Collections

The Raworth mss., 1967-1972, consists of letters and postcards from poet Thomas Moore Raworth, 1938-2017, to Bill Berkson, 1939-2016, poet.

The Nye mss., 1967-1971, are cards and a letter to poet and novelist Robert Nye, 1939-2016, from poet Nathaniel Tarn, 1928- .

Finlay mss. III, ca. 1966, consist of "The Collected Coaltown of Callange Tri-Kai," hand-typed by Finlay, in an edition of three of which this is number two.

The Finlay mss. II, 1965-1973, consists of correspondence and writings of Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1925-2006, poet of Stonypath, Dunsyre, Lanark, Scotland.

The Whistler mss., 1963-1967, 1973, consist of correspondence of the British poet Sir (Alan Charles) Laurence Whistler with Jean Frampton, the typist of his memoir The Initials in the Heart (1964) and other works.

The Cruickshank mss., 1962-1968, consists of the letters of Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1925-2006, poet, and his wife, Susan Finlay, 1943- , to Helen Burness Cruickshank, 1896-1975, poet of Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Porter, P. mss., 1960-1966, consist of poetry by Peter Porter, 1929-2010, poet, and a letter from Nicholas Maw, 1903- , composer, to Peter Porter, June 20, 1966.

The Ellis, R. mss., 1960-1961 are drafts of poems of Royston Ellis, 1941- , poet.

The Eaton mss., 1959-1983, consist of letters written to Lady Cynthia Eaton.

The Hill, B. mss., 1959-1967, consist of six letters to Brian Merrikin Hill 1896-1979, poet, from Rowland Watson, editor.