Archive Collection BM - MacSweeney (Barry) Archive

Identity area

Reference code

BM

Title

MacSweeney (Barry) Archive

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

(1948-2000)

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

Uploaded finding aid

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