Jon Silkin:
An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Silkin, Jon, 1930-1997 | |
| Title: | Jon Silkin Collection | |
| Dates: | 1952-1960, undated | |
| Extent: | 1 document box (.42 linear feet) | |
| Abstract: | Jon Silkin was a British poet and also editor of the literary magazine Stand, which he founded in 1952. This collection contains drafts of poetry by Silkin as well as manuscripts and correspondence by others, most of which relate to his editorship of Stand. | |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection MS-03836 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. | |
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Administrative Information
| Preferred Citation | Jon Silkin Collection (Manuscript Collection MS-03836). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. | |
| Acquisition: | Purchase, 1964 (R2112) | |
| Processed by: | Joan Sibley, 2019 |
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Scope and Contents
| Jon Silkin (1930–1997) was a British poet and also editor of the literary magazine Stand, which he founded in 1952. This collection contains drafts of poetry by Silkin as well as manuscripts and correspondence by others, most of which relate to his editorship of Stand. The collection is organized in two Series I. Works, and II. Stand Contributions and Correspondence. | ||
| The Works by Silkin in Series I. are arranged alphabetically by title and include handwritten and typed drafts and workings for his poems, many of which were extensively revised. Most of the poems here were eventually collected in The Two Freedoms (1958), although some earlier and later poems are also present, most notably his "Death of a Son." Many items are not dated, and some are written on the reverse of old letters and manuscripts. | ||
| Manuscripts submitted to and/or correspondence to Stand, 1952-1956, dominate Series II. and represent the contents of Stand numbers 1, 2, 3 (1952), 6 (1953), 7, 8 (1954), and 11 (1956). Other correspondence concerns Silkin’s own submissions of poetry to other little magazines and publishers or other business matters. One file for Silkin includes his Stand editorials, one poem, book reviews, and a few outgoing letters. A file for Stand includes descriptions of issue contents, tables of contents, and some printed material. Among the most extensive correspondents are the British Broadcasting Corporation, Chatto and Windus, Ltd., George P. Elliot, Putnam & Company, Ltd., Publishers, and D. Vincent Smith. All manuscripts and correspondence are alphabetized by author, all of whose names are listed in an index at the end of this finding aid. | ||