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Material from the Carrickfergus Louis MacNeice centenary

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MS. Eng. c. 7379
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Printed ephemera and other material deriving from the Carrickfergus Louis MacNeice centenary exhibition, conference and community outreach programme 10 September- 14 December 2007, comprising:

  1. (fol. 1) a printed flyer for the exhibition and outreach programme
  2. (fols. 2-6) a list of items exhibited
  3. (fols. 7-8) two sheets of photographic paper containing 40 jpeg prints of items in the exhibition and of guests at the opening and at a poetry reading in St Nicholas Parish Church, including Seamus Heaney, Michael Longley and Corinna MacNeice
  4. (fols. 9-16) an inscribed printout of the conference plenary address by Jon Stallworthy, 'Louis in Love' [a shorter version was subsequently published in the Times Literary Supplement, 19 December 2007]
  5. (17-26) a printed pamphlet authored by Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre, Louis MacNeice Centenary: Poet Writer and Broadcaster 1907-1963
  6. (fol. 27) a DVD, Carrickfergus, n.d.

Dates

  • Creation: 2007, n.d.

Extent

27 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. c. 7379

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 11757

Abstract

Printed ephemera and other material deriving from the Carrickfergus Louis MacNeice (1907-1963) centenary exhibition, conference, and community outreach programme 10 September- 14 December 2007.

Biographical / Historical

Frederick Louis MacNeice CBE (1907-1963) was a British poet and playwright who was part of the generation of the 'Auden Group'. Shortly after he was born his family moved to Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Helen Rankin (folios 1-8, 17-27) and Jon Stallworthy (fols. 9-16), in 2007.

Title
Material from the Carrickfergus Louis MacNeice centenary
Status
Published
Author
Finding aid prepared by Original catalogue by Judith Priestman. EAD version by Rachael Gardner
Date
2016
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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