Donald Brien Collection on Forrest Reid

This collection consists of material collected by Donald Brien, and features documents concerning Forrest Reid, a Northern Irish author and literary critic. Much of the collection is in the form of letters that were either sent to friends and colleagues by Forrest Reid, or letters that later sent to Brien by some of Reid’s most notable contacts. The collection also contains a number of postcards, greeting cards, writing samples, newspaper clippings, photographs, and research materials and notes that were collected by Donald Brien. The collection is divided into two series: I. Forrest Reid Materials, and II. Donald Brien Materials.

Series I: This series is divided into three folders. The first folder, “Correspondence: Outgoing,” features letters that were written by Reid to many of his professional and personal contacts. The letters are organized alphabetically by the last name of the person with whom Reid was contacting, and the letters relating to each recipient are organized chronologically, therein. The second folder, “Writings,” features several of Reid’s works, including catalogue entries, Reid’s notes and impressions on other works, and a bibliography relating to his writing. The third folder in this series, “Galleys,” features galley proofs of Pirates of the Spring (1919) and Pender Among the Residents (1922).

Series II: This series is organized into two folders. The first folder, “Correspondence: Incoming,” houses the letters that Donald Brien received from people who knew or had worked with Forrest Reid. This folder is organized similarly to Reid’s folder, with the letters being organized first by the last name of the person with whom Brien was corresponding, and then chronologically. The second folder, “Research Material,” contains a notebook of letters to and from Forrest Reid that were transcribed by Brien, loose letters of the same kind, the writings of various authors on Forrest Reid after his death, and newspaper clippings and photographs from the memorial and exhibition that were produced after Reid’s death.