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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:

Torrey, E. Fuller, 1983

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.215
Scope and Contents

Torrey, a psychiatrist, asks Ellmann for more information about Lucia Joyce's schizophrenia and the effect it had on Joyce.

Dates: 1983

Trinity College, Dublin, 1960 - 1986

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.215
Scope and Contents

Ellmann inquires about an explanatory letter from Joyce regarding one of his books that was illustrated by Lucia; invitation for a guest lectureship; other topics.

Dates: 1960 - 1986

Vigo, Corrada, 1982

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.218
Scope and Contents

Includes a copy of Vigo's drama,"Lucia", drawn from Ellmann's essay "James Joyce".

Dates: 1982