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Yeats, Elizabeth Letter to Walker, 1906

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of four series dating from 1894 to 1936 and includes correspondence by William Butler Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory, Elizabeth Yeats, and Lily Yeats; catalogs of Cuala Industries and Dun Emer Industries; announcements and receipts of Cuala Press; draft prospectus and photograph of Dun Emer Press; as well as clippings of published articles by W. B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory, announcements, works on paper, a program, a photograph, and a postcard.

The published article by W. B. Yeats is entitled “Three Irish Poets” and was published in The Irish Homestead in December 1897. The article by Lady Augusta Gregory is entitled “Irish Ghosts and Fairy Lore” and was published in the Daily Telegraph in January 1910. Announcements highlight forthcoming or available publications and a series of lectures. The works on paper, photograph, and postcard depict William Butler Yeats at various periods of his life. The program is from a performance at the Avenue Theatre of Land of Heart’s Desire by W. B. Yeats and A Comedy of Signs by John Todhunter.

Dates

  • Creation: 1906

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Full Extent

6 Pages

Language of Materials

English

Materials Specific Details

Discussion concerns disagreements between Elizabeth and W. B. At the suggestion of her father, Elizabeth asks Walker’s advice. Difficulties apparently erupted over production of some of A.E. 's poems, and Elizabeth questions whether or not the Press can survive without W. B. as literary advisor. Reference is made to the “society” at Coole Park. Elizabeth suggests the possibility of A.E. acting in the capacity of literary advisor. She concludes with a reference to her upcoming trip to New York and discusses the administration of the Press in her absence.

Repository Details

Part of the Bucknell University Special Collections/University Archives Repository

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