Seumas O'Sullivan letters, 1904-1950

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Summary

Creators:
O'Sullivan, Seumas, 1879-1958
Abstract:
Correspondence belonging to Irish poet and editor James Starkey, better known as Seumas O'Sullivan.
Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Seumas O'Sullivan letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence from Irish poets and artists, including Joseph Campbell, Austin Clarke, Darrell Figgis, George Moore, James Stephens and Jack Butler Yeats to James Starkey. There are also five letters from Starkey to his wife, Estella Frances Solomons, an artist, and eight manuscript poems.

Biographical / historical:

James Starkey (1879-1958), better known as Seumas O'Sullivan, was an Irish poet and editor of The Dublin Magazine.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Elkin Mathews, 1959.
Processing information:

Processed by Alan Jutzi in the 1970s. In February 2025, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Seumas O'Sullivan letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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