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Hughes, Edward James, 1930-1998 (Poet Laureate)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1930 - 1998

Found in 12 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.
 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
 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
 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).

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