Manuscripts
Seumas O'Sullivan letters
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Seumas O'Sullivan letters
Manuscripts
The collection consists of correspondence from Irish poets and artists, including Joseph Campbell, Austin Clarke, Darrell Figgis, George Moore, James Stephens and Jack Butler Yeats to James Starkey. There are also five letters from Starkey to his wife, Estella Frances Solomons, an artist, and eight manuscript poems.
mssHM 35321-35386
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W. B. Yeats correspondence
Manuscripts
The collection contains correspondence written by W.B. Yeats to his friend, and fellow Irish writer, Katherine Tynan (1861-1931). Issues discussed by Yeats include his and Tynan's writing, the writings of other prominent authors of the period, and his personal life.
mssHM 33619-33690
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St. John O'Sullivan letter to Charles Francis Saunders
Manuscripts
Partial letter from St. John O'Sullivan to Charles Francis Saunders in which he writes of finding the "Journey Story" that he had written a year earlier. He also mentions previous versions of the story and his attempts to include more detail in his later attempts. The story was probably related to O'Sullivan and Saunders' work on Capistrano nights. Only the first page of the letter is included.
mssHM 78044
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Charles Dickens letter to Sir James Murray
Manuscripts
An autograph letter written while Charles Dickens lived in Italy; the letter is written to the Irish physician Sir James Murray and concerns the illness of Dickens' youngest surviving daughter, Catherine (Kate) Dickens Perugini. Also included is a trimmed page with the address of Sir James Murray and a black and white engraving of Charles Dickens. The items were originally framed behind glass but were removed by Huntington Library staff.
mssHM 75953
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Émile Zola letter to George Moore
Manuscripts
This letter, written in French, is by Émile Zola to Irish novelist George Moore. The letter is about a translation of a work. Also included is an image of Émile Zola from a printed work and the front of a postcard.
mssHM 79017
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Asahel Bush letter to William H. Frush
Manuscripts
This letter acknowledges receipt from Mr. Frush the sum of seven dollars and fifty cents, paid for advertising notice of an application for a ferry license for Jon B. Stephens.
mssHM 16540