An Analysis of Holdings of Selected Works of Seamus Heaney from 1965 to 1995 in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Rare Book Collection

by Morgan, Amy E.

The Rare Book Collection (RBC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a strong collection of materials of the renowned Irish poet Seamus Heaney. This paper is an analysis of selected works from the beginning of Heaney’s career to when he won Nobel Prize in 1995 that are held by the RBC. It includes a brief biography of Seamus Heaney, a detailed bibliography spanning the years 1965-1995, an assessment and high spots of the collection, and a desiderata list. The paper concludes with recommendations for the future development of the collection.