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Chanticleer records

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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the University of Delaware Library Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
MSS 0154
Repository:
University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Extent:
3.3 linear foot (74 items)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
MSS 0154, Chanticleer records, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Date:
1951-1962 (inclusive) and 1952-1955 (bulk)
Creator:
Galvin, Patrick, 1927-2011
Form:
correspondence, Periodicals, Ephemera (general), Poems, and Little magazines
Abstract:
Manuscripts, periodicals, and letters related to the small literary magazine Chanticleer (1952-1954) and its Irish-born co-editor Patrick Galvin.

Chanticleer was a short-lived literary periodical published in England and edited by the poets Patrick Galvin and Gordon Wharton (later solely by Galvin). It produced only four issues between the years 1952 and 1954, each consisting of poems, short stories, book reviews, and essays of a literary or humanist concern. As Galvin wrote in a letter soliciting financial support from a fellow poet, " Chanticleer will serve as a platform or forum for the new or little-known writer, whose chances of publication are deplorably low." Galvin and Wharton apparently tried to avoid endorsing a particular ideology or entangling the publication itself in explicitly political affairs. They did, however, encourage humor, polemics, and lively argument in the works submitted to their periodical. Contributors included C. Day-Lewis, James Kirkup, Gael Turnbull, John Silkin, Rhys Davies, and Jules Supervielle.

Patrick Galvin (born circa 1927), co-editor of

Chanticleer, was one of seven children born in Cork City, Ireland, to a poor family. His formal education consisted only of brief schooling with the Christian Brothers, and at age eleven he could still barely read or write. He later evolved into a prolific playwright, poet, and ballad singer. Some of his works include Irish Songs of Resistance (1955), By Nature Diffident: a Poem (1971), and Madwoman of Cork: Poems (1991).

Some historical information was derived from material in the collection. Hogan, Robert, ed. Dictionary of Irish Literature. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1979.

The records of the small literary magazine

Chanticleer consist of manuscripts, periodicals, and letters spanning the dates 1951 to 1962, the majority of material concentrated in the early 1950s. Many of the letters respond to requests by Chanticleer editors for financial support or submission of work for publication. Typed poetry manuscripts as well as holographs accompanied the replies of Jack Beeching, Jon Silkin, Gael Turnbull, and John Gawsworth. In other letters, authors debate philosophical issues with Chanticleer editors and offer suggestions to ensure the longevity of the periodical. Some letters simply relay items and authors of interest, or decline requests for magazine subscriptions.

As Galvin was himself an active poet, many of the letters pertain exclusively to his personal career. Some regard responses to his work, offers to publish his plays, or requests for his contribution and input to a literary endeavor.

The collection also contains the only four issues of

Chanticleer ever published, invitations to poetry readings and public lectures, poetry broadsheets, a proof sheet for an advertisement, a Christmas card decorated with a wood engraving, and newspaper clippings related to the periodical or political issues. Series I. of the collection consists of letters and manuscripts arranged in alphabetical order by author or correspondent. Series II. contains a range of material and ephemera, from invitations to proof sheets, and Series III. includes the four issues of Chanticleer, all of which are signed by Patrick Galvin.

Box 1: Shelved in SPEC MSS manuscript boxes

Purchase, 1971.

Processed by Kelly Baum, January 1994.

Encoded by Debra Johnson, 2007.

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Publisher
University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Finding Aid Date
2007 April 16
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

All letters are addressed to Patrick Galvin unless otherwise indicated.

Typed letter signed, undated.
Box 1 Folder F1
Scope and Contents

Includes six typescript (not signed) poems by Beeching titled "Spring Is Insubordinate," "How They Got What Was Coming to Them," "Americans at the Elgin Marbles," "To a Poet in Los Angeles," "Yesterday and Today," and "Apropos of Fiascos."

Physical Description

1 p.

Autograph letter signed, 1952 July 23.
Box 1 Folder F2
Physical Description

1 p.

1962 January 21.
Box 1 Folder F3
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1953 May 2.
Box 1 Folder F4
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1953 June 27.
Box 1 Folder F4
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1953 November 24.
Box 1 Folder F5
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

2 pp.

[1953 November 28].
Box 1 Folder F5
Scope and Contents

Autograph card signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1957 November 17.
Box 1 Folder F5
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

2 pp.

1955 February 22.
Box 1 Folder F6
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

[1953 December 1].
Box 1 Folder F7
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

2 pp.

1962 June 29.
Box 1 Folder F8
Scope and Contents

Typed mimeograph letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

undated.
Box 1 Folder F9
Scope and Contents

Autograph note signed. Includes four autograph poems written by Gawsworth titled "Dylan Thomas," "Ecoutez," "The Ancient Mariner," and "Landfall in Little Venice."

Physical Description

1 p.

1952 July 10.
Box 1 Folder F10
Scope and Contents

Autograph note signed. Note appears at the bottom of a typed letter signed from Galvin and Wharton to Graves.

Physical Description

1 p.

undated.
Box 1 Folder F11
Scope and Contents

Autograph note signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1953 September 24.
Box 1 Folder F12
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1953 November 23.
Box 1 Folder F13
Scope and Contents

Autograph note signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1954 January 11.
Box 1 Folder F14
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1954 March 10.
Box 1 Folder F14
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1955 January 4.
Box 1 Folder F14
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

4 pp.

1952 July 23.
Box 1 Folder F15
Scope and Contents

Autograph card signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1952 July 27.
Box 1 Folder F16
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed. She signs the letter Gabrielle Long "Marjorie Bowen."

Physical Description

1 p.

1954 August.
Box 1 Folder F17
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

[no year] October 7.
Box 1 Folder F18
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

2 pp.

undated.
Box 1 Folder F18
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

2 pp.

1953 October 5.
Box 1 Folder F19
Scope and Contents

Typed note signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

[no year] January 9.
Box 1 Folder F20
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

2 pp.

1951 May 12.
Box 1 Folder F21
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

[1953 May 11].
Box 1 Folder F21
Scope and Contents

Autograph card signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1953 August 5.
Box 1 Folder F21
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1953 November 22.
Box 1 Folder F21
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

2 pp.

1952 December 11.
Box 1 Folder F22
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1956 February 14.
Box 1 Folder F23
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

Spark, Muriel to Miss Buckley, 1952 September 13.
Box 1 Folder F24
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

2 pp.

Spark, Muriel to Patrick Galvin, 1952 November 1.
Box 1 Folder F24
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

undated.
Box 1 Folder F25
Scope and Contents

Typescript (not signed). Consists of one three-page poem written by Silkin titled "Doolan's Monkey."

Physical Description

3 pp.

[1952 October 31].
Box 1 Folder F26
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1952 November 6.
Box 1 Folder F26
Scope and Contents

Autograph card signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

[no year] December 1.
Box 1 Folder F27
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

undated.
Box 1 Folder F28
Scope and Contents

Consists of six typescript (not signed) poems written by Turnbull titled "In a High Vein," "Industrial Valley," "Lines for a Bookmark," "Nansen and Johansen," "On One Unexpectedly Reprieved," and "Small Town."

1953 May 29.
Box 1 Folder F29
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1958 January 7.
Box 1 Folder F29
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1953 April 13.
Box 1 Folder F30
Scope and Contents

Autograph card signed.

Physical Description

1 p.

1953 August 5 and undated.
Box 1 Folder F31
Scope and Contents

Contains 3 items of correspondence by unidentified individuals. One autograph letter signed is written on the letterhead of J. Arthur Rank Productions Ltd. Another is dated August 5, 1953, written on the letterhead of

Sunday Times [London] and is addressed to Patrick Galvin and signed by [? Powell]. The third item is written on the letterhead of The Poet and displays information about Chanticleer. It has autograph additions and is signed with initials WP[?]. Physical Description

3 pp.

Varied ephemera.
Box 1 Folder F32
Scope and Contents

Includes invitations to poetry readings and public lectures, poetry broadsheets, a proof sheet for an advertisement, a Christmas card decorated with a wood engraving, and newspapers clippings related to the periodical or political issues.

Autumn 1952.
Box 1 Folder F33
Spring 1953.
Box 1 Folder F34
Autumn 1953.
Box 1 Folder F35
Spring 1954.
Box 1 Folder F36

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