File NLW ex 2771. - James Hanley Papers,

Identity area

Reference code

NLW ex 2771.

Title

James Hanley Papers,

Date(s)

  • [1954]-2011. (Creation)

Level of description

File

Extent and medium

2 boxes.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Mr Liam P. Hanley; London; Purchase; October 2011 and January 2014 ; 006173353.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of the novelist and playwright James Hanley, [1954]-2011, including an annotated script of 'The Queen of Ireland' (only copy), recorded for BBC Third Programme, 1960, signed by him and including a letter from him, 1981, and 'Levine', adapted for television by Catherine Dolan; transcripts of three interviews with James Hanley (one conducted by his son Liam Hanley); a list of his publications; photocopies of book reviews and locations of his manuscripts in other libraries; letters received by Liam Hanley relating to his father's works in particular the controversial novel Boy (London, 1990) and a note by him on his 'Portrait of his father' painted in 1983. -- Additional papers include a programme of his first play Say nothing, 1962, and reviews; letters sent to his friend Philip Barclay and obituaries of James Hanley

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.

Conditions governing reproduction

Usual copyright laws apply.

Language of material

Script of material

Language and script notes

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

James Hanley manuscripts are NLW MSS 23122-23132, 23585-23611and proofs included in the first purchase and an inscribed copy of The Ocean (1941) included in the 1997 purchase are NLW ex 1472.

Related descriptions

Notes area

Note

The last date of creation exceeds the life of James Hanley since the papers include the papers of his son Liam Hanley.

Note

Preferred citation: NLW ex 2771.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls006173353

Access points

Subject access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Accession area

Related subjects

Related people and organizations

Related genres

Related places

Physical storage

  • Text: NLW ex 2771.