mss0099_0458.xml Finding aid for George William Russell [AE] letters and poems1927 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2007 February 16) Finding aid encoded 2007 February 16 English George William Russell [AE] letters and poems 1927 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/
 AE, 1867-1935. George William Russell [AE] letters and poems 1927 MSS 099, F458 14 items (14 pp.) This collection is a group of letters from Irish writer, poet, and painter George William Russell [AE] to James Wells of Crosby Gaige Publishers along with galleys of ten poems. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

Purchase, 1995.

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MSS 099, F458, George William Russell [AE] letters and poems, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

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 Biographical Note

Irish writer, poet, and painter George William Russell (1867–1935) was known for infusing his work with spirituality. Russell was also politically active, writing about Irish identity and independence under the pseudonym AE. Beginning in 1905, Russell edited The Irish Homestead and continued this role when the paper merged with The Irish Statesman in 1923. Russell's writing covered a wide span of themes in the arts, philosophy, and politics.

"Russell, George William, 1867–1935." Literature Online. http://lion.chadwyck.com (accessed February 9, 2007).

Scope and Content Note

This collection is a group of letters from Irish writer, poet, and painter George William Russell [AE] to James Wells of Crosby Gaige Publishers along with galleys of ten poems. The letters are written on the stationery of The Irish Statesman. One letter is dated September 12, 1927 and the other two are dated September 14, 1927. The galleys of ten poems bear a few autograph corrections by Russell, with the initial sheet inscribed, "George Russell AE for Crosby Gaige." The galleys served as the printer's copy for the 1928 Crosby Gaige publication of Midsummer Eve (Special Collections call number: SPEC PR6035.U7 M5 1928). The poems are entitled: "Midsummer Eve," "Platonics," "Vale," "How ?," "In Tirnanoge," "The Gay," "Time," "The Forge," "Will O' The Wisp," and "Remembrance."

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

The galleys served as the printer's copy for George William Russell, Midsummer Eve (New York : C. Gaige, 1928). (Special Collections call number: PR6035.U7 M5 1928)

 Detailed Contents List 27F458 George William Russell [AE] letters and poems1927Three typed letters signed and galleys of ten poems, 14 items.