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Ormsby, Frank, 1947-

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  • Existence: 1947    

Biographical note

Frank Ormsby was born in Northern Ireland in 1947. He was educated at St. Michael's College in Enniskillen and Queen's University in Belfast. He wrote many poetry collections, including A Store of Candles (1977) and The Darkness of Snow (2017). He also edited the literary journal Honest Ulsterman and edited several issues of the Poetry Ireland Review. His honors include a Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry and a Cultural Traditions Award given in memory of John Hewitt. Ormsby taught and was Head of English at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution from 1976 until his retirement in 2010.

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Announcements and invitations, 1984 - 1986

 File — Shared_box 2591: [Barcode: C0148384], Folder: 20
Scope and Contents Correspondents include Anvil Press Poetry, The Arts Council, Jonathan Barker, Ellen Beardsley, Noelle Clery, Barrie Cooke, Corpus Literary Society (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge), Noel Dorr, Dublin University Players, European Festival of Poetry, Christopher Fitz-Simon, Gown (Queen's University Belfast), Grenada Television, Nicholas Grene, Eamon Grennan, John Hobbs, Irish Literary Society, Philippe Jaccottet, Eddie Linden, Julian Mangle, James McElroy,...
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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1984 - 1986
Found in: / Derek Mahon papers / Correspondence

Ormsby, Frank, 2011, 2016

 File — Box 16: [Barcode: C0148367], Folder: 18
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Correspondence and collected materials from and about Deane's friends, colleagues, and associated organizations. Includes many drafts of literary work sent to Deane for comment, both in his personal capacity and as editor of Dedalus Press.

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Contracts and personal financial documents are closed for 75 years from the date of creation for privacy concerns.

Audio and video recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 2011, 2016
Found in: / John F. Deane papers / Correspondence

Ormsby, Frank, 1975-1986

 File — Box 4: [Barcode: C0148390], Folder: 38
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Irish poet, playwright, and fiction writer Francis Harvey, composed of audiovisual recordings, correspondence, diaries and notes, collected ephemera, and writings. His correspondence is both personal and professional and includes letters from contemporary poets Gerald Dawe, John F. Deane, Madge Herron, Anthony Glavin, Benedict Kiely, and many more.The bulk of the collection consists of drafts of Harvey’s writings, which over time...
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Collection is open for research.

Audio and video recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 1975-1986
Found in: / Francis Harvey papers / Correspondence

Ormsby, Frank (The Honest Ulsterman), 1976-1980

 File — Box 1, Folder: 46
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Correspondence to Gerard Fanning, both personal and professional.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1976-1980
Found in: / Gerard Fanning papers / Correspondence

Submissions, Frank Ormsby, 1975-1977

 File — Box 2, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Includes "The Air-Raid Shelter", "The Edge of War", "Love on the Coast", "Mortgaged", and "A Wet Hour in Belfast"

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1975-1977
Found in: / Gerard Fanning papers / Poetry / Edited works / Broadsheet

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