Yeats family letters, 1896-1968

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

Cataloged.

• Series I: Yeats Family
• Series II: William Butler Yeats, 1965

Description

Summary

A collection of letters from members of the Yeats family, including twelve letters from William Butler Yeats to Ellen Douglas Duncan, director of the Dublin Gallery of Modern Art, relating to public lectures and containing comments on the unrest in Ireland in 1918. There are also thirty letters from Elizabeth C. Yeats to Mary L. Sutliff dealing with publications of the Cuala Press. Family photographs with the annotations of Elizabeth Yeats, newspaper clippings, book reviews, and other printed ephemera are also contained in the collection. In addition, TALKING ABOUT YEATS, a 1967 television script by Micheál Mac Liammóir, and a related letter from Mac Liammóir; and a typescript catalog of Col. Russell K. Alspach's Yeats collection (not on microfilm).

• Series I: Yeats Family

• Series II: William Butler Yeats, 1965

  These materials relate to an exhibition and lecture at Columbia University.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Yeats family letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Alternate Form Available

Microfilm available for correspondence and documents. See MN# 0607-1. The microfilm does not include photographs, the Mac Liammóir items, or the catalog of Col. Russell K. Alspach's Yeats collection. The microfilm also includes Yeats family items from the Belmont, Coykendall, and Masefield Collections.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Sutliff, Mary. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1942. Accession number--M-42.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.

Revision Description

2021-03-02 EAD document created by CCR.

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