Godward Collection of Patric Dickinson material

Letters and cards from Patric Dickinson, poet, to Bill Godward, together with signed presentation copies of Dickinson's published works inscribed to Godward; letters from Patric Dickinson to Tina May Walton of Carlton, Nottinghamshire, aspiring writer, and to her parents, Jack and June Walton; and other miscellaneous letters to Bill Godward and associated items
The letters shed light on the life and work of Dickinson and reflect his poetical writings.

Bill Godward of Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire, autograph and literary enthusiast

Patric Dickinson (1914-1994) playwright and poet; worked for the BBC 1943-1948; his translation of Virgil's 'Aeneid was published by an American publisher in 1962; 'published his autobiography, The Good Minute' subtitled 'Autobiography of a Poet-Golfer' (1965). His 'A Wintering Tree' received one of the Cholmondeley Awards for Poets, for 1973; he won a golf blue at Cambridge in 1935, which explains his book 'A Round of Golf Courses' with tours 18 of the 'best' British gof courses, first published in 1951.

The items in this collection were formerly placed in individual pockets in a ring file; the order of the items has been retained.

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Patric Dickinson Collection, reference PD
Papers relating to Patric Dickinson, including publications and correspondence, reference: MS908

Associated Materials
Material relating to Patric Dickinson can be found at various repositories including Leeds University Special Collections; British Library; John Rylands Library Manchester; Edinburgh University Special Collections, and elsewhere.