Yeats, Georgie, -1968
Dates
- Existence: died 1968
Biographical Note
Bertha Georgie Hyde-Lees (known as "George" by her family) was born in 1892, in England. She married W. B. Yeats in 1917. They had two children together, Anne and Michael. After the deaths of her sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Corbet and Lily Yeats, she took over running their business, Cuala Press. After W. B.'s death in 1939, she served as his literary executor. She died in 1968.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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; and the wife of W. B., Georgie Yeats. It also documents the running of Cuala Press, a Yeats family business.
Collection is open for research; a portion is available digitally.