Collection on Seamus Heaney's UK Visit, 2006

Abstract

Items from Seamus Heaney's UK Commencement address and reading.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Collection on Seamus Heaney's UK Visit, 2006
Creator
Heaney, Seamus
Extent
0.28 cubic feet (1 box): six items
Subjects
Heaney, Seamus, 1939-.
Berry, Wendell, 1934-.
University of Kentucky.
Baccalaureate addresses -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
Events -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
Finding Aid Author
Processed by Adam Todd in October 2006 under the supervision of Deirdre A. Scaggs, University Archivist.; machine-readable finding aid created by Encoded by
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Seamus Heaney was born in Northern Ireland in 1939. Heaney is one of the most respected English language poets in the world. He has received numerous awards and honors during his career including the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995. In May 2006, he visited the University of Kentucky where he delivered that year's University Commencement Address and was presented with an honorary degree.
Scope and Content
The Collection on Seamus Heaney's UK Visit includes an annotated copy of the commencement address given by Seamus Heaney on May 7, 2006 as well as a program, a publicity poster, and photographs from a reading he gave at Margaret I. King Building on May 5, 2006. Also of note is a photograph of Heaney with Kentucky author and poet Wendell Berry.

Contents of the Collection

"Event Program; Photograph of Heaney reading; Overhead photograph of crowd at reading; Photograph of Seamus Heaney and Wendell Berry"

  • Box 1
  • Folder 1
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Annotated commencement address

  • Box 1
  • Folder 2
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Publicity Poster for reading at M.I. King Building

  • Box 1
  • Folder 3
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed

The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.

Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.

Contact SCRC with questions.

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You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.

If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.