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Richard Harris archive donated to UCC

25 Oct 2022
Pictured l - r: Dr Barry Monahan, UCC; Jared Harris, son of Richard Harris; Kerry Bryson, UCC; Crónán Ó Doibhlin, UCC.

University College Cork and the Richard Harris Estate recently announced that the personal archives of the late Richard Harris, one of Ireland’s greatest actors, have been donated to UCC. 

Among the archives are Richard’s personal creative writing manuscripts including poetry, publicity and location photos from his screen and stage performances including CamelotThe Field, Pirandello’s Henry IV and as Professor Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films. In addition, the archive includes private memos, items from film sets, Young Munster rugby plaques and pictures as well as letters and wire communications from family and friends, arts critics, and co-performers.

The Richard Harris Archive will be of great benefit to the arts and culture industry to Richard Harris’s home province of Munster, where his legacy as a loved and internationally respected actor continues to be celebrated and cherished.

  • Crónán Ó Doibhlin, Head of Collections at UCC Library

The first public exhibition of the archives will take place in Richard Harris’ birth city of Limerick at the Hunt Museum and due to the generous bequest of the Harris family, and the assistance of the late actor’s son Jared, the placement of this remarkable collection will be a long-lasting legacy of the internationally acclaimed actor’s strong roots in Ireland and Munster.

Further details of University College Cork Library’s Richard Harris Archive exhibition at the Hunt Museum, Limerick will be released at a later date.

University College Cork’s acquisition of these archives marks a new stage in the development of contemporary cultural collections at the university.  Plans are underway to develop a UCC Treasures Gallery where pieces from various collections will be put on public display in the Boole Library.

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