Jack Butler Yeats collection of papers

id
2981
origination
Yeats, Jack Butler, 1871-1957
date statement
1899-1955
key date
1899
identifier (local_mss)
19281
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Yeats, JaB
b-number
b15966048
total components
32
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:38 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:13:14 UTC
status note
(missing)
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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1899-1955", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1899/1955"}
date_inclusive_start
1899
date_inclusive_end
1955
keydate
1899
unittitle
{"value"=>"Jack Butler Yeats 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 correspondence, portraits, six sketchbooks dating from 1900 to 1908, and pictorial works."}
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"=>"Yeats, Jack Butler, 1871-1957", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Jack Butler Yeats was an Irish painter and illustrator. He was the younger brother of the poet, William Butler Yeats.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include W. T. H. Howe, Ria Mooney, and Owen D. Young.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p> 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.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Jack Butler Yeats collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19281#c227303'>Portraits and Pictorial Works</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19281#c227320'>Correspondence</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
130 items
date_start
1899
date_end
1955

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