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Joyce, Lucia Anna, 1907-1982

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1907-07-26 - 1982-12-12

Biography

pProfessional dancer and the daughter of Irish writer James Joyce and Nora Barnacle. Once treated by Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung, Joyce was diagnosed as schizophrenic in the mid-1930s and institutionalized at the Burghölzli psychiatric clinic in Zurich.

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Letters: 1927

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.127
Scope and Contents

Includes photocopies of the petitions and signatures regarding the US edition of Ulysses; photocopy of the typed poem, "On the Beach of Fontana"; photocopies of letters and documents regarding the case of Joyce v. Roth; photocopy of a Spanish article titled, "Ricordi su James Joyce".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1930

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.128
Scope and Contents

Includes: photocopy of press cuttings, "Blind Man Sees at an Opera; Operation Drama of Lifted Mask. Doctors Stage a Thrill" and "Jamres Joyce: An Explanation of His Methods".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1932

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.129-130
Scope and Contents

Typed and carbon copy notes and transcriptions; photostats and photocopies; photo-reproductions.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1934

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.131
Scope and Contents

Includes: photocopy of a newspaper article titled, "James Joyce parmi ses amis de Paris ou le retour d'Ulysse chez les civilises"; photostat of poems titled, "The Yellow Ale" and "The Happy Boy"; photostat of a musical score for "The Happy Boy".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1935

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.131-132
Scope and Contents

Typed and carbon copy typed notes, commentary, and transcriptions; photostats and photocopies.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1940

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.133-134
Scope and Contents

Includes: tear sheet from La Fiera Letteraria with the article titled, "James Joyce: nella vecchia Triests".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1941

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.134
Scope and Contents

Typed and carbon copy typed notes and transcriptions; photocopies.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Lucia's death, 1982 - 1983

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.169
Scope and Contents

Funeral service program for Lucia Joyce; Ellmann's funeral address given 17 Dec 1982; obituary by Jane Lidderdale appearing in the James Joyce Broadsheet.

Dates: 1982 - 1983

Macdonald, Dr. W.G., 1959

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.178
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's query regarding correspondence between Dr. Macdonald and James Joyce and Lucia, asking if he might borrow them; Mrs. Macdonald's response.

Dates: 1959

Maroger, Dominique, 1980 - 1984

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.180
Scope and Contents

Exchange regarding Lucia Joyce, her poems, her friends, and other biographical information and related contacts.

Dates: 1980 - 1984