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Identification: MSS 099, F401
Creator: Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), b. 1883.
Title: St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Miss Gwen John
Inclusive Dates: 1923 April 29
Extent: 1 item (3 pp.)
Abstract: Letter from St. John Greer Ervine to Miss Gwen John.
Language: Materials entirely in English.
MSS 099, F401, St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Miss Gwen John, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Shelved in SPEC MSS 099
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Purchase, 1991.
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Irish playwright, drama critic, and author St. John Greer Ervine (1883–1971) is best known for his plays, some of which were staged at the Abbey Theatre. He also managed the Abbey Theatre for a brief period.
Sources:
Literature Resource Center. "St. John Greer Ervine 1883–1971." http://galenet.galegroup.com (accessed March 16, 2007).
This is a letter from St. John Greer Ervine to Miss [Gwen] John critiquing a manuscript of a play she has written.
St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Miss Gwen John , 1923 April 29 [Box 22 F401]
Typed letter signed with autographed corrections, 3 pp.
