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George William Russell [AE] letters

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Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]181 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19717-5267

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Call Number:
F0210
Repository:
University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Extent:
6 item (7 pages)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
MSS 0099, F0210, George William Russell [AE] letters, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Date:
1925-1929 (inclusive)
Creator:
AE, 1867-1935
Form:
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
Letters from Irish writer George William Russell [AE], editor of The Irish Statesman.

Irish writer, poet and painter George William Russell (1867-1935) was known for infusing his work with spirituality. Russell was also politically active, writing about Irish identity and independence under the pseudonym AE. Beginning in 1905, Russell edited

The Irish Homestead and continued this role when the paper merged with The Irish Statesman in 1923. Russell's writing covered a wide span of themes in the arts, philosophy, and politics.

"Russell, George William, 1867-1935." Literature Online. http://lion.chadwyck.com (accessed February 9, 2007).

This small collection is a group of letters from George William Russell [AE] to various individuals. All but one of the letters are written on stationery from

The Irish Statesman .

Box 9, F0210: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.

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Processed and encoded by Debra Johnson, February 2007. Further encoded by George Apodaca, September 2015.

This item forms part of MSS 0099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

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Publisher
University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Finding Aid Date
2007 February 7
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/

Collection Inventory

Letter to Seumas O'Sullivan, 1925 October 12.
Box 9 Folder F0210
Physical Description

Typed letter signed, 1 p.

Letter to E. F. Carry, 1929 February 19.
Box 9 Folder F0210
Physical Description

Photocopied letter signed, 2 pp.

Letter to E. F. Carry, 1929 March 26.
Box 9 Folder F0210
Physical Description

Typed letter signed, 1 p.

Letter to Michael Ireland, undated.
Box 9 Folder F0210
Scope and Contents

"Michael Ireland" is a pseudonym for writer Darrell Figgis (1882-1925).

Physical Description

Autograph letter signed, 2 pp. with envelope.

Letter to Ernest Augustus Boyd, 1926 July 20.
Box 9 Folder F0210
Scope and Contents

On the lower left hand of the letter, there is a notation "Padraic Colum Esq."

Physical Description

Typed letter signed, 1 p.

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