Ciaran Carson papers

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Ciaran Carson papers

circa 1970-2010

The collection consists of the personal and literary papers of Ciaran Carson from 1970-2010. The papers include correspondence, literary notebooks, literary manuscripts, printed material, subject files, photographs, and personal files. Among the correspondents represented in the papers are the poets Peter Fallon, Tess Gallagher, Seamus Heaney, Medbh McGuckian, John Montague, and Frank Ormsby. Writings include numerous drafts (in manuscript and typescript form) of Carson's published poems and prose, as well as a significant number of unpublished poems. There are also unpublished draft materials and published versions of creative and critical work sent to or collected by Carson. Printed material includes reviews, programs, and clippings related to Carson's writings, performances and readings. The collection also contains early "group sheets" from Philip Hobsbaum's Belfast Group, Arts Council of Northern Ireland records, and an assortment of photographs and other personal items.

37.625 linear feet (69 boxes); 5 oversized papers folders (OP)

eng, Latn

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Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013

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McGuckian, Medbh, 1950-....

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Montague, John Stanley

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Gallagher, Tessa

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Robinson, Tim, 1935-....

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Arts Council of Northern Ireland

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Fallon, Peter, 1951-....

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Ormsby, Frank, 1947-....

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Proulx, Annie

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