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

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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.

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Yeats, Undated

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Identifier: 1988.012.3.13
Scope and Contents

Typescript fragments and notes.

Dates: Undated
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 3: Academic and administrative papers / Ellmann's course lectures

"Yeats", 1955

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.40
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's entry for a literary dictionary, in several versions. Includes correspondence regarding the arrangements and contract.

Dates: 1955
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Ellmann, Richard / Writings

"Yeats", Undated

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.48
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"In the year 1909 Yeats happened to encounter one of his sisters on a Dublin street...."

Dates: Event: Undated
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Ellmann, Richard / Guest lectures and addresses

"Yeats and Auden: Gazebos and Gashouses", 1965-05-14

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.48
Scope and Contents

Event program for a Caxton Club dinner honoring guests if the Grolier Club.

Dates: Event: 1965-05-14
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Ellmann, Richard / Guest lectures and addresses

"Yeats and Balzac"

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Identifier: 1988.012.2.11
Scope and Contents

Typescript; handwritten notes.

Dates: 1837 - 1990
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 2: Student course work

"Yeats and Eliot", 1965-07

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.40
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's article excised from Encounter.

Dates: Publication: 1965-07
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Ellmann, Richard / Writings

Yeats and Swedenborg

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.333
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's notes.

Dates: 1837 - 1990
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Yeats, William Butler / Research materials

"Yeats and the Vision of History"

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Identifier: 1988.012.2.11
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's notes on Swan and Shadow: Yeats's Dialogue with History

Dates: 1837 - 1990
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 2: Student course work

"Yeats As a Dramatist", Undated

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.40
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's draft essay with handwritten revisions.

Dates: Undated
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Ellmann, Richard / Writings

Yeats as Lyrical Poet, Undated

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Identifier: 1988.012.3.13
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typed drafts.

Dates: Undated
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 3: Academic and administrative papers / Ellmann's course lectures

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