Jack Butler Yeats collection of papers

This collection is also available in Archives & Manuscripts
View In Archives »

Collection Data

Description
This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence, portraits, six sketchbooks dating from 1900 to 1908, and pictorial works. The correspondence, dating from [1899] to [1955], consists of letters from Yeats to Padraic Colum, Lady Isabella Augusta Persse Gregory, Frederick Robert Higgins, W. T. H. Howe, Ria Mooney, and others, as well as a letter, dated 1930, from his wife Coltie Yeats to Lady Gregory. The portraits include sketches and watercolors of Lady Gregory, John Masefield, George Russell, and a self-portrait.
Names
Yeats, Jack Butler, 1871-1957 (Creator)
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 (Addressee)
Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932 (Addressee)
Higgins, F. R. (Frederick Robert), 1896-1941 (Addressee)
Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) (Former owner)
Mooney, Ria, 1903-1973 (Former owner)
Yeats, Coltie (Correspondent)
Young, Owen D., 1874-1962 (Former owner)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1899 - 1955
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Yeats, JaB
Topics
Yeats, Jack Butler, 1871-1957
Russell, George William, 1867-1935
Masefield, John, 1878-1967
Genres
Correspondence
Sketchbooks
Notes
Biographical/historical: Jack Butler Yeats was an Irish painter and illustrator. He was the younger brother of the poet, William Butler Yeats.
Content: Card catalog available.
Physical Description
Extent: 130 items
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Yeats, JaB
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15966048
MSS Unit ID: 19281
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 462d6230-efe0-0134-165d-7f3be9d19d91
Show filters Hide filters
Filtering on:
x Division: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

No results found matching your filter for 'Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature'. Try another filter or search by keyword.