Yeats family
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The Yeats family contributed to Irish culture through art, literature and craftsmanship. John Butler Yeats (1839-1922) was a prolific artist. On September 10, 1863, John married Susan Pollexfen, and they had six children: William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Susan Mary "Lily" Yeats (1866-1949), Elizabeth Corbett "Lolly" Yeats (1868-1940), Robert Corbet Yeats (1870-1873), Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957), and Jane Grace Yeats (1875-1876).
William Butler Yeats was an accomplished poet, dramatist, writer and politician and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Susan Mary "Lily" Yeats was an embroiderer associated with the Celtic Revival and a founder of the embroidery department of Cuala Industries.
Elizabeth Corbett "Lolly" Yeats published several books on art, and was a founder of Dun Emer Press.
Jack Butler Yeats was an acclaimed artist and Olympic medalist.
Robert Corbet Yeats (1870-1873) and Jane Grace Yeats (1875-1876) both died in childhood.
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Boston College Collection of Yeats Family Papers | Boston College. John J. Burns Library | |
| referencedIn | Foster, Jeanne Robert, 1879-1970. Foster-Murphy collection, 1900-1969. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Loretta Clarke Murray collection of women in revolutionary Ireland | Boston College. John J. Burns Library | |
| referencedIn | Tynan, Katharine, 1861-1931. Katharine Tynan Hinkson papers, 1885-1929. | Southern Illinois University, Morris Library | |
| creatorOf | Yeats family. Letters, 1896-1968. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Alspach, Russell K. (Russell King), 1901- |
| founderOf | Cuala Press. |
| associatedWith | Dublin Gallery of Modern Art (Dublin, Ireland) |
| associatedWith | Duncan, Ellen Douglas. |
| associatedWith | Foster, Jeanne Robert, 1879-1970. |
| associatedWith | Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978. |
| associatedWith | Sutliff, Mary Louisa, 1865- |
| correspondedWith | Tynan, Katharine, 1861-1931. |
| hasMember | Yeats, Anne, 1919-2001 |
| hasMember | Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet, 1868-1940. |
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