Scannell, Vernon

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Vernon Scannell, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and free-lance author, poet, and broadcaster since 1962, was born on 23 January 1922 in Lincolnshire and educated at Leeds University. For fuller details of his life and achievements see Who's who .

From the guide to the Literary papers of Vernon Scannell, together with an autograph letter, 1962-1967, (Leeds University Library)

Epithet: né John Vernon Bain, poet

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x00038f

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creatorOf Ambit (Firm). Ambit poetry magazine records, 1959-2009. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Scannell, Vernon, 1922-. Literary papers of Vernon Scannell, together with an autograph letter. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
referencedIn Edward Upward: Supplementary Papers, 1920-2009 British Library: Western Manuscripts
creatorOf Ambit (Firm). Ambit poetry magazine records, 1961-[ongoing]. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Vol. XVII (ff. ). Russell-Jones -Simms.includes:ff. 1-6 Selwyn Russell Jones, teacher and poet: Letters to Peter Scupham from Selwyn Russell Jones: 1987.f. 12-82, passim Lawrence Sail, FRSL; writer: Letters and poems sent to Peter Scupham and Jo... British Library
creatorOf Scannell, Vernon. Vernon Scannell papers, 1948-1971. The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library
referencedIn Poetry mss., 1954-2002 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Abse, Dannie. Nimbus magazine archive, 1945-1962. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Edward Upward: Correspondence (2000-01), 1995-2001 British Library
creatorOf Mantel, Hilary, 1952-. Papers of Hilary Mantel, 1980-2005. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn B.S. Johnson Archive British Library: Western Manuscripts
creatorOf VERNON SCANNELL: notebook of Vernon Scannell (b.1922), poet, containing poems, many published in Walking Wounded (1965) and Epithets of War (1969); 1963-1967. Mostly autograph drafts, partly fair copies. See Vernon Scannell, New and Collected Poems 1..., 1963-1967 British Library
creatorOf Kops, Bernard, 1926-. Papers, 1950-1983. Indiana University
creatorOf VERNON SCANNELL: poetry notebook; Oct. 1958-July 1963. Autograph drafts. Of the ninety-seven poems, twenty-six were published in A Sense of Danger (1962) and twenty-seven in Walking Wounded (1965). Of the remaining forty-four poems, many are deleted ... British Library
creatorOf Literary papers of Vernon Scannell, together with an autograph letter, 1962-1967 GB 206 Leeds University Library
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associatedWith Ambit (Firm) corporateBody
correspondedWith Johnson, Bryan Stanley William, 1933-1973 person
associatedWith Kops, Bernard, 1926- person
associatedWith Mantel, Hilary, 1952- person
associatedWith Modern Poetry Association corporateBody
correspondedWith Upward, Edward Falaise, 1903-2009 person
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Birth 1922-01-23

Death 2007-11-16

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