Archive Collection OBR - Sean O'Brien Archive

Identity area

Reference code

OBR

Title

Sean O'Brien Archive

Date(s)

  • 1960 - ongoing (Creation)

Level of description

Archive Collection

Extent and medium

20 linear metres.

Context area

Name of creator

O'Brien, Sean, 1952-, poet, critic and playwright
(1952-)

Biographical history

Sean O'Brien has published seven books of poems, including November (Picador 2011, PBS Choice) and The Drowned Book (Picador, 2007), winner of the T.S. Eliot and Forward Prizes, followed by Collected Poems (Picador, 2012). Bloodaxe published his first ... Read more

Repository

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Consists of manuscript and typescript drafts of Sean O'Brien's published and unpublished work, as well as articles and press cuttings relating to his work. Also includes O'Brien's personal notebooks from 1970 onwards, correspondence from and to O'Brien ... Read more

Accruals

Further accruals to this collection are expected.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open with some restrictions (researcher interview may be required)

Conditions governing reproduction

UK copyright applies

Language of material

  • English

Allied materials area

Related units of description

Correspondence relating to Sean O'Brien can be found in the Robert Westall Collection held at Seven Stories Centre for Children's Books, Newcastle. A description of the material can be found at the following link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/998bcc0b-adc3-4f8b-9c7f-2cd5f98d84dd.

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb186-obr

Archivist's note

This catalogue was created by Rachel Hill, Literary Archivist at Newcastle University Special Collections in 2017.