HUGHES, TED, 1930-1998.
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Scope and Content Note

The subseries consists of correspondence written by Ted Hughes from 1957-1996. The subseries also includes copies of letters that Hughes wrote to Sylvia Plath's mother, Aurelia Plath from 1963-1969 from the Lilly Library at Indiana University.

Arrangement Note

Arranged in chronological order. Undated letters are arranged by the last name of recipient; when last names are not present, the undated correspondence is arranged by the first name of the recipient. Undated correspondence with no designated recipient is arranged by subject at the end of this subseries.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Special restrictions apply: letters and manuscripts by Ted Hughes and most photographs may not be reproduced without the written permission of Carol Hughes. Subseries 1.5 also contains some copies of original materials held by the Lilly Library. These copies may not be reproduced without the permission of the owner of the originals.

Scope and Content Note The subseries consists of correspondence written by Ted Hughes from 1957-1996. The subseries also includes copies of letters that Hughes wrote to Sylvia Plath's mother, Aurelia Plath from 1963-1969 from the Lilly Library at Indiana University.

Chronological
Box	Folder	Content
53	1	[Fall 1957]; 1960-1969
53	2	1970-1978
53	3	1980-1985
53	4	1986-1987
53	5	1988
53	6	January-March 1989
53	7	April-June 1989
53	8	July-December 1989
53	9	1990
53	10	January-June 1991
53	11	July-September 1991
53	12	October-December 1991
54	1	January-March 1992
54	2	April-June 1992
54	3	July-September 1992
54	4	October-December 1992
54	5	January-March 1993
54	6	April-June 1993
54	7	July-September 1993
54	8	October-December 1993
54	9	January-March 1994
54	10	April-June 1994
54	11	July-September 1994
54	12	October-December 1994
54	13	January-March 1995
54	14	April-June 1995
54	15	July-December 1995
55	1	1996
55	2	Plath, Aurelia, 1963-1969 [from Lilly Library, Sylvia Plath papers, do not photocopy without permission from Lilly]
Undated - Alphabetical by recipient
55	3	A., P. [re: Peter Brooks]
55	4	Alvarez, Al [fragment]
55	5	Baker, Kenneth
55	6	Bishop, Nick
55	7	Boyanowsky, Victoria, Letter of recommendation [Simon Fraser University]
55	8	Bruford, Rose
55	9	Brooks, Peter
55	10	Brown, Kerry [Sacred Earth]
55	11	Burrows, Ms.
55	12	Butcher, Tim
55	13	Clinton, Sir Gerald
55	14	Cox, Brian
55	15	Dartmouth College
55	16	Davids, Roy
55	17	Day, David, Letter of recommendation
55	18	Day, Hugo, Letter of recommendation
55	19	Doolan, Moira F.
55	20	Edward, John [fragment]
55	21	Eliot, Valerie
55	22	Evans, Caroline and Matthew
55	23	Gammage, Nick
55	24	Gowrie, Lord Grey
55	25	Grafton the Duke and Duchess of (Hugh and Fortune)
55	26	Gunn, Thom, Letter of recommendation [Macarthur Fellowship]
55	27	Hamilton, Ian
55	28	Hart, Josephine
55	29	Heaney, Seamus
55	30	Heseltine, Anne and Michael
55	31	Holub, Miroslav
55	32	Hudson, Sir Hal
55	33	Hughes, David
55	34	Hunter, David, Letter of recommendation
55	35	Kermode, Frank
55	36	Kustow, Michael
55	37	Lameyer, Gordon
55	38	Letter to Editor [newspaper unknown]
55	39	Letter to Editor, The Sunday Times
55	40	Linklater, N.V.
55	41	Lowenstein, Tom, Letter of recommendation
55	42	Malpass, Katie
55	43	Miller, Karl
55	44	Murphy, Richard
55	45	Newman, Mr.
55	46	P., Mrs. C.
55	47	P., P.
55	48	[Perloff, Marjorie]
55	49	Plath, Jenny and Susan
55	50	Prince of Wales, Prince Charles
55	51	Pudney, John
55	52	Radcliffe, Michael
55	53	Raine, Craig
55	54	Rose, Jacqueline
55	55	Rudolf, Henry [about]
55	56	Ruscoe, John
55	57	Saatchi, Joseph and Maurice
55	58	Seymour, Miranda
55	59	Solataroff, Ted
55	60	Soyinka, Wole
55	61	Spender, Natasha
55	62	Stevenson, Anne
55	63	Tardios, George, Letter of recommendation
55	64	Thatcher, Margaret
55	65	Walker, Mr.
55	66	Walsh, John
55	67	Weissbort, Daniel, Letter of Recommendation [Guggenheim Award]
55	68	White, Eric
55	69	Wylie, Mrs.
Undated - Alphabetical by recipient's first name
55	70	[?], Alan
55	71	[?], Charles
55	72	[?], Clifford
55	73	[?], Dea
55	74	[?], Desmond
55	75	[?], Eric
55	76	[?], Hubert
55	77	[?], Hugh
55	78	[?], Martin
55	79	[?], Michael
55	80	[?], Peter
55	81	[?], Ruth
55	82	[?], Simon
55	83	[?], Sir Philip
55	84	[?], Siv
55	85	[?], Teddy
55	86	[?], Val
55	87	[?], Victor
Undated - Unknown recipient
56	1	Unknown [re: American edition of Sylvia Plath's writings]
56	2	Unknown [re: Anne Stevenson's Bitter Fame]
56	3	Unknown [re: Appearance at which he will read Nightingale's Nest]
56	4	Unknown [re: Arvon Foundation]
56	5	Unknown [re: Children's poetry contest comments and grades]
56	6	Unknown [re: Daniel Weissbort poems]
56	7	Unknown [re: David Pease]
56	8	Unknown [re: Donald Davie - Arvon Foundation Poetry Competition]
56	9	Unknown [re: Dylan Thomas commemorative plaque at Westminster Abbey]
56	10	Unknown [re: Fishing]
56	11	Unknown [re: Dr. G.H. Davis' article on local otter population]
56	12	Unknown [re: Hughes' comments on another poet's collection]
56	13	Unknown [re: Hughes' comments on first writing]
56	14	Unknown [re: Hughes' comments on work since 1989]
56	15	Unknown [re: Iron Man play]
56	16	Unknown [re: Jacqueline Rose's The Haunting of Sylvia Plath]
56	17	Unknown [re: John Moat and John Fairfax's The Way to Write]
56	18	Unknown [re: Journalism on Sylvia Plath
56	19	Unknown [re: the Laureate]
56	20	Unknown [re: the Laureate and expenses]
56	21	Unknown [re: Modern Poetry in Translation]
56	22	Unknown [re: Philip Larkin's death]
56	23	Unknown [re: Proposed playwright competition]
56	24	Unknown [re: School appearances, rescheduling]
56	25	Unknown [re: Seamus Heaney, working on poetry competition]
56	26	Unknown [re: Sean Hill, Catey Chef of Year Award]
56	27	Unknown miscellanous letters and fragments