V.i.1. Draft and copy letters, written by Seamus Heaney, to friends and associates,
1965-1983.
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| Summary: | Contains a letter to the editor of the TLS concerning the submission of unspecified poems (dated 8/2/1965); an incomplete draft letter, written from Berkeley, California, concerning an 'Irish-American interchange' (dated 26/6/1971; recipient unclear); a letter written from Coagh, Co. Tyrone concerning family photographs (dated 8/1973; recipient unclear); a letter written from Ashford, Co. Wicklow, concerning a recent trip to Belderg ('an unforgetable day ... has been growing and enriching itself in my memory ever since') recepient unclear and dated 31/71974; incomplete drafts of a letter to Brian [Friel] concerning his thoughts on seeing Friel's play 'Volunteers' (dated 12/10/1974) and an annotated draft letter in which he refers to his thoughts on being described as British in the 'Pengiuin Book of Contemporary British Poetry' (dated 30/8/1983). |
| In collection: | Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Notes: | Department of Manuscripts, National Library of Ireland. There are additional Seamus Heaney manuscripts held in the Department of Manuscripts (MS 41,932/1-3). This consists of manuscript and typescript drafts of the poem 'Sweeney Astray', with additional notes on early Irish poetry; Physical description: 7 pages. more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
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MS 49,493/259 |
Manuscripts Reading Room |
Manuscripts |
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