George William Russell collection of papers

id
2339
origination
Russell, George William, 1867-1935
date statement
1891-1935
key date
1891
identifier (local_mss)
19248
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Russell, GW
b-number
b15960828
total components
119
total series
4
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:27 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:13:11 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitdate
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date_inclusive_start
1891
date_inclusive_end
1935
keydate
1891
unittitle
{"value"=>"George William Russell collection of papers"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, financial documents, and portraits."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Russell, George William, 1867-1935", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>George William Russell was an Irish poet, essayist, playwright and novelist who wrote under the pseudonym AE.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include Padraic Colum, Lady Gregory, W. T. H. Howe, John Quinn, and Owen D. Young.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, financial documents, and portraits. The manuscripts and typescripts include poems, essays, reviews, and articles by the author, as well as typescripts of poems relating to the author, by James Stephens, and manuscript essays by Humbert Wolfe. The correspondence consists of letters from the author, many signed with his pseudonym, AE, dating from 1891 to 1935, to Padraic Colum, Anne Fremantle, Alfred Perceval Graves, Lady Isabella Augusta Persse Gregory, W. T. H. Howe, Thomas Joseph Kiernan, Edward Harry William Meyerstein, Thomas Moult, James M. Pryse, James Stephens, William Butler Yeats, and others. Also included are letters relating to the author, dating from [1918] to [1921], between various correspondents, including Padraic Colum, Lady Gregory, W. T. H. Howe, Sir Shane Leslie, Diarmuid Russell, and others. There are letters to Russell from Padraic Colum, Paul Gregan, Lady Gregory, Thomas Moult, Bernard Shaw, and others, dating from 1905 to 1932.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The George William Russell collection of papers are arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19248#c225118'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19248#c225144'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19248#c225226'>Financial Documents</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19248#c225228'>Portraits</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
318 items
date_start
1891
date_end
1935

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