the accompanying Clarion Newsletter. Further correspondence involving the designer Dennis Hall and series editor Simon Rae will be found in subseries D1.
Dates:
1994-1995
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access.
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
Conditions Governing Access:
The Olwyn Hughes papers are open for consultation.
Found in:
Pembroke College Library and Archive
File
Kongresie Kultury Książki, 2012 - 2013
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/20/40
Scope and Contents
A file holding material relating to Anne Stevenson attendance at the Kongresie Kultury Książki [Book Culture Congress], hosted by the Silesian Library in Katowice, Poland, between 24 and 26 October 2012. The 26 October was dedicated to a conference around Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, and Stevenson was the special guest speaker on the day. The following items are present, but not limited to: correspondence between Stevenson, the library and others; multiple word-processed drafts of...
Dates:
2012 - 2013
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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Item
'Landmarks and Voyages Poetry Supplement' edited by Vernon Watkins, Christmas 1957, Epiphany 1958
Item
Reference Code: GBR/1058/WIC/2/1
Scope and Contents
Copy of 'Landmarks and Voyages' featuring 'The Wall', a poem by David Jones as well as contributions from Laurie Lee, W. H. Auden, Frances Cornford, Theodore Roethke, Anne Ridler, C. A. Trypanis, and Ted Hughes.
Dates:
Publication: Christmas 1957; Modified: Epiphany 1958
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The C. G. Wilcockson papers are open for consultation.
File
'Plath Book Problems and Publicity', 1968-1983
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9987/8/8
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and related papers relating to the publication of Holbrook's book 'Sylvia Plath: Poetry and Existence'. Includes a copy of a letter from Holbrook to Ted Hughes.
Dates:
1968-1983
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access. Users of the collection are required to complete a Researcher Undertaking Concerning Access under the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to Archives Which Would Otherwise Be Closed. Two files are restricted on grounds of confidentiality, and a number of files are not available for research on account of the poor physical condition of the documents they contain.
Item
Superstitions, 1964
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9777/29/2/11
Scope and Contents
Review of T.C. Lethbriddge's Ghost and divining rod, in New Statesman, 2 OCT 1964
Dates:
1964
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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).
File
Ted Hughes, Adam and the sacred nine; with a drawing by Leonard Baskin (Rainbow Press, 1978), 1978
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9816/A/87
Scope and Contents
Layouts; estimate;, artwork; galley proofs, marked; paste-up; correspondence. Correspondents include Olwyn Hughes, Ted Hughes.
Dates:
1978
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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).
File
Ted Hughes, The best worker in Europe; with three drawings by Charles Jardine (Atlantic Salmon Trust, 1985), 1985-1988
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9816/A/138
Scope and Contents
Various proofs; artwork; dummy; printed pamphlet, marked 'proof copy'; correspondence with Sebastian Carter and other papers. Correspondents include Ted Hughes, Carol Hughes, Charles Jardine.
Dates:
1985-1988
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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).
File
Ted Hughes, The black rhino (not printed), 1988
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9816/A/152
Scope and Contents
Copy (typescript); correspondence between Ted Hughes and Sebastian Carter.
Dates:
1988
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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).