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Seamus Heaney collection

Title: Seamus Heaney collection

The collection consists of materials relating to Seamus Heaney from 1972-2014 including, writings by Heaney, printed materials, photographs and correspondence. The manuscript writings in the collection include multiple drafts of "Fosterage," a two-page typescript on Michael McLaverty (published as an introduction to McLaverty's Collected Stories in 1978), a manuscript of a talk on Wordsworth's Prelude which Heaney wrote for Irish radio around 1974, and settings copies of the poems "Bog Queen," "Punishment," "The Grauballe Man," and "Kinship," with editor's markings and corrections in Heaney's hand. There is also a manuscript of a poem "For Daisy," written on the occasion of Daisy Garnett's christening. Heaney gave the keynote address during Emory University's 2003 commencement and a typescript draft with revisions in his hand is also included in this section. The collection also includes printed promotional posters, programs, a small group of photographs, and a DVD of an interview with Heaney. Born digital material includes video interviews with friends of Heaney's. The restricted correspondence consists of letters from Seamus Heaney to Sebastian Barker from 1981-1991 and relate to proposed readings, an essay Heaney was writing on Patrick Kavanagh, and Barker's proposal that Heaney serve as President of the Poetry Society. Additional correspondence with Mrs. Parker (1976) and "Robert" (1978) relate to items found in the writing series of this collection and the J. Howard Woolmer correspondence relates to the publication of Stern, a poem in memory of Ted Hughes.

ArchivalResource: 4.5 linear foot (5 boxes); 1 oversized papers folder (OP); AV Masters: .25 linear feet (1 box); 13.6 GB born digital material (6 files)

https://archives.libraries.emory.edu/repositories/7/resources/2844 View

Barber, George. Poetry notebook : manuscript, [ca. 1970?].

Title: Poetry notebook : manuscript, [ca. 1970?].

Contains drafts of poems, chiefly "Political Ballads and Songs," and a draft of a letter to Sebastian Barker, undated.

ArchivalResource: 279 leaves, bound ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612817305 View

Fuller, Roy Broadbent, 1912-. Correspondence with Julian Symons and Jack Clark, 1937-1992.

Title: Correspondence with Julian Symons and Jack Clark, 1937-1992.

Chiefly correspondence between Roy Fuller and Julian Symons. Includes occasional addendums from Kate Fuller to Roy Fuller's letters. Also present are letters from John Fuller to the Symons'; letters and post cards from Roy Fuller to Jack Clark, many regarding the Poem-of-the-Month Club; and Roy Fuller to Sebastian Barker. Most of the letters from John Fuller and one from Kate Fuller were written after Roy Fuller's death. Some poems, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets pertaining to Roy Fuller's life and/or subjects exchanged between Fuller and Clark.

ArchivalResource: ca. 350 items (ca. 1 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50257048 View