Letters, 1947 Jan. 26, to R. W. Cowden, and Feb. 4, to John Arthos, Ann Arbor.

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Letters, 1947 Jan. 26, to R. W. Cowden, and Feb. 4, to John Arthos, Ann Arbor.

Arrangements for a lecture at the University of Michigan on "The poetry of William Butler Yeats."

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University of Michigan

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Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972

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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. From...

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Prof. of English, University of Michigan. From the description of Correspondence, with American writers, 1947-1952. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34370155 Professor of English at the University of Michigan; served as technician with the U.S. 85th Infantry Division during World War II. From the description of John Arthos papers, 1944-1945. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421317 ...

Cowden, Roy William.

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