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Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Brownjohn, Alan, 1931- |
|---|---|
| Title: | Writers in Education questionnaire annotated responses, and photographs, 1979-1996 |
| Call Number: | 1997-0021R VF Lit |
| Extent: | 40 items |
| Language: | Materials in this collection are in English. |
Administrative Information
Access
Unrestricted access.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased from R. A. Gekoski, 1992; and gift of Alan Brownjohn, 1997
Preferred Citation
Writers in Education Questionnaire Annotated Responses, and Photographs, 1979-1996, Accession 1997-0021R, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Special Collections Library, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University.
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Alan Brownjohn is a British poet.
Scope and Content
In 1979 Alan Brownjohn sent a questionnaire to British and Irish poets, novelists, and playwrights requesting their views on writers' fellowships in academic institutions. He retained replies from three who had received fellowships and from twenty who had not. Brownjohn annotated their responses in red ink. Respondents include Dannie Abse, Kingsley Amis, Beryl Bainbridge, Margaret Drabble, D. J. Enright, Michael Frayn, William Golding, W. S. Graham, Michael Hamburger, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Hinde, Ted Hughes, Dan Jacobson, Laurie Lee, Doris Lessing, Michael Longley, Olivia Manning, Stanley Middleton, Iris Murdoch, Piers Paul Read, C. H. Sisson, Stephen Spender, and Ted Walker. Also, includes eight photographs (7 color, 1 black-and-white) of Alan Brownjohn, 1983-1996.Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by respondent.
Index Terms
These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Pennsylvania State University. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
Personal Subjects
Brownjohn, Alan, 1931- -- Portraits
Topical Subjects
Authors, English -- 20th century
Authors, Irish -- 20th century
Women authors, English -- 20th century
Form/Genre Terms
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Questionnaires
Correspondents
Abse, Dannie
Amis, Kingsley
Bainbridge, Beryl, 1933-
Drabble, Margaret, 1939-
Enright, D. J. (Dennis Joseph), 1920-2002
Frayn, Michael
Golding, William, 1911-1993
Graham, W. S. (William Sydney), 1918-
Hamburger, Michael
Heaney, Seamus, 1939-
Hinde, Thomas, 1926-
Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998
Jacobson, Dan
Lee, Laurie
Lessing, Doris May, 1919-
Longley, Michael, 1939-
Manning, Olivia
Middleton, Stanley, 1919-
Murdoch, Iris
Read, Piers Paul, 1941-
Sisson, C. H. (Charles Hubert), 1914-
Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995
Walker, Ted, 1934-