Transcripts of the letters of John Jarmain
Transcripts of 120 letters of the poet John Jarmain to his wife Beryl, with whom he regularly corresponded after travelling to North Africa and South Italy during the Second World War. The letters are dated from 17 June 1942 to 04 November 1943.
The transcripts were produced through a remote transcription project co-ordinated by the University of Exeter Special Collections in 2021. The letters were transcribed by Ruby Bones and Beth Howell, student interns, under the supervision of Annie Price, archivist.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
2022
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Aerogram dated 4 November 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card mentioning spending some days of leave at Sparta with Bianca and her family, Messina, Stromboli and some of his poems, 'Tobruk' and 'Alamein'.
Content Advice: This letter contains offensive historical language and viewpoints, which may be uncomfortable or distressing to read.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-11-04
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Aerogram dated 28 October 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card from Sicily about war propaganda. Also including references to the Italian shops and his daughter.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-10-28
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Aerogram dated 22 October 1943: draft of poem 'Faith'
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript air letter from Sicily about Jarmain's children and wife, including a draft of the poem ''Faith'.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-10-22
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Aerogram dated 18 October 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card mentioning Collins, the publication of his poems, the preparation of another poem, life in the army and learning Italian in Sicily.
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Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-10-18
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Aerogram dated 17 October 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card from Sicily.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-10-17
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Aerogram dated 15 October 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card mentioning the moving of the camp site to a place with electricity and Bianca Scafidi and her story.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-10-15
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Aerogram dated 9 October 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card mentioning a parachute which has been sent to his wife and a bean feast with his battery including a concert party with a jazz band.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-10-09
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Aerogram dated 4 October 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card mentioning Taormina and various entertainments planned before moving the camp to a different site. Concerts with local musicians, tea parties, a bean feast and dinner parties with dances, orchestra and cabaret.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-10-04
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Letter dated 28 September 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter mentioning every day life in Sicily, a party at the camp site with members of a travelling concert party including a performance by Gracie Fields and another tea party held by local Italian aristocracy. Also including references to Italian lessons with Bianca comparing Italian ways, their social, domestic habits and English ways and the seaside.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-08-28
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Aerogram dated 26 September 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card from Sicily mentioning a parade and a speech by Monty or Bernard Montgomery
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-09-26
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Aerogram dated 19 September 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card mentioning Bianca and an Italian family met in Sicily and Jarmain's practicing Italian language.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-09-19
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Aerogram dated 16 September 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card about Janet Susan, Jarmain's daughter.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-08-16
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Aerogram dated 8 September 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card mentioning Jarmain's every day life in Sicily and the capitulation. Also including references to the local stores, cost of fabric and the benefits of living abroad for his daughter when learning a foreign language.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-09-08
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Letter dated 5 September 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter mentioning every day life in Sicily and his having started another poem. Also including references to Messina, Castel Mola, his visit to Taormina and a Greek Theatre, Castiglione di Sicilia, Etna and the landscape.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-09-05
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Letter dated 27 August 1943
English Literature - 20th century
Manuscript letter mentioning every day life in Sicily, managing an abandoned luxury hotel and climbing Mount Etna, including sketches of the volcano. There are also references to Stromboli and Lipari volcanic islands, the strait of Messina, Tobruk Harbour and the River Nile.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-08-27
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Aerogram dated 19 August 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter card mentioning that the Sicily campaign is ended and his battery didn't take part in its final phase. Also including references to his time on the island and the South coast bombing stage of invasion.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-08-19
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Aerogram dated 13 August 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript air letter from Sicily regarding income and taxes during war time.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-08-13
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Aerogram dated 10 August 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript air letter mentioning that his battery is still in Sicily but will have no part in the final phase of the campaign. Letter also including references to Tunis, Tripoli, Sousse and Sfax.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-08-10
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Aerogram dated 5 April [August] 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript air letter from Sicily regarding income and taxes during war time.
[Note: The letter is dated April, but the number allocated to this letter indicates that this is an error, and it was presumably written in August 1943.]
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-04-05
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