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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 500 Collections and/or Records:

Memoirs, 1972-01-11

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.45

Metropolitan Borough of St. Pancras, 1947 - 1951

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.184
Scope and Contents

Ellmann responds to being sent the announcement of the affixing of the Yeats commemorative tablet.

Dates: 1947 - 1951

"Michael", 1947 - 1964

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.184
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's correspondence to persons named "Michael", surname unknown.

Dates: 1947 - 1964

Middle Temple Library, 1947-07-07

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.184
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's query regarding the exact period when Yeats and Arthur Symoins lived in Fountain Court.

Dates: 1947-07-07

Miller, Zell, 1983-06-25

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.184
Scope and Contents

Letter to Ellmann commenting on Ellmann's lecture "W.B. Yeats' Second Puberty".

Dates: 1983-06-25

Miscellaneous

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.331
Scope and Contents

Transcriptions of excerpts and fragments. Includes Ellmann's notes.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Miscellaneous

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.333

Miscellaneous

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.168
Scope and Contents

Includes a dustjacket from Gorman's biography of Joyce, with Ellmann's extensive handwritten notes; fragment of an unidentified dustjacket with Ellmann's blurb praising the publication; fragment from a published source, titled "First Blossom".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Mjoberg, Joran, 1960

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.185
Scope and Contents

Updates Ellmann on his review of Ellmann's book on Joyce; addresses specific points about the book; comments on Ellmann's book on Yeats.

Dates: 1960

Monk, Samuel Holt, 1948-11-17

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.185
Scope and Contents

Monk thanks Ellmann for a copy of Yeats: The Man and the Masks; offers commnentary on the book.

Dates: 1948-11-17

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Archival Object 495
Collection 3
Unprocessed Material 2
 
Subject
Biography -- 20th century 3
Poets -- British -- 19th century. 2
Poets, British -- 20th century. 2
Biographers -- United States -- Biography 1
English poetry -- Irish authors. 1