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

 Person

Biography

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of the Irish literary establishment, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.

Found in 495 Collections and/or Records:

Abbey Theatre

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.331
Scope and Contents

Notes on correspondence about the Abbey Theatre; Yeats's disputes with Horniman; notes on "Henderson Abbey Theatre and Irish plays"; theatre program for "In the Shadow of the Glen", "The Workhouse Ward", and "The Words Upon the Window Pane".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Academy for Educational Development, Inc., 1967

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.1
Scope and Contents

The Academy thanks Ellmann for his assistance in pinning down a Yeats quote.

Dates: 1967

Adams, Hazard, 1956 - 1964

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.1

Adlard, John, 1962

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.1
Scope and Contents

Adlard asks for Ellmann's help in contacting Mrs. Yeats.

Dates: 1962

"Adventures of a Biographer", Undated

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.22

"Alan", 1947 - 1985

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence to/from persons named "Alan" and/or "Allan", surname unknown. Includes mentions of Dolmetsch, Palmer, Walkley, George Richardson, and Hanley.

Dates: 1947 - 1985

Albion Hotel, 1947-05-30

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.1
Scope and Contents

Ellmann writes, in part: "...it is of some importance for my purposes to know when [Yeats] moved into 18 Woburn Buildings...."

Dates: 1947-05-30

Allen, James Lovic, 1974 - 1983

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.1
Scope and Contents

Includes "Belief Versus Faith in the Credo of Yeats", a reprint from the Journal of Modern Literature.

Dates: 1974 - 1983

Allen, Julia, 1946

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.1
Scope and Contents

Mention of the Irish Astrological Society and the subjects of freewill and identity.

Dates: 1946

Allt, Peter, 1949 - 1959

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.2

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