ALS : Totnes, Devon to S.A. Russell, New York, 1949 Aug. 16.

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ALS : Totnes, Devon to S.A. Russell, New York, 1949 Aug. 16.

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Give thanks for having his play I knock at the door included in Liberty Book Club's selection; laments situation in labor unions.

1 item (2 p. in folder) ; 25 x 30 cm.

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Russell, S. A. (Spruell Alton)

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O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964

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Sean O'Casey was born John Casey on March 30, 1880 in Dublin, Ireland, to Michael and Susan (Archer) Casey, a lower-middle class Protestant family. His father died in 1886. As a child, O'Casey suffered from trachoma, which affected his sight and made it difficult for him to succeed scholastically. He worked periodically throughout his adolescence as a stock boy, a van driver, and railway laborer. During this time, he became interested in Irish working class culture, as well as socialism and labo...