Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Dates
- Existence: 1939-04-13 - 2013-08-30
Biographical Note
Seamus Heaney was born in County Derry in 1939 and attended St. Columb's College and Queens University, Belfast. He has lectured at several universities, including Harvard and Oxford. In 1995 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier
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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Heaney, Seamus, 1981-2009
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.
Collection is open for research.
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.
Heaney, Seamus, 1980-1988, undated
Collection is open for research.
Audiovisual recordings and digital content on media have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Heaney, Seamus, 1975
Consists of correspondence to John Cumming, literary editor of The Tablet, from various English and Scottish writers. Manuscripts of poems, essays, and reviews by these authors are also included.
Collection is open for research.
Heaney, Seamus, 1969-2012, undated
Primarily long-running correspondence with other authors for whom Dawe was a friend, peer, mentor, or mentee.
Collection is open for research.
Heaney, Seamus, 1978, 2013, undated
Includes memorial card.
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.
Boston College collection of Seamus Heaney
This collection documents the work of Irish poet Seamus Heaney through a selection of his original correspondence and manuscripts. It also includes a limited number of photographs, a recorded interview, newspaper clippings, and ephemera from events in which Heaney participated. A bust of Heaney and two artistic representations of the character Sweeney inspired by his translation of Sweeney Astray complete the collection.
Collection is open for research. One audiocassette is 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.
Invitations, 1990-1994
Collection is open for research.
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.