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David R. Clark Papers
Manuscript Collection Number: 180
Accessioned: Purchase, February 1995
Extent: 1 linear foot
Content: Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: March 1999, by Meghan J. Fuller
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F1 Achebe, Chinua 1975 - 1976 15 items
Albert Chinualumogo Achebe (1930- ) is best known as the author of the widely-read
Things Fall Apart. Also the author of such novels as No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of
God (1964), and A Man of the People (1966), Achebe is politically active in his native
country, Nigeria.
Letters, 1975 - 1976 (5 items)
Writings about Achebe: (3 items)
Chinua Achebe to Speak on "The Image of Africa."
Chinua Achebe: An African Use of Language. The Alumnus 5:2 (May 1974): 16-18.
Hayes, Tom. "Achebe: African Man of Letters at UMass." University Bulletin.
21 February 1974.
Writing by Achebe: (3 copies)
Achebe, Chinua. "An Image of Africa." The Chancellor's Lecture Series,
1974-1975. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1975.
F2 Papers Related to Aubrey Beardsley 1965 - 1966 9 items
The fame of English illustrator Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) was cemented when, at
nineteen years old, he was selected to illustrate an edition of Sir Thomas Malory's La
Morte D'Arthur for which he produced no less than 500 designs. He gained widespread
recognition as the art editor of the avant-garde literary journal, The Yellow Book, a
position he held until a perceived association with Oscar Wilde resulted in his
termination. Beardsley died on March 16, 1898 at the age of twenty-five.
Letters, 1965 - 1966 (8 items)
Correspondence between Clark and such scholars and publishers as Percy H. Muir,
Desmond Flower, and Henry Maas; all letters related to the possible existence of a
Beardsley sketch for W.B. Yeats' The Shadowy Waters.
Writing about Beardsley:
Clark, David R. "Aubrey Beardsley's Drawing of the Shadows' in W.B. Yeat's
The Shadowy Waters." Modern Drama (December 1966): 267-272. Off-print.
F3 Bradford, Curtis Baker 1975 - 1977 23 items
A scholar of Irish literature, Bradford (1911-1969) served as editor of Reflections of W.B.
Yeats (1970), and W.B. Yeats: The Writing of The Player Queen (1977); he is also the
author of Yeats at Work (1965).
Letters, 1976 - 1977 (23 items)
Most of the correspondence in this folder concerns the controversy over the publication
of Yeats' The Player Queen.
F4 Bushrui, Suheil B. 1969 - 1971 4 items
A scholar of Irish literature, Bushrui is the author of Yeats' Verse Plays: The Revisions,
1900-1910 (1965); A Centenary Tribute to John Millington Synge, 1871-1909: Sunshine
and the Moon's Delight (1972); Images and Memories: A Pictorial Record of the Life
and Work of W.B. Yeats (1970); and James Joyce, an International Perspective:
Centenary Essays in Honor of the Late Sir Desmond Cochrane (1982).
Letter:
1969 Dec 19 TLS 3 pp. to Clark from Bushrui
Ephemera: (3 items)
W.B. Yeats, 1865-1939: A Pictorial Biography, program for an exhibition curated by S.B.
Bushrui and D.E.S. Maxwell for York University Library
Review of Maurice Good's Performance of J.M. Synge
Report of the Synge Centenary Commemoration Committee
F5 Ellmann, Richard 1975 - 1982 9 items
Michigan native Richard Ellmann (1918-1987) is perhaps best known for his
internationally recognized biography of James Joyce, published in 1959. He is also the
author of Eminent Domain: Yeats Among Wilde, Joyce, Pound, Eliot, and Auden (1967);
Golden Codgers: Biographical Speculations (1973); and Four Dubliners: Wilde, Yeats,
Joyce, and Beckett (1986).
Letters, 1975 - 1982 (7 items)
Writings about Ellmann: (2 items)
Donoghue, Denis. "Clashing Symbols," a review of Richard Ellmann's Eminent
Domain: Yeats Among Wilde, Joyce, Pound, Eliot and Auden. The New York
Times Book Review, [n.d.]
Abt, Samuel. "More Gift and Legwork than Luck." International Herald Tribune (20 May 1987).
F6 Fallon, Peter 1980 - 1986 3 items
A poet and publisher, Fallon was born in Germany on February 26, 1951, to parents of
Irish descent. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. In February of 1970, he
founded the Galley Press which is responsible for publishing many of Ireland's best poets
and writers. Among his own volumes are Among the Walls (1971); Coincidence of Flesh
(1973); Winter Work (1983); and News of the World: Selected Poems (1993).
Letter:
1986 Sep 19 AL(c) 1 pp. to Fallon from Clark
Ephemera:
Clark's handwritten notes of introduction for Fallon's lecture at UMass
Publicity flier for Fallon's Dublin-based press, The Gallery Press
F7 Heaney, Seamus 1979 - 1980 15 items
Heaney (1939 - ) has written ten books of poetry, including Death of a Naturalist (1966);
Door Into Dark (1969); After Summer (1978) and The Spirit Level (1996). He has also
published three volumes of essays and an adaptation of Philoctetes' The Cure at Troy
(1990). He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1995.
Letters, 1979 - 1980 (5 items)
Writings about Heaney: (5 items)
Deane, Seamus. "Talk with Seamus Heaney." New York Times [n.d.] (2 copies)
Donoghue, Denis. "Review of Seamus Heaney's Field Work." [n.d.]
Hartnett, Michael. "Heaney's World." Irish Times (14 June 1975): 10.
Howard, Philip. "Ulster Poet Wins L1,000 W.H. Smith Award." [n.d.]
O'Connell, Shaun. "Seamus Heaney: Poetry and Power." New Boston Review
(September 1980)
Spillane, Margaret. "Penitence for an Irish Poet: Seamus Heaney Confronts his
Ghosts." Review of Station Island. Valley Advocate (27 February 1987)
Webb, W. L. "Irish Poet Wins L1,000 Award." [n.d.]
"In the Mid-Course of His Life." Hibernia. (11 October 1979)
Ephemera: (5 items)
Three publicity fliers for Ploughshares 6/1: Transatlantic Issue, edited by Heaney
Clark's notes of introduction for Heaney's lecture at UMass
Two publicity fliers announcing Heaney's lecture at UMass
F8 Hutchison, Alexander 1972 - 1989 84 items
A Scottish poet, Alexander Hutchison now lives in Canada where he continues to write
and publish widely. Among his many publications are Mr. Scales at the Auction (1972);
Link-Light (1974); Four Poems in Broadside (1977); Flyting (1982); and The Moon Calf
(1988). His collection Deep-Tap Tree was published by the University of Massachusetts
Press in 1978.
Letters, 1972 - 1989 (23 items)
Enclosed with several letters are signed typescripts of some of Hutchison's poems,
including Scales at Scapa Flow, Scales' Prairie Lay, In Brass and In Brimstone I Burn
Like a Bell, The Dead-Carn Shifting Slowly in the Drift, The Death of Odinn, and A Slate
Rubbed Smooth; also enclosed is a copy of Hutchison's curriculum vitae
Writings by Hutchison: (2 items)
Four Poems in Broadside. 1977 (removed to book collection)
Lyke-Wake. 1973.
Ephemera:
Including publicity fliers, newspaper clippings, typescript poems, and an audio tape of
Hutchison reading from his volume, Kinloss Abbey
F9 Denis Johnston 1961 - 1981 6 items
An actor, lawyer, teacher, broadcaster, and war correspondent for the BBC, William
Denis Johnston (1901-1984) emerged as a major Irish playwright in the 1970s. Though
his first play, Rhapsody in Green was rejected by the Abbey Theater, the Gate Theater did
produce his play, and, in 1931, he was named its director. (Rhapsody in Green was later
renamed The Old Lady Says "No!"--a satiric reference to Lady Gregory and the Abbey
Theater's rejection.) Johnston later relocated to the United States where he served as
professor of English at Amherst and Mount Holyoke, followed by a term as chair of the
drama department at Smith College.
Letters, 1963 - 1975 (2 items)
Writings by Johnston:
The Old Lady Says "No!" Ed. by Christine St. Peter. 110 pp.
The Non-Theater of Bertolt Brecht. 2 pp.
Ephemera:
Program for The Dreaming Dust, produced at the Lyric Players Theater, October 1961
Publicity flier for Johnston reading at Mount Holyoke, Faculty Club, April 6 [circa 1981]
Advanced specimen copy of The Brazen Horn, limited to 50 copies, 8 pp.
F10 MacGreevy, Thomas 1965 2 items
A critic and a poet, MacGreevy (1893 - 1967) is well known for his friendships with
many of Ireland's most renowned writers, including Samuel Beckett, Stephen MacKenna,
Denis Devlin, James Joyce, and W.B. Yeats. He is the author of two books of literary
criticism on T.S. Eliot and Richard Aldington, and wrote for such publications as The
Dial, The Criterion, and Transition.
Letters:
1965 Dec 8 ALS 2 pp. to Clark from MacGreevy
1965 Dec 27 ALS 2 pp. to Clark from MacGreevy
F11 MacKenzie, Norman 1972 - 1976 27 items
Known as one of the foremost scholars on the work of Gerald Manley Hopkins (1844-1889),
MacKenzie is the editor of Early Poetic Manuscripts and Notebooks of Gerald
Manley Hopkins in Facsimile (1989) and Later Poetic Manuscripts and Notebooks
(1991). He is also the author of The Reader's Guide to Gerald Manley Hopkins (1981)
and Poetical Works of Gerald Manly Hopkins (1990).
Letters, 1972 - 1982 (20 items)
Writings by MacKenzie:
"On Editing Gerald Manly Hopkins." Queen's Quarterly 78:4 (Winter 1971): 487-502.
"Forensic Document Techniques Applied to Literary Manuscripts." The Bodleian
Library Record 9:4 (June 1976): 234-239.
"Review of Robert O'Driscoll's Theater and Nationalism in Twentieth-Century
Ireland." The Dalhousie Review 15:3 (Fall 1971): 433-435.
Ephemera:
Publicity flier for MacKenzie's visit to UMass Amherst, February 12-13, 1972
Publicity poster for MacKenzie's talk, "The Monk Gibbon Papers" at Queen's
University Archives, 13 April 1983
Notes for proposed changes to the constitution of the Canadian Association of Irish
Studies, 9 January 1976
Student Report Card, Queen's University, for Catherine MacKenzie
Title page of student paper by Catherine MacKenzie, titled "Learning to Use the
Chisel: Aspects of Tragedy in Diarmuid and Grania by George Moore and
W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory's Grania" with four page bibliography
F12 Mayhew, George P. 1967 - 1972 32 items
A scholar of Irish literature, Mayhew is the author of Rage or Raillery: The Swift
Manuscripts at the Huntington Library (1967). He is also the co-author, with David R.
Clark, of A Tower of Polished Black Stones: Early Versions of Yeats' The Shadowy
waters (1971).
Letters, 1966 - 1979 (32 items)
Most of the correspondence between Mayhew and Clark details their joint editorship of
W.B. Yeats' The Shadowy Waters manuscripts (See F28).
F13 McHugh, Roger Joseph 1966 - 1979 47 items
A playwright and critic, McHugh (1908- ) served as professor of Anglo-Irish literature
and drama at University College, Dublin. He produced a biography of Henry Grattan, as
well as two plays performed at the Abbey Theater, Trial at Greenstreet Courthouse
(1941), and Rossa (1945), which won the Abbey Theater Prize. He is also the editor of
such volumes as Letters to Katherine Tynan (1953); Jonathan Swift 1667-1967 (1967);
and Ah, Sweet Dancer: W.B. Yeats, Margot Ruddick, a Correspondence (1970).
Letters, 1966 - 1979 (20 items)
Writings by McHugh:
"Fifty Years After," Introduction to J.M. Synge by David H. Greene and Edward M.
Stephens. New York: Macmillan Co., 1989. (One holograph copy and three typed
copies)
Ephemera:
Publicity flier for McHugh's lecture, "Ah, Sweet Dancer: New Light on W.B. Yeats," at
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 12 February 1970 (2 copies)
Brochure for Postgraduate Study in Anglo-Irish Literature at University College, Dublin
(3 copies)
Brochure for Japan Foundation Fellowship Program, 1980-1981
Miscellaneous Notes
F14 Miller, Liam 1964 - 1987 33 items
A native of Mountrath, County Laois, Miller (1924-1987) was trained as an architect and
earned his reputation as an award-winning set designer before assuming the directorship
of the Lantern Theater. Miller was a respected authority on Yeats and Irish theater and
published widely on both subjects. In 1951, Miller established Dolmen Press, which
published many of Ireland's most respected poets and writers (see F31).
Letters, 1964 - 1987 (19 items)
Reviews:
Boland, Eavan. "Review of David R. Clark's W.B. Yeats and the Theater of
Desolate Reality." The Dublin Magazine 4.1 (Spring 1965): 71-72.
Donoghue, Denis. "Players and the Painted Stage: Review of Liam Miller's The
Noble Drama of W.B. Yeats." Hibernia. Vol. 41 No. 23 (October 1977).
Mercier, Vivian. "Review of David R. Clark's W.B. Yeats and the Theater of
Desolate Reality." Modern Drama Vol.8 No.3, (December 1964): 357-58.
Peschmann, Hermann. "Review of David R. Clark's W.B. Yeats and the Theater
of Desolate Reality." English Vol. 16 No.92 (Summer 1966): 67-69.
Publicity fliers:
"Stage Design at the Abbey Theater." Lecture by Liam Miller at the University of
Massachusetts, October 23, [n.y.]. With autograph note: "Please run off as many
of these as possible for distribution as far as possible. D.R. Clark." (7 copies)
For Miller's The Noble Drama of W.B. Yeats. Dublin: Dolmen Press, 1977
For The New Yeats Papers, I - VIII, published by Dolmen Press, 1973
Writings About Miller:
de Breadun, Deaglan. "Tributes Paid to Liam Miller." The Irish Times. May 20, 1987: 10.
"Liam Miller, publisher, dies at 63." The Irish Times. May 18, 1987: 9.
Ephemera:
Canadian Association for Irish Studies Newsletter, Vol. 2 No. 1 (Spring 1987)
Etching of Miller by John Coughlin (2 copies)
Programs for Yeats Centenary: The Death of Cuchulainn, [n.d.], and Silk on the
Sword-Blade, Lantern Theater, July 21-31, 1965
F15 Montague, John 1965 - 1977 4 items
Born in Brooklyn in 1929, Montague was raised in Ireland and attended University
College, Dublin where he was graduated with a B.A. in English and History. He earned
an M.F.A from the University of Iowa in 1955. Among his published volumes are
Poisoned Lands (1961); Death of the Chieftain (1964, republished in 1991 as An
Occasion of Sin); The Dead Kingdom (1984); and Figure in the Cave and Other Essays
(1989). He is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Writers' Institute at SUNY-Albany.
Publicity flier:
For "Poetry in Ireland Today." Montague's Lecture at Hampshire College
sponsored by the Five College Irish Studies Seminar
Ephemera:
Clark's notes of introduction to Montague's lecture
Calendar of Irish Studies Program, 1977
Notes by Antonia S. Booth from a summer class taught by Montague, 40 pp.
F16 Moore, John Rees 1966-1972 3 items
A scholar of Irish literature, Moore helped establish The Hollins Critic in 1964 with
Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
Letter, 1972 (1 item)
Writings by Moore:
"Now Yeats Has Gone: Three Irish Poets." The Hollins Critic 3:2 (April 1966): 6-13.
"Summary of Yeats as a Last Romantic." Virginia Quarterly Review, 37: 432-449.
F17 Murphy, Richard 1963 - 1964 32 items
Educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, Murphy (1927 - ) published his first volume of
poetry, The Archeology of Love, the same year he earned his B.A., 1955. He held
numerous jobs before he began his own fishing and tourism business in Cleggan. Among
his published works are Sailing to the Island (1963); High Island (1974); The Price of
Stone (1985); and The Mirrored Wall (1989). Murphy is the recipient of several awards,
including the AE Memorial Prize for Poetry and the Guinness Award for Poetry.
Letters, 1963 - 1978 (16 items)
Most of the correspondence details Murphy's lecture tours of northeastern United States.
Writings by Murphy: (6 items)
Selections from a Work in Progress: "Elegy for a Battle," [n.d.]
TMs 9 pp. also includes photocopies of "Eclogue in the Louvre," and "September on
the Embankment"
"The God Who Eats Corn." The Reporter. 30:10 (1964): 34 -38. Off-print; with typed
note: "This copy of THE REPORTER is being sent to you at the request of Richard
Murphy whose verse, "The God Who Eats Corn" appears on page 34"; first page
inscribed: "To David Clark / from Richard Murphy / Cleggan 1964"; also includes an
additional copy of The Reporter
Ephemera: (10 items)
Photograph of Murphy, inscribed on back: "Please return to David Clark / English Dept / U of M"
Biographical and Bibliographical notes about Murphy, TMs 3 pp.
Original mimeographed flier promoting Murphy's 1964 lecture tour (2 copies); also
includes Clark's 3pp. handwritten draft of flier
Clark's handwritten notes of introduction for Murphy's 1964 lecture, 4pp.; also includes
typed copy, 2 pp.
Publicity flier for lecture tour of Murphy and Ted Hughes, Autumn, 1970
Publicity flier for Murphy's 1964 lecture series, published by Wide World Lecture
Bureau, Inc., 3 pp.; also includes publicity flier for lecture by J. Donald Adams,
published by aforementioned company
F18 Murphy, William 1976 - 1981 17 items
Letters, 1976 - 1981 (10 items)
Most are from Murphy to Robert O'Driscoll and vice versa and detail the development of
the Yeats' Studies Series and its difficulty securing funding for a project that involves
scholars from several countries; Clark is always carbon copied; enclosed with one letter is
a photocopy of Yeats' report card from the Godolphin School, Hammersmith, for Spring
Term, 1877
Writing by Murphy: (5 items)
Photocopy of "Father and Son: The Early Education of William Butler Yeats." A Review
of English Literature. 8:4 (October 1967): 75-96.
Photocopy of typescript of The Shadowy Waters, by William Butler Yeats, 9 pp.; includes
letter from Murphy asking Clark to compare the two versions of the manuscript,
and Clark's carbon copy reply that the typescripts are, in fact, different (2 copies)
Ephemera: (2 items)
Publicity flier for Murphy's book, The Parnell Myth and Irish Politics, 1891 - 1956.
Washington, D.C.: American University Studies, 1987.
Clark's handwritten notes regarding Murphy's lecture at UMass, 3 pp.
F19 Murray, Alexander 1984 6 items
Professor of Irish Studies at University College, Oxford
Letters, 1984 (4 items)
1984 Mar 17 TLS 1 pp. from Clark to Murray asking permission to reprint a letter
to W.B. Yeats from Glibert Murray; with A. Murray's
autograph response, dated November 4, 1984 (3 copies)
1984 Apr 14 TL(c) 1 pp. from Clark to Murray; with 3 pp. TM(x) of the Yeats letter
in question (2 copies)
F20 Materials Related to Sean O'Casey 1957 - 1989 7 items
Born in Dublin, O'Casey (1880 - 1964) is considered one of Ireland's most gifted
playwrights. Many of his plays, including The Shadow of a Gunman (1923), Juno and
the Paycock (1924), and The Plough and the Stars (1926) were first produced at Dublin's
noted Abbey Theater. O'Casey moved to England in 1926 to escape the negative
publicity his plays received due to their highly politicized content.
Letter, 1981 (1 item)
1981 May 28 TLS 1 pp. to Clark from Robert Lowry, editor of the Sean O'Casey
Review
Programs: (4 items)
The Plough and the Stars. Abbey Theater, October 28-30, 1957
The Plough and the Stars. Bolton Street College of Technology, Dramatic Society,
January 18-19, 1966
Pictures in the Hallway. Lantern Theater, August 1965
Pictures in the Hallway. Eblana Theater, November 1965
Writing by Casey: (1 item)
Cock-A-Doodle-Dandy. Ed. David Krause. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University
of America Press, 1989. 100 pp.; with a 1 pp. cover letter from the publisher dated May 26, 1989
F21 O'Clerigh, Gearoid 1975 - 1976 26 items
Irish poet
Letters, 1975 - 1976 (4 items)
Writings by O'Clerigh: (21 items)
Twenty-one photocopied poems including Purpose, Dedication, Even Solomon was not
Arrayed, Praise of Athens, and Briciollach O Buachalla
Ephemera:
Invitation to a reception in celebration of Thomas Kinsella's Peppercanister Poems, 1972
- 1978 and Poems, 1955 - 1973, and John Montague's The Rough Field at the Consulate
General of Ireland, November 28, [n.y.]
F22 O'Connor, Frank 1982 2 items
O'Connor, a pseudonym for Michael O'Donovan (1903-1966) is best known as one of
Ireland's foremost short story writers, though he also wrote novels, criticism, poetry, a
biography of Michael Collins (The Big Fellow, 1937), and several autobiographical
works. An impassioned writer, his political convictions often found their way into his
fiction and poetry. Among his many publications are the short story collections Guests of
the Nation (1931); Bones of Contention and Other Stories (1936); Crab Apple Jelly
(1944); Domestic Relations (1957); and The Coronet Player who Betrayed Ireland
(1981).
Typescript, O'Connor, Frank and Hugh Hunt. Moses' Rock: A Play in Three Acts. Ed.
Ruth Sherry. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University Press, 1983. 167 pp.; with 1
pp. cover letter to Clark from Bob Mahony, dated October 26, 1982
F23 O'Driscoll, Robert 1967 - 1978
Professor at Saint Michael's College in Toronto, Ontario. He is the author of several
volumes about Ireland and, specifically, the history of Irish theater, including Theater and
Nationalism in Twentieth Century Ireland (1971); Yeats and the Theater (1975);
Symbolism and Some Implications of the Symbolic Approach: W.B. Yeats During the
Eighteen Nineties (1975); and The Celtic Consciousness (1982). O'Driscoll also founded
the Yeats Studies Series, considered by many to be the foremost study of the life and
work of Yeats.
Letters, 1967 - 1978 (55 items)
Ephemera:
Program, "Faces of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century," Third Inter-university Seminar in
Irish Studies, University of Toronto, February 4-8, 1970
Program, "Theater and the Visual Arts," Fourth Inter-university Seminar in Irish Studies,
University of Toronto, February 10-14, 1971
Minutes of the Canadian Irish Studies Committee Meeting, March 18, 1972, 12 pp.
Program, "Theater and Nationalism in Twentieth Century Ireland" (2 copies)
Program, "A Soundscape of Ireland, Musical Performance by Treasa O'Driscoll"
Program, "Sound and Lighting History of the Abbey Theater, and The Death of
Culchain" by W.B. Yeats
Application for research grant from the Connaught Committee for the Yeats Studies
Series, partially filled in by O'Driscoll
Information concerning the Connaught Committee's rejection of the Yeats Studies
proposal, 7 pp.
Photocopied press releases and reviews of Treasa O'Driscoll, 9 pp.
Program, "Canada and the Celtic Consciousness: A Symposium," February 12-15, 1978
F24 O'Driscoll, Robert 1981 - 1987
Letters, 1986 (2 items)
Writings by O'Driscoll:
"A Greater Renaissance: The Revolt of the Soul Against the Intellect"
TMs(x) 14 pp.
"Dragon's Teeth: Essays for the Centenary of Sir Samuel Ferguson, 1810-1886"
Typed notes and outline, 8 pp.
"Scholarly Edition of the Manuscript of Yeats' Plays"
Autographed notes, 15 pp.
Proposal for volume entitled "The Irish in Canada"
Autograph notes and outline, 3 pp.
Material Related to the Yeats Studies Series:
Brochure, "John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships, 1986"
Application, Guggenheim Fellowship, 6 pp. partially filled in by O'Driscoll
Application, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 16 pp.
Request for recommendation, Social Science and Humanities Research Council, 2 pp.
addressed to Clark
Clark's holograph rough draft of O'Driscoll recommendation, 3 pp.
Description of the Yeats Studies Series, 6 pp.
Notes, suggested guidelines for the catalogue of Yeats manuscripts to be published in the
Yeats Studies Series, 24 pp. (4 copies)
Ephemera:
Program, "Celtic Studies, Major and Minor Programmes, 1981-1982," Saint Michael's
College, University of Toronto
Program, "A James Joyce Centenary Festival," January 28 - February 9, 1982, Saint
Michael's College
Publicity flier for O'Driscoll lecture at Northeastern University, November 8, [n.y.]
Publicity flier, art exhibit by Anne Yeats, Saint Michael's College, [n.d.]; includes Yeats'
poem "A Prayer for My Daughter"
Press Release, The Speckled Bird, by W.B. Yeats, third volume in the Yeats Studies
Series, published by Macmillan of Canada
Newspaper clipping, "St. Michael's Professor Lands W.B. Yeats Project," [n.d.]
F25 O'Malley, Mary 1963 - 1965
Born in Connemara and educated at University College, Galway, O'Malley is currently
the Director of the Lyric Players Theater in Belfast. She is also the editor of the
periodical, Threshold. Her published volumes of poetry include A Consideration
of Silk (1990); Where the Rocks Float (1993); and The Knife in the Wave (1997).
Letters, 1963 - 1965 (9 items)
Writings by O'Malley:
"Irish Theater Letter," TMs 8 pp.
Includes 2 pp. typed list of all the Lyric's productions (3 copies); written for special Irish
edition of The Massachusetts Review
Ephemera:
Lyric Players Theater, Annual Report for the 1962-1963 season TMs 5 pp.
Lyric Players Theater, Annual Report for the 1963-1964 season TMs 2 pp.
List of Lyric Players productions from 1951-1964 TMs 2 pp.
List of Special Productions of the Lyric Players, 1959-1962 TMs 1 pp.
Publication, The Lyric Players, 1951 - 1959
Also includes typed letter from Conor O'Malley and publicity for his forthcoming
History of the Lyric Players Theater, 1951 - 1981
F26 Stalworthy, Jon 1964 - 1984
Born in 1935, Stalworthy was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he received
a B.A. in English literature and, later, a B.Litt for his thesis on Yeats, published in 1963
as Between the Lines: W.B. Yeats' Poetry in the Making. Stalworthy is also the author of
several volumes of poetry, including The Anatomy of Love (1963), and Out of Bounds
(1963). A former professor at Cornell University, Stalworthy was also instrumental in
the establishment of the Cornell Yeats Series.
Letters, 1964 - 1982 (23 items)
27 pp. (26 leaves)
Also includes one page of handwritten notes by unknown author, as well as four
photocopied pages from an unidentified source
F27 Weber, Richard 1966 - 1984 (71 items)
An Irish poet, Weber is the author of several volumes, including The Time Being: A Poem
in Three Parts (1957); O'Reilly: Poems (1957); Lady and Gentleman (1963); Stephen's
Green Revisited (1968); and A Few Small Ones (1971).
Letters, 1966 - 1984 (54 items)
Most of these letters were written to Clark from Weber; there are also several typed and
handwritten drafts of letters of recommendation Clark wrote for Weber. Also included
are two photographs of Weber and his wife; and five copies of Weber's three-page
curriculum vitae; two copies of Sigrid Weber's curriculum vitae
Writings by Weber: (17 items)
Also included are 17 typescript poems, many with autograph notes, and one newspaper
clipping from the September 1970 issue of Hibernia. Among those poems in the
collection are Preacher, Reflection, A Visit to the Bridge House: For Austin Clarke, and
Birthday Letter from America.
F28 Manuscript Versions and a Synopsis of a Tower of Polished Black Stones, 1966
Written by David R. Clark and George Mayhew, A Tower of Polished Black Stones was
five years in the making. It was supposed to have been published by Gehenna Press, with
designs by Leonard Baskin and sketches by W.B. Yeats. The manuscript was finally
published by Dolmen Press without Baskin's designs, even though his name still appears
on the title page. Most of the correspondence in F12 (George Mayhew) is related to its
somewhat rocky publication history.
TS(x) 52 pp. Advanced copy with both the editor's and Clark's holograph corrections
F29 Visible Array: Yeats's Theater of Dream and Reality, 1982-1983 5 items
Written by David R. Clark and published in 1983 by the Dolmen Press in Ireland and
Syracuse University Press in the United States, Visible Array won international praise and
secured Clark's position as a Yeats' scholar.
One cover letter from Clark to Dolmen's Liam Miller:
1983: Jul 26 TL (c) 1p.
Proofs to the introduction and preface to the volume, with holograph notations, 20 pp.
Eleven designs (photocopied) for the book jacket and cover
Publicity flier for Visible Array from Dolmen Press (2 copies)
F30 Cornell Press Yeats Series, 1966-1977 5 items
Correspondence and ephemera related to the establishment of the Cornell University
Yeats Manuscript Series in 1977. The eight-member editorial board consisted of Phillip
Marcus, Steven Parrish, Ann Saddlemeyer, Jon Stallworthy, George Harper, William
Murphy, Richard J. Finneran, and David R. Clark. They proposed to publish between
twenty and thirty volumes of the manuscripts to Yeats's plays, poems, prose, and family
papers.
Letters:
1966-1977 (4 items)
NEH Grant application for financial assistance for the first four volumes, with curriculum
vitae for Phillip Marcus, Jon Stallworthy, Stephen Maxfield Parrish, Richard J. Finneran,
and Thomas Parkinson, 33 pp.
F31 Dolmen Press, c. 1960 - 1984 6 items
Founded in Dublin in 1951 by Liam and Josephine Miller, the Dolmen Press has a long
tradition of publishing Ireland's foremost writers of fiction, drama, biographies,
bibliographies, and especially poetry. The press is also known for the quality of its
illustrations and has showcased the work of such well respected graphic artists as Tate
Adams, Jack Coughlin, S.W. Hayter, and Anne Yeats.
Ephemera:
Single sheet biography of Padraic Colum, 1881-1972, printed by Dolmen Press, 1972
Brochure from Graphic Studio Dublin, c.1960s, with description of upcoming classes
such as lithography, etching, wood cutting, etc., 11 pp.
List of the files of Dolmen Press, compiled by Michael J. Durkan, Olin Library,
Wesleyan University, 12 pp.
Dolmen Press stock list, 1973, 4 pp.
Dolmen Press Books 1984, catalogue of new publications, including Clark's Visible Array
Brochure for Elo 70, exhibition of Irish publishers including Dolmen Press
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