Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Yeats, W. B., 1865-1939
- Abstract:
- The Yeats mss., 1889-1954, consists of letters and writings of William Butler Yeats, 1865-1939, and materials about him, collected by Allan Wade, 1881-1955, compiler of A Bibliography of the Writings of W. B. Yeats... (London, 1951), and editor of The Letters of W. B. Yeats... (New York, 1955).
- Extent:
- 1 folio (oversize) and 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Yeats mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
William Butler Yeats, 1865-1939, was a poet and author.
- Scope and Content:
Included are letters from Yeats to Wade, 1902-1922; typescripts of letters from Yeats to various persons, 1889-1939; photostats of Yeats letters, 1909, 1920, and undated, and of newspaper articles by and about Yeats; letters April 3-July 7, 1952, to Allan Wade from Gerald Yorke with enclosures relating to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in the Outer; a letter from Mrs. Dorothy (Paget) Rhodes to Wade, November 3, 1954; two letters May 27, 1908, from Thomas William Hazen Rolleston to Allan Wade; a letter, June 10, 1908, from Mrs. Katharine (Tynan) Hinkson to [Allan Wade]; a letter of Ursula Bridge to [Allan Wade], August 13, 1953; bookplates of William Butler Yeats and Lily Yeats; and a square of cloth printed with various portraits and quotations from W. B. Yeats and A. Gregory "Sold by the Irish Players at $1.00 towards a building to save Sir Hugh Lane's great gift of pictures for Ireland, Apr. 1913."
The typescripts and photostats of letters written by Yeats include letters to Sir George Reginald Barnes, Mrs. Stella (Campbell) Beech, Harry Bergholz, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl of Birkenhead, Arthur Henry Bullen, Victor Clinton Clinton-Baddeley, Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, Arnold Dolmetsch, Katherine Harris Bradley, Edith Emma Cooper, Edward Garnett, Sir Edmund William Gosse, Lady Gregory, Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson, Agnes Hall, Mrs. Katharine (Tynan) Hinkson, William Thomas Horton, E. M. Lister, Eric Robert Dalrymple Maclagan, John O'Leary, Herbert Edward Palmer, William Lyon Phelps, Ernest Rhys, Sir William Rothenstein, George William Russell, William Sharp, Leonard Alfred George Strong, and Lily Yeats.
The following letters in this collection have been published in The Letters of W. B. Yeats,edited by Allan Wade (New York, 1955): to George William Russell (AE), February 8, [1889] (typescript), pp. 111-112; to John O'Leary, [December 26, 1889] (typescript), printed in abridged form, pp. 146-147; to Allan Wade [January 15, 1909], pp. 523-524; to Lady Gregory, [November 26, 1909] (photostat), pp. 538-539; to William Lyon Phelps, February 12, 1920 (photostat), p. 660; and to Allan Wade, July 10, [1921], p. 671, October 18, [1921], pp. 674-675, and February 13, 1922, pp. 676-677.
The photostats of newspaper articles by and about Yeats are in a folio folder.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired: 1956
- Processing information:
Processed by Staff.
Completed in 2013
- Arrangement:
Items are arranged chronologically.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) - OVFlat; Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Poets, Irish --19th century --Biography.
Poets, Irish --19th century --Correspondence.
Poets, Irish --20th century --Biography.
Poets, Irish --20th century --Correspondence.
English Poetry - Names:
- Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 --Correspondence.
Wade, Allan, 1881-1955 --Correspondence.
Wade, Allan, 1881-1955. Bibliography of the writings of W. B. Yeats.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Yeats mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu