Summary

Creator:	Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972
Date(s):	1921 April-May
Call Number:	MSS 0099, F0451
Language:	Materials entirely in English.
Abstract:	Padraic Colum's response to reporter Mary Ethel McAuley's question, "Is modern culture decadent?" for the "Where We Stand" column of the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Physical Description:	1 item (1 page)
Source:	Purchase, 1994.
Processing:	Processed and encoded by Debra Johnson, February 2007. Further encoded by George Apodaca, September 2015. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Biographical and Historical Notes

Padraic Colum (1881-1972)

Irish writer Padraic Colum (1881-1972) published over fifty books of poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction, children's literature, and folklore during his lifetime. Colum developed close relationships with other members of the Irish Literary Renaissance, including W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, George Russell [AE], James Stephens, and James Joyce. Colum was an original signer of the charter for the Abbey Theatre and wrote several of the Abbey Theatre's earliest plays, but he is primarily remembered for his poetry.

Sources

"Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972." Literature Online. http://lion.chadwyck.com (accessed February 6, 2007).

Mary Ethel McAuley

Mary Ethel McAuley was a writer for the Pittsburg Dispatch newspaper in the early 1920s.

Sources

Some biographical information derived from the collection.

Scope and Content Note

This is Colum's response to reporter Mary Ethel McAuley's question, "Is Modern Culture Decadent?" for the "Where We Stand" column of the Pittsburg Dispatch. The document bears autograph pencil corrections by Colum. Colum's response is written on McAuley's letter, which was dated April 27, 1921.

Using these materials

Shelving Summary

Box 27, F0451: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 0099, F0451, Padraic Colum letter to Mary Ethel McAuley, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 0099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

MSS 0147 Padraic Colum papers.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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Names & Subjects

Names

• Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972
• McAuley, Mary Ethel
• Pittsburg Dispatch
• Potocki de Montalk, Geoffrey, Count

Subjects

• Authors
• Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence

Formats

• Letters (correspondence)