John Montague fonds
| Record No. | SC134 |
| Main Entry | Montague, John |
| Title | John Montague fonds |
| Dates | 1961-1962 |
| Physical Description | 9 cm of textual records. |
| Bio/Admin History | This fonds relates to The Dolmen Miscellany Of Irish Writing, originally to be entitled The Tower, which was proposed after a poetry reading in February 1961. The Irish Academy of Letters, in the person of Peadar O'Donnell, agreed to subsidize the publication and it was published by Liam Miller at the Dolmen Press. John Montague was the editor and Thomas Kinsella was the poetry editor. |
| Scope and Content | The fonds consists of correspondence received by Montague in his capacity as editor plus a few carbons of his replies. Correspondents include Peadar O'Donnell, Liam Miller, Thomas Kinsella, and some of the other contributing writers: Aidan Higgins, Pearce Hutchinson, Val Iremonger, John Jordan, James Liddy, John McGahern, Brian Moore, Richard Murphy, James Plunkett, Richard Weber, Leslie Daiken, and Thomas McIntyre. There are also some miscellaneous letters and items; including letters from Samuel Beckett and Robin Skelton. Included with the correspondence are a few holograph notes, cuttings, manuscripts, pamphlets, and emphemera relating to The Dolmen Miscellany. |
| Title Source | Title based on the contents of the fonds. |
| Finding Aids | File list from vendor available. |
| Online Finding Aids | File List from Philobiblion, Accession 1996-077 (PDF, 74 kB) |
| Restrictions | |
| Notes | See also Aidan Higgins fonds. |
| Provenance | Montague, John |
| Repository | University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections |
| Subject Headings | Authors, Irish--20th century Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 Daiken, Leslie, 1912-1964 Dolmen Miscellany Of Irish Writing Dolmen Press Higgins, Aidan, 1927- Hutchinson, Pearse Iremonger, Valentin Irish Academy of Letters Irish literature Jordan, John, 1930-1988 Kinsella, Thomas Liddy, James, 1934- McGahern, John, 1934-2006 McIntyre, Thomas J., 1915-1992 Miller, Liam Montague, John Moore, Brian, 1921-1999 Murphy, Richard, 1927- O'Donnell, Peadar Plunkett, James, 1920- Skelton, Robin, 1925-1997 Weber, Richard, 1932- |
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