mss0099_0821.xml Finding aid for Padraic Colum letter to Bruce Kellner 1959 October 28 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2008 April 9) Finding aid encoded 2008 April 09 English Padraic Colum letter to Bruce Kellner1959 October 28 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/
 Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972. Padraic Colum letter to Bruce Kellner 1959 October 28 MSS 099, F821 1 item One letter typed signed from Padraic Colum to Dr. Bruce Kellner. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

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MSS 099, F821, Padraic Colum letter to Bruce Kellner, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

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 Biographical Note

Padraic Colum was a noted playwright, essayist, novelist, poet, and author of books for children. Born on December 8, 1881, in Longford, Ireland, Colum came to the United States in 1914 and died on January 12, 1972, in Enfield, Connecticut. Though Colum worked briefly for a railroad, he became a full-time writer in Dublin, Ireland, in 1901. He was a founder of the Irish National Theatre (later known as the Abbey Theatre), and co-founder and editor for a time of the Irish Review.

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Scope and Content Note

One typed and signed letter written by Padraic Colum to Dr. Bruce Kellner, possibly regarding the inclusion of a particular letter in Between Friends: Letters of James Branch Cabell and Others (1962), a volume Colum was editing.

 Selected Search Terms Personal Names Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972--Correspondence. Kellner, Bruce. Topical Terms American literature--20th century--Sources. Form/Genre Terms Letters (correspondence) Detailed Contents List 55 F821 Padraic Colum letter to Bruce Kellner1959 October 28