Guide to the Papers of Vincent Buckley, 1952-1986

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 7289
Creator:
Buckley, Vincent, 1925-1988
Extent:
2.4 metres and (16 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Vincent Buckley, National Library of Australia, MS 7289, [series and file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection is diverse, consisting of correspondence, poetry, autobiographical prose, articles, lectures, broadcasts, reviews and printed material.

There are multiple versions of Buckley's poetry, from manuscript drafts to galley proofs. Most of these works were published.

Biographical Note:

Vincent Thomas Buckley was born in Romsey, Victoria on 8 July 1925, of an Irish Catholic farming family. He was educated at St. Patrick's (Jesuit) College and the University of Melbourne, where he received a B.A. and M.A. He later studied at Cambridge University where he wrote Poetry and morality.

Buckley's strong identity with Irish culture involved him in Australian Catholic intellectual life, an interest in Irish Republican politics and a love for Ireland.

In the late 1950s and 1960s Buckley was a central figure of a group of University poets and intellectuals with a distinctive philosophy of literature. During this time he was a member of the editorial board of the magazine Prospect and poetry editor of the Bulletin.

Buckley was the recipient of several awards, mostly the Australian Literature Society Medal, (1959), Myer Award, (1967), Dublin Prize, (1977), and the FAW Christopher Brennan Award, (1982).

Buckley died in Melbourne in 1988.

Provenance:

Six cartons of papers of Professor Buckley were acquired by the National Library in February 1985. In 1986 a furthur two cartons were received as a gift from Professor Buckley, under the Tax Incentives Scheme.

Arrangement:

The various series were created from Buckley's original arrangement of the material. Several folders include a mixture of materials.

Container List:
Box Series File
1 1 1-9
2 1 10-16
3 2 1-6
4 2 7-11
5 3 1-7
6 3 8-14
7 3 15-22
8 4 1-6
9 4 7-12
10 4 13-21
11 4 22-30
12 5 1-8
13 5 9-13
14 5 14-20
15 5 1-7
16 6 1
16 7 1

Indexed terms

Names:
Buckley, Vincent, 1925-1988

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Available for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Vincent Buckley, National Library of Australia, MS 7289, [series and file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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