Part of a collection of letters to John Betjeman from William Plomer (British poet, novelist and literary editor). Plomer writes that there will be a memorial plaque unveiling by the Kilvert Society, on October 14 in Clyro where Kilvert lived. The plaque is made by Simon Verity. Plomer invites Betjeman, on behalf of The Poetry Society, to unveil the plaque. He hopes he will accept the offer. A service for Kilvert will be at 3pm in Llanigon, Wales. Betjeman replies to Plomer that he is currently sick with the flu, but would he be free to meet before September 30 or after October 21. In between that time Betjeman will be away in Cornwall.

In Collection:

• John Betjeman Collection

Creator

• Plomer, William, 1903-1973

Contributor

• Betjeman, John, 1906-1984

Subject

• Poets, English
• Authors, English
• Literature, Modern
• Authors, English--Correspondence
• Poets
• Authors
• Modernism (Literature)
• Television journalists
• Betjeman, John, 1906-1984
• Plomer, William, 1903-1973

Language

• eng

Date created

• August 3, 1973 to August 7, 1973

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 4 pages ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm and 17.75 x 13.5 cm

Geographic Coverage

• England--London
• England--Hassocks

Coordinates

• 51.50853, -0.12574
• 50.92814, -0.16617

Additional physical characteristics

• Typescript in blue ink with letterhead of Betjeman's address in top right corner "29 Radnor Walk, London S.W.3.". Plomer's address in bottom left corner "43 Adastra Avenue, Hassocks, Sussex".Plomer's reply handwritten in black ink.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• John Betjeman Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• correspondence
• letters (correspondence)

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2000-010; File: Box 36, Folder 9

Fonds title

• John Betjeman fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC015

Is referenced by

• Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/john-betjeman-fonds

Date digitized

• July 13, 2023

Technical note

• Scanned on Plustek OpticBookA300 @ 300 & 600 DPI Tiff, as well as on Epson 10000XL @ 300 & 600 DPI by KM. Images cropped and resized for Vault @ approx 35MB. Metadata by MT.

Rights

• 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.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/hjx6-nq34

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