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Amis, Kingsley William, Sir, 1922-1995

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1922-04-16 - 1995-10-22

Biography

English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. Best known for satiric comedies.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Amis, Kingsley

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.220
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contents generally include: biographical information and drafts (often in multiple versions) of Ellmann's bio-commentary on each poet; selected poems by each author, photocopied from published sources; press cuttings of articles; rights and permissions to reprint poems; lists of corrections; and fragments of page proofs.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Joe Randolph Ackerley - Patricia Murphy correspondence, 1951-1968

 Collection
Identifier: 1988-006
Scope and Contents Collection consists of 68 letters, half of which are from J.R. Ackerley to Patricia Avis Strang Murphy the wife of Anglo-Irish poet Richard Murphy. The other 34 letters, addressed to Patricia, are from mutual friends of Ackerley and Murphy, which include Kingsley Amis, Dan Jacobson, Patrick Kavanagh, Bruce Montgomery, Edna O'Brien, Brian O'Nolan, Honor Tracy and Richard Murphy. Included with the collection is a lengthy essay prepared by Colin Franklin, which discusses Ackerley, his home...
Dates: 1951 - 1968

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Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Ackerley, J. R. 1