Padraic Colum collection of papers 1901-1963

Russell, George William, 1867-1935

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p37r9v (person)

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 als...

Younge, Katharine

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67f5q8n (person)

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fk35s7 (person)

American poet from New England. Winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. From the description of Letters, 1931-1943. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122464432 American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. From the description of Letter to Mr. Beggen [?], 1928. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 86129842 Robert Frost was an American poet. From the description of Papers concerning the Kenned...

Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup),

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gq71rb (person)

Yeats, John Butler, 1839-1922

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65x2ctr (person)

Yeats was an Irish portrait painter and father of both W.B. and J.B. Yeats. He lived many years in London and spent his last 14 in New York City. From the description of John Butler Yeats collection, 1909-1978 (bulk 1911-1922). (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 83320368 Irish barrister and artist, the father of the poet W.B. Yeats. From the description of John Butler Yeats collection, 1913-1954 (bulk 1913-1921). (Boston College). WorldCat record...

Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67h1skp (person)

Baron Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany was an author, aristocrat, adventurer, chessmaster, and soldier; he is probably best known for writing fantasy fiction, ghost stories, and drama under the name Lord Dunsany. Raised on the family estate in County Meath, Ireland, he was influenced by Greek mythology and the Bible. A member of the Coldstream Guards, he fought in the Boer War, World War I, and the Easter Rebellion. A prolific and diverse writer, he is considered an early master of high...

Allen, Hervey, 1889-1949

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sn0b6b (person)

"Hervey-Allen, born Dec. 8, 1889, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S., died Dec. 28, 1949, Coconut Grove, Fla., [was] in full William Hervey Allen, Jr., [an] American poet, biographer, and novelist who had a great impact on popular literature with his historical novel Anthony Adverse." -- "Hervey Allen," Encyclopedia Britannica Online http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9005788 (Accessed 10 February 2009). From the description of Hervey Allen letter, 21 December 1936. (University of Georgia). WorldCat...

Abercrombie, Lascelles, 1881-1938

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jd4wwv (person)

Lascelles Abercrombie M.A. was born in 1881, and was the sixth son of William Abercrombie of Cheshire. He was educated at Malvern College, and at the Victoria University, Manchester; his education was chiefly scientific. He soon became well-known as a poet and a man of letters; from 1919-22 he was Lecturer in Poetry at the University of Liverpool, leaving there to become the Professor of English Literature at the University of Leeds, where he stayed until 1929 when he left to take up a Professor...

Cosgrave, William Thomas, 1880-1965

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pn9jsx (person)

Epithet: President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001123.0x00036f ...

Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63f4sdn (person)

Aldous Huxley was a British novelist, short-story writer, playwright, screenwriter, literary and social critic, and poet. From the guide to the Aldous Huxley collection of papers, 1915-1973, 1915-1963, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Winston Churchill's private secretary. From the description of Letter, [19--] Aug. 1 : to Mrs. Earle. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 24758114 ...

Sarton, May, 1912-1995

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68m805s (person)

By Source, Fair use, Link May Sarton (May 3, 1912-July 16, 1995), poet and novelist, was born Elanore Marie Sarton in Wondelgem, Belgium, the daughter of George Sarton, a noted historian of science, and Eleanor Mabel Elwes, an English portrait painter and designer. Sarton moved with her parents to England, and in 1916 the family immigrated to the United States. All three became naturalized Americans in 1924, by which time Sarton's name had been Americanized to Eleanor May. Sart...

Boyd, Ernest Augustus, 1887-1946

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jh44hv (person)

A portion of this correspondence is with Madeleine Boyd, wife of Ernest Boyd. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore and Helen Dreiser, 1919-1936. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155895933 Irish critic and essayist, editor of AMERICAN SPECTATOR, 1932. From the description of Autograph letter signed to Mr. B.F. Hart, 1932 Sept. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384138 ...

Moody, Harriet Converse Tilden 1857-1932

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wh34q8 (person)

Owner of Home Delicacies Association and patron of writers. From the description of Papers, 1899-1930. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248314 Harriet Moody (1857-1932) a teacher and businesswoman was the wife of poet and playwright William Vaughn Moody (1869-1910). She taught high school English in Chicago, Illinois, before starting a catering business in the mid-1890s, the Home Delicacies Association, whose customers included Marshall Field's and all ...

Asociación Española James Joyce

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66b46qj (corporateBody)

The James Joyce Society was founded in February 1947 at the Gotham Book Mart in New York City. From the description of Records, 1947-1976. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 123406097 From the guide to the Records, 1947-1976, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) ...

Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j96f4b (person)

Isabella Augusta Persse (1852-1932) married Sir William Henry Gregory (1817-1892). After her husband's death, Lady Gregory became an author and playwright. She also acted as manager of the Abbey Theatre from 1904-1912. From the description of Lady Gregory papers, 1879-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863298 Isabella Augusta Gregory, Lady Gregory (1852-1932), the Irish playwright and poet. For a fuller account of her life and achievements see the Dictionary of National...

Colum, Mary.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63037pr (person)

Deutsch, Babette, 1895-1982

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ks6qx3 (person)

Allen Tate was an American poet, essayist, literary critic, novelist, and translator. From the guide to the Allen Tate collection of papers, 1935-1971, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) American author Babette Deutsch published novels, criticism, essays, translations, children's stories, and biography, but is most remembered for her eloquent poetry. Her verse is generally short, exploring artistic or lit...

Levy, William Turner, 1922-2008

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63b64sf (person)

Episcopal minister, retired English professor. Levy was a friend of Eleanor Roosevelt during the last ten years of her life. From the description of Papers, 1928-1962, 1952-1962 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523751 ...

Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c930cd (person)

W.B. (William Butler) Yeats (1865-1939), poet and dramatist, born in County Sligo, Ireland. From the description of W.B. Yeats collection, 1875-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863171 British poet. From the description of Letter : to William Weber, Brooklyn, New York : holograph, 12 May [no year]. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 18786005 William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet and dramatist. From t...

Coppard, A.E. (Alfred Edgar), 1878-1957

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67089rm (person)

English short story writer and poet. From the description of Alfred Edgar Coppard letters, 1928-1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 489375325 English short-story writer and poet. From the description of Typed letter signed : Dunmow, Essex, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1946 Apr. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868041 Coppard was an English author. From the description of Compositions, 1921-1923. (Harvard Uni...

Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k6592p (person)

Quinn, John, 1870-1924

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sj1s62 (person)

John Quinn (1870-1924) was a corporation lawyer in New York City who amassed an important private collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture as well as books and manuscripts of contemporary authors. In addition to promoting modern and avant-garde art in all forms, he particularly encouraged the work of members of the Irish Literary Revival, the artists of the Paris School, and English and American writers of his time. In 1923 he sold his manuscript and library holdings to subsidize his art ...

Colum, Padraic, 1880-1972.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m69467 (person)

Padraic Colum was an Irish playwright, essayist, novelist, poet, and children's book author, as well as the co-founder of the Irish Review. From the description of Padraic Colum collection of papers, 1903-1963. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122531743 From the guide to the Padraic Colum collection of papers, 1901-1963, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) ...