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Sylvia Plath collections: Papers of John L. (Jack) and Máire MacNeill Sweeney

University College Dublin Archives holds the papers of Jack and Máire Sweeney . Jack Sweeney was a friend to Plath and Hughes, but his contribution to the poetry world is most known because he was a long time curator of the Woodberry Poetry Room. Sweeney was instrumental in building the audio archive at the Woodberry Poetry Room, and first asked Ted Hughes read there in late 1957. In turn, Hughes was influential in securing the first reading Plath gave on Friday, 13 June 1958. In these papers at UCD are some correspondence between Plath, Hughes and Sweeney. In addition to the correspondence, they also have two photographs. In the absence of a list online, here follows an inventory the correspondence between Sweeney, Plath and Hughes. 1. Ted Hughes to Jack Sweeney, typed, 31 October 1957, 1 p. 2. Ted Hughes to Jack Sweeney, handwritten, 30 November 1957, 1 p. 3. Ted Hughes to Jack Sweeney, handwritten, Undated, 2 p. 4. Ted Hughes to Jack & Máire Sweeney, handwritten, 15 April 19...