Martyn Goff Papers

Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 5 (Letter), Folder: 1-2

Identifier: GTM-20221006

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Scope and Contents

Collection primarily consists of correspondence between Martyn Goff (administrator of the Booker Prize from 1973-2006) and Ian Norrie (a longtime friend and member of the Booker Prize management committee). It includes approximately 125 letters between the two dating from the 1970s to the early 1990s. It includes one color photograph of Goff and Norrie in 1977. The letters are personal in nature and touch upon matters related to the National Book League. There are mentions of various literary and publishing figures, such as Christina Foyle, Graham Greene, Melvyn Bragg, Michael Holroyd, Matthew Evans, Louis Baum, Frank Delaney, Sir Stanley Unwin, Frank Muir, Alan Hill, Simon Hornby, Clifford Simmons, Charles Hammick, Peter Stockham, Hunter Davies, Richard Adams, Ivor Courtney, Margaret Drabble, Carme Callil, Anthony Burgess, Michael Caine, Jack Morpurgo, David Whitaker, Norah Smallwood, and Ian Parsons.

Dates

Creation: 1973 - 1991

Creator

Goff, Martyn (Person)

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Biographical Note

Martyn Goff (7 June 1923 – 25 March 2015) was a British literary administrator, author, and bookseller. He made a significant contribution to the organization and popularity of the Booker Prize.