Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Frank J. Fay letters
- Dates:
- approximately 1906-1911
- Creators:
- Fay, Frank J.
- Abstract:
- Letters of Irish actor and theater producer Frank J. Fay.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Frank J. Fay letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Letters by Frank J. Fay to Patrick Hoey, James Montgomery, and Irish actress Sara Allgood, written from Dublin, New York City, Chicago, Liverpool, and London. The main topic of the letters is Fay's work as an actor and director, and in one letter he writes about Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw.
- Biographical / historical:
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Francis John Fay was born in Dublin, Ireland in August 1870. He graduated from Belvedere College and went to work for an accountancy firm in Dublin. Fay always had an interest in the theater and acting, and with his older brother, William Fay, he staged productions around Dublin, and the brothers joined the Irish Literary Theatre. In 1902 they created W. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic Company. In May 1904, the brothers co-founded the Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland. The brothers resigned from the theatre in 1908 over disagreements with the company, and the Fays moved to the United States and toured there. In 1921 he returned to Dublin where he taught acting and directing in local colleges. Frank Fay died in Dublin in 1931.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Austin Clarke, September 1962.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington library staff in the 1960s. In July 2026, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-07-29 12:30:49 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item]. Frank J. Fay letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191