Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950
2. Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973
3. Bailey, William F. (William Frederick), 1857-1917
4. Colum, Mary
5. Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972
6. Duncan, Ellen
7. Dunsany, Beatrice
8. Dunsany, Lord, 1878-1957
9. Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965
10. Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), 1883-
11. Fay, W. G. (William George), 1872-1947
12. Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939
13. Gonne, Maud, 1866-1953
14. Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
15. Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932
16. Gwynn, Stephen, 1864-1950
17. Horniman, Annie Elizabeth Fredericka, 1860-1937
18. Hunt, Violet, 1862-1942
19. Masefield, John, 1878-1967
20. Mooney, Ria, 1903-1973
21. Moore, George, 1852-1933
22. O'Leary, John, 1830-1907
23. Pope-Hennessy, Una, 1876-1949
24. Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958
25. Russell, George William, 1867-1935
26. Sarton, May, 1912-1995
27. Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
28. Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926
29. Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964
30. Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909
31. Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940
32. Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957
33. Yeats, John Butler, 1839-1922
34. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup)
35. Quinn, John, 1870-1924
36. Whitall, William Van R..
37. Fremantle, Anne, 1909-2002

Description

1. ca. 3,125 items.

Summary

1. This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, notebooks, and portraits.

Subject

1. Wellesley, Dorothy, 1889-1956
2. Notebooks
3. Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932
4. Correspondence
5. Yeats, W. B (William Butler), 1865-1939 > Portraits
6. Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941

Genre/Form

1. Correspondence.
2. Notebooks.

Call number

1. Berg Coll MSS Yeats, WB

Note

1. An album, compiled by Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell cataloged separately.

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, playwright, and essayist, and the cofounder of the Irish Literary Theatre.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Provenance (note)

1. This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Former owners include W. T. H. Howe, Lady Gregory, J. S. Watson, Sara Allgood, Ria Mooney, the Group Theatre archive, and Nash's Pall Mall magazine. Some materials contain W. Van R. Whitall's bookplate and John Quinn's bookplate. The typescript of the play, "The Land of Heart's Desire" was a gift of Anne Fremantle.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939.

Title

1. William Butler Yeats collection of papers, 1876-[1965] bulk (1897-1939).

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

1. William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, playwright, and essayist, and the cofounder of the Irish Literary Theatre.

Provenance

1. This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Former owners include W. T. H. Howe, Lady Gregory, J. S. Watson, Sara Allgood, Ria Mooney, the Group Theatre archive, and Nash's Pall Mall magazine. Some materials contain W. Van R. Whitall's bookplate and John Quinn's bookplate. The typescript of the play, "The Land of Heart's Desire" was a gift of Anne Fremantle.

Indexes

1. Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Local note

1. Creation of collection-level record funded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950.
2. Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
3. Bailey, William F. (William Frederick), 1857-1917.
4. Colum, Mary.
5. Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.
6. Duncan, Ellen.
7. Dunsany, Beatrice.
8. Dunsany, Lord, 1878-1957.
9. Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965.
10. Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), 1883-
11. Fay, W. G. (William George), 1872-1947.
12. Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939.
13. Gonne, Maud, 1866-1953.
14. Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928.
15. Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932.
16. Gwynn, Stephen, 1864-1950.
17. Horniman, Annie Elizabeth Fredericka, 1860-1937.
18. Hunt, Violet, 1862-1942.
19. Masefield, John, 1878-1967.
20. Mooney, Ria, 1903-1973.
21. Moore, George, 1852-1933.
22. O'Leary, John, 1830-1907.
23. Pope-Hennessy, Una, 1876-1949.
24. Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958.
25. Russell, George William, 1867-1935.
26. Sarton, May, 1912-1995.
27. Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
28. Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926.
29. Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964.
30. Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909.
31. Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940.
32. Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957.
33. Yeats, John Butler, 1839-1922.
34. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former owner NN-BGC
35. Quinn, John, 1870-1924. Former owner NN-BGC
36. Whitall, William Van R.. Former owner NN-BGC
37. Fremantle, Anne, 1909-2002. Donor NN-BGC

Research call number

1. Berg Coll MSS Yeats, WB