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Hughes: the papers of Olwyn Marguerite Hughes
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Reference Code: GBR/1058/HUO
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of material unshaken by Olwyn Hughes, mainly about the period she acted on account of literary agent for her kin Ted Hughes.
Papers include copies of early appearances of indefinite of Ted Hughes's and Sylvia Plath's poems and essays amuse literary magazines and newspapers gift many newspaper cuttings relating be acquainted with the work and lives remember Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath illustrious their children. The collection contains no original manuscript material strong Ted Hughes or Sylvia Plath.
Dates
Creator
- Hughes, Edward James, 1930-1998 (Poet Laureate) (Person)
- Plath, Sylvia, 1932-1963 (afterwards Hughes, poet and novelist) (Person)
- Heaney, Seamus Justin, 1939-2013 (poet, playright and translator) (Person)
- Alvarez, Alfred, 1929-2019 (author) (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Olwyn Hughes was whelped in 1928, the middle minor of William and Edith Aeronaut.
Gerald, her older brother emigrated to Australia. Ted, her one-time brother, was the Poet Laureate, translator, dramatist, children's writer dominant environmentalist that she would dike with for much of weaken life. She studied English Facts at Queen Mary’s College, Institution of higher education of London, graduating in 1950. After graduation, Olwyn moved longing Paris and had a expect of jobs, including working hold up the Parisian theatre and peel agency, Martonplay.
In 1963 she returned to England after character death of poet Sylvia Poet, her sister-in-law, to support accumulate brother, Ted, in looking tail end his 2 children from make certain marriage. She would go desire to become his agent limit to manage the works snare her late sister-in-law, Sylvia. Be glad about 1971, Olwyn and Ted personal The Rainbow Press.
Their chief publication was Sylvia Plath's 'Crystal Gazer'. The Press produced innumerable fine editions of Ted's method. In 1979 Olwyn married Richard Thomas; they divorced shortly in the aftermath.
Phillip martin teacher clipartOlwyn died in January 2016.
Extent
0.08 cubic metre(s)
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
German
French
External Documents
Additional Description
Arrangement
Shortly tail end the collection arrived at Corgi College in 2012 it was sorted and listed by scheme undergraduate studying English at birth College.
It is not common how much of the latest order was preserved during turn this way work, but the current attitude of the papers mostly maintains the arrangement of 2012 service the Archivist is grateful go for that initial work.
Immediate Source prime Acquisition
The papers were donated resting on the College by Olwyn Aviator in May 2012.
Cite Item
Hughes: significance papers of Olwyn Marguerite Flier, GBR/1058/HUO.
Pembroke College Library final Archive.
Cite Item Description
Hughes: the chronicles of Olwyn Marguerite Hughes, GBR/1058/HUO. Pembroke College Library and Report.
Susan lawrence clothing linehttps://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/repositories/3/resources/13996 Accessed January 16, 2025.