Lennox Robinson collection of papers

id
3711
origination
Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958
date statement
1898-[1958 [bulk 1911-1930]
key date
1898
identifier (local_mss)
19247
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Robinson
b-number
b15960827
total components
78
total series
4
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:50 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 19:07:52 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
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{"value"=>"1911-1930", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1911/1930"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Lennox Robinson 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, legal 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"=>"Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Lennox Robinson was an Irish playwright, essayist, biographer, short-story writer, and the producer and manager for the Abbey Theatre from 1909 to 1914.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include Sara Allgood, Lady Gregory, W. T. H. Howe, and the American Play Company.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, legal documents, and portraits. The manuscripts and typescripts include biographies, plays, a list of plays, and music and lyrics by Lady Isabella Augusta Persse Gregory transcribed by Robinson. The correspondence includes letters, dating from [1910] to [1958], from the author to Basil Ashmore, Padraic Colum, Lady Gregory, W. T. H. Howe, Sean O'Casey, William Butler Yeats, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from 1898 to 1929, between various correspondents including Lady Gregory, Sean O'Casey, W. B. Yeats, and others. There are letters to Robinson from Sara Allgood, Gerald Brosnan, Lady Gregory, Lillah McCarthy, James McNeill, Sean O'Casey, Patrick O'Hare, George Shiels, and W. B. Yeats, dating from [1910?] to 1935.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Lennox Robinson collection of papers are arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19247#c237343'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19247#c237350'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19247#c237415'>Legal Documents</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19247#c237419'>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>"}
date_inclusive_start
1898
date_inclusive_end
1958
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1898
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
198 items
date_start
1898
date_end
1958
date_bulk_start
1911
date_bulk_end
1930

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