| Herbert Moore Pim Collection | Queen's University Belfast |
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| Collection | |
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Identifier |
MS1/39-42, 45-49 |
Description |
Papers of the Belfast born author and poet, Herbert Moore Pim (1883-?). A relatively small batch of materials, this collection consists mainly of literary manuscripts concerning a number of published and unpublished works by Pim, including typewritten drafts of the novel, ‘The Pessimist’, 1904-10 (published under the pseudonym, A. Newman in 1914), ‘Poems for Children’ (1940), the plays, ‘Julian the Apostate’ and ‘The Prometheus Bound of Aeschylus,’ and a series of studies entitled, ‘The Beauty of Life’ which were published in various periodicals, c 1936. These manuscripts are primarily in typescript with handwritten corrections and annotations. The collection also includes a series of six letters to the author from Lord Alfred Douglas (signed ‘Bosie’), dated 1922 and 1924-25. |
Strengths |
The Herbert Moore Papers are particularly valuable to the student of Anglo-Irish Literature through the availability of a sample of Pim's original literary manuscripts. |
Physical Characteristics |
The collection contains approx. 37 items comprising typescript manuscripts and letters. |
Languages |
English |
Collection Temporal Date Range |
- |
Accumulation Date Range |
- |
Contents Date Range |
1906 - 1939 |
Collection Type |
Collection.Library.Text.Special |
Accrual |
Policy: Closed
Method: Deposit
Periodicity: Closed |
Access |
The collection is available for reference only under supervised access in the Special Collections Reading Room at The McClay Library. Further information is available here: http://libguides.qub.ac.uk/specialcollections |
Description or Catalogue |
See Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection MS1/39-MS1/49 |
Publications Note |
Archive/MSS Collection |
| Collector | |
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Name |
Herbert Moore Pim (1883-?) |
History |
Author and poet. b. Belfast, 1883. Ed. Friend's School, Lisburn. Prominent in the Belfast YMCA. Converted to Catholicism and became a Nationalist joining the Irish Volunteer movement (est. Dublin, 1913) for which he was interned in Belfast. Later went on to revert to Unionism in 1918 and became involved in the Fascist Movement in Italy during the 1930s. Widely published author and poet from 1903 onwards. Principal works include the novels 'Vampire of Souls' (1903), 'The Man with 30 Lives' (1910), the autobiographical work, 'The Pessimist. A Study of the Problem of Pain' (published in 1914 under the pseudonym A. Newman), 'Unknown Immortals of Northern City of Success' (1917), 'Unconquerable Ulster' (1919), 'A Short History of Celtic Philosophy' (1920) and the anthologies, 'Selected Poems' (1917), 'Songs from an Ulster Valley' (1920), and 'New Poems' (1927). d. England. Sources: Dictionary of Ulster Biography, Kate Newmann (Belfast, 1994) |
Name |
The Library |
Organisation |
Queen's University Belfast |
Role |
Academic Institution |
History |
The Library at Queen’s was established in 1849 following the foundation of the original college in 1845. Based initially in the Great Hall, and, from 1869, in its own separate accomodation, the Library catered to the needs of all students enrolled in the college before future growth and expansion dictated otherwise. Today the Library is dispersed across a number of departmental libraries throughout Northern Ireland each providing access to what has become one of the largest collections of books, periodicals and pamphlets in the province with over one million items noted in the official library catalogue. Principal centres include the Main Library (with additional 1960s tower block) situated on the main campus site, the Medical Library at RVH, the Science Library in Chlorine Gardens (opened 1969), the Agriculture and Food Science Library at Newforge Lane (1970s), the Biomedical libraries in the City Hospital and in the Medical Biology Centre (Lisburn Rd), the Veterinary Research Library, the Seamus Heaney Library (1997) and the Campus Libraries at Armagh and Altnagelvin. Although largely adminstered as a separate unit for most of its history, the Library was recently amalgamated with the University’s Computer Services and Audio-Visual departments to form a new Information Services department in the year 2000. |
| Owner | |
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Organisation |
Queen's University Belfast |
Role |
Academic Institution |
Telephone |
+44 (0)28 9024 5133 |
Fax |
+44 (0)28 9024 7895 |
History |
Queen's University Belfast was formerly established as 'Queen's College, Belfast' by Queen Victoria in 1845 as one of three colleges in Ireland. It was raised to the status of a full university in 1908 with its own Charter and Statutes. When Queen's College first opened its doors in 1849, there were 20 professors and 90 matriculated students all based in the main Lanyon building in Belfast. Since then, the University has grown considerably both in reputation and stature reflecting its status as one of the oldest educational institutions in the UK. Now catering to some 1,300 academics and 17,000 full and part-time students, the University offers courses and research opportunities in Agriculture & Food Science, Arts, Economics & Social Sciences, Medicine & Health Sciences, Science, Engineering, Education, Law and Theology based in centres within several miles of the original site, as well as a Marine Laboratory at Portaferry, a campus at Armagh City and outreach centres in Omagh and Newcastle and a nursing campus at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. Notable persons to have come through Queen’s doors include the poet, Seamus Heaney, a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Mary McAleese, the current President of Ireland and a former senior officer at Queen's, David Trimble, a former member of teaching staff and a joint recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace and superstar actor Liam Neeson. |
| Location | |
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Name |
Queen's University Belfast |
Address |
The McClay Library |
County |
Antrim |
Website |
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Access Control |
The McClay Library operates a controlled entry system. Members are required to use their Queen’s staff, student or library card to obtain admission. |
Role |
Librarian |
Phone |
00442890976333 |