Papers relating to 1970 Booker Prize judges, including judges' meeting

Edwards, Marilyn

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Papers relating to 1970 Booker Prize judges, including general correspondence/comments on entrie

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Prof'cssor achnr<l Jioer;art , lio 1 i r-:,1:110nc! Hill oncl , Bi r;1ing:1•m 15 . nonr Prof'ossor Hogr,-nrt , 11 Novo'.)mbor 196,t ~fry I o:ff'er ny conc-rntulntions and -Jis, you nll success in you• -:innointmont uith Unc:Jco . I !1opo that it r,-oeo wol ".. with you . 'l' ank yo t f'or your letter o:f 26 October , I enclose a ,l1 e'1ttO t.:o cqvor your oxpDnscs; aal r;o , I h'.'ve ~nolron t" ,To t1Y1 lur1Jhy of LooLer 1ru the1.'s w 10 nr; urofl ,ac t H'lt tt < y wi 11 ho !lclit,n tccl to poy yo llJ.~ :feo :i.n :f.'~:-nnc .s n t :-> tl1•10 r.onvcn:l,)nt to you . Ohviu sly, travelling· to London 1 coin·· to he e,ct,:-01110:Ly di:f icult r r YLH •.•!.,m yon t;n ro:rl". i .n.- in Pnri n , hut :1vid lfollu,1ay - ,HJ Ghai n nn - vory I mr:h 1ope that · .final 1,100tln.g ur tl c juclr.-; ,, tn ci t'1c ,-Jinn.er will h 1 old bet oen J..'/ eln t 'll'Y . ,J '27 'e ,ru""' (with tl1O o. ccpti,)11 01· ,20 ' b 1a ry) . '!1 o 1.1<: tin,~ Hill P bably last nu, g t of' one day ru1<.l ulll. tal·o nlnc in Lnnd<'> 1. .( would very 1.1uc 1 apprcclat lt J..f you cl 1ld lot r1Q J ow ~HI so n n s p ossible wllic ,1 dny vO"l ld s,ti I; you oi::i tho ot!1er judr,- s 1m1st bo in.fon,1cd o:r the day thoy should lee p cl.oar . (Arrnin , I ronlizo that it i cJl.f.fic•tl t for you to p ., n nhoad , but I hopo th.at you will l,o ::iblo to ick ou'i;; one doy) . \ in otin•. Lotwcon tl.to jud , s is nlso to bo hold on 9 Jonua -y to cut t ho lis"t down to a potential short-list . Th.o re o son f'or that date is that Antonia li'ra or and 11oes Hi t--:cina nre G'()ing nway . Dumo ' ohecca tlo t may or may not he nblo t o come ond I i Hwg-ino you will probably not'/ i\s t 1 is is c,nlynn preliminary ' sort out ' it will ho poasihl to conduct i t hypo. t. I enclose mo ro co,.unonts f'ro11 tho other juo ,~ :c; and a li t o:f ,ook to dnto ( soi.10 ot' which ore on their wny to you now) . 1 2 ~orry tn ho m1cl1 a horo nbout dntee . Yours over, rto rllyn I ~rlwnrds 

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Richard Hoggart: Part 4

1· f :c or Hicl1 rd ogr; rt , u. ;-.) i.J ' .l-:>.c d J:oon tcno.;, rl.· c . Dear 1rofeo or o: · rt, 11 lCuru ry , 1 )'l0 I; 1;) '.Ih· n .}OU for our letter 0 f 6 ebru r , • You · re r.wrv l'lou l:v efficient \•!· G the f ur t '1 tl e I hod lemnt VO r . d rcoo. I inr- t, T'l; '- of the f('IUt' 0 to you tod V 11d \-1 i. Ll nd 'l't,e Con1unc tion by lleelcr no soon uo it co CG i.11 . I eatncr fro the . , . -.; . th·t t;hey wish to ace y u o ver the lJCCkend of Lhc <... 'J'l<l to make a rcc ')rdin nd -iere · 11:,,,lour.; to no 1 ,hat tir::c you :"re ,L rtinr tl c judging he ou cstu 10 r!<rnt ut th · ~· /,,_ .otcl , Bloo '"'bury y , t(_l<~8 on the ,,und y . I h vc no\ rd fr,. )J vid I ollo" y and · ~ Lo,1don . C . 1 . tclc .1onc CI .81 , · t , 1 iay · n tho ,ar U ,,J.ic i" on t llJ ri ,ht a . ., you go in . He no o thnt t!, jud -inc; wil.l ov r u 4 . 00 P • m. I lool~ f ·w·1rd to '> .cin, you c; in v0ry r:;u c h . l'. ur cv r , fl rilyn do 

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Richard Hoggart: Part 13

Pro.1·01 aor 1 chard !lo ,gart , Unit cl No ti.on f1:ducationt'1 , Scientific and Cultural vrganization , l l n co do I• on t 0110 y , Pari a-7o . Dear ProI'eseor llo e::u: t , 16 e\pril 1970 · rnn · you .for your lettor. I havo triod to rine you twi.oo with no success so I run writing in en.so I .fnil c omp l etely. Absolutely doli~1t d that you will bo ablo to como on Tuesda y , 2let . '!hero le n proliminnry moating beinrr held at 6 . oo p . rn . i'or you to meot the hort-listed authors and Jenn:J Loe and if' you can .1 t•*~e to be the hy 6.oo it would ho bottor . 'lllo roception ehould be over by B . 15 or F·, • .'.30 nt tho l~toet so t her ,.,oulcl h plonty of' time :for you to eet the lnst plnn o t Orly . I nclose tho invit< ·.1.on in cnec you havo not rocoived o n e which {~:lvoa tho n<l<lreas of" ..>to.tionera ' Hall (o1'f'iciolly it is of.'f' Avo 1n r:1. a Lnne hie' i o-f-f Ludt;nt Hill). fe will be moating i n on onto- room but I will be standing on r,uard c.lt ty in the Court to diroct you . I look f"orwnr d v ory much to ee ing you . Yours vor, Marilyn •'dworde 

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Richard Hoggart: Part 17

ME/ADW ro fessor ichard Ho,~c;urt , Ass lbstant Virec tor Gener al ( l,~) , u • .:.4 • ~ . J • , ... . 0 • 1:-laco de Fontenoy , • aritJ 7e. Dear , rofe~rnor iloggart , I j ,. . , t r / < c) 16 ; ri re h, 1 , 'I .; I enc~oae a p r enb relcaJe , JUo t for your iniormation. l would J i_Jrn to L!1an ;you v e r uuch 1or c v er,ythin tli.:1t you <l i d to make tne jud, i. ·1 ro no Hell . l 1i , tiellr.,l ted 1, :i. t.h Uie r :...:ulb; . It will I.le a Ut'L1t;; t.o .;c i t~,e Hi.nner j_,, guo:wed . I do hope tlrn.t \IO ·,•11 11 be b.ie t o see you on , 1 \pril aJLd l am ::mre there wl. ll )C •10 i::roubl. over ex ,enses . 'rhey · re ..,ortin·, out tlie '2_'.)0 cher,ue at the 1,omen t and will let me 1IctVO tne c heque 1b r y, ur .x, c» .,c,~, with that in the very nenr future . i u r s ever , r.l.n1 ,clwrda 

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Richard Hoggart: Part 15

l'r(/ fer.,.,or I • l o , nrt, 4u ich1on Ji - •o•d , ... dt ba.t1 Lc.,n , ir irt/ 1 U, 1:, • 'l',1nn' you very uch for your Let L r l f 1 '/ nvc ·bar . I t·· clo.!J. 1 llt<:d , 'I· re t!,e jud ·en , t Flt _y-ou i,ll be , ,,1 c to attend the cctin~ 01 J, nn nry. It in to h hcLd nt : rlnt 1 15, i .. ~. l 0\l'; it . a u ' ucLin,;110.'.'l l.,ondon ,, . ' ate , tc: , • 1 • Dl vid I ol 1c y h,w o c;, .tcd I.hut tl,c Ju<l ,c; W)e t tllcro at rn iddoy. Lu er •ril , , f co .. r c , ic rovidctl. I do 1"l o tlwt tide io convcnic t . I do r cu.Li c t,1 c lOr1 1vt:o ~,1·0 > lo ,£J :{OU I uvc in co · L.i. .c; your -Golf f r no lJ I in co ,ccr .ed. t T', •1t L .c 1or1ont, tryL1w to arr n e the finc.1.L cotii .in I ebru .. 1ry l'or Ll!e 2 1 t or ,?.nd ( the · t .. ; you OU{. co tod u: o.;ai_,1 ), , cl a ,uiti.n· ulth rny fLn oru cro..., cd in t he t.o c that th.Lo ~.u1 -o::rnil,lc or Lile other Jnd ;c..., . l ,-1i.lJ. , c, couroe , let you kn~>H on or the othe r oo GO n ·:.; l hear . t h I cnclooc further co mr1en tc; on flnol b tch of boo lu on ito ·ood lucl wi Lh the rcadinr . uu ,.,.Jtion~ , n 1d 'a.rn :you tu t ny to yr,u : Yo r, over , rilyn iw r lo u I 

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Richard Hoggart: Part 6

ll / l.M Prof0s::;o r 1,ichard JI01· art , Department of .rir .lish , l.'}ie Uni V(..• rni t y , Bir1incham 15. Dear I ro dt e c sor llor;crart , 17 Dc cemb <' r, 196) 'l'han~ yo u for your l0 t tcrc of 3 , 9 and 12 December. The fi nal ,_ctir r; of th1c. juc\:cs iri J·ebruary iu nr.,w ,ro -visionally fixeJ for i:;unday , 2:~ . cb r l ory . Your co , ent s on t he J ,:,h3 conform , a s you thoueht , wi L i tho ce of the o t her Judi c::; , a Pd .rc sumabl,, i :l t he cuse., 1:.terc t her0 arc ,,u e .,tion ,.,. rks t hc z:1,;., will b e ironed out ',! t; the oc t.i.nc i 1 ,Ja •uary . l no 1 forwa r d Hoss · i;· ·,ins ' co ,nen t s ( t he 'J nl.y co cntn tha t I have ut Ltic .. omen t) a,d 0 •1 u ,-da.tl,d co , , f the list of bookG. I loo I~ forward to seeing yo u on 9 J anuar y . Ha...., y Chr is t mas. Yours e v o r , , ·arilyn Edwar ds 

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Richard Hoggart: Part 8

.,rofe.:,cor ,i c 1·1rd ,toi~c rt , ltlJ hic li.ond ilil1. Ho •1d , i rmi n glrnm 15 • Deur rofo ···sor llo gt';rirt , 23 Janu , ry , 1 J~~ I 1. oorr r t ,·1 t yo ha · t o l. o v tl ~ ,ii dginc; oc. .vo u did; ,..., .,ou Jnicl Jo were llbl e to a t; o n t do t l,e \I rk f o r t tia t r ound . I om sorry th t th c eque has b en no l on in co -in( , our adminiGt r tion is no t al l t ha t it r i rh t be . rood luc , l'1,uin wi t . Uil.b.'30(! • ..,e o you in Febr 1.t·1r y . ' ours ever , rilyn .E.d ·a r d-> 

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Richard Hoggart: Part 9

Papers relating to 1970 Booker Prize judges, including fees/expense

't'O:foario :.· ,:J.chnrcl Hor,-cnrt , JO J.clu .one Hill 1 oacl , ,<Jeh::w;,01 Di nalnr; 1 run 15 . 20 Octob r 1969 It \1Tnr.; nice to 1.1oot ;.rou on '•':r:'i. 'ay. I thlnk. thnt t; 1c 1 nch w n i'airly 5Uccoo .ru.1 but it it-. u pity t.1at t 10 jn r; .o die not hnv moro tl. 1c to tnllc to each o t 1cr. I ru, oo sorry thnt ovor.ytld.nG w~ s . uch o ntol fb :::- yon . l. mo ... nt to .:H1.: yo 1 on ,.-'riday to lot mo hilVO n n:> to o:f' ye ur Yp n oe ao thot Uookor ea 1 roir.1bur e you . I:f you coul<.l lot mo k now I will put a choquo in t 1 po 1t to you , and nl o could you lot mo Jr..now how you ,1 ulcl lJ.ko tho juclrco ' :foo to b paid (o.o t h oro mny bo a ta:c prol,1011 ) ! ' 10 h oks aro in tho po t to you under aoparato covor, ·)ut :for tho mo 1ont I onclo o tho othor jwleoa • n ·13 ae f'nr no thoy cro , and o li t of' tho book f'or tl10 judc;o ' considorntion by p ubl.ishors aUtoat:y submitted hro copio of' thoir hooks . 110,Ucy lloa<l 1uvo wi thdrown Crnhrun Groono • s "Trovola with r.ty Aunt" a::1 th .. autho r doeo not wi 1 it to bo ontcro, • nnvi<l Holloway ha acooptorl their wi thdrmml. Yours eino roly• Mnr:U.yn Euw rds 

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Richard Hoggart: Part 2

Pro:fossor Pichard Horrgart , 40 nichmond Hill <-oad , 'Mt1bnston , Ui:nninP,hnm 15. Dear ro:fossor !OG'f..~art , October 1969 rizo Thank you very much :for the maaenee which I reooi vod throuC,1 your aeoreto.ry on tho t lophono this morninF, . I was dolif?l tod to loom that you \;Tould bo ablo to lunch :l.n order to moot tho othor judges at ouch short notice , and f'ortunotoly Fl"iday 17 October has sui tod overyone elao , with tho oxooption of' 1r . 1,oss licre-:Ln , who hopes to bo abl.o to meet th.o judges lator in the yoar. Ilookor Tlrothors h.. oi':Corod us tho hospitality of' their Con:feronco Room at Ducklorsbury House , 83 Cannon Stroot , E .C . 4 £or lunch on that d y -at 12 . JO for 1. oc ~ Aaain, many apologi.os for tho short notice and I look :forward very much to sooine you on Friday . Yours eincorely, Marilyn Edward s 

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Richard Hoggart: Part 1

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Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Richard Hoggart: Part 9

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