Robin Skelton Collection

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Robin Skelton was born at Easington, East Yorkshire, England. He received a B.A. and M.A. from Leeds University and taught English Literature at Manchester University from 1953 to 1962. In 1963 he and his family emigrated to Canada, settling in Victoria. He was appointed Associate Professor of English at the University of Victoria that same year and later founded the University of Victoria Department of Creative Writing. He continued to publish books of poetry, fiction, the occult and literary criticism. He died in Victoria.

This collection features Skelton's correspondence. Skelton's correspondents include T. S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, Robert Graves, Margaret Atwood, Earle Birney, Bonamy Dobree, Paul Theroux, Kathleen Raine and many others.

 
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  • 51. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, Sunday, March 11, [1955]

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, Sunday, March 11, [1955]
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, Raine writes about Skelton's book "The Poetic Pattern", referring to William Blake and W.B. Yeats.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1955-03-11
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    7 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1212972 and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204479
    Coordinates:
    52.2, 0.11667 and 53.48095, -2.23743
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-15
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 52. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, [April 07, 1955]

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, [April 07, 1955]
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, Raine invites Skelton to visit, and mentions Herbert Read.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1955-04-07?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    3 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-03
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 53. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, [April 12, 1955]

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, [April 12, 1955]
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter Raine discusses Skelton's upcoming visit, writing that Herbert Read will not be there because he is going to Italy.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1955-04-12?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    3 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-03
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 54. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, [April 20, 1955]

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, [April 20, 1955]
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter Raine thanks Skelton for his visit and discusses the London library.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1955-04-20?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1212972
    Coordinates:
    53.48095, -2.23743
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-03
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 55. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, April 28, [1955]

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, April 28, [1955]
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. This letter is dated April 28 but by the envelope was mailed on April 27. In this letter, Raine writes that she is about to visit Scotland, and thanks Skelton and his wife for a piece of pottery they sent her.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1955-04-28?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    4 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271 and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1212972
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574 and 53.48095, -2.23743
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-03
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 56. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, May 21, [between 1955 and 1989]

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, May 21, [between 1955 and 1989]
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter Raine writes about a young writer William [Oxley], comparing him to an old Wyndham Lewis. She also mentions what she has recently been working on.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1955-05-21?/1989-05-21?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    3 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten in blue ink on letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-04
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 57. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, June 02, [between 1955 and 1989]

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, June 02, [between 1955 and 1989]
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, Raine writes about her plans to spend time off at her cottage for the early summer. She also shares that an acquaintance was recently married, and that as she gets older she is more inclined to sigh at weddings and sing at funerals.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1955-06-02?/1989-06-02?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten in blue ink on letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-04
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 58. Letter from Thurairajah Tambimuttu to Robin Skelton, June 15, 1955

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Thurairajah Tambimuttu to Robin Skelton, June 15, 1955
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence to Robin Skelton from Thurairajah Tambimuttu, a critic, editor, and publisher, well known for founding the “Poetry London” and Poetry London - New York” magazines, as well as establishing two publishing houses. Tambimuttu also wrote poetry. The letters primarily discuss poetry, publishing, and Skelton’s contributions to Tambimuttu’s various publishing enterprises. In this letter, Tambimuttu, under the suggestion of Kathleen Raine, writes Skelton to ask that he contribute to the new magazine "Poetry London - New York".
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1083463, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/90912, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821733
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/90912
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1955-06-15
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/549756 and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204333
    Coordinates:
    53.46686, -2.23388 and 40.71427, -74.00597
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    Archival Item Identifier:
    File: 4.1
    Fonds Title:
    Robin Skelton collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC114
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robin-skelton-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2022-04-19
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 59. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, Sunday, [July 09, 1955]

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, Sunday, [July 09, 1955]
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, Raine thanks Skelton for his comments on a chapter of her work and discusses the relationship between neoplatonism and Christianity. At the end of the letter she includes a long quote about Creation, the Spirit, and the Light of God.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1955-07-09?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    4 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1928926 and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1212972
    Coordinates:
    57.66667, -5 and 53.48095, -2.23743
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-15
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 60. Letter from Thurairajah Tambimuttu to Robin Skelton, July 13, 1955

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Thurairajah Tambimuttu to Robin Skelton, July 13, 1955
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence to Robin Skelton from Thurairajah Tambimuttu, a critic, editor, and publisher, well known for founding the “Poetry London” and Poetry London - New York” magazines, as well as establishing two publishing houses. Tambimuttu also wrote poetry. The letters primarily discuss poetry, publishing, and Skelton’s contributions to Tambimuttu’s various publishing enterprises. In this letter, Tambimuttu thanks Skelton for sending some poems and asks if the publisher of Skelton's first book would be willing to sell 200 copies with the Poetry London - New York imprint. Tambimuttu also writes that any poems sent should not have been already published in England, and declares that it is worth Skelton's while to send only new poems because Poetry London- New York pays more.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821733, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/90912, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1083463
    Creator:
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    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1955-07-13
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204333
    Coordinates:
    40.71427, -74.00597
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten and handwritten in blue ink.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    File: 4.1
    Fonds Title:
    Robin Skelton collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC114
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robin-skelton-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2022-04-19
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.