Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Seán O'Faoláin (Sean O'Faolain) papers
- Dates:
- 1927-1987
- Creators:
- O’Faoláin, Seán
- Abstract:
- A collection of Irish writer Seán O'Faoláin's correspondence and manuscript writings.
- Extent:
- 6 Linear Feet 3 cartons, 5 boxes, 1 oversize folder
- Language:
- English and Collection materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Seán O'Faoláin papers, BANC MSS 74/111 z, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of some correspondence, mostly incoming, dating from approximately 1927 to 1987. Correspondence, dating from 1972, concerns a petition about detention without trial in Northern Ireland. Much of the collection consists of manuscripts of O'Faoláin's writings, including revised typescripts for many of his stories, as well as manuscripts for his novel And Again? and his memoir, Vive Moi!.
- Biographical / historical:
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Seán O'Faoláin (1900-1991) was born John Francis Whelan in Cork City, Ireland. He is well known for his short stories, but also authored four novels, a memoir, and other non-fiction. His work (and his name change) was shaped by the renewed interest in Irish culture sparked by the Irish literary renaissance of the early twentieth century. O'Faoláin's first collection of stores was Midsummer Night Madness and Other Stories (1932) and his first novel was A Nest of Simple Folk (1933). O'Faoláin's Collected Stories were published in 1983.
- Acquisition information:
- The Seán O'Faoláin papers are of varied provenance. Parts of the collection were purchased from Seán O'Faoláin between 1973 and 1984. The letters to Neil Middleton were purchased from David J. Holmes in 1987. The letters to James D. Hart were gifted to the Bancroft Library by Seán O'Faoláin in 1984. Provenance is often indicated on collection folders.
- Processing information:
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Electronic finding aid created in 2015 (based, in part, on an earlier analog container list). Five smaller accessions of Seán O'Faoláin papers (BANC MSS 85/172 z; BANC MSS 85/58 z; 88/155 z; BANC MSS 88/163 z; and BANC MSS 99/16 z) were merged into BANC MSS 74/111 z by Lara Michels in 2015.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2015-06-09 12:14:46 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. The copyright for unpublished manuscript material in this collection is held by the donor. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Seán O'Faoláin papers, BANC MSS 74/111 z, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481