General correspondence files
MS. 12404/23
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
General correspondence files
Shelfmark
MS. 12404/23
Summary
Comprises:
Publishing rejection letters from Charles Monteith of Faber's; correspondence with the British Council regarding recordings of Joseph's poetry; a request for an exhibition in Grenoble; a letter from Constable Young Books regarding a children's book written by Joseph, 1959-1960, 1963, 1965, 1967
Royalty statements from Longman Young Books, Constable Young Books and Penguin Books Ltd, 1966-1978
Correspondence concerning a conference at the Exeter Centre for Children's Literature and Jenny Joseph's idea for a 'ragbag' book of poems for children, 1974 [poems collected for this project can be found at MS. 12404/43 and MS. 12404/110]
Letters from readers asking about Joseph's poetry publications, 1974-1979
Letters from John Mole of Mandeville Press, mainly regarding the use of Jenny Joseph's poems, 1975-1981
Papers including meeting agendas for the London Film-makers' Co-operative, 1978-1979
Correspondence concerning Jenny Joseph presenting Poetry Please and Time for Verse for the BBC, with scripts, 1979, 1983, 1993
Date
1959-1993
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (7 folders)
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Collection contents
Correspondence, papers and photographs
Working correspondence and papers
Literary correspondence and papers
General correspondence files
