St John‘s College Personal Collections

William Empson.

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October 1971-June 1973 (Circa.)

Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams

Notes on Seven Types of Ambiguity. Typescript and manuscript.
Essay 'On the Squeezing of Lemons', discussing the extent to which Empson is part of T.S. Eliot's 'lemon-squeezer school of criticism'. Typescript.

Will Adams and Martin Smith. Four pieces of correspondence, and a separate envelope.

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24 September 1973 (Circa.)

Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams

Unsigned letter to Adams. Asks for updates on his broken pelvis and his writing. Typescript. 24 September 1973.
Letter to Martin Smith from Adams. Discusses recent songwriting and progress with selling sketches. Typescript and manuscript. Undated.
Letter to 'Brunnhilde' (probably Will Adams or Martin Smith) from Adams ('Dismal Donald'). Discusses sketches. Typescript. Undated.
Letter to Will Adams from Adams. Sends 'bits and pieces'. Manuscript. Undated.
Unstamped envelope addressed to Will Adams. Manuscript.

Adams, Will (b ? 1952)

Wilfred Owen.

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October 1971-June 1974 (Circa.)

Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams

Essay on 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'. Typescript with manuscript corrections.

Whinney Murray. Letter to Adams.

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25 April 1978

Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams

Requests a cheque returning an overdistribution of income from Adams's grandmother's settlement. Typescript.

Murray, Whinney (fl 1978)

'Which Way' and 'Song of Disaster'.

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1971-1976 (Circa.)

Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams

Songs. 'Which Way' is in two versions, one manuscript and one typescript; 'Song of Disaster' is in typescript on the reverse of the 'Which Way' manuscript.

'Where to Stay in Oban, North Argyll'.