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- 1963-2003 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 small box (0.009 m³)
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Scope and content
Material relating to poetry and prose readings, talks, lectures, workshops and interviews given by Dannie Abse and others within Britain and elsewhere, which includes material (kept in marked envelope) relating to a tour of Israel undertaken by Abse and other poets in 1971. Material also contains related correspondence. Some events also involve Joan Abse, wife of Dannie Abse. One printed invitation is addressed (in Dannie Abse's hand) to Abse's daughter Keren Abse. Some items annotated in Dannie Abse's hand.
See also under heading Video recordings: Stanford Channel lecture recordings.
For City of London Festival (July 1992) readings, see also under heading Printed posters.
Please note that many of the correspondents referenced here are also referenced under heading Correspondence: Correspondence of Dannie Abse: Letters to Dannie Abse.
For referenced poetry/prose publications by Dannie Abse see under Poetry and Prose headings within this archive.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Some items in Hebrew script; some items bilingual (Hebrew script/English).
Two items in Italian and one item mostly in Italian.
One item in Italian/English/French/German.
Two folios in Polish (part of Kraków Festival material).
One item bilingual (Welsh/English).
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
One item awaiting conservational attention.
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Note
Joan Abse, author and art historian, was the wife of Dannie Abse. She was killed in a car accident in Bridgend in June 2005. See, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Abse.
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- Abse, Keren, 1953- (Subject)
- Abse, Joan, 1926-2005 (Subject)