- Creator
- Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909
- Call number
- Berg Coll 29935
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- John Millington Synge letters and postcard, Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
John Millington Synge was an Irish playwright, poet, and essayist. The collection comprises two autograph letters and one autograph postcard, all signed J. M. Synge: an autograph letter signed (one page) to his publisher [Joseph M.] Hone, 1907 March 11, sending the remaining copy and proof of an unidentified work, and advising Hone that he is feeling better; an autograph letter signed (two pages) at Glendalough House, Kingstown, Dublin to [Sir Hugh] Lane, 1907 December 29, asking for details regarding the opening of Lane's new art gallery, a reference to Dublin's Municipal Gallery of Modern Art; and an autograph postcard signed, at Glendalough House, Kingstown, Dublin, to A. Francis Steuart at Edinburgh, Scotland, 1907 November 21, sending his regrets that he will not be traveling to Edinburgh "with the others," referring to an upcoming Abbey Theatre tour
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Source of acquisition
Purchased from Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, 2018
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Names
- Hone, Joseph M. (Joseph Maunsell), 1882-1959 (correspondent)
- Lane, Hugh Percy, Sir, 1875-1915 (correspondent)
- Steuart, A. Francis (Archibald Francis) (correspondent)
- Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909 -- Correspondence.
- Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American LiteratureStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 320