Letters from William Butler Yeats to Elkin Mathews, together with some correspondence of other members of the Yeats family, typescripts of two short stories composed by Lily Yeats, and miscellaneous other material. 1894-1921.

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Letters from William Butler Yeats to Elkin Mathews, together with some correspondence of other members of the Yeats family, typescripts of two short stories composed by Lily Yeats, and miscellaneous other material. 1894-1921.

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Comprises: [Vol. 1], Autograph manuscript letters from William Butler Yeats to Elkin Mathews, with additional letters from Elkin Mathews and John Lane to William Butler Yeats, dated between 1894 and 1914, with some stamped-addressed envelopes; [Vol. 2], Autograph manuscript letters from Jack Butler Yeats and Mary Cottenham Yeats to Elkin Mathews, dated between 1897 and 1921, with some stamped-addressed envelopes, a printed press cutting extracted from the 'Sligo Independent' for 13 December, 1901, two receipts, a Cuala Press booklist, a printed advertisement for a broadsheet published by Pamela Colman Smith and Jack B. Yeats, and a pencilled poem and drawing on the verso of a memorandum from Elkin Mathews; and [Vol. 3], Autograph manuscript letters from Elizabeth Corbet Yeats to Elkin Mathews, dated between 1903 and 1918, with two stamped-addressed envelopes, an autograph manuscript letter from John Butler Yeats to Elkin Mathews, dated 1906, two further Cuala Press printed booklists, a printed advertisement for classes in embroidery and weaving issued by the Yeats sisters, and two duplicated typescript short stories composed by Lily Yeats and entitled 'The Red Rose' and 'The White Rose'.

3 v. and 1 folder containing the letters and other manuscripts extracted from the volumes; manuscript, typescript, a press cutting, and printed material.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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SNAC Resource ID: 7752341

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet, 1868-1940

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Elizabeth Corbet Yeats (known by her family as “Lolly”) was born on March 11, 1868, in London, the third surviving child of John Butler Yeats and Susan Mary Pollexfen. In the 1880s she began writing and contributed to The Pleiades, an amateur magazine she created with friends. She completed training as a kindergarten teacher in 1892 and taught art for several years afterwards. She also published four popular painting manuals during this time. In 1900, Yeats and her family moved from London to Du...

Yeats, John Butler, 1839-1922

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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...

Yeats, Lily, 1866-1949

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Lily Yeats was the sister of W.B. Yeats and of Jack Yeats, and the daughter of John Butler Yeats. She was an embroiderer and worked with William Morris. Later, she headed the embroidery division of Dun Emer Industries while her sister Elizabeth was in charge of the hand press. The press was later renamed the Cuala Press. From the description of Lily Yeats collection. [1907]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 676808641 ...

Lane, John, 1854-1925

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Mathews, Elkin, 1851-1921

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Epithet: bookseller British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001240.0x000142 Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000353 ...

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

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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...

Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957

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Irish artist and author. From the description of Jack Butler Yeats papers, 1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982120 Jack Butler Yeats was an Irish painter and illustrator. He was the younger brother of the poet, William Butler Yeats. From the description of Jack Butler Yeats collection of papers, [1899-1955]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517346 From the guide to the Jack Butler Yeats collection of papers, 1899-1955, (The New Yor...