Anna Russell Collection
Description
The collection comprises material collected or maintained by Anna Russell and relating in the main to members of the Yeats family including Jack Buter Yeats, William Butler Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet Yeats and the Dun Emer and Cuala presses. Also included are scrapbooks of material relating more generally to Ireland and the Irish literary revival. Included are a set of letters from Jack Butler Yeats to Anna Russell, [c.1932]-1956; material including catalogues and programmmes for Jack Butler Yeats’s exhibitions and a play; a significant collection of Cuala press cards and prints along with catalogues for Dun Emer and Cuala presses 1908-1969; Cluna studio prints; a scrapbook of press cuttings and other material relating to William Butler Yeats; an edition of George Russell’s Collected Poems with an original sketch by George Russell of Anna Russell; and correspondence relating to the transfer of the collection to the National Gallery of Ireland, 1970-1976.
Creator
Russell, Anna
Related topics
| Title | Anna Russell Collection |
|---|---|
| Creator | Russell, Anna |
| Date | [c.1925]-1976 |
| Type | Collection |
| Ref | IE NGI/YA/Y13 |
| Level | Collection |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5 boxes |
| Copyright | Material may only be reproduced, in accordance with NGI Library and Archives access policy, with permission of the archivist, and in accordance with relevant copyright legislation. |
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