Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1967 - 2003 (Creation)
Level of description
Archive Collection
Extent and medium
20 metres of material (19.5 linear metres)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Barry MacSweeney was born in 1948 in Newcastle. After leaving school at 16, he worked as a journalist, mainly in Newcastle, Kent, Bradford and South Shields. He published numerous collections, including an earlier Selected Poems in The Tempers of Hazard, ... Read more
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The papers were given to the library by the family of Barry MacSweeney in May 2001.
An accrual to the archive was gifted to Newcastle University Special Collections by Rose Gibson in 2017.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The personal papers of local poet Barry MacSweeney (1948-2000), who was an important figure in the Modern Poetry Revival, include manuscripts and published works, correspondence, literature reviews, poetry publications, photographs and newspapers ... Read more
Accruals
No further material is expected to be added to the collection
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Language of material
- English
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Access points
Subject access points
Description control area
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Language(s)
- English
Archivist's note
Date first made available to the public: unknown