LONGLEY,
MICHAEL.
Michael Longley papers
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Correspondence
Michael Longley papers > Correspondence
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Series 1
Correspondence, 1960-2000
Boxes 1 - 15 and 82
Scope and Content Note
The correspondence series of the Michael Longley papers includes letters, telegrams, postcards, and greeting cards both to and from Michael Longley. The earliest items date from 1960, the most recent from 2000. The bulk of the correspondence here is personal or relates to his career as a writer; for correspondence stemming from his career at the Northern Ireland Arts Council, see Series 9. Among the correspondents represented in this series are: Fleur Adcock, Eavan Boland, Ciaran Carson, Douglas Dunn, Gavin Ewart, Peter Fallon, Brian Friel, Seamus Heaney, Philip Hobsbaum, Jennifer Johnston, Medbh McGuckian, Derek Mahon, John Montague, Paul Muldoon, Frank Ormsby, Craig Raine, James Simmons, and Anthony Thwaite. Occasionally Michael Longley's own letters (most often in carbon or in draft form) are also present.
The correspondence within this series is arranged chronologically, when a date is known. When an item is undated, or when a date is illegible, postmarks have been used to place the item. Those items for which only a month or year is known will be found at the end of the month's or year's sequence, while those items without any indication of date whatsoever are filed at the very end of the chronological arrangement. Undated letters from indexed correspondents are filed alphabetically by writer's name in Box 13. Among these letters is an extensive correspondence with Derek Mahon.
Finding Aid Note
Index to selected correspondents in Series 1 is available for letters up to 1992.
Box | Folder | Content |
---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 1965 |
1 | 3 | 1966 |
1 | 4 | 1967 |
1 | 5 | 1968 |
1 | 6 | 1969 |
1 | 7 | 1970-1971 |
1 | 8 | 1972 |
1 | 9 | 1973 |
1 | 10 | 1974 |
1 | 11 | 1975 |
1 | 12 | 1976 |
1 | 13 | 1977 |
1 | 14 | 1978 |
2 | 1 | 1979 January - June |
1 | 1 | 1960-1964 |
2 | 2 | 1979 July - December |
2 | 3 | 1980 January - June |
2 | 4 | 1980 July - December |
2 | 5 | 1981 January - June |
2 | 6 | 1981 July - December |
2 | 7 | 1982 January - June |
2 | 8 | 1982 July - December |
2 | 9 | 1983 January - June |
2 | 10 | 1983 July - December |
2 | 11 | 1984 January - June |
2 | 12 | 1984 July - December |
3 | 1 | 1985 January - March |
3 | 2 | 1985 April - June |
3 | 3 | 1985 July - September |
3 | 4 | 1985 October - December |
3 | 5 | 1986 January - February |
3 | 6 | 1986 March - April |
3 | 7 | 1986 May - June |
3 | 8 | 1986 July - August |
3 | 9 | 1986 September - November |
3 | 10 | 1986 December |
3 | 11 | 1987 January - June |
3 | 12 | 1987 July - December |
4 | 1 | 1988 January - April |
4 | 2 | 1988 May - July |
4 | 3 | 1988 August - November |
4 | 4 | 1988 December |
4 | 5 | 1989 January - June |
4 | 6 | 1989 July - November |
4 | 7 | 1989 December |
4 | 8 | 1990 January - March |
4 | 9 | 1990 April - June |
4 | 10 | 1990 July - October |
4 | 11 | 1990 November - December |
5 | 1 | 1991 January - March |
5 | 2 | 1991 April - June |
5 | 3 | 1991 July - September |
5 | 4 | 1991 October - November |
5 | 5 | 1991 December |
5 | 6 | 1992 January |
5 | 7 | 1992 February |
5 | 8 | 1992 March |
5 | 9 | 1992 April |
5 | 10 | 1992 May |
5 | 11 | 1992 June |
6 | 1 | 1992 July |
6 | 2 | 1992 August |
6 | 3 | 1992 September |
6 | 4 | 1992 October |
6 | 5 | 1992 November |
6 | 6 | 1992 December |
6 | 7 | ca. 1992 |
6 | 8 | 1993 January |
6 | 9 | 1993 February - December |
6 | 10 | 1993 Christmas |
6 | 11 | 1994 |
7 | 1 | 1995 January - March |
7 | 2 | 1995 April - May |
7 | 3 | 1995 June |
7 | 4 | 1995 July |
7 | 5 | 1995 August |
7 | 6 | 1995 September |
7 | 7 | 1995 October |
7 | 8 | 1995 November |
7 | 9 | 1995 December |
7 | 10 | circa 1995 |
7 | 11 | 1996 January |
7 | 12 | 1996 February |
7 | 13 | 1996 March |
8 | 1 | 1996 April |
8 | 2 | 1996 May |
8 | 3 | 1996 June |
8 | 4 | 1996 July |
8 | 5 | 1996 August |
8 | 6 | 1996 September |
8 | 7 | 1996 October |
8 | 8 | 1996 November |
8 | 9 | 1996 December |
8 | 10 | circa 1996 |
9 | 1 | 1997 January |
9 | 2 | 1997 February |
9 | 3 | 1997 March |
9 | 4 | 1997 April |
9 | 5 | 1997 May |
9 | 6 | 1997 June |
9 | 7 | 1997 July |
9 | 8 | 1997 August |
9 | 9 | 1997 September |
9 | 10 | 1997 October - November |
9 | 11 | 1997 December |
9 | 12 | circa 1997 |
9 | 13 | 1998 January |
9 | 14 | 1998 February |
9 | 15 | 1998 March |
10 | 1 | 1998 April |
10 | 2 | 1998 May |
10 | 3 | 1998 June |
10 | 4 | 1998 July |
10 | 5 | 1998 August |
10 | 6 | 1998 September |
10 | 7 | 1998 October |
10 | 8 | 1998 November |
10 | 9 | 1998 December |
10 | 10 | circa 1998 |
11 | 1 | 1999 January |
11 | 2 | 1999 February |
11 | 3 | 1999 March |
11 | 4 | 1999 April |
11 | 5 | 1999 May |
11 | 6 | 1999 June |
11 | 7 | 1999 July |
11 | 8 | 1999 August |
11 | 9 | 1999 September |
11 | 10 | 1999 October |
11 | 11 | 1999 November |
12 | 1 | 1999 December |
12 | 2 | circa 1999 |
12 | 3 | 2000 January |
12 | 4 | 2000 February |
12 | 5 | 2000 March |
12 | 6 | 2000 April |
12 | 7 | 2000 May |
12 | 8 | 2000 June |
12 | 9 | 2000 July |
12 | 10 | 2000 August |
12 | 11 | 2000 September |
13 | 1 | 2000 October |
13 | 2 | 2000 November - December |
13 | 3 | circa 2000 |
13 | 4 | Undated correspondence by Michael Longley |
13 | 5 | Undated indexed correspondence, Adcock - McGuckian [Fleur Adcock, Eavan Boland, Ciaran Carson, Paul Durcan, Brian Friel, Puller Grimes, Donald Hall, Philip Hobsbaum, Johnstone, McGuckian] |
13 | 6 | Undated indexed correspondence, Mahon |
13 | 7 | Undated indexed correspondence, Mahon |
13 | 8 | Undated indexed correspondence, Mahon |
13 | 9 | Undated indexed correspondence, Montague - Trevor [John Montague, Paul Muldoon, Nuala ni Dhomhnaill, Frank Ormsby, Craig Raine, James Simmons, William Trevor] |
13 | 10 | Undated correspondence |
13 | 11 | Undated correspondence |
13 | 12 | Undated correspondence |
13 | 13 | Undated correspondence |
13 | 14 | Undated correspondence |
13 | 15 | Undated correspondence |
14 | 1 | Undated correspondence |
14 | 2 | Undated correspondence |
14 | 3 | Miscellaneous invitations |
14 | 4 | Miscellaneous invitations |
14 | 5 | Miscellaneous invitations |
14 | 6 | Miscellaneous invitations |
14 | 7 | Miscellaneous invitations |
15 | 1 | Miscellaneous invitations |
15 | 2 | Miscellaneous invitations |
15 | 3 | Miscellaneous invitations |
15 | 4 | Miscellaneous invitations |
15 | 5 | Miscellaneous invitations |
15 | 6 | Miscellaneous invitations |
82 | 1 | Heaney, Seamus, 1969 - 1976 |
82 | 2 | Heaney, Seamus, 1977 - 1983 |
82 | 3 | Heaney, Seamus, 1984 - 1989 |
82 | 4 | Heaney, Seamus, 1990 - 1994 |
82 | 5 | Heaney, Seamus, 1995 - 2000 |
82 | 6 | Heaney, Seamus, n.d. |