Lennox Robinson collection of papers, 1898-[1958] bulk (1911-1930).

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Creator

Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958.

Location

Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Extent

• 198 items.

Scope/Contents Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, legal documents, and portraits. The manuscripts and typescripts include biographies, plays, a list of plays, and music and lyrics by Lady Isabella Augusta Persse Gregory transcribed by Robinson. The correspondence includes letters, dating from[1910] to [1958], from the author to Basil Ashmore, Padraic Colum, Lady Gregory, W. T. H. Howe, Sean O'Casey, William Butler Yeats, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from 1898 to 1929, between various correspondents including Lady Gregory, Sean O'Casey, W. B. Yeats, and others. There are letters to Robinson from Sara Allgood, Gerald Brosnan, Lady Gregory, Lillah McCarthy, James McNeill, Sean O'Casey, Patrick O'Hare, George Shiels, and W. B. Yeats, dating from [1910?] to 1935.

Biographical/Historical Note

Lennox Robinson was an Irish playwright, essayist, biographer, short-story writer, and the producer and manager for the Abbey Theatre from 1909 to 1914.

Controlled Access Terms

• Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958.
• Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958 -- Portraits.
• Correspondence.

Additional Creator Names

• Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950.
• Ashmore, Basil.
• Brosnan, Gerald.
• Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.
• Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932.
• Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup)
• McCarthy, Lillah, 1875-
• McNeill, James.
• O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964.
• O'Hare, Patrick.
• Shiels, George, 1886-1949.
• Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939.
• Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950. fmo
• Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932. fmo
• Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) fmo
• American Play Company. fmo