James Stephens Letter and Poem
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a single letter sent from James Stephens to a woman named Nan, as well as a poem, “Optimist,” by Stephens.
Dates
- Creation: 1925
Creator
- Stephens, James, 1880? - 1950 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical / Historical
James Stephens (1880? - 1950) was likely born in Dublin 1880 (though usually listed as 1882), the second son of Francis Stephens and Charlotte Collins. In the 1920s Stephens, a nationalist and revivalist, became increasingly soured on the political and literary climates in Ireland following the Civil War and moved to Kingsbury, a suburb of London. He rarely returning to Ireland. In that year he also engaged in two lecture tours in the United States. James Stephens died 26 December 1950 at his home in Kingsbury, and is buried in the old graveyard in Kingsbury.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (Two folders)
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
Processed as a collection. The two items had been grouped together as a legacy collection for some years, however, there is no extant record indicating their relationship or provenance.
- Author
- Lauren Jean
- Date
- 27 October 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository