Russell, George William, 1867-1935

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George William Russell was born on April 10, 1867 in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland to Thomas and Marianne (Armstrong) Russell. The family moved to Dublin in 1878, and Russell attended Dr. Power’s School in Harrington Street and night classes at the Metropolitan School of Art, before entering Rathmines School, which he left in 1884. He would later recall experiencing visions and trances during his youth, experiences which would cement his life-long interest in the supernatural. Those visions also brought about his pen name, “AE”, which was derived from “Aeon”, the first sound in the universe. Russell’s first book of poetry, Homeward: Songs by the Way, was published in 1894, influenced by his fascination with the occult. In 1897, he published his second collection, entitled The Earth Breath.

In 1898, Russell married Violet North, with whom he went on to have two sons, Bryan (born 1899) and Diarmuid Conor (born 1902). That same year, he began working for the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society (IOAS). In 1898, Russell was appointed as the organization’s Dublin-based secretary. He continued to write poetry and literary reviews, and his play, Deirdre, was produced in 1902. In 1903, Russell accepted the joint vice-presidency of the Irish National Theatre Society. He published a further two collections of poetry, The Divine Vision and Other Poems (1904) and The Mask of Apollo and Other Stories (1905).

Russell grew increasingly political in the early twentieth century, and he began to publish nationalist essays and poems. Despite his political engagement, he was surprised by the Easter Rising in 1916. Russell was a pacifist, and although he supported Irish independence, never fully embraced radical republicanism. He supported the Free Staters during the Civil War (1922-1923). In 1923, he assumed editorship of The Irish Statesman, continuing in this role until the journal closed in 1930. Russell left Ireland for London in 1933, disenchanted by the Free State and grieving for his wife, who died in 1932. Russell died in London on July 17, 1935.

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referencedIn Shan F. Bullock Manuscript Collection, 19th century Queen's University, Belfast
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referencedIn Sir William Rothenstein correspondence and other papers, 1887-1957. Houghton Library
creatorOf George William Russell [AE] letter to [Summers], 1934 September 28 University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
referencedIn English literature mss., ca. 1750-ca. 1979 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn John Butler Yeats collection of papers, 1897]-1921 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf A. E., 1867-1935. [The candle of vision] [manuscript] / [A.E.]. University College Dublin, James Joyce Library
referencedIn Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about George William Russell Indiana University
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creatorOf Letters of British authors, 1770-1915 Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Annotations and Additions to Rathmines School Roll., 1932-1939 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections
referencedIn English literature mss., 1901-1950 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Herbert F. West collection of A. Hugh Fisher, 1860-1945, 1901-1945 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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creatorOf Autograph letter signed "A. E." : Dublin, to Mr. Hard Pierpont Morgan Library.
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referencedIn Sigmund, Jay G., 1885-1937. Papers, 1911-1975. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Edward Harry William Meyerstein collection of papers, 191-?]-1959, 1924-1959 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
referencedIn Magee, William Kirkpatrick. Letters, 1921-1923, Dublin, to Philip D. Sherman, Oberlin, Ohio. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
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referencedIn Frank O'Connor Papers, 1927-1972 Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
referencedIn Stephens, James, 1882-1950. Letters and cards : Dublin, Paris, to Claud Lovat Fraser, 1914-1921. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn Oliver St. John Gogarty letter lecture tour publicity collection, circa 1933 University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
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referencedIn Turnbull, Grace Hill, 1880-1976. Grace Turnbull papers, 1933-1935. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Glanville-Hicks, Peggy, 1912-1990. Rest. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Autograph letter signed from James Welch, London, to A.E [manuscript] Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn AE, 1867-1935. Autograph letter signed to James B. Pond, Hyde Park, 3 Sept. 1935. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Autograph letter signed A.E. to "My dear Leah" Wellesley College
creatorOf Russell, George William, 1867-1935. Letters : Dublin, to Claud Lovat Fraser, 1913-1916. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn Horace Mason Reynolds papers, 1895-1965. Houghton Library
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referencedIn Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967. Papers, 1894-1966. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Russell, George William, 1867-1935. George William Russell Collection, [1913?]-1935. Boston College. John J. Burns Library
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creatorOf George William Russell Papers Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
creatorOf A. E., 1867-1935. [Letter to Arthur Balfour from A.E.] [manuscript]. University College Dublin, James Joyce Library
referencedIn Jack Butler Yeats collection of papers, 1899-1955 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf A. E., 1867-1935. Ireland and the empire [manuscript] / A.E. University College Dublin, James Joyce Library
referencedIn [Scrapbook of letters, documents, and clippings assembled by Alan Kensington] Indiana University
creatorOf Russell, George William, 1867-1935. George William Russell [AE] letter, 1915 January 19. University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library
referencedIn Letters of British authors, 1770-1915 Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Letter 1913 Oct 21 Coole Park, Gort, Co. Galway, to George Russell University of Tulsa.
referencedIn John MacKay Shaw Collection, 1737-2007
creatorOf Hitchen, Herbert. Herbert Hitchen Irish collection, 1908-1970. Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Kemp Malone papers Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf A. E., 1867-1935. Hi! God! Get off that throne [manuscript] / [A.E.]. University College Dublin, James Joyce Library
referencedIn Yeats, Jack Butler, 1871-1957. Jack Butler Yeats collection of papers, [1899-1955]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf William Busch: vocal works, 1930-1944 British Library
referencedIn Gertrude Folks Zimand and Savel Zimand papers, 1911-1958. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Healy, James Augustine, 1891-1975. James A. Healy collection of Irish literature, 1870-1976. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf AE, 1867-1935. Autograph letter signed to James B. Pond, Hyde Park, 3 Sept. 1935. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf George William Russell [AE] letters to James Stephens, 1925–1928 University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
creatorOf Akins, Zoë, 1886-1958. Papers pertaining to "The Enchanted Years" [manuscript], 1919-1922. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Guide to the Archives of Irish America Pamphlet Collection, 1843-1992 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Torrence, Ridgely, 1875-1950. Papers. 1925-1939. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Russell, George William, 1867-1935. [Miscellaneous uncataloged materials] Indiana University
creatorOf Russell, George William, 1867-1935. Correspondence with Van Wyck Brooks, 1923-1934. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf George William Russell (AE) letter to Ogden Heath, 1935 February 5 University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
referencedIn Wilson, James Southall, 1880-1963. Papers of James Southall Wilson, [manuscript], 1912-1962. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf George William Russell [AE] letter, 1915 January 19 University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
creatorOf Joyce, James, 1882-1941. James Joyce collection of papers, 1897-1971 bulk (1902-1949). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Russell, George William, 1867-1935. Letter to [Cyril W. Beaumont. [Dublin, Ireland]. 1917 July 23. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Russell, George William, 1867-1935. Letter to Richard Weil. Dublin, Ireland. 1931 Dec. 4. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Herbert Hitchen Irish Collection MS 10., 1908-1970 Mortimer Rare Book Room
referencedIn James Joyce collection of papers, 1897-1971, 1902-1949 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf AE, 1867-1935. Letter, 1897. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Thomas Bird Mosher papers, 1890-1939 (inclusive) 1895-1924 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Russell, George William, 1867-1935. Letter to (Frances) Perkins. [s.l.] [1900?]. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf George William Russell collection of papers, 1891-1935 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf George William Russell (AE) letter to Ogden Heath University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
creatorOf Gogarty, Oliver St. John, 1878-1957. Oliver St. John Gogarty letter lecture tour publicity collection, circa 1933. University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library
creatorOf [Miscellaneous papers and poems] New Mexico State University
creatorOf Russell, George William, 1867-1935. Letters, 1935. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
creatorOf George William Russell [AE] letters, 1925–1929 University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
creatorOf A. E., 1867-1935. [To the memory of some I knew who are dead and who loved Ireland] [manuscript] / [by A.E.]. University College Dublin, James Joyce Library
referencedIn Papers concerning the Abbey Theatre and the Irish National Theatre Society, 1903-1942 and undated. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Padraic Colum collection of papers, 1901-1963 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Letters : to Henry A. Wallace. Dublin, Ireland University of Iowa Libraries
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associatedWith Zimand, Gertrude Folks, 1894-1966. person
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