Family papers of Nannie Dryhurst,
1856-1985.
This collection largely contains the family correspondence between Nannie Dryhurst, her husband Alfred Robert Dryhurst, her daughter Sylvia Lynd, her granddaughters Maire and Sheila Lynd and her son-in-law Robert Lynd. Other correspondents include George Bernard Shaw, Roger Casement and the painter Yoshio Markino. Also housed in the collections are writings and screenplays by Dryhurst and printed items and political papers concerning the Subject Race Committee and Congress and the Georgia Committee. Miscellaneous items include news cuttings and typed photocopies of diary entries and a biographical account of Dryhurst. Also included is a bound leather photograph of Dryhurst and negatives of her with her children.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Contains material relating to the political situation in Ireland. Born Hannah Anne Robinson in Dublin in 1856, in 1884 she married Alfred Robert Dryhurst (1859-1949) of the British Museum, thereafter going by the names of 'Nora Dryhurst' and 'Nannie Florence Dryhurst'. Friend and translator of Kropotkin, she agitated for Irish independence and the rights of small nations, particularly Georgia. She had an affair with the journalist H. W. Nevinson. Her daughter was the poet Sylvia Lynd (1888-1952) whose husband was the journalist and essayist Robert Lynd (1879-1949). Physical description: 2 boxes. Indexes: See detailed description of the collection prepared by the bookseller. more |
| Arrangement: | Fonds. |
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Miscellaneous items concerning Nannie Dryhurst, including copies of letters,
[ca. 1856-1930].
| In Collection: | Family papers of Nannie Dryhurst, 1856-1930 |
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| Description: | Contains a flyer for a book about Henry W. Nevinson, copies of a summary of travel expenses for 1906, a background to the news paper "Freedom", a copy of a cast list for The Importance of Being Earnest starring Sylvia Dryhurst, a copy of an interview with Máire Gaster, granddaughter of Nannie Dryhurst, a copy of a poem called "Wistaria", a letter from a researcher concerning Nannie Dryhurst's involvement with Louise Michel's international school and a copy of a poem by Louise Michel, a flyer for the Purcell Operatic Society and photocopies of various letters by Sylvia Lynd and Nannie Dryhurst. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 69 items. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,981/18
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |