Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
Dates
- Existence: 1865 June 13 - 1939 January 28
Biographical Note
Born in 1865, in Dublin, Ireland, William Butler Yeats's early years were spent in London, with vacations in Sligo, Ireland. He began to write poetry and drama around 1884. Some of his early work appeared in The Gael and The Boston Pilot. He was a founder of the Abbey Theatre and a spokesman for the Irish Literary Revival. Following the Irish War of Independence, W. B. was appointed a senator of the Irish Free State in 1923. He also won the Nobel Prize for Literature in that year. He died in 1939.
Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:
"A Last Inheritor: The Legacy of W.B. Yeats" BBC Belfast radio typescript, 1997 May 19
Includes drafts of lectures and speeches, a limited amount of related correspondence, event ephemera listing Dawe's participation, and recordings.
Recordings of events and broadcasts have all been digitally copied; original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
"A Last Inheritor: The Legacy of W.B. Yeats" on BBC Radio 3, written and presented by Dawe, audio recording of program and Dawe's interviews with other poets about Yeats, 1997 June 8
Includes drafts of lectures and speeches, a limited amount of related correspondence, event ephemera listing Dawe's participation, and recordings.
Recording has been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
"A Speech and Two Poems" by W. B. Yeats, 1937, 1939
1 copy. Signed from Georgie Yeats to Mollie Gill, Christmas 1939.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Book, various poems, Christmas gift to E. Belloc, 1916
This series consists of a metal broach in the shape of Elodie's name, and a bound book of selections poems, dated Xmas 1916. Among the poems included in this small volume are Francis Thompson's The Hound of Heaven, W. B. Yeats' "A Dream of a Blessed Spirit" and "The Lake Isle of Innisfree," Alice Meynell's "The Shepherdess," and Katherine Tynan's "St Francis to the Birds."
Collection is open for research.
Bookplate for W.B. Yeats, 1918
In addition to the bookplate, there is a typed note about Sturge Moore designing the plate for W.B.
Collection is open for research.
Bookplate with W. B. Yeats quote, undated
Collection is open for research.
"Broadsides: A Collection of New Irish and English Songs", 1937
Includes an index with a preface signed by W. B. Yeats and Dorothy Wellesley, and numbers 1-12, which were issued monthly throughout the year, each individually titled "A Broadside".
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Card No. 142, "Silver Apples", between 1908-1968
Yeats, W.B. (Poet).
Collection is open for research.
Card No. 148, "Innisfree", between 1908-1968
Yeats, W.B. (Poet).
Collection is open for research.
Correspondence, W. B. Yeats to unidentified recipient, undated
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Down by the Sally Gardens / Hughes, Herbert (Arr.); lyrics: W. B. Yeats. Key of F. handwritten, undated
The sheet music cabinet is not available for access at this time due to structural instability.
Down by the Sally Gardens / Methold, Diana; lyrics: W. B. Yeats. London: J. B. Cramer, 1937 - 1937
The sheet music cabinet is not available for access at this time due to structural instability.
Marion Doyle collection of W. B. Yeats
Collected materials about W. B. Yeats, particularly ephemera from the centennial of his birth. Also includes cards and pamphlets from Cuala Press.
Collection is open for research.
Irish National Theatre Society at Abbey Theater, opening performances flier (includes W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, and J.M. Synge), 1904 probably December
Includes leaflets, postcards, posters, and programs related to the Abbey Theatre, the Abbey Theatre Players, or to Irish theatre in general. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Abbey Theatre Players toured America; this series contains several programs for Irish plays put on by the Abbey Theatre in theaters in New York and Boston.
Collection is open for research.
Irish National Theatre Society at Abbey Theater, program for W.B. Yeats's On Baile's Strand and Kathleen ni Houlihan, Lady Gregory's Spreading the News, and J.M. Synge's In the Shadow of the Glen, 1904 December
Includes leaflets, postcards, posters, and programs related to the Abbey Theatre, the Abbey Theatre Players, or to Irish theatre in general. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Abbey Theatre Players toured America; this series contains several programs for Irish plays put on by the Abbey Theatre in theaters in New York and Boston.
Collection is open for research.
Irish National Theatre Society at Abbey Theater, second series of performances flier (includes J.M. Synge and W.B. Yeats), 1905 February
Includes leaflets, postcards, posters, and programs related to the Abbey Theatre, the Abbey Theatre Players, or to Irish theatre in general. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Abbey Theatre Players toured America; this series contains several programs for Irish plays put on by the Abbey Theatre in theaters in New York and Boston.
Collection is open for research.
Irish National Theatre Society at Abbey Theatre, program for J.M. Synge's The Well of the Saints and W.B. Yeats's A Pot of Broth, 1905 February
Includes leaflets, postcards, posters, and programs related to the Abbey Theatre, the Abbey Theatre Players, or to Irish theatre in general. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Abbey Theatre Players toured America; this series contains several programs for Irish plays put on by the Abbey Theatre in theaters in New York and Boston.
Collection is open for research.
Irish National Theatre Society at Abbey Theatre, program for Lady Gregory's Kincora, W.B. Yeats's The King's Threshold, and William Boyle's The Building Fund, 1905 April
Includes leaflets, postcards, posters, and programs related to the Abbey Theatre, the Abbey Theatre Players, or to Irish theatre in general. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Abbey Theatre Players toured America; this series contains several programs for Irish plays put on by the Abbey Theatre in theaters in New York and Boston.
Collection is open for research.
Irish National Theatre Society at Abbey Theatre, program for W.B. Yeats's The Hour Glass and Padraic Colum's The Land, 1905 June
Includes leaflets, postcards, posters, and programs related to the Abbey Theatre, the Abbey Theatre Players, or to Irish theatre in general. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Abbey Theatre Players toured America; this series contains several programs for Irish plays put on by the Abbey Theatre in theaters in New York and Boston.
Collection is open for research.
Lady Juliette Duff commonplace book, 1916
This collection contains a single item: a commonplace book of poetry gathered by Lady Juliet Duff. Poets include Maurice Baring, Hilaire Belloc, G. K. Chesterton, and W. B. Yeats. The book is leather-bound and entitled J.D. 1916.
Open for research.
Lake Isle of Innisfree / Larchet, John F.; lyrics: W. B. Yeats. Key of D. handwritten, undated
The sheet music cabinet is not available for access at this time due to structural instability.
Lyric Players Theatre collection
Collection of programs and playbills from the Lyric Players Theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Collection is open for research.
Mac (Macnie, Isa M.). W.B. Yeats caricatures, drawings, probably 1920s
2 caricatures.
Collection is open for research.
National Theatre Society, Ltd. at Abbey Theatre, program for a play by H. Sudermann translated from the German by Lady Gregory, George Fitzmaurice's The Piedish, and W.B. Yeats's The Golden Helmet, 1908 March
Includes leaflets, postcards, posters, and programs related to the Abbey Theatre, the Abbey Theatre Players, or to Irish theatre in general. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Abbey Theatre Players toured America; this series contains several programs for Irish plays put on by the Abbey Theatre in theaters in New York and Boston.
Collection is open for research.
National Theatre Society, Ltd. at Abbey Theatre, program for Lady's Gregory's Spreading the News and The Rising of the Moon; W.B. Yeats's The Golden Helmet and Kathleen ni Houlihan, 1908 September
Includes leaflets, postcards, posters, and programs related to the Abbey Theatre, the Abbey Theatre Players, or to Irish theatre in general. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Abbey Theatre Players toured America; this series contains several programs for Irish plays put on by the Abbey Theatre in theaters in New York and Boston.
Collection is open for research.