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Identification: MSS 099, F402
Creator: Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), b. 1883.
Title: St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Sir Gerald Reid Barry
Inclusive Dates: 1930–1932
Extent: 3 items (5 pp.)
Abstract: Letters from St. John Greer Ervine to Sir Gerald Reid Barry. Includes article.
Language: Materials entirely in English.
MSS 099, F402, St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Sir Gerald Reid Barry, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Shelved in SPEC MSS 099
Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library / Newark, Delaware 19717-5267 / Phone: 302-831-2229 / Fax: 302-831-6003 / URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/
Purchase, 1991.
Processed and encoded by Debra Johnson, March 2007.
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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:
"St. John Greer Ervine 1883–1971." Literature Resource Center. http://galenet.galegroup.com (accessed March 16, 2007).
This small collection contains three typed letters signed from St. John Greer Ervine to the editor of the Week-End Review, Gerald Barry, between 1930–1932. Included in the June 6, 1930 letter is an article written by Ervine, "Brows High and Low" that concerns Aldous Huxley's use of certain words. It bears autograph corrections and is signed by Ervine.
St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Sir Gerald Reid Barry, 1930–1932 [Box 22 F402]
Three typed letters signed with autograph corrections, 5 pp.
