Boston College collection of Dolmen Press
Dates
- Creation: 1950-1989, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980
Scope and Content
This collection contains administrative records of the Dolmen Press, including advertisements, broadsides, catalogs, correspondence, dummy books, ephemera, and manuscripts submitted to the Press for publication. It also includes Press founder Liam Miller's ephemera and some materials relating to Cuala Press, which Liam Miller ran, along with W. B. Yeats' children, in the 1970s.
Creator
- Dolmen Press (Organization)
- Miller, Liam (Person)
Language of Materials
English and Irish.
Restrictions on access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on use
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Historical note
The Dolmen Press was founded in 1951 by married couple Liam Miller and Josephine Browne Miller in Dublin, Ireland. It published and printed works by Sigerson Clifford, Richard Murphy, Austin Clarke, and Thomas Kinsella (such as an elaborate edition of his translation of The Táin), as well as a series of collected essays about W. B. Yeats called The Yeats Papers. It also printed programs, cards, bookplates, and invitations. The Press operated up until Liam Miller's death in 1987.
Sources
Allen, Nicholas. "Miller, Liam." Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Miller, Liam. The Dolmen Press: 1951-1976. Dublin: The Dolmen Press, 1976.
Welch, Robert. "Dolmen Press." The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Extent
4.75 Linear Feet (7 containers)
Abstract
The Boston College collection of Dolmen Press contains advertisements, broadsides, catalogs, correspondence, dummy books, ephemera, and manuscripts documenting the administration of the Dolmen Press, an Irish fine print publisher that was in operation from 1951-1987.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into four series: I. Correspondence; II. Printed materials; III. Manuscripts; and IV. Liam Miller's ephemera.
Provenance
Material purchased from Emerald Isle Books (1994, 2005) orginated with Liam Miller; additional material was purchased from Adam's Auctioneers of Dublin (2018), source unknown.
Processing Information
Previously, this collection was described as two collections, Dolmen Press editorial records (MS.2006.052) and Dolmen Press - Liam Miller Collection (MS.2003.002).
Source
- Dolmen Press (Organization)
- Miller, Liam (Person)
- Emerald Isle Books (Firm) (Organization)
- Adam's Auctioneers of Dublin (Firm) (Organization)
Subject
- Dolmen Press (Organization)
- Title
- Boston College Collection of Dolmen Press
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- 1950-1989, undated (bulk 1960-1980)
- Author
- Annalisa Moretti
- Date
- January 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
617-552-4861
burns@bc.libanswers.com