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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Eng 338.10

Houghton Library collection of William Butler Yeats papers

Overview

Letters from the Irish poet W. B. Yeats to various correspondents.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900-1934

Extent

.5 linear feet (1 box)

Letters from Yeats to various correspondents, including several to Arthur Henry Bullen and Miss Lister. Many are undated.

Biographical / Historical

Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by recipient.

Physical Location

b

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from various sources at various times.

Title
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. Houghton Library collection of William Butler Yeats papers: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00548

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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