mss0099_0402.xml Finding aid for St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Sir Gerald Reid Barry1930–1932 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2007 March 16) Finding aid encoded 2007 March 16 English St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Sir Gerald Reid Barry 1930–1932 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 letters to Sir Gerald Reid Barry 1930–1932 MSS 099, F402 3 items (5 pp.) Letters from St. John Greer Ervine to Sir Gerald Reid Barry. Includes article. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

Purchase, 1991.

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 Citation

MSS 099, F402, St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Sir Gerald Reid Barry, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

 Shelving Summary Shelved in SPEC MSS 099 Processing

Processed and encoded by Debra Johnson, March 2007.

 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 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.

 Selected Search Terms Personal NamesBarry, Gerald Reid, Sir, 1898- Topical Terms Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence. Form/Genre Terms Letters (correspondence) OccupationPlaywrights. Related Materials in this Repository

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

 Detailed Contents List 22F402 St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Sir Gerald Reid Barry1930–1932 Three typed letters signed with autograph corrections, 5 pp.