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Irish literary miscellany collection, [ca. 1943-1998].

Title: Irish literary miscellany collection, [ca. 1943-1998].

The Irish literary miscellany collection is composed of individual items or small groups of items from various sources that do not relate directly to any of the division's other Irish literary collections. Materials include correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, theatre programs, and Belfast Group worksheets.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear feet : (in 1 box and 1 OP)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122385763 View

Frank Ormsby papers

Title: Frank Ormsby papers

The Frank Ormsby papers consist of the poet-editor's personal and literary papers from 1968 to 2012. These papers catalog Ormsby's literary career as a poet, an anthologist, and a long-term editor of The Honest Ulsterman. The collection focuses on two interconnected areas of Ormsby's literary life. On one hand, the papers highlight Ormsby's output as a poet, a writer about poetry, and an editor-anthologist. On the other hand, this collection is notable for its materials relating to The Honest Ulsterman and Ormsby's role as editor of this magazine, which played an important role in the late twentieth century literary culture of Northern Ireland. Ormsby's poetry has been consistently well-received and widely acknowledged since the early 1970's. An extensive series of manuscript and typescript drafts of published and unpublished poems charts the development of the poet across time. Like many other poets in Ireland and Great Britain, Ormsby has also enjoyed a parallel career as a literary journalist. He has written many reviews and essays about other writers and collections of poetry. Apart from his writing poetry and critical prose and his magazine editing, Ormsby, as anthologist and literary editor, has produced seven anthologies or other edited volumes. Materials relating to the publication of these volumes are arranged in a distinct subseries of writing by Ormsby. Such materials include: bibliographical and biographical research materials, permissions, contents lists and indexes, drafts of introductions, and copies of primary documents. Correspondence with contributors, editors, or publishers is kept separately in the subseries for personal literary correspondence. Similarly, reviews and other printed matter relating to these texts are found in the subseries for printed material about Ormsby. His editorial work on these volumes as well as with The Honest Ulsterman has ensured a wide and varied correspondence with many important writers in Ireland and Great Britain. Though Ormsby's personal literary correspondence and his editorial correspondence relating to The Honest Ulsterman are located in two distinct series, individual letters frequently mention both the poet's own work and The Honest Ulsterman. Information related to the poet and to the magazine may be found throughout the collection. In this collection's several correspondence subseries, writers of interest include Ciaran Carson, Peter Fallon, Seamus Heaney, John Hewitt, Kathleen Jamie, Edna and Michael Longley, Derek Mahon, Medbh McGuckian, Paul Muldoon, Tom Paulin, Carol Rumens, and James Simmons, among many others. Because of the magazine's importance, both for Ormsby and Northern Irish literary culture, The Honest Ulsterman materials constitute a separate and sizeable series, which includes correspondence, author files, manuscript submissions, publications, and printed material regarding The Honest Ulsterman. Manuscript and typescript drafts of poetry and prose sent to Ormsby are divided according to those submitted for magazine publication and those shared with the poet on a more personal basis. Because friends sent material both for personal reasons and for publication, the series of writings by others is relatively small compared to The Honest Ulsterman author files and magazine submissions subseries. Anything sent with an eye towards publication has been kept in The Honest Ulsterman series. Similarly, printed material regarding the magazine is arranged separately from other printed material relating to Ormsby and his work as poet and anthologist. Other important materials include worksheets by Norman Dugdale, Seamus Heaney, Michael Longley, Paul Muldoon, Bernard MacLaverty, and James Simmons from meetings of the Belfast Group in 1971-1972. Photographs of many of the personages whose work is represented in this collection are arranged in a separate series. Unprocessed additions include writings by Ormsby, writings by others including Michael Longley and James Simmons, correspondence, and printed material.

ArchivalResource: 29.375 linear feet (49 boxes)

https://archives.libraries.emory.edu/repositories/7/resources/3192 View

James Simmons papers

Title: James Simmons papers

The collection consists of personal and literary papers of James Simmons from 1945-1996. The bulk of the collection consists of drafts of Simmons's own writings, including poetry, prose, and songs that span his career. Also present are extensive files of personal and literary correspondence including correspondence and literary works of Tony Harrison, Seamus Heaney, Michael Longley, Derek Mahon, Paul Muldoon, Wole Soyinka, and many other prominent literary figures. The collection also includes The Poets' House archive, submissions for and a copy of the first issue of The Honest Ulsterman, extensive manuscript and typescript writings by others, collected printed material, and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 39.5 linear feet (80 boxes); 1 oversized papers folder (OP)

https://archives.libraries.emory.edu/repositories/7/resources/3383 View

John Wilson Foster papers

Title: John Wilson Foster papers

The collection consists of the papers of John Wilson Foster from 1973-2003. The papers include writings, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and writings by others. Writings by Foster include drafts of his critical work in addition to some original poetry. Also included are correspondence from and writings by many Irish writers, such as Seamus Heaney, Benedict Kiely, Philip Hobsbaum, Ciaran Carson, Gerald Dawe, Michael Longley, James Simmons, and others. The collection also includes correspondence and printed material relating to several conferences and summer programs, in addition to the publication of the Field Day Anthology of Irish Literature (Foster served as a contributing editor for this publication). Additions consist of additional writings by Foster and subject files he compiled while researching his numerous books. Subject files concern the literature, culture, and politics of Ireland and Northern Ireland; the natural history of Northern Ireland; the Passenger Pigeon; and the Titanic. Additions also include some audiovisual material.

ArchivalResource: 36 linear feet (38 boxes) (1 oversized papers box (OP); 0.5 linear foot (1 box))

https://archives.libraries.emory.edu/repositories/7/resources/2717 View

Poetry Book Society. Poetry Book Society records, 1962-1970 (majority 1966-1970)

Title: Poetry Book Society records

The Poetry Book Society was founded in 1953 under the auspices of the Arts Council of Great Britain to foster the art of poetry and to promote the work of contemporary poets. It continued to operate as recently as 2005. The society mails subscribers a book of poetry quarterly, accompanied by a Bulletin containing a contribution from the selected poet of the quarter. The collection includes proofs and issues of the society's Bulletin, typescripts, and correspondence between contributing poets and Charles Osborne, assistant secretary of the society. Among the significant figures represented are Barry Cole, Martin Dodsworth, Douglas Dunn, Thomas Kinsella, Geoffrey Grigson, Thom Gunn, John Fuller, David Harsent, Seamus Heaney, and David Holbrook.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear feet

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1533 View

Poetry Book Society. Poetry Book Society records, 1962-1970 (majority 1966-1970)

Title: Poetry Book Society records

The Poetry Book Society was founded in 1953 under the auspices of the Arts Council of Great Britain to foster the art of poetry and to promote the work of contemporary poets. It continued to operate as recently as 2005. The society mails subscribers a book of poetry quarterly, accompanied by a Bulletin containing a contribution from the selected poet of the quarter. The collection includes proofs and issues of the society's Bulletin, typescripts, and correspondence between contributing poets and Charles Osborne, assistant secretary of the society. Among the significant figures represented are Barry Cole, Martin Dodsworth, Douglas Dunn, Thomas Kinsella, Geoffrey Grigson, Thom Gunn, John Fuller, David Harsent, Seamus Heaney, and David Holbrook.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear feet

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1533 View