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Lady Gregory letter and cards to Talbot Press
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Irish playwright Lady Gregory was born March 15, 1852, in Roxborough, Ireland. She was active in the Irish literary revival and was a cofounder in 1899 of the Irish National Theater Society at the Abbey Theater, which she managed for a time. Lady Gregory wrote numerous plays, most of which were produced at Abbey Theatre. Her play,
The Dragon, was produced in Dublin at Abbey Theatre in 1919 and published by Talbot Press in 1920. She died May 22, 1932 in Coole, Ireland."Gregory, Lady." Contemporary Authors Online (reproduced in Biography Resource Center). http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC (accessed July 3, 2008).
One letter and three cards written by Lady Gregory to Talbot Press regarding the publication of her play,
The Dragon.Box 55, F0831: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Purchase, June 2008.
Processed and encoded by Anita Wellner, June 2008. Further encoded by George Apodaca, October 2015.
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- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
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- 2008 July 3
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Autograph postcard written by Lady Gregory to "The Manager" of Talbot Press notifying the press that she has sent the manuscript of "The Dragon."
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Autograph postcard written by Lady Gregory to Mr. Lyons regarding the publication of "The Dragon."
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Autograph postcard written by Lady Gregory to "The Manager" of Talbot Press requesting a proof her note to "The Dragon."
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Autograph letter written by Lady Gregory to Talbot Press regarding her corrections to note for "The Dragon."
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