Yeats, Lily, 1866-1949
Dates
- Existence: 1866 - 1949
Biographical Note
Susan Mary "Lily" Yeats was born in 1866, in Sligo, Ireland. In 1900 Lily and her sister Elizabeth moved to Dublin. In 1902 they helped to found the Dun Emer Press, and in 1908 they began their own business, Cuala Industries. She died in 1949.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Booklet, "Cuala Press", After 1930
Two copies. The booklet contains a reprinting of an article from the Birmingham Post, "The Cuala Press in Ireland: A Woman's Contribution to Fine Printing" plus a listing of hand-colored prints and books in preparation. One copy also contains a hand-written note "Given to May Courtney [maybe] by Lily Yeats, March 6, 1940".
Collection is open for research.
Booklet, "Elizabeth Corbet Yeats, Born March 11th, 1868, Died January 16th, 1940" by Lily Yeats, 1905 April 23
Collection is open for research.
Embroidery of the Abbey Theatre, silk on linen, approximately 1930
Artworks, correspondence, and ephemera related to siblings Elizabeth Corbet, Jack B., Lily, and W.B. Yeats, as well as one letter written by their father, John Butler, and a printing plate by W.B.'s daughter Anne. The bulk of the material concerns Jack B. Yeats.
Collection is open for research.
Letter from Elizabeth Corbet Yeats to Dr. F.S. Bourke regarding his purchase of Lily's Abbey Theatre embroidery, 1933
Artworks, correspondence, and ephemera related to siblings Elizabeth Corbet, Jack B., Lily, and W.B. Yeats, as well as one letter written by their father, John Butler, and a printing plate by W.B.'s daughter Anne. The bulk of the material concerns Jack B. Yeats.
Collection is open for research.
Lily Yeats, 1930 - 1933
Artworks, correspondence, and ephemera related to siblings Elizabeth Corbet, Jack B., Lily, and W.B. Yeats, as well as one letter written by their father, John Butler, and a printing plate by W.B.'s daughter Anne. The bulk of the material concerns Jack B. Yeats.
Collection is open for research.
Lily Yeats correspondence, 1914-1937
This series also includes a manuscript recounting one of Lily Yeats's visions.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Boston College collection of Yeats family papers
The Boston College collection of Yeats family papers includes artwork, correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, and photographs by and about siblings W. B., Elizabeth Corbet, Lily, and Jack B. Yeats; their father, John Butler Yeats; the wife of W. B., Georgie Yeats; the daughter of W.B., Anne Yeats; and the son of W.B., Michael B. Yeats. It also documents the running of Cuala Press, a Yeats family business.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.