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- 1961-1969 (Creation)
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2 files
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File 1:
Correspondence dated 1961-1964 covering Boston's teaching positions in Sweden and Paris. Letters cover a range of subjects including personal relationships; experiences of Halmstad and Paris; Folk University of Sweden regarding salaries for teachers and contract; publication rights for new book from Hamish Hamilton publisher; reviews for Delta: The Cambridge Literary Magazine; feedback on literary pieces by Boston; reference from University of London; Harper Wood Studentship Fund.
File 2:
Correspondence dated 1965-1969. Letters refer to Boston's period of teaching in Paris and arranging visits by friends; students; holiday arrangements; assisting examinations in Paris; Harper Wood Studentship Fund; articles and books by Boston; teaching position at King's College, University of London; Times Literary Supplement; establishing new magazine The Black Dwarf; and position of book editor at New Society.
Includes correspondence with Boston's friends Simon Pembroke, Simon Gray and Peter [Sedgwick].
Creator: Boston, Richard (1938-2006), journalist
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English
French
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Open(part)