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Letters of John Jarmain
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120 manuscript letters by the poet John Jarmain to his wife Beryl with whom he regularly corresponded after being shipped to North Africa and South Italy during the Second World War from June 1942 until November 1943. Some of the letters include drafts of the poems which were later published as a collection, providing an insight into his poetry and the context which inspired it.
This digital collection also includes a PDF document containing transcripts of the letters (see https://specialcollectionsarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/698).
Content Advice: This collection contains offensive historical language and viewpoints, which may be uncomfortable or upsetting to read.
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1942-06-1943-11
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University of Exeter. The digital object(s) attached to this record are available for you to use for educational purposes only under licence from the University of Exeter.
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English
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EUL MS 413
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1942-1943
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University of Exeter
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Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
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English literature - 20th century
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Transcripts of the letters of John Jarmain
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Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
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Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
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2022
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University of Exeter
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PDF
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English
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Text
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University of Exeter. The digital object(s) attached to this record are available for you to use for educational purposes only under licence from the University of Exeter.
Description
An account of the resource
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.
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University of Exeter. The digital object(s) attached to this record are available for you to use for educational purposes only under licence from the University of Exeter.
Africa
Battle of El Alamein
Birds
Egypt
Italian Campaign
Italy
Libya
Nature
North Africa
North African Campaign
Operation Husky
Poems
Poetry
Second World War
Sicily
Sicily landing
Tunisia
Tunisian Campaign
war
War Poet
war poetry
Western Desert Campaign