Douglas Hyde collection of papers, 1892-1930.

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Creator

Hyde, Douglas, 1860-1949.

Location

Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Extent

• 293 items.

Scope/Contents Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, a notebook, and correspondence. The manuscript and typescripts include plays, poems, translations, as well as plays and scenarios by Lady Isabella Augusta Persse Gregory and an essay by William Butler Yeats. The correspondence includes letters from theauthor, dating from 1892 to 1930, to Ernest Augustus Boyd,Lady Gregory, Humbert Wolfe, William Butler Yeats, and others. There are letters to Hyde from Frank Benson, John MacNeill, Kuno Meyer, George Moore, John Butler Yeats, William Butler Yeats, and the Irish Industries League, dating from 1899 to 1902.

Biographical/Historical Note

Douglas Hyde was an Irish playwright, poet, essayist, literary historian, and statesman.

Controlled Access Terms

• Hyde, Douglas, 1860-1949.
• Correspondence.
• Notebooks.

Additional Creator Names

• Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951.
• Boyd, Ernest Augustus, 1887-1946.
• Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932.
• MacNeill, John, 1867-1945.
• Meyer, Kuno, 1858-1919.
• Moore, George, 1852-1933.
• Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940.
• Yeats, John Butler, 1839-1922.
• Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939.
• Irish Industry League.
• Donoghue, J. O.. fmo
• Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932. fmo
• Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) fmo
• Quinn, John, 1870-1924. fmo