Inventory of the W. B. Yeats Letters MS.317

UCSC OAC Unit
University of California, Santa Cruz
2008
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu


Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: W. B. Yeats letters
Creator: Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
Creator: Roberts, R. Ellis (Richard Ellis), 1879-1953
Identifier/Call Number: MS.317
Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet 1 half document box
Date (inclusive): 1933-1937
Abstract: This collection contains 11 letters from William Butler Yeats to R. Ellis Roberts.
Physical Location: Stored offsite at NRLF: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
Language of Material: English .

Access

Collection open for research.

Acquisition Information

Purchase

Arrangement note

The outgoing correspondence is arranged by date.

Preferred Citation

W. B. Yeats letters. MS 317. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Related Materials

Related materials can be found in MS 140 Yeats and Pound Registration Forms, 1916-1918.

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection contains ten letters from W. B. Yeats to R. Ellis Roberts and one letter from Yeats to Harriet Ide Keen Roberts (wife of R. Ellis Roberts).

Publication Rights

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
Roberts, R. Ellis (Richard Ellis), 1879-1953

box-folder 1:1

"My Dear Roberts,

The Canterbury Pilgrimage arrived this morning & its already in the place of honour over my mantlepiece."
May 28, 1902

General Physical Description note: ALS, 1 page, envelope
box-folder 1:2

"Sunday, night, Dear Mrs. Roberts,

Many thanks. I shall come Tuesday 1:15."
1933

General Physical Description note: ALS, 1 page, envelope & transcription
box-folder 1:3

Dublin, May 31

"Dear Mr. Roberts,

I thank you very much - I'm at 12th at S. My wife is not with me. Yours, W. B. Yeats"
May 1, 1933

General Physical Description note: ALS, 1 page, envelope
box-folder 1:4

"Dear Mr. Ellis Roberts,

I want to thank you for kindness to me during my sickness."
June 6, 1935

General Physical Description note: ALS, 1 page, envelope
box-folder 1:5

"Dear Ellis Roberts,

I thank you for these fine gifts, from you, I think."
July 11, 1936

General Physical Description note: ALS, 1 page, envelope
box-folder 1:6

"My dear Ellis Roberts,

I am trying to put together a little book of Marjory Ruddock's (?) poems.
September 17, 1936

General Physical Description note: ALS, 1 page, envelope, transcription
box-folder 1:7

"My dear Ellis Roberts,

I cannot think how I __."
September 27, 1936

General Physical Description note: ALS, 1 page, envelope
box-folder 1:8

"Dear Ellis Roberts,

I have carried your poem about with me for I suppose months, putting off writing out of sheer procrastination."
July 17, 1937

General Physical Description note: ALS, 1 page, envelope, transcription
box-folder 1:9

"Dear Sir: please excuse my long delay in answering, your question . . . " March 2 [?]

General Physical Description note: ALS, 1 page, envelope
box-folder 1:10

"Dear Mr. Roberts,

You must have wondered very much at not hearing from me about your book, but the truth is I forgot it in London. "
May 21 [?]

General Physical Description note: TLS, 1 page
box-folder 1:11

"My Dear Roberts,

I am very pleased and flattered that you should elect to dedicate that poem to me."
September 15 [?]

General Physical Description note: TLS, 1 page