[Insertions from the Sean O'Casey library collection]
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| Summary: |
Insertions from the Sean O'Casey library collection include: manuscript pages; notes; to-do lists; letters and messages from friends and famous people (e.g. Lionel Britton, Albert Folens, Antonio Frasconi); bookmarks; letters from cultural, literary and theatre associations, admirers and fans of his work; stamped and postmarked empty envelopes; publishers' letters and ephemera; bills and invoices ; newspaper clippings of articles, book reviews, theatre reviews, current affairs; correspondence from publishers to his wife after Sean O'Casey's death; postcards; family birthday and Christmas cards; 'mass cards'. |
| Format: | Kit |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: |
Highlights: pencil sketches for theatre sets [related to records LO 10627/ LO 11770] ; manuscript page in Irish [LO 10682] ; request to write open letter to President Harry Truman in defence of the Hollywood 10, 1950, with manuscript comment by Sean on the reason why he did not write it [LO 11702] ; typescript titled 'O'Casey Codex', Devon 1952 [LO 11702] ; collection of woodcuts from artist Antonio Frasconi [LO 11863].
Physical description:
3 boxes containing 25 folders (203 items), 1 large box (41 items- A3 size), 1 large folder (2 items- A2 size).
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| Provenance: |
Sean O'Casey library collection |
| Call Number | View in | Collection | NLI Holdings |
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| LO LB 329 | Main Reading Room, L.O. (Special Access) | Librarian's Office | 2 items |
| LO LB 328 | Main Reading Room, L.O. (Special Access) | Librarian's Office | 41 items |
| LO 12022 | Manuscripts Reading Room | Librarian's Office | Folders 1-9 |
| LO 12023 | Manuscripts Reading Room | Librarian's Office | Folders 10-18 |
| LO 12024 | Manuscripts Reading Room | Librarian's Office | Folders 19-25 |
