Derek Mahon Papers 1980-1987 MS.1990.013 http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2789

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Summary Information ...... 3 Administrative Information ...... 4 Biographical note ...... 5 Scope and Contents ...... 5 Arrangement ...... 5 Collection Inventory ...... 6 I: Clippings by and about Mahon ...... 6 II: Collected materials ...... 6 III: Correspondence ...... 6 IV: Writings ...... 6

Derek Mahon Papers MS.1990.013

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Creator: Mahon, Derek, 1941- Title: Derek Mahon papers ID: MS.1990.013 Date [inclusive]: 1980-1987 Physical Description 1 Linear Feet (2 boxes) Language of the English with some French. Material: Abstract: These papers contain correspondence, photographs, poems, screenplays, and articles by Irish author Derek Mahon, spanning 1980-1987. Also includes clippings about Mahon, translations of his poems into French, and collected writings by other authors. Preferred Citation

Identification of item, Box number, Folder number, Derek Mahon papers, MS.1990.013, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.

Derek Mahon Papers MS.1990.013

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Publication Information Processed by George R. Fuir in 2003. This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace.

Restrictions on access Collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition Purchased from George Robert Minkoff, Inc. in 1990.

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Derek Mahon was born November 23, 1941, in Belfast, Ireland, to a Protestant family. He attended the Royal Belfast Academical Institute before attending Trinity College (B.A., French, 1965) and the Sorbonne (1966). While at Trinity, he served as an editor for the Icarus literary journal and formed friendships with Irish authors such as Michael Longley, Eavan Bolan, and Brendan Kennelly.

Mahon became a member of the 1960s Northern Irish poets' group known as the "Northern Poets" or "Belfast Group" which included Philp Hosbaum and Seamus Heaney. His first volume of poetry, Twelve Poems, was published in 1965. Over the course of his career, he published over 20 volumes of poetry and nearly a dozen translations.

Mahon taught grade school in Belfast and Dublin before moving to London to work as a freelance journalist and screenwriter. He was a regular reviewer for The Irish Times and served as a writing fellow at both Trinity College and New York University. His many honors include membership in the Irish artists' association, Aosdan; the Irish American Foundation Award; a Lannan Foundation Award; a Guggenheim Fellowship; the American Ireland Fund Literary Award; the Arts Council Bursary; the Eric Gregory Award; and the David Cohen Prize for Literature.

Sources:

Hogan, Robert, and Bowen, Zack R. Dictionary of Irish Literature. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains annotated copies and drafts of written works, collected works published by and about Mahon, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, and translations spanning 1980-1987.

Arrangement

Organized in four series: I. Clippings by and about Mahon, II. Collected materials, III. Correspondence, and IV. Writings.

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Series I: Clippings by and about Mahon, box 2 folder 22 1980-1986

Series II: Collected materials, 1984-1986

Rudolf, Anthony. Byron's Darkness and Boward Hopper, box 2 folder 22 1984-1986

West, Mary Kenny. Excerpts, 1984-1986 box 2 folder 22

Unidentified author, Abortion Book with letter, 1985 box 2 folder 22

Series III: Correspondence , 1984-1986

Announcements and invitations, 1984-1986 box 2 folder 20

Letters, 1984-1986 box 2 folder 16-19

Memorandum of Agreement with Penguin Books, 1985 October box 1 folder 12 21

Publishers and presses, 1985-1986 box 2 folder 15

Series IV: Writings, 1982-1987

Achill original drafts and annotated typescript, 1984-1986 box 1 folder 6

Apollo Himself annotated typescript, 1986 box 1 folder 10

Article on French literature submitted to Vogue, 1986 March box 1 folder 9

Christine Pagnoulle's translations of Mahon's poems into French , box 1 folder 14 1985 September 21

The Death of the Heart screenplay , 1985 February 27 box 1 folder 5

Exhibition on Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound and F.M. Ford in box 1 folder 11 Kensington annotated photocopies, undated

High Time. After Moliere annotated typescript , 1984-1986 box 1 folder 1

Kinsale original drafts and annotated typescript, 1984-1986 box 1 folder 7

Mes nuits sont plus belle que vos jours annotated typescript and box 1 folder 13 photograph , 1985-1987

Prudence Farmer Poetry Prize annotated typescript, 1985 box 1 folder 8

The Railway Station Man annotated photocopies and typescript , box 1 folder 3-4 1983-1986

Derek Mahon Papers MS.1990.013

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