Summary

Creator:	AE, 1867-1935
Date(s):	1927
Call Number:	MSS 0099, F0458
Language:	Materials entirely in English.
Abstract:	This collection is a group of letters from Irish writer, poet, and painter George William Russell [AE] to James Wells of Crosby Gaige Publishers along with galleys of ten poems.
Physical Description:	14 items (14 pages)
Source:	Purchase, 1995.
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

George William Russell [AE] (1867-1935)

Irish writer, poet, and painter George William Russell (1867-1935) was known for infusing his work with spirituality. Russell was also politically active, writing about Irish identity and independence under the pseudonym AE. Beginning in 1905, Russell edited The Irish Homestead and continued this role when the paper merged with The Irish Statesman in 1923. Russell's writing covered a wide span of themes in the arts, philosophy, and politics.

Sources

"Russell, George William, 1867-1935." Literature Online. http://lion.chadwyck.com (accessed February 9, 2007).

Scope and Content Note

This collection is a group of letters from Irish writer, poet, and painter George William Russell [AE] to James Wells of Crosby Gaige Publishers along with galleys of ten poems. The letters are written on the stationery of The Irish Statesman. One letter is dated September 12, 1927, and the other two are dated September 14, 1927. The galleys of ten poems bear a few autograph corrections by Russell, with the initial sheet inscribed, "George Russell AE for Crosby Gaige." The galleys served as the printer's copy for the 1928 Crosby Gaige publication of Midsummer Eve (Special Collections call number: SPEC PR6035.U7 M5 1928). The poems are entitled: "Midsummer Eve," "Platonics," "Vale," "How?," "In Tirnanoge," "The Gay," "Time," "The Forge," "Will O' The Wisp," and "Remembrance."

Using these materials

Shelving Summary

Box 27, F0458: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 0099, F0458, George William Russell [AE] letters and poems, 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.

The galleys served as the printer's copy for George William Russell, Midsummer Eve (New York : C. Gaige, 1928). (Special Collections call number: PR6035.U7 M5 1928)

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/

Names & Subjects

Names

• AE, 1867-1935

Subjects

• Authors
• Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence
• English poetry--Irish authors--20th century
• Poets

Formats

• Letters (correspondence)
• Poems