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"A Song for My Father" (Complete Sequence)/I chanced on a photo., 01/01/1985-12/31/1986

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 23
Identifier: 29512

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

(Box 3, Folders 1 - 32; Box 4, Folders 1 - 18) Contains manuscripts and related material. Arrangement is alphabetical by title of the poem or work.

Dates

  • 01/01/1985-12/31/1986

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.90 Linear Feet (5 Hollinger boxes (4 Document cases, 1 Record Storage Carton),)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

This is the first poem in the complete cycle of poems entitled, "A Song for My Father" published in a book of poetry by the same title. The cycle is dedicated to the memory of DE's father, Thomas Dugan (1902-1985). Contains AMs and TMs for, "I chanced on a photo." Note: This and ensuing poems in this cycle bear no titles. They are referred to by their first lines.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

EGAN, DESMOND - "SONG FOR MY FATHER"/I CHANCED ON A PHOTO MSS: Manuscript

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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