| Level | Item |
| Ref No | RBO/1/2/2 |
| Title | Letters to Richard Boston, 1960s |
| Date | 1961-1969 |
| Extent | 2 files |
| Creator Name | Boston, Richard (1938-2006), journalist |
| Description | File 1:
Correspondence dated 1961-1964 covering Boston's teaching positions in Sweden and Paris. Letters cover a range of subjects including personal relationships; experiences of Halmstad and Paris; Folk University of Sweden regarding salaries for teachers and contract; publication rights for new book from Hamish Hamilton publisher; reviews for Delta: The Cambridge Literary Magazine; feedback on literary pieces by Boston; reference from University of London; Harper Wood Studentship Fund.
File 2:
Correspondence dated 1965-1969. Letters refer to Boston's period of teaching in Paris and arranging visits by friends; students; holiday arrangements; assisting examinations in Paris; Harper Wood Studentship Fund; articles and books by Boston; teaching position at King's College, University of London; Times Literary Supplement; establishing new magazine The Black Dwarf; and position of book editor at New Society.
Includes correspondence with Boston's friends Simon Pembroke, Simon Gray and Peter [Sedgwick]. |
| System Of Arrangement | Chronological |
| Access Status | Open(part) |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Typescript |
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