George William Russell collection. [1895-1935].

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

George William Russell collection. [1895-1935].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/651604492

The collection consists mostly of correspondence from Russell about his social and literary activities. The vast majority of this correspondence is to William K. Magee. There are a few letters to Charles Weekes, Robert Graves, and Miss Buxton. In addition, there is a letter from AE's son Diarmuid Russell to Magee re Magee's proposed biography of AE and a photocopy of a letter (transcript) to Judge Richard Campbell from Dudley Digges re Campbell's broadcast "Farewell to AE". Other materials include a few clippings about AE (obit etc.) and an undated b/w photo of AE.

2 cm of textual records.

University of Victoria Libraries, UVic

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7941951

University of Victoria Libraries, UVic

Related Entities

There are 7 Entities related to this resource.

Magee, William Kirkpatrick

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pv7p68 (person)

Graves, Robert, 1895-1985

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sn0bn5 (person)

Robert (Von Ranke) Graves was born in London in 1895. He attended King's College School and Rokeby School, Wimbledon, Copthorne School, Sussex, Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, 1907-14. In 1926, he received a B. Litt. From St. John's College, Oxford. He was the author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, autobiographies, historical novels, essays, librettos, criticism, short stories, and children’s books. Graves also translated and edited a number of works. He died in 1985 in Deya, Majorca, Sp...

Russell, Diarmuid, -1973

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gt6ckw (person)

Digges, Dudley

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ks6x2c (person)

Epithet: MP for Kent British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000440.0x0000cf Epithet: MP for Tewkesbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000440.0x0000d0 Epithet: diplomatist and judge British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000765.0x00039e ...

Russell, George William, 1867-1935

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hx1bxd (person)

George William Russell was an Irish poet, journalist, nationalist, mystic and painter, known by the pseudonym "AE". A theosophist, he was, with W.B. Yeats, a leader of the Irish Renaissance and a co-founder of Dublin's Abbey Theatre. He edited "Irish Homestead" (1906-1923) and the "Irish Statesman" (1923-1930). He published works on religion and Irish politics, as well as numerous books of verse. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire literary papers. ...

Campbell, Richard G.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wq1ps3 (person)

Weekes, Charles, 1867-1946

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61n9m9k (person)