Special Collections Department
Archive
of the
Raven Arts Press
1971 - 1993
(bulk dates 1978 - 1993)
Manuscript Collection Number: 467
Accessioned: Purchase, 1994
Extent: 16 linear feet, plus 2 boxes
of oversize material
Content: Manuscripts, photographs,
galley proofs, correspondence, scrapbooks, news clippings, publicity material,
financial records, art work, and printed material.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: February-May 2003,
by Kevin Burke; completed by Anita Wellner.
Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Table of Contents
Introductory Note
The Irish writer and publisher Dermot Bolger founded Dublin-based Raven Arts Press in 1977 when he was seventeen. Raven Arts commenced with the Finglas Writer’s Workshop which began printing a mimeographed magazine, Suburban Poetry, in 1977. Encouraged by the Irish poet, Anthony Cronin, Bolger began publishing his own and others’ poetry in book and pamphlet form. Raven Arts became one of the most important of the presses publishing new Irish poets during the 1980s until it closed in 1992. In addition to collections of poetry, Raven published fiction and non-fiction. It also published a series of Raven Introductions, anthologies designed to introduce new writers to the reading public. Other Raven Arts publications include Bright Wave, a dual language edition of contemporary poetry written in Irish, and a pamphlet series, Letters from a New Island. Many Raven Arts poets and writers went on to publish with British and American houses with Bolger’s assistance and encouragement. Raven Arts authors include Sara Berkeley, Paddy Doyle, Anthony Cronin, Francis Stuart, Maurice Scully, Paul Durcan, and many others. Raven Arts was active in the cultural life of Ireland, receiving grants from the Arts Council of Ireland, organizing the Poetry in the Schools Scheme to bring the work of contemporary poets into Ireland’s schools, and arts festivals in Bolger’s native Finglas, a suburb of Dublin.
Bolger himself has gone on to a prominent writing career, and it was largely to devote his efforts full-time to writing that led to his closing Raven Arts. Among his novels are The Journey Home (1990), and A Second Life (1984). He has written eight plays and published several collections of poetry. His work has received many awards.
In 1992, Bolger became a founding editor of New Island Book, another “vibrant specialist publisher of poetry and drama” that continues to thrive in Dublin and feature Irish writers.
Sources:
Kelly, Shirley. “The Writer as Publisher.” Books Ireland. May 1994. No. 177.
Note: Other information derived from the collection.
Scope and Content Note
The Archive of the Raven Arts Press forms a comprehensive record of the history and activities of one of the most important publishers of literature in Ireland during the last part of the twentieth century, from its founding in 1977 to its end in 1993. In addition to manuscripts, typescripts, and galleys for many Raven Arts publications, the archive includes an extensive collection of correspondence that documents the activities of the press in its day-to-day operations. The archive also contains a large amount of publicity material, and original artwork and photographs, as well as the financial records of the company.
The authors represented include Sara Berkeley, Dermot Bolger, Philip Casey, Anthony Cronin, Paddy Doyle, Paul Durcan, Patrick Galvin, Michael Hartnett, Desmond O’Grady, Nuala Ní Dhomhnail, Michael O’Loughlin, Fintan O’Toole, Francis Stuart, and Colm Toibin. The collection includes copies of the mimeograph magazine Suburban Poetry that constituted Raven Arts’ initial publishing venture, as well as a copy of its first pamphlet, a collection of Bolger’s poetry entitled Finglas Watching the Night.
Arrangement Note
The Archive of the Raven Arts Press has been arranged into five series, largely following the original order of the collection. Series I consists of manuscripts submitted for publication. This series is itself divided into manuscripts published as books, arranged alphabetically by name of author; material submitted for Raven Arts’ pamphlet series, Letters from a New Island; Suburban Poetry, the initial publication of Raven Arts under the auspices of the Finglas Writers’ Workshop; and unpublished manuscripts.
Series II consists of correspondence. This series is subdivided into general administrative correspondence, arranged chronologically, and correspondence, arranged alphabetically, with individuals and institutions with whom Raven Arts had extended and significant correspondence. It also includes contracts and letters seeking or granting permission to reprint material.
Series III consists of office files printed from a computer hard drive when Raven Arts ceased operations. Series IV contains promotional material and art work. It includes posters, book covers, and reviews, much of which was collected an pasted in scrapbooks. Series V contains the financial records of the Raven Arts Press. Throughout the archive, there is overlap and inconsistency in the series content, i.e. some of the manuscript files include correspondence with the author and/or promotional material for the work.
Series List
I. Manuscripts, 1936-1992
1. Book manuscripts, 1936-1992
2. Letters from a New Island pamphlet series, 1988-1991
3. Suburban Poetry, 1977
4. Unpublished or unattributed manuscripts, 1992 and [n.d.]
II. Correspondence, 1978-1993
1. General correspondence, 1978-1993
2. Correspondence with individuals and institutions, 1978-1992
III. Office files, 1988-1992
IV. Publicity and art work, 1971-1993
1. Reviews and promotional material, 1977-1993
2. Book covers, art work, photographs, and posters, 1980-1991
3. Non-Raven Arts events and publications, 1971-1993
V. Financial Records, 1978-1992
1. Annual financial statements or audits, 1982-1991
2. Contracts, 1981-1989
3. Invoices, 1986-1990
4. Accounts, 1984-1990
5. Sales records, 1978-1990
6. Expenses, 1981-199
7. Petty cash, 1982-1991
8. Banking records, 1979-1990
9. Employee records, 1984-1990
10. The Arts Council of Ireland, 1979-1992
Contents List
Box -- Folder -- Contents
Series I. Manuscripts, 1936-1992
Series I. 1. Book manuscripts, 1936-1992
Includes manuscripts and other material related to
the publication of books by Raven Arts Press
arranged alphabetically by author or title (in the
case of anthologies and collections).
Achterberg, Gerritt
1 F1 Hidden Weddings, 1987
Includes galley sheets of Michael O’Loughlin’s
translation of the work of the twentieth century
Dutch poet
Barry, Sebastian
Boss Grady’s Boys, 1989
F2 Copy of the typescript of two-act play with
holograph corrections
F3 Photocopy of typescript of two-act play and a
portion of the proofs
F4 Fanny Hawke Goes to the Mainland Forever, 1989
Includes copies of typescript and proofs of
poetry collection
Berkeley, Sara
F5 Facts about Water, [n.d.]
Includes copy of typescript of poetry collection
F6 Home Movie Nights, 1989
Includes reader’s report and typescripts of poems
F7 Penn, 1986, 1989
Includes typescript of poems, cover art work,
and proofs
The Swimmer in the Deep Blue Dream, 1992
F8 Includes typescript of short story
collection, cover art work, correspondence related
to promotion of book, and a review from the
Tribune (Ireland).
F9 Printer’s page proofs
Boland, Rosita
Muscle Creek, 1991
F10 Includes typescripts of poems, letters from
author to Raven, and copy of press release
publicizing the publication of the book.
F11 Printer’s page proofs
Bolger, Dermot
F12 Finglas Watching the Night, 1977
Includes copy of the initial publication of
Raven Arts Press, a pamphlet of poems, signed by
Dermot Bolger, with an Introduction by Anthony
Cronin.
F13 The Woman’s Daughter, 1987
Cover art work and layout sheets of Bolger’s novel
Bright Wave: Poetry in Irish Now (An Tonn Gheal), 1986, 1991
An anthology of contemporary Irish language
poetry published in a dual language edition,
edited by Dermot Bolger with translations by a
number of poets including Bolger, Sara Berkeley,
Paul Muldoon and others.
F14 Translations of the poetry of Michael Davitt,
Caitlín Maude and Micheál Ó hAirtnéide
F15 Translations of the poetry of Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
F16 Translations of the poetry of Liam Ó Muirthile and
Cathal Ó Searcaigh
F17 Dermot Bolger’s translations of a number of the
poets included in the anthology and a corrected
typescript of Alan Titley’s Introduction.
F18 Galley and lay-out sheets
F19 Printer’s page proofs and cover mock-up
Casey, Philip
1 F20 After Thunder, 1985
Includes two typescript versions of poetry
collection, the first of which was titled Ingrate
of My Generation
F21 Those Distant Summers, 1980
Includes typescript of poetry collection
The Year of the Knife: Poems 1980 – 1990, 1991
F22 Includes typescript of poems and print-out of
poetry collection
F23 Includes printer’s page proofs and cover
rough up
Celan, Paul
65 Poems (translation by Brian Lynch and Peter Janowsky), 1985
F24 Typescript of translation
F25 Galleys
F26 Includes typescripts of Forwards to First and
Second Editions, requests to German publishers to
print translations, and publicity material related
to publication.
Chapman, Patrick
Jazztown, [1991]
F27 Three early versions of the typescript of
this poetry collection with cover letters from
author
F28 Two later versions of the typescript,
including the final one with cover letters from
author
F29 The New Pornography, [n.d.]
Initial and final versions of the typescript
of this poetry collection with cover letters from
author
Cotter, Patrick
2 F30 The Misogynist’s Blue Nightmare, 1990
Includes typescript of long poem and cover
letters from author
Cronin, Anthony
F31 The End of the Modern World, 1988
Typescript of poems with holograph
corrections; also corrected typescript of the
Introduction and afterword for Cronin’s long poem
R.M.S. Titanic
F32 Letter to an Englishman, 1985
Includes typescript versions of long poem and
galleys
Daly, Padraig
F33 This Day’s Importance, 1981
Includes carbon copy of typescript of poetry collection
Davitt, Michael
F34 Selected Poems: Rogha Dánta 1968 – 1984, 1987
Doyle, Paddy
The God Squad, 1988
F35 Photographs and publicity material
F36 Print-out of the manuscript, pages 1-190
F37 Print-out of the manuscript, pages 191–281
F38 Print-out of portions of the manuscript including prologue
Durcan, Paul
F39 Jesus, Break His Fall, 1980
Includes typescript
F40 Jumping the Train Tracks with Angela, 1983
Includes copy of corrected typescript and
corrected galleys
Elborn, Geoffrey
Francis Stuart: a Life, 1990
F41 Correspondence related to publication and
publicity material
F42 Corrected print-out of an early version of the manuscript
Corrected print-out of a later version of the manuscript
F43A Pages 1-180
F43B Pages 181-end
F44 Corrected galleys
F45 Corrected galleys
Fallon, Padraig
F46 The Five Stations, [n.d.]
Typescript of a radio play
Fitzgerald, Sheila
Donegal Summer, 1985
F47 Includes manuscript and correspondence
F48 Includes artwork and correspondence.
3 Galvin, Patrick
F49 The Death of Art O’Leary, [n.d.]
Includes print-out of manuscript of collection of
poems
F50 Let the Seahorse Take Me Home; Miss Elderberry Swim, [1989]
Includes corrected carbon of typescript of
collection of poems; also, cover letter (14 May 89)
offering the long poem, Miss Elderberry Swim,
for publication and typescript of the poem.
Song for a Poor Boy, 1990
F51 Includes letter from Ted Hickey introducing
Dermot Bolger to the “‘autobiographical’ pieces”
of Galvin that had appeared in the Cork Examiner
and suggesting their incorporation into a book;
also, copies of the pieces from the Cork Examiner,
and an early version of the manuscript of the book
published in 1990 as Song of a Poor Boy: a Cork
Childhood.
F52 Three Cf-2 Compact Floppy Discs containing parts 1-
6 of Song for a Poor Boy with cover letter dated
April 10, 1990
F53 Print-out of manuscript dated July 22, 1990
F54 Print-out of manuscript dated September 4, 1990
F55 Print-out of another version of the manuscript
F56 Corrected galleys
F57 Another version of corrected galleys
F58 Printer’s page proofs and cover mock-up
Song for a Raggy Boy, 1991
F59 Print-out of early version of the manuscript dated
1991, titled Hooligan, with cover letter
F60 Another version of the manuscript of Song for
a Raggy Boy: a Cork Boyhood published in 1991 as a
sequel to Song for a Poor Boy.
F61 Undated version of the manuscript titled Song
for a Raggy Boy, annotated “pub date 30th Nov.”
F62 Corrected proofs dated October 14, 1991
F63 Printer’s page proofs and cover mock-up
Golden, Frank
F64 En Route to Leamenah, 1990
Typescript and galleys for collection of poetry
Hanna, Davoren
Not Common Speech, 1990
F65 Includes photocopy of holograph letter from Seamus
Heaney to Hanna (8 Aug 88); typescript of poems; book
cover; and typescript of German translation of the
book by Peter Jankowsky.
F66 Printer’s page proofs and cover mock-up
Harding, Gunnar
F67 The Fabulous Life of Guillaume Apollinaire, 1982
Includes photocopies of the typescript of the
manuscript translated from the Swedish by Sydney
Bernard Smith and the author, and corrected
typescript of the Introduction by Smith.
Hartnett, Michael
F68 Includes photocopy of a portion of the manuscript
for Hartnett’s 1985 book Inichore Haiku; also
typescripts of early poems and typescripts and
other material related to the publication of
Hartnett’s Collected Poems.
Holmquist, Kathryn
A Good Daughter, 1991
F69 Corrected galleys
F70 Printer’s page proofs and cover mock-up
Kearney, Richard
Angel of Patrick’s Hill, 1991
F71 Includes two versions of poetry collection
typescript, correspondence, and typescript of
“Letters on a New Republic,” an article by
Kearney.
F72 Printer’s page proofs and cover mock-ups
4 Lonergan, Tom
F73 The Sound of Umbrellas at Work, 1988
Includes typescripts three versions of poetry
collection
F74 Unfinished Business
Includes typescripts of two versions of poetry
collection
Lynch, Brian
F75 Voices from the Nettle-Way, 1989
Includes typescript and some galley pages
McCabe, Pat
F76 The Adventures of Shay Mouse, 1985
Includes typescript of children’s book and
illustrations
McNamee, Brendan
F77 The Man Who Lived in Sorcy Wood, 1987
Includes corrected proofs of a portion of the
manuscript
The Last of Deeds, 1989
F78A Typescript of novella
F78B Typescript of the novella Love in History later
published by Picador with The Last of Deeds
Murphy, Aidan
F79 The Restless Factor, 1985
Includes typescript of poems
Ní Dhomhnaill, Nuala
F80 Selected Poems: Rogha Dánta, 1988
Includes photocopies of galley sheets with
corrections of poems from the collection
originally published in translation in 1986,
reissued in dual language (Irish-English) format
in 1988 and 1989, and published again in 1991 as
part of the Raven Collection.
O’Connor, Conleth
F81 The Judas Cry, 1979
Includes typescript of a collection of poems, “A
Corpse Auditions Its Mourners” and “To Us, a Son.”
O’Donaghue, Robert
F82 The Witness, [n.d.]
Includes typescript of collection of poems
O’Grady, Desmond
F83 Seven Arab Odes, 1990
Includes typescript of O’Grady’s translations of
Arabic poetry, together with his introduction to
the collection and a TLS to Dermot Bolger offering
the work for publication.
O’Loughlin, Michael
F84 After Kavanaugh, 1985
Typescript of a critical work on the Irish poet
Frank Kavanaugh
F85 The Diary of a Silence, 1985
Includes correspondence and typescripts of three
versions of the poetry collection; also, program
from the Passion Machine production of Wasters,
containing two poems by O’Loughlin.
F86 The Inside Story, 1989
Includes typescript and galleys for the short
story collection
O’Toole, Fintan
F87 A Mass for Jesse James, 1990
Typescript of the Acknowledgements page and two of
the articles for the collection of O’Toole’s
journalism
Print-out of the manuscript of this collection of
O’Toole’s journalism, [n.d.]
F88A (I)
F88B (II)
F89 Printer’s page proofs and cover mock-up
5 No More Heroes, 1990
F90 Print-out of the manuscript of O’Toole’s study of
Shakespeare
F91 Galleys
F92 Printer’s page proofs
The Politics of Magic, 1987
F93 Typescript of chapters 1-4 of O’Toole’s study of
Irish dramatist Tom Murphy
F94 Typescript of chapters 5-8 of O’Toole’s study of Tom Murphy
Raven Introductions
F95 Raven Introductions, 1983
Galley sheets and other material related to the series
dedicated to the publication of new Irish writers
F96 Raven Introductions II: Kioskophile and Other Stories, 1983
Synopsis of the novella Kioskophile by David Kavanaugh
and manuscripts of stories by Pauge Rowan
F97 Raven Introductions IV, 1986
Typescript of the long poem Eitgal by Gerald Loose,
excerpts of which were published in Raven Introductions IV
F98 Raven Introductions VI, 1990
Publication files for Raven Introductions VI
F99 Raven Introductions: Boran – Lonergan
Material submitted for publication in the series,
arranged alphabetically by author’s last name
F100 Raven Introductions: McGhee – Wyley
Material submitted for publication in the series,
arranged alphabetically by author’s last name
Smith, Michael
F101 Irish Poetry, the Thirties Generation, 1983
Corrected typescript of the Preface to this Raven Arts
reissue of an anthology of poetry
Smith, Sydney Bernard
F102 New and Selected Poems, 1984
Correspondence and typescript and holograph copies of
the poems included in the collection
F103 Scurrilities, 1981 and Sensualities, 1981
Typescripts of both poetry collections
Smyth, Gerard
F104 Loss and Gain, 1981
Typescript of collection of poetry
Stuart, Francis
F105 Correspondence and photographs, 1984-1990
Correspondence between Stuart and Bolger
discussing plans to publish Stuart’s work;
correspondence with other publishers, photocopies
of Stuart’s letters to his wife written in France
at the close of World War II, plus six photographs
of Stuart, plus two photographs of children.
F106 The Abandoned Snail Shell, 1987
Corrected rolled galley sheets
F107 A Compendium of Lovers, 1990
Galley proofs of novel
6 Faillandia, 1985
Typescript of novel with typed and holograph corrections
F108A Pages 1-114
F108B Pages 115-223
F108C Pages 224-340
Another version of the manuscript with corrections
F109A Pages 1-181
F109B Pages 182-340
F110A Editor’s working notes and cover
F110B Galley proofs
F111 Night Pilot, 1988
Typescript of poems
F112 States of Mind, 1984
Typescript of short prose
F113 We Have Kept the Faith, 1992
Typescript of poems and printer’s page proofs
F114 The White Hare, 1936
Photocopy of Stuart’s novel
Stuart, Madeline
Manna in the Morning, 1984
F115 Typescript of pages 1-30, with corrections and
revisions, of the memoir by Francis Stuart’s wife
F116 Typescript of pages 31-85, with corrections
and revisions
Sweeney, Matthew
F117 A Round House, 1983
Printer’s page proofs of poetry collection;
also galley proofs of the children’s story, The
Chinese Dressing Gown (1987)
Tóibín, Colm
The Trial of the Generals, 1990
F118 Printer’s proof pages and cover mock-up; also,
corrected typescript of an article entitled
“Eastern Europe,” published in Trial of the
Generals as “The Discreet Rise of the Bourgeoisie”
F119 Print-out of the manuscript
F120 Issues of In Dublin magazine in which articles in
the book first appeared
7 F121 Issues of Magill in which articles in the
book first appeared
F122 Issues of other periodicals in which articles
in the book first appeared
F123 Issues of In Dublin magazine edited by Toibin
F124 Issues of Magill magazine edited by Toibin
Series I.2. Letters from a New Island Pamphlet Series, 1988-1991
Invisible Dublin: a Journey Through Dublin's Suburbs, 1991
F125A Includes original manuscripts of essays
published in the collection and cover mock-up
F125B Printer’s page proofs
F126 16 on 16, 1988
Original manuscripts of essays included in a
pamphlet on the Easter 1916 rising leading to
Irish independence
Letters from a New Island, 1991
F127 Printer’s page proofs and cover mock-up of this
collection of pieces from the various publications
in the series
F128 Material submitted for publication in the series
Series I.3. Suburban Poetry, 1977
F129 Suburban Poetry, 1977
Initial publications of Raven Arts in the form of
photocopied broadsheets. Includes “The Poetry of
Dermot Bolger” (March 1977), with an Introduction
by Colm Hewitt; Suburban Poetry, nos. 1 and 2
(1977), “A Raven Arts workshop publication.”
Series I.4. Unpublished or Unattributed Manuscripts, 1992 and [n.d.]
F130 Lasker-Schuler, Else
Typescript of translation of German poet Else
Lasker-Schuler by James Liddy and Ruth
Schwertfeger
F131 MacAnnaidh, Seamus
Cover letter and first sixty pages of MacAnnaidh’s
translation into English of his Irish language novel
F132 O’Louglin, Michael
Copy of a typescript of A Mouth Wound, a
collection of poetry circa 1992
F133 O’Sullivan, Michael
Typescript of O’Sullivan’s Selected Poems and Prose
F134 Scully, Maurice
Typescript of Unauthorized Credits, a collection
of poetry
F135 Wall, Eamonn
Typescript of Dyckman-200th Street, a collection
of poetry later published by Salmon Press
F136 Unattributed Manuscripts
Manuscripts without attribution to author
F137 Unattributed Manuscripts
Manuscripts without attribution to author
Series II. Correspondence, 1978-1993
Series II.1. General Correspondence, 1978-1993
Includes correspondence concerning the day-to-day
operation of Raven Arts Press, in original
chronological files.
F138 1978–79
F139 1980–81
F140 1982
F141 1983
F142 1984
8 F143 1985
F144 1986
F145 1987
F146 1988
F147 1989
F148 1980s–Undated
F149 1990 Jan–Jun
F150 1990 Jul–Dec
F151 1991 Jan–Jun
F152 1991 Jul–Dec
F153 1992 Jan–Jun
F154 1992 Jul–Dec
F155 1993
F156 1990s–Undated
Series II.2. Correspondence with Individuals and
Institutions, 1978- 1992
Includes extended correspondence with long term
Raven Arts authors, and with businesses and other
organizations with which Raven Arts had
significant and extended dealings. Series
includes contracts with authors and letters
seeking or granting permission to reprint
material. Occasionally the author includes a
typescript poem or other writing.
F157A Berkeley, Sara, 1985-1991
F157B Boland, Eavan and Rosita, 1986-1991
F158A Casey, Phillip, 1978-1990
F158B Cronin, Anthony, 1981 and [n.d.]
F159 Doyle, Paddy, 1988-1991
F160A Galvin, Patrick, 1988-1992
F160B Hartnett, Michael, 1983-1991
F161 Murphy, Aidan, 1986-1991
F162A O’Connor, Conleth, 1978-1982
F162B O’Grady, Desmond, 1988-1992
F163 Scully, Maurice, 1980-1986
F164 Smith, Sydney Bernard, 1978-1990
F165 Stuart, Francis, 1981-1992
F166 Sweeney, Matthew, 1980-1992
F167 Correspondence with The Arts Council of Ireland,
1980-1991
The Arts Council of Ireland was a major source of
Raven Arts funding.
F168A Correspondence with Alison & Busby (London), 1983-1987
F168B Correspondence with Carcanet (Manchester), 1981-1990
F169A Correspondence with Colin Smythe
(Buckinghamshire), 1984-1987
F169B Dufour Editions (Pennsylvania), 1984-1986
F170 Contracts, ca. 1982-1991
Contracts between authors and Raven Arts Press for
publication of books, (see also F215).
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F171 Permissions, 1984-1993
Letters seeking or granting permission to reprint material
Series III. Office files, 1988-1992
Includes letters, contracts, and press releases
printed from computer hard drive when Raven Arts
ceased operation
Correspondence, 1988-1992
F172 1988
F173 1989
F174 1990
F175 1991
F176 1992
F177 Undated
Also includes contracts and book order forms
F178 Press releases and cover blurbs, ca. 1989-1992
Series IV. Publicity and artwork, 1971-1993
Includes promotional material and reviews, book
covers, artwork, posters, and material not
directly related to Raven Arts.
Series IV.1. Reviews and promotional material, 1977-1992
F179 Reports of manuscripts, [n.d.]
Reports by readers for Raven Arts
recommending publication of submitted manuscripts
F180 Book reviews, 1978-1992
Reviews of Raven Arts books from a wide variety of
sources
F181 Bolger, Dermot, 1991
Reviews of Bolger’s work, interviews, and articles
written by Bolger for periodical publications
F182 Raven Arts publicity, 1984-1987
Includes press releases publicizing Raven Arts
Press
F183 Raven authors activities, 1985-1991
Includes material relating to activities of
authors published by Raven Arts
F184 Articles about Raven Arts Press, 1978-1988
F185 Raven Arts-sponsored events, 1977-1989
Promotional material and press reports on events
sponsored by Raven Arts
F186 Book launches, 1987-1991
Press releases and promotional material for
launches of Raven Arts books
F187 Book blurbs and publicity, 1987-1992
Note: Includes drafts of material later printed on
book jackets
F188 Catalogs and order sheets
Includes many Raven Arts Press catalogs, 1981-1990
F189 Publicity mailing lists, [n.d.]
Lists of reviewers and guest lists for launches
and other events
Scrapbooks, 1977-1990
F190 Early Reviews, 1977-1986
F191 Reviews from early 1980s
F192 Reviews from mid-1980s
F193 Reviews from late 1980s
10 F194 Reviews from 1990
F195 Paddy Doyle, 1985-1989
Includes clippings related to Raven Arts author
Paddy Doyle and others
F196 Invisible Cities, 1988-1990
Clippings related to the Raven pamphlet Invisible
Cities, Francis Stuart’s Night Pilot, the author
Jennifer Johnston, and Raven Introductions 5
F197 Magic of Tom Murphy, 1987-1988
Clippings related to Fintan O’Tooles’ The Magic of
Tom Murphy, and Brendan McNamee’s The Man Who
Lived in Sorcy Wood
F198 Stuarts – Durcan - Cronin, 1981-1987
Clippings related to Anthony Cronin, Paul Durcan,
and Francis and Madeleine Stuart
Series IV.2. Book covers, artwork, photographs,
and posters, 1980- 1991
F199 Book covers, [n.d.]
Book covers for many of Raven’s publications
F200 Artwork, [n.d.]
Original artwork for covers and illustrations of
Raven Arts books
F201 Photographs of individuals, 1980-1991
Includes photographs of many Raven Arts authors,
including Sara Berkeley (3), Brendan McNamee, Mary
Robinson, Maurice Scully, Devin Connolly, Sid
Bluett, Padrais Rooney, Philip Casey, Paul Durcan
(2), Michael Davitt, Carl Marrey, Patrick Galvin,
Robert O’Donoghue, Roisin Cowman, Michael Hartnett
(3), Conleth O’Connor (2), Frank Goldon, Nualia ni
Dhomhouaill, Jennifer Johnston (2), Brian Lynch
(2), Eoin McNermee, Tom Lonercan (2), Aidan
Murphy, Michael O’Loughlin (3), Margot McCabe,
Francis Stuart, Dermot Bolger, Arland Ussher,
Julie Wieland, Podge O’Farrell.
F202 Photographs of art and landscapes, 1989 and [n.d.]
Photographs of artwork and landscapes used for
Raven book covers
F203 Posters and postcards, 1990 and [n.d.]
Posters promoting Raven books and events. The
posters have been removed to oversize.
Series IV.3. Non-Raven Arts events and
publications, 1971-1993
F204 Non-Raven Arts events, 1981-1993
Material promoting events in which Raven was not
directly involved
F205 Other publishers’ catalogs, 1980-1992
F206 Self-published books, 1977-1984
Includes books published by authors and sent to
Raven
F207 Mimeographed publications, 1971-1984
Includes Broadsheet, edited by Hayden Murphy, and
mimeograph publications of the Mountjoy Women’s
Prison Writers Workshop.
Periodicals
F208 Annaghmakerrig Gazebo, An Article 19 Report,
Belfast Review, 1983
The Article 19 Report titled Fiction, Fact and the
Fatwa: A Chronology of Censorship concerns Salman
Rushdie.
F209 Books Ireland, 1984-1992
F210 In Dublin, 1982-1984
F211 The Grapevine and Graph, 1978-1990
The Grapevine carried one of the first reviews of
a Raven book
F212 Innti, Ireland Journal, Modern Poetry in
Translation, An Roinn Oideachais, Scarlet
Quarterly, The Tablet, and Timeform, 1978-1991
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F213 Newspapers, 1981-1991
Includes copy of a Russian language newspaper
Series V. Financial records, 1978-1992
The financial records include a variety of
financial information regarding the business of
Raven Arts Press. Included are invoices,
contracts, year-end statements, account records,
sales records, petty cash receipts, ledgers, bank
statements and cancelled checks, business
correspondence, particularly The Arts Council of
Ireland, and a small amount of employee records.
Some of the records were originally in loose-leaf
binders (such as all of the invoices and many of
the sales and expenses records). The order of
those binders has been maintained in the folders.
Among the sales and expenses/banking material will
be found other financial material.
Series V.1. Annual financial statements or
audits, 1982-1991
F214 Annual statements, 1982-1991
Series V.2. Contracts, 1981-1989
F215 Contracts, 1985-1989
See also F170.
F216 Notes and information on contracts, 1981-1989
Series V.3. Invoices, 1986-1990
Numbered invoices were originally housed in loose-
leaf binders. Among the invoices are notes,
letters, and information related to the invoices.
F217 Numbers 1-100, 1986 May 6-Jul 25
F218 Numbers 101-179, 1986 Jul 25-Oct 14
F219 Numbers 180-285, 1986 Oct 14-1987 Jan 16
F220 Numbers 286-355, 1987 Jan 16-Apr 10
F221 Numbers 356-477, 1987 Apr 10-Jun 8
F222 Numbers 478-565, 1987 Jun 10-Sep 30
F223 Numbers 566-650, 1987 Sep 30-Nov 1
F224 Numbers 651-750, 1987 Nov 1-Dec 3
F225 Numbers 751-780, 1987 Dec 2-15
F226 *Foreign invoices numbers 1-64, 1986 May 6-Sep 24
Housed with the invoices in F225
F227 Numbers 781-850, 1987 Dec 16-1988 Feb 15
F228 Numbers 851-950, 1988 Feb 15-Apr 8
F229 Numbers 951-1050, 1988 Apr 8-May 17
F230 Numbers 1051-1149, 1988 May 18-Jun 23
F231 Numbers 1150-1250, 1988 Jun 23-Jul 27
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F232 Numbers 1251-1350, 1988 Jul 27-Sep 30
F233 Numbers 1351-1450, 1988 Oct 3-Nov 23
F234 Numbers 1451-1561, 1988 Nov 23-Dec 23
F235 Numbers 1562-1680, 1989 Jan 31-Feb 17
F236 Numbers 1681-1800, 1989 Feb 28-May 10
F237 Numbers 1801-1895, 1989 May 10-Jul 30
F238 Numbers 1896-1975, 1989 Aug 5-Nov 11
F239 Numbers 1976-2050, 1989 Sep 27-Nov 30
F240 Numbers 2051-2123, 1989 Nov 30-1990 Mar 1
V.4. Accounts, 1984-1990
Subseries is arranged in rough chronological order
since dates of folders overlap.
F241 Ledger of accounts, 1986
This ledger was kept in a converted diary in which
part of May is used to list task to do or work
completed.
F242 Ledger sheets, 1988-1989
F243 Account statements, 1986-1988
F244 Sales accounts – computer printouts, 1986-1987
Notebooks of account card, sales sheets or
remittance records, 1984-1990
Removed from notebooks.
F245 Accounts, 1986-1987
F246 Accounts material, 1987-1988
F247 Accounts and remittance, 1987-1989
F248 Account cards, 1987-1989
F249 Account cards/sales sheets, 1987-1990
13 F250 Miscellaneous accounts material, 1984-1990
V.5. Sales records, 1978-1990
Includes ledger, invoices, and credit returns.
Arranged in rough chronological order.
F251 [Binder] of sales records, 1978-1984
F252 Financial ledger, 1981
F253 Sales ledgers, 1982-1983 and 1983-1985
F254 Purchase invoices, 1982-1984
F255 Irish Bookhandling sales, 1983-1984
F256 [Binder] of sales records, 1983-1985
[Binder] of sales records, 1985-1988
F257 (I)
F258 (II)
F259 [Binder] of sales records, 1987-1988
F260 [Binder] of sales records, 1987-1990
F261 Credits notes and returns, 1987-1988
F262 [Binder] of credit returns, 1989-1990
F263 Eason & Son orders, 1988
F264 Stock inventories, 1984-1985 and [n.d.]
Series V.6. Expenses, 1981-1990
Includes binders of expenses records, with some
banking and sales information also included.
[Binders] of expenses and sales,
F265 Expenses and sales, 1981-1990
F266 Expenses and sales, 1982-1984
F267 Expenses and sales, 1984-1985
F268 Expenses, 1984-1986
F269 Expenses, 1985-1986
F270 Expenses, 1986-1987
14 F271 Expenses/banking, 1987-1988
F272 Expenses, 1988
F273 Expenses, 1989-1990
F274 Expenses, 1990
F275 Finglas events ledger, [n.d.]
Series V.7. Petty cash, 1982-1991
Includes ledgers, receipts, and notebooks of
vouchers and/or receipts. The notebooks are in
a variety of sizes and shapes, with entries and receipts
stapled or taped to pages.
Petty cash ledgers or ledger sheets, 1983-1989
F276 Postage and telephone ledger, 1983
F277 Petty cash ledger, 1984
F278 Postage ledger, 1984-1985
F279 Petty cash record, 1986-1987
F280 Petty cash record, 1987-1988
F281 Petty cash record, 1988-1989
F282 Petty cash ledger sheets, 1988-1989
Petty cash notebooks of receipts and vouchers, 1982-1991
F283 Receipts, 1982-1983
F284 Vouchers, 1984 Apr-Jun
F285 Vouchers, 1984 Apr-Jul
F286 Vouchers, 1984 Jul-Aug
F287 Vouchers, 1984 Aug-Nov
F288 Vouchers, 1984 Nov-Dec
F289 Receipts notebook, 1985 Jan-Mar
F290 Vouchers, 1985 Apr-Jun
F291 Vouchers, 1985 Apr-Ju1
F292 Vouchers, 1985 Jun-1986 Jan
F293 Receipts notebook, 1985 Jul-Nov
F294 Vouchers, 1985 Dec-1986 Jan
15 F295 Vouchers, 1986 Jan-Mar
F296 Receipts notebook, 1986 Feb-Mar
F297 Receipts notebook, 1986 May-1987 Jul
F298 Receipts notebook, 1986 Nov-1988 Feb
F299 Receipts notebook, 1987 Apr-Nov
F300 Receipts notebook, 1988 Mar-Aug
F301 Receipts notebook, 1988 Jul-1989 Oct
F302 Receipts notebook, 1989 Nov-1990 Mar
F303 Receipts, 1990 Apr-1991
16 Series V.8. Banking records, 1979-1990
Includes ledgers, bank statements, cancelled
checks, checkbook stubs, lodgement sheets,
and correspondence. Most of the information is related
to banking with Allied Irish Banks Ltd. Some banking
records, such as statements are also found
in the binders in Subseries V.5 and V.6.
F304 Bank and cash ledger, 1982-1987
F305 Bank and financial ledger, 1982-1989
F306 Ledger of “cheques paid in,” 1982-1983
F307 Bank lodgement sheets, 1989-1990
Allied Irish Banks Ltd. statements, 1979-1989
F308 1979-1984
F309 1985-1989
Allied Irish Banks Ltd Account lodgements and
credit transfers, 1979-1990
Checkbooks with account information
F310 1979-1981 (3)
F311 1983-1985 (9)
F312 1985-1987 (10)
F313 1987 (1)
F314 1987-1989 (8)
F315 1989-1990 (7)
Allied Irish Banks Ltd cancelled checks, 19821984
F316 1982-1983
F317 1983-1984
F318 1984
F319 Guarantee for Grapevine Arts Centre, 1983
Series V.9. Employee records, 1984-1990
Includes information regarding income tax and
the Youth Employment Agency.
F320 Tax records, 1984-1990
F321 Youth Employment Agency records, 1985
Series V.10. The Arts Council of Ireland, 1979-1992
Correspondence, reports, and records regarding
the financial support provided by the Arts
Council of Ireland to Raven Arts Press.
Correspondence, 1980-1991
F322 1980-1983
F323 19841991
F324 Applications for funding, 1988-1992
F325 Annual reports and a directory, 1979-1988
Publications of The Arts Council of Ireland
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