Title

George Moore collection of papers, [1879]-[1935] bulk (1889-1933).

Author

Moore, George, 1852-1933.

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Additional Authors

• Aria, Mrs. (Eliza Davis), 1866-1931.
• Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931.
• Clark, Barrett H. (Barrett Harper), 1890-1953.
• Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.
• Colvin, Sidney, 1845-1927.
• Courtney, W. L. (William Leonard), 1850-1928.
• Cunard, Maud Alice Burke, Lady, 1872-1948.
• Duret, Théodore, 1838-1927.
• Gaige, Crosby, 1882-1949.
• Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928.
• Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932.
• Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.
• Hunt, Violet, 1862-1942.
• Kingdon, Mona.
• Lanza Clara, 1859-1939.
• Leverson, Ada.
• Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953.
• Martyn, Edward, 1859-1923.
• Murry, John Middleton, 1889-1957.
• Quinn, John, 1870-1924.
• Rees, Leonard.
• Rossetti, William Michael, 1829-1919.
• Stephens, James, 1882-1950.
• Sutherland, Millicent, Duchess of, 1867-1955.
• Unwin, T. Fisher (Thomas Fisher), 1848-1935.
• Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
• Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940.
• Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939.
• American Play Company. fmo

Description

1,314 items.

Subjects

• Moore, George, 1852-1933
• Moore, George, 1852-1933 > Portraits

Biography (note)

• George Moore was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, autobiographer, essayist and playwright.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Provenance (note)

• This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the materials was formerly owned by W. T. H. Howe and Lady Gregory. Other former owners include Sir Edward Howard Marsh, T. Fisher Unwin, Alfred F. Goldsmith, Arthur Pforzheimer, John Quinn, Edith Barbara Tranter, and the American Play Company.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Moore, G

Author

Moore, George, 1852-1933.

Title

George Moore collection of papers, [1879]-[1935] bulk (1889-1933).

Summary

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, legal documents, an undated notebook, and portraits. The manuscripts and typescripts include drafts and fragments of poems, some of which are in W. B. Yeats' hand or which bear his corrections; synopses, interviews, and notes for works, as well as essays and notes about the author by Barrett Harper Clark and Humbert Wolfe. The correspondence includes letters, dating from [1871] to 1931, from the author to Eliza Davis Aria, Lionel H. Barton, Padraic Colum, Sir Sidney Colvin, William Leonard Courtney, Lady Maud Cunard, Nancy Cunard, Theodore Duret, Crosby Gaige, Edmund Gosse, Miss Gough, Lady Gregory, Hilda Hawthorne, Violet Hunt, to his secretary Mona Kingdon, to Clara Lanza, Thomas Werner Laurie, Sir Edward Marsh, Leonard Rees, William Michael Rossetti, James Stephens, Millicent Fanny Sutherland, T. Fisher Unwin, Carl Van Vechten, James R. Wells, Humbert Wolfe, W. B. Yeats, and others. Also present are letters relating to the author, dating from 1903 to 1939, between various correspondents, including Lady Gregory, Thomas Hardy, John Middleton Murry, John Quinn, and others. There are letters to Moore from Arnold Bennett, Lady Gregory, Ada Leverson, Edward Martyn, and W. B. Yeats, dating from 1891 to 1931.

Biography

George Moore was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, autobiographer, essayist and playwright.

Indexes

Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Local Note

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

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Finding Aid

Added Author

Aria, Mrs. (Eliza Davis), 1866-1931.

Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931.

Clark, Barrett H. (Barrett Harper), 1890-1953.

Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.

Colvin, Sidney, 1845-1927.

Courtney, W. L. (William Leonard), 1850-1928.

Cunard, Maud Alice Burke, Lady, 1872-1948.

Duret, Théodore, 1838-1927.

Gaige, Crosby, 1882-1949.

Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928.

Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932.

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.

Hunt, Violet, 1862-1942.

Kingdon, Mona.

Lanza Clara, 1859-1939.

Leverson, Ada.

Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953.

Martyn, Edward, 1859-1923.

Murry, John Middleton, 1889-1957.

Quinn, John, 1870-1924.

Rees, Leonard.

Rossetti, William Michael, 1829-1919.

Stephens, James, 1882-1950.

Sutherland, Millicent, Duchess of, 1867-1955.

Unwin, T. Fisher (Thomas Fisher), 1848-1935.

Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.

Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940.

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

Goldsmith, Alfred F.. Former owner

Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932. Former owner

Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former owner

Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953. Former owner

Pforzheimer, Arthur. Former owner

Quinn, John, 1870-1924. Former owner

Tranter, Edith Barbara. Former owner

Unwin, T. Fisher (Thomas Fisher), 1848-1935. Former owner

American Play Company. Former owner

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Moore, G