mss0099_0292.xml Finding aid for Jack B. Yeats letter to Lady Gregory1930 June 16 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2007 April 4) Finding aid encoded 2007 April 4 English Jack B. Yeats letter to Lady Gregory1930 June 16 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/
 Yeats, Jack Butler, 1871-1957. Jack B. Yeats letter to Lady Gregory1930 June 16 MSS 099, F292 1 item (1 p.) Letter from Jack B. Yeats to Lady Gregory originally laid in Jack B. Yeats book Sligo. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

Unknown, 1987.

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 Citation

MSS 099, F292, Jack B. Yeats Letter to Lady Gregory, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

 Shelving Summary Shelved in SPEC MSS 099 Processing

Processed and encoded by Debra Johnson, April 2007.

 Biographical Note Jack Butler Yeats (1871–1957)

Irish painter and illustrator, Jack Butler Yeats, was born August 29, 1871, in London, England. He was the son of John Butler Yeats, a successful portrait painter, and younger brother of the distinguished Irish poet, William Butler Yeats.

Chilvers, Ian and Harold Osborne (eds.). The Oxford Dictionary of Art. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. p.545.

Lady Gregory (1852–1932)

Irish writer Lady Gregory (1852–1932) was instrumental in the cultivation of theatre during the Irish Literary Renaissance.

"Gregory, Lady, 1852–1932." Literature Online. http://lion.chadwyck.com (accessed March 27, 2007).

 Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of an autograph letter signed by Jack B. Yeats to Lady Gregory concerning his book Sligo (1930). The letter was originally laid in a copy of the book (Special Collections call number: SPEC PR6047.E3 S5 1930).

 Selected Search Terms Personal Names Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932. Topical Terms Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence. Form/Genre Terms Letters (correspondence) OccupationAuthors.Artists. Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

The letter was originally laid in a copy of the book, Jack B. Yeats, Sligo (London : Wishart & Co., 1930). (Special Collections call number: SPEC PR6047.E3 S5 1930).

 Detailed Contents List 14F292 Jack B. Yeats letter to Lady Gregory1930 June 16 Autograph letter signed, 1 p.