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Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972. |
|---|---|
| Title: | Padraic Colum letter to Mary Ethel McAuley, 1921 April-May |
| Call Number: | MSS 099, F451 |
| Extent: | 1 item (1 page) |
| Abstract: | Padraic Colum's response to reporter Mary Ethel McAuley's question, "Is modern culture decadent?" for the "Where We Stand" column of the Pittsburg Dispatch. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
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Related Materials in This Repository
This item forms part of MSS 099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.
MSS 147 Padraic Colum Papers
Source
Purchase, 1994.
Citation
MSS 099, F451, Padraic Colum letter to Mary Ethel McAuley, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Irish writer Padraic Colum (1881-1972) published over fifty books of poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction, children's literature, and folklore during his lifetime. Colum developed close relationships with other members of the Irish Literary Renaissance, including W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, George Russell [AE], James Stephens, and James Joyce. Colum was an original signer of the charter for the Abbey Theatre and wrote several of the Abbey Theatre's earliest plays, but he is primarily remembered for his poetry.
Mary Ethel McAuley was a writer for the Pittsburg Dispatch newspaper in the early 1920s.
"Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972." Literature Online. http://lion.chadwyck.com (accessed February 6, 2007).
Some biographical information is derived from correspondence in the collection.
Scope and Content Note
This is Colum's response to reporter Mary Ethel McAuley's question, "Is Modern Culture Decadent?" for the "Where We Stand" column of the Pittsburg Dispatch. The document bears autograph pencil corrections by Colum. Colum's response is written on McAuley's letter, which was dated April 27, 1921.Selected Search Terms
Corporate Names
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Topical Terms
Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence.
Form/Genre Terms
Letters (correspondence)
Personal Contributors
McAuley, Mary Ethel.
Contents List
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | F451 | Padraic Colum letter to Mary Ethel McAuley, 1921 April-May , Typed letter signed with autograph additions, 1 page. |