mss0099_0390.xml Finding aid for St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Dinner and Morum 1948 March 9 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2007 March 15) Finding aid encoded 2007 March 15 English St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Dinner and Morum1948 March 9 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/
 Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), b. 1883. St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Dinner and Morum 1948 March 9 MSS 099, F390 1 item (2 pp.) Letter from St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine to Dinner and Morum. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

Purchase, 1992.

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MSS 099, F390, St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Dinner and Morum, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

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 Biographical Note

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.

"St. John Greer Ervine 1883–1971." Literature Resource Center. http://galenet.galegroup.com (accessed March 16, 2007).

 Scope and Content Note

This is a letter from St. John Greer Ervine to playwrights Mr. (William) Dinner and Mr. (William) Morum concerning the difficulty in getting plays produced in London. He comments on the director at the Abbey Theatre.

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

 Detailed Contents List 22F390 St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Dinner and Morum 1948 March 9 Typed letter signed with autographed corrections, 2 pp.