The Inventory

of the

Frank O’Connor

Collection

#990

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

Box 1

O'CONNOR, FRANK

Purchase March 1969 from Evelyn Garbary

Manuscripts by Frank O'Connor

1. "The Land of the Lamas" Short story; Hologr.1.;:i1-,, 4 pp. (4/- U 2. "Directions for my Funer;1l" Poem written at the time of W.B. Yeat's

re-burial at Sligo, Sept., 1948; Published in The Atlantic Monthly,

Feb., 1969; Holograph, l'p. (11Jj

3. "Spring Show" Poem dedicated to Oliver Gogarty; Carbon typescript, 3 pp.

4. "An Ahhey Theatre Revie:w" Article about the history of the Abbey

written by Frank O'Connor for the first issue of The Arrow,

Christmas, 1938; Carbo;., typescript, 3 PP· .ii )

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5. Poems Galleys for 5 poems; numbered' '15-18 with O'Connor's Holograjh

notctions:

a) "Death"

b) "I Shall Not Die'"

c) "To a Boy"

d) "Childless"

e) "Mistress" Incomplete

6. A PICTURE BOOK Galleys of

7. IRISH MILES

11 illustration~ for the book (Cuala Press)

Galleys; Numbered pp. 9-22, 33-~;::\~i~r ~·, ~'~t:~r I s

holograph notations.

1. Correspondence frnm Frank O'Connor to his wife Evelyn; 76 letters:

20 TLS, 55 ALS, Circa 1937-1941~ 3 Letters (Circa 1937) are addressed to

a) Hrs. Robert Sp/eaight (Actor Robert. Sp/eaight was her first

husband) ' '

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O'CONNOR, FRANK

h) 8 letters (circa 1938) are addressed to Miss Evelyn Bowen

(Maiden name) (~IS)

c) The remainder (64 letterE 1938-1941) are addressed to Mrs. Michael

O'Donovan. The letters concern the period prior to their

marriage, children, family problems, O'Connor's own work,

other writers and their work, and ruminations on manx{hings. I

There is also a holograph draft of a letter from O 'Con'br to A

Evelyn advising her on how she might 'obtain an annulmen1·

/ --~11 il7-~) from Speaight. \ 1

2. "letters by and to Evelyn" 30 letters:

a) Evelyn to Fran}~. O'Connor, 1 TLS, 22-ALS, 5 Telegrams (circa 1938)

b) Foley, Dermot (Librarian at Ennis, Ireland and Family Friend)

1 ALS, No date

c) Naughton, William (Bi]J) ,:Author) 1 ALS, Nov. 7, No year. (tf/J

3. Abbey Theatre_Correspon_dence This correspondence concerns Frank

O'Connor's association with the Abbey of which he was a}iirector

and for which he wrote plays; 59 letters; covers 1937-1941

a) From Frank O'Connor to otaers; 18 letters:

4 TLS, 1 Carbon TLS, 13 Carbon typescrip, let1ers; several

letters have to do with Frank O' Co:ri.nor' s resignation from the

Board of Directors of the Abbey in 1939 (Mostly to unidentified

correspondenqts)

b) letters to Frank O'Connor: , , ) '_·p. I .,,. l, II 'I

Baty, Gaston (Theatre Montparnasse) 1 TLS, lllo-~ ·1[ I/

, I

Cox, Arthur (Lawyer) 3 TLS (May 27, June, June 23, 1939)

0oncern O'Connor's transfer of Abbey shares after his resignation)

D'A!ton, Louis (Playwrigl1t) 1 ALS, Jan. 9, No year

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O'CONNOR, FRANK

Garland, J. (Secretary to Eric Gorman, Secretary of the Abbey)

June 13, 1938

Gorman, Eric (Secretary of the Abbey Theatre) 7 TLS, May, 1938-

Nov.' 19;j,diC~ /tf/t,-i'/,<lj ,. vv•

Higgins, F.R~ (Director of the Abbey, Poet, Playwright, Founder

of the Irish AcadE:my of Letters) 6 ALS, 12 TLS; FEb., 1938-

Sept., 1939

Hunt, Hugh (Playwright) 3 TLS; Aug. 1sr-oct. 17, 1938 w,/l;a111

Johnston~ Denis (Playwright and author) 1 ALS, No date

McCarthy, W.R. 1 TLS, No date. This letter is written to

the "President of th,~ Abbey Theatre" complaining that the

Boston Catholic Clergy alleg,c•dly refuses to allow Irish

plays to be produces in Boston.

O'Faolain, Sean (Author) 1 Carbon typescript, No date, Capy of a

letter sent to the Dublin Independent (Newspaper) stating that

F. O'Connor's accusation about the, obtuseness of drama critics

was justified. l'?O~ =

O'Farachain, Roibeard (In ~nglish, Robert Farr~) (Playwright,

Poet, Biographer, Critic, Director of the Abbey)

1 ALS, April 29) 1941. J~gi:, -

Robinson, Lennox (Playwright, Biographer, Critic,and Director

of the Abbey)

a. 3 TLS: June 29, 1938, accompanying this letter is a Cabbon

typescript

PURGATORY.

witli holograph corn~<°· ::.:L· ,:, , , of W.B. Yeats \ tJ j

(The corrections are those of either W.B. Yeats

or his wife George); June 23, 1939, Jan. 6, 1940

b. CTLS, Sept. 26, 1938

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X 4. "Cuala Press: 56 Letters; 1938-1948:

a) From Frank O'Connor to:

Piper, John (Painter, author) 1 Carbon typescript, No dab--!

Yeats, George (Mrs. William Butler Yeats) 1 Carbon typescript, No date , / "----11:/ 1 /I i

L,---- '/q--N ~11',cnve/(;pe--Yeats, William Butler, 1 ALS, No date~(Last letter to Yeats;

Unpasted because of news of Yeats' death)

b) To O'Connor:

Forrester, W.F. (Edito:c with Methuen Publishers, London and

Edinburgh) 2 Ar,S1

Nov. 23 and Dec. 21, 1943

Rivers, Elizabeth (Illustrator) 1 ALS, June 4, 1942

Yeats, Elizabeth (Sister of W.B. Yeats and a director of the

Cuala Press) 2 ALS, Sept. 13, 1938, August 11, 1939

Many are without dates. IS'//·- /96'1

- Yeats, Jack Butler (Brother of W.B. Yeats, artist, author)

3 ALS; Jan. 24 Sept. 10, Nov. 18, 1940 Hesclt111e 11"1it1tl ~d: I 1 ALS , No date EB--eH:ev ed%tt'.r"tn::' •Wyse---J,a,(¥.'I(~.

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Abbey Theatre File

1. "Report and accou:J ts for quarter ended 30th November, 19 3 7"

F, Ril- O'Connor was the accountant for the Abbey; Typescript, 5 pp.,

O'Connor's autograph signature.

2. "Reports and accounts for quarter ended 28th February 1938"

Carbon typescript, 4 pp.; O'Connor's autograph signature.

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O'CONNOR, FRANK

3. Document of transfer of O'Connor's shares in the National

Theatre Society, No date, But circa June, 1939.

4. Memorandum of agreement between Frank O'Connor and the National

Theatre Society. Re: The American and Cahadian performances of

his play "In the Train", Signed by F.R. Higgins, July 21, 1937.

5. Contracts with the. National Theatre Society. Printed

a) "In the Train" by Frtiik O'Connor; Signed by Eric Gorman,

Secretary of the. Abbey, May 19, 1937

b) "The Invincibles" by Frank O'Connor and Hugh Hunt; Signed by

Eric Gorman, Sept. 23, 1937

c) "Moses'Rock" by F. O'Connor and Hugh Hunt; Signed by Frank

O'Connor and Hugh Hunt, Feb. 9, 1938

d) "The Fenians" by FrAl'l'k O'Connor; Signed by Eric Gorman, Nov. 3, 1938

6. Contract between Lennox Robinson and Moss' Empires and Howard and

Wyndham"fours LJ.mited. Re: Robinson's play "All's Over Then?";

Signed by representative of Moss' Empire (Signature unidentifiable),

July 17, 1933

7. 4 Notices of "Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings of NTS",

Carbon typescript, 10 pp.

a) March 7, 1939; Signed by Eric Gorman

b) March 24, 1939; Signed by Eric Gorman

c) August 18, 1939; Signed by Eric Gorman

d) Jan. 24, 1940; Signed by F.R. Higgins

8. Agenda for meetings of the Directors of the Abbey Theatre, July 24, 1936

and April 14, 1939. Carbon typescript, 1 p. each

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O'CONNOR, FRANK

9. "Suggested scheme to be submitted to the Minister of Finance".

Re: The New Abbey Theatre; Covers all aspects of the Theatres propesed

operations (Size, number of shares to be issued, types of plays

presented, etc.) Carbon typescript, 2 pp.

10. Weekly return sheet for "Drama at Inish" by Lennox Robinso·;

Week ending July 18, 1936, Carbon typescript, 1 p.

11. Mock-up sheet fo:c The Ar-.rrJwj Vol. I, Number I, Christmas, 1938

(The Arrow was the Literary Magazine published by the Abbey);

with · holograph corrections.

12. Booklet entitled "Memorandum and articles of Association of the

Nation.al Theatre Company Limited" Consolidated in 1908; Autograph

of Michael O'Donovan on the cover.

13. "Abbey The.atre Dramatic Festival of Plays and Lectures" Souvenir

book, August 6-20, 1938. Conta:lns pictures and short statements

about prominent Abbey personages.

Cuala Press

1. Financial statement abo'l,t cost of publishing Cuala Press Books,

1931-1940; Holograph, 2 pp.

2 Summaries in carbon typescript, 1 p. each, of cost production (Time,

Bind.fr1.g, Paper, etc.) For:

a) IF I WERE FOUR AND TWENTY by W.B. Yeats, Sept. 1940

b) THE LAST DITCH by Louis MacNeiDe, April 1940

c) THE LAMENT FOR ART O'LEARY by Frank O'Connor, Illustrations

by Jack Yeats, 1940

3. Notes. Re: Staff and Books; Typescript, 2 pp.

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O'CONNOR, FRANK

4. Royalty statements (Typescript) to Frank O'Connor, Dec., 194O­

Dec., 1943 for:

a) THREE TALES

b) A PICTURE BOOK

c) LORDS AND COMMONS

d) LAMENT FOR ART O'LEARY and LORDS AND COMMONS

5. Listing of publications receiving review copi2s of works by

Florence Farr, Bernard Shaw, W.B. Yeats.

Printed

'l 1. Article 011 F1·2.nk O' Co:nor by Granville Hicks, Saturday Review, l"<

April 12, 1969, p. 38

2. Advertisement for A SET OF VARIATIONS, A Colle;iction of some

of Frank O'Connor's short stor1es,from New York Times Book Review,

April 6, 1969

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2. Frank O'Connor and his wife Evelyn)Circa, 1941 at the time of the

publication of PICTURE BOOK

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O'CONNOR, FRANK

Purchase: 1969 from Evelyn Garbary who supplied

"suggested dates"

Folder: "Letters 1941-1942"

A) 1941

ALS to Evelyn, January

TLS to Evelyn, January

Telegram to Evelyn, January 22 /,

ALS to Evelyn, Suggested date, January 22

ALS to Evelyn, Suggested date, January 23

AlS to Evelyn, February

ALS to EVelyn, September

B) 1942

ALS to Evelyn, September 13

ALS to Evelyn, September 14

C) Dates Uncertain

ALS to Evelyn (Suggested Date 1942)

ALS to Evelyn, No date

TLS to Frank O'Connor from Evelyn, No date

Notes on A.E. Coppard and G.B. Shaw, 1 p. holograph; 1 typescript

copy of the .holograph page.

FRANK O'CONNOR

(MICHAEL O'DONOVAN)

Purchase from Evelyn Garbary, September 1969

Box.lJ... A) HALIFAX FILE.

Correspondence (Letters in 1 and 2 interfiled chronologically).

1) Frank O'Connor to his wife Evelyn (1944-1958, mostly 1944-1948).

167 letters; re: family matters and O'Connor's writing.

27 TLS

138 ALS

2 Telegrams.

Including: Morse, B.J. TLS to O'Connor. March 31,

2) Joan Knape (O'Connor's misttress who bore him a son, Oliver, in

1945).

16 letters, 1944-1948.

14 ALS to Evelyn

1 Telegram

1 ALS to O'Connor, September 9, 1946.

3) Family Correspondence

7 letters

O'Connor, Frank to his son, Myles O'Donovan. 1 postcard (with

ink sketch of O'Connor by his own hand). August 3, 1948.

O'Donovan, Mrs. Harriet Rich (Mrs. Michael O'Donovan- Frank

O'Connor's 1nd wife) to Owen O'Donovan (Son of Evelyn and

Frank O'Connor). 1 ALS. April 25, 1966.

O'Donovan, Liadain (Daughter of Frank O'Connor and Evelyn)

to Evelyn. 2 TLS. July 9, 1955 and June 18, 1958.

1 TL (Unsigned). August 19, 1958.

1 Invitation to Liadain's graduation from the Solebury School, June 13, 1959.

Rich, Hallet (Mrs. Jo-n). Mother of Harriet O'Donovan. To Mrs. Garbary (Evelyn). 1 ALS. November 7, 1965.

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FRANK O'CONNOR

4) Bungalow Correspondence. Letters relating to the Bungalow

Evelyn O'Donovan built at Arklow (1948-1950). From solicitors and

builders.

3 TLS

1 ALS

5) Divorce Correspondence. 1953-1955. Concerned largely with

O'Connor's visiting rights and alimony payments.

48 letters.

35 TLS (From Pothecary and Barratt, Solicitors for Evelyn).

2 ALS

11 CTL

3 Court Orders (June 1954) concerning O'Connor's rights

about his son Myles.

6) Letters to O'Connor.

Bowen, Elizabeth (Author). 1 ALS. June 26, 1941.

Macmillan, Harold (O'Connor's Publisher).

11 TLS, September 15, 1939-June 20, 1940.

1 TLS, Signed Macmillan and Co., June 20, 1940.

1 TLS, Initialled TM. January 5, 1940.

1 Mimeograph letter from Macmillan and Co.

Scott-Moncrieff, George (Editor of The New Alliance,

a Quarterly review devoted to Scottish and Irish Literature).

13 TLS, 3 ALS, 1939-1940.

Snow, Carmel (Editor of Harper's Bazaar).

5 TLS

1 Christmas card signed 1938-1939.

2 TLS from Katharine Chittendon (secretary). April24 and May 23, 1939

Contracts for "The Bridal Night" and "The Climber" signed by

O'Connor and Harper's Bazaar, No date.

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FRANK O'CONNOR

Printed Material

THE ART OF THE THEATRE by Frank O'Connor. Maurice Fridberg.

Dublin, London, 1947. 50 pp.

Account Book

Account book of household expenses kept by Evelyn in 1948.

Holograph, 12 pp.

Photographs

1) Liadain and Owen O'Donovan.

2) Liadain O'Donovan.

3) Rich family home in Annapolis.

4) Rich family farm in Annapolis.

5) Frank O'Connor and John111ooking at an ancient

Irish cross (comments on back by O'Connor's mother).

6) Joan Knape.

B) 0 1 FAOLAIN FILE.

Correspondence

1) Sean O'Faolain to Frank O'Connor. 1939-1948. 14 7 letters',

111 TLS

19 ALS

5 Postcards, Signed typescript

Including:

6 Postcards, Signed Holograph

4 CTLS

2 Mimeograph, signed

Healey, George. ALS.February 26, 1948 to Sean O'Faolain with

O'F's note on letter to Frank O'Connor.

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FRANK O'CONNOR

2) Letters from O'Faolain to Evelyn O'Donovan. 1940-1942.

16 letters. Evelyn wrote drama reviews for The Bell, of which

O'Faolain was the editor, ca. 1940-1942.

13 TLS

2 ALS

3) Hunt, Hugh (Director of the Abbey Theatre).

TLS to Evelyn, October 28, 1937.

(Play mentioned in letter is "She Had to Do Something" by

Sean O'Faolain- Evelyn had the leading role).

4) Letters to O'Faolain

Cummins, Geraldine. ALS. September 9, 1940.

O'Donovan, Evelyn, CTL. October 31, 1940.

Unidentified, TLS,,January 13, 1948.

5) Letter from O'Faolain to "Mr. Barkworth" re: endowing an

award to be given by the Irish Academy of Letters.

CTL, November 4, 1932.

6) Letters from Frank O'Connor

CTL to The Irish Times re: D'Alton Incident, no date, Ca. 1942.

TLS to "Mr. Gulliver" of The Irish Times, Ca. 1940.

7) Letters to O'Connor

From The Bell, initialled but illegible. TLS. December 7, 1940.

C~arles, David (Solicitor). TLs. June 7, 1941.

Craig, Harry (An assitant editor of The Bell). 2 TLS, No date and

Ca. 1941.

Daiker, Leslie. TLS. June 3, 1941.

Fitzpatrick, Theresa (Circulation Manager of The Atlantic Monthly)

TLS. September 27, 1945.

Good, Herman (Solicd:tor). 2 TLS. July 1 and O'ctober 16, 1941.

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FRANK O'CONNOR

Hayes, Richard (A Director of the Abbey Theater). ALS. May 3, 1941.

~uff, Frank. ALS. December 29, 1942 re: O'Connor's marital

problems.

McQuaid, John G. (Archbishop of Dublin) to Frank lVltDuff.

ALS, December 28, 1942 re: O'Connor's marital problems.

(Because Evelyn and Frank had only been married in a civil

service, the Church and people of Dublin believed they

were living in sin).

Mellifont Press (Initialled "J.E."). TLS. May 15, 1946.

Mytton-Davies, Cyn~icf (Welsh poet). TLS. April 3, 1941.

Morrow, Lawrence (An Assistant Editor of The Bell). ALS.

March 27, probably 1941.

Manuscripts by O'Connor

1) Poems

a) Poem Beginning "I am an Abbey dramatist ... ". Holograph, 1 p.

b) Poem beginning "' Twas a bad time she gave the warning ... ".

Typescript with holograph corrections,

c) "What they Say of Love". Typescript with holograph corrections,

d) "The Green Rough". Typescript with holograph corrections

2) Galley of "To a Blacksmith with a Spade", Poem and "A New Poet",

Article by Frank O'Connor from The Bell, No date.

3) "The Editor Regrets". Article for The Bell. Carbon typescript, 2 pp.

4) "The Old Age of a Poet". Article on Yeats by Frank O'Connor.

Published in The Bell, February 1941. Carbon typescript with

holograph corrections', 8 pp.

5) "On The English". Beginning of an article, never finished.

Holograph, 1 p.

page 6

FRANK O'CONNOR

6) "Still Waters". A Play by John McGiffert. Based on Frank

O'Connor's short story "Song without Words". Carbon typescript

with a few holograph corrections, 13 pp.

Accompanied by a TLS from McGiffert to Frank O'Connor,

January 29, 1945.

7) Proof sheet for The Bell, beginning "A Broadcasting official. .. 11•

Financial Material for The Bell

1) "Plan for a 74 Page magazine". Carbon typescript, 3 pp.

2) "Financial committee's report. Second meeting". No date.

3) Record of payment for two poems to Frank O'Connor:

"Public Opinion", "Midnight Court". Carbon typescript, 1 p.

No date.

C) DUBLIN FILE

Correspondence

1) Letters to O'Connor, Arranged alphabetically. 433 letters,

1929-1949.

372 TLS

56 ALS

4 CTL

1 Telegram

Including:

Barry, D. (Secretary of Irish TouristAssociation). 5 TLS, 1940-1941

Bergin, Osborn (Irish Scholar). ALS. September 16, 1931.

Betjeman, John (Journalist and author). 6 ALS, 3 TLS, 1938-1943.

Bodkin, Thomas (professor, artist, author). TLS. December 20, 1939

FRANK O'CONNOR

Bottomley, Gordon (Author). ALS. November 2, 1940.

Bridge, Lionel (Manager~ Sheed and Ward, London). CTL.

January 27, 1942.

BBC (Chiefly from Salmon, Christoper- Manager of Programme

Division). 2 TLS and 1 ALS, 1938-1942.

Clarke, Austin (Poet). TLS. October 14, 1942.

Connolly, Cyril (Poet, edited Horizon Literary magazine,

Ca. 1940-1943). 1 ALS, No date; 1 TLS, March 3, 1942.

Deev/y, TJeresa (Author of the play "Katie Roche"). ALS,

February 21.

Dublin Gate Theatre:

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Edwards, Hilton (Director). 2 TLS, November 29 and December 21, 1939

Glazebrook, Lucy (publicity manager). TLS. November 22, 1940.

MacLiammoir, Mich~al (Director). 1 ALS, No date; 1 TLS,

November 21, 1940.

Percy, Raymond (Business manager). 1 TLS. December 28, 1939.

Farrell, Michael (Author, drama director). 2 ALS, 1 TLS, 1940-1941

Foley, Dermot (Author). 23 TLS, 2 ALS, Ca. 1939-1942.

Ganlfy, Andrew (Playwright and dentist). 2 ALS, June 10 and

June 12, 1941.

Gibbings, Robert (Illustrator and author). ALS. December 5, 1943.

Glenavy, Lady Beatrice. ALS, December 28, 1940 re: Broadcast

of December 27 in which O'Connor spoke out against England,

subsequently lost his passport for this reason.

Graham, George (Managing Director- Thomas Nelson & Son, Ltd,

Publishers). 2 TLS, December 29, 1938 and January 5, 1939.

Hawkins, Desmond (A Director, Radio Eireann). 4 TLS. February-

March 1941.

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FRANK O'CONNOR

Herbert, Robert (Director of Limerick Public Library). 2 TLS,

No date and August 13, 1940.

Hunt, Hugh (A Director of Abbey Theater, Playwright). 3 ALS,

May 10, 1939; February 11, 1943; December 24, 1943.

Hutchins, Patricia (Program manager, Radio Eireann). 3 TLS.

June 11, June 17, November 14, 1940.

Johnston, Denis (Playwright and author). 4 ALS, 2 TLS.

1940-1941.

Kavanagh, Patrick (Poet). 3 ALS, 3 TLS, 1940-1941.

Poem "Pilgrims" by Kavanagh, Typescrtpt, 1 p.

Knopf, Blanche (Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf). TLS. May 12, 1939.

Longford, Baron Edward. AlS, August 9, 1940; TLS, May 16, 1939.

Lynam, Shevawn. 2 ALS, October 30, 1942 and January 23, 1943.

McAfee, Helen (Managing Editor of The Yale Review). ALS, July 26, 1939;

TLS, September 18, 1939. Co,t, '

MacDiarmid, Hugh (Real Name Christopher Murray Grieve- Author).

TLS, August 14, 1939.

Martin, Constance (Anthology editor for Gollancz, Ltd).

TLS, June 21, 1939.

Methuen & Company, Ltd. TLS, April 13, 1942 (Signature illegible);

CTL (From same person to John Betjeman), April 13, 1942.

Morrell, Lady Ottoline. ALS. August 16, 1930's.

Muiray, D.L. (An Editor of The Times Literary Supplement), TLS,

March 29, 1939.

Mulcahy, D. TLS. February 14, 1940.

Naughton, Willi~m (Author), 2 TLS. March 21 and December 5, 1943,

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O'Brien, Edward (Author an~ Editor). 4 TLS, 1939-1940.

O'Neill, Joseph (Author and Translator). 4 ALS. January-April 1940. (#J,)

Peters, A.D. and Roughead, W.N. (Literary agents) for

O'Conno~. 198 letters. 187 TLS, 1 ALS, 9 CTL, 1 Telegram lei·\'• -- 11, I , ·, 191 1;;i •,r • ., I

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1933-1949. ( it d)

0a1'2:1 N1n ·-¼i,{4,i: r,j,7 (#.11) Peters, A.D.

Roughead, W.N.

87 TLS, 1 ALS, 1 Telegram

48 TLS ~(/.,tr ii :2 j /'IL( "J - Jii111/'1/ Vftf'i .. ' . , ( # '.) ··)

Agency personnel and Miscellaneous others. 52 TLS, 9 CTL,

L 38 Royalty Statements and contracts.

Phibbs, Geoffrey. 16 TLS, 3 ALS, 1927-1941.

Piper, John (Painter). ALS, May 25, 1944.

Radio Eireann. Chiefly from Robert O'Faracain, Talks Officer.

21 TLS, 2 ALS, 1939-1941.

Sadleir, Michael (Author and publisher). llX 2 ALS, March 14, 1941 and

March 21, 1941.

Shiels, George (Abbey actor). 2 TLS, April 22 and May 6, 1939.

Spender, Stephen (Poet and Critic). TLS, January 2, 1940.

Stewart, R.H.Johnston (An assitant editor of The New Alliance.

ALS, December 22, 1939; TLS, August 23, 1940.

Strong, L.A.G. (Author and Journalist, Director of Methuen, Ltd).

3 ALS, 1940-1943.

Wyatt, Woodrow (Editor). TLS. April 4-(Ca. 1939).

Yeats, George (Mrs. William Butler Yeats; Director of the Cuala

Press). ALS, October 2, 1940.

Yeats, Jack (Painter, Brother of W.B.Yeats). ALS, October 29, 1940. (~ lj

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2) Letters From O'Connor.

3 CTLS

2 ALS

9 CTL

Ca. 1940-1947. 14 letters.

Including letters to:

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Barry, D. (Secretary of the Irish Tourist Association).

2 CTL with O'Connor's rubbint of iomanesque architecture, 1\

pencil, 3 pp. 1940.

Betjeman, J. (Journalist and author). CTL, July 6, 1947.

Bowen, Elizabeth (Author). CTLS, August 14.

Carroll, Paul Vincent (Playwright). 1 ALS, Probably 1941;

1 CTLS.

Johnston, Denis (Playwright and author). CTLS, No date.

Macmillan, Harold (O'Connor's Publishers). CTL, July 14, 1942.

Matson, Harold (O'Connor's American literary agent).

CTL, March 17, 1947.

Peters, A.D. (O'Connor's literary agent). CTL, May 4, Ca. 1942.

Phibbs, Geoffrey, CTLS, No date.

3) Letters relating to O'Connor from:

Fitzpatrick, Theresa (Circulation manager of The Atlantic Monthly)

to Harold Ross (Editor of The New Yorker). CTL, September 27, 1945.

Madden, Richard (Producer). To F.R.Higgins (A Director of the

Abbey). 2 TLS, September 18, 1938 and April 24, 1939.

4) Letters to Evelyn

Alexander, Molly. 6 ALS. 1966-1969.

Foley, Dermot. 6 TLS. Ca. 1939-1942.

Longford, Christine, Countess of, ALS, June 11, probably 1940 ,

FRANK O'CONNOR

Manuscripts

1) MARY KATE by Frank O'Connor. 1932. O'Connor's first novel.

"The final typescript (with emendations in his own hand)".

Carbon typescript with holograph corrections, 332 pp.

2) "The Lady of the Sagas". Short story. By Frank O'Connor.

Carbon typescript,17 pp.

3) THE BIG FELLOW: MICHAEL COLLINS AND THE IRISH REVOLUTION.

Clonmore & Reynolds, Dublin, 1937.

a) "Pages of an earlier draft'.'. Typescript with holograph

corrections, 46 pp.

b) 12 chapters. Typescript with holograph corrections, 54 pp.

4) Notebook. Fragments of O'Connor's plays, short stories, poems,

and historical notes. Holograph, 123 pp.

5) "Notebook of Evelyn & O'Connor whilst accumulating material

for IRISH MILES". Holograph, 30 pp.

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6) THE LAMENT FOR ART O'LEARY. Poetry by Frank O'Connor. Cuala Press,

Dublin, 1940. 1 set of page proofs.

7) "Times Pocket". Play by Frank O'Connor produced at the Abbey,

1939. Act I, Scene 10- Act IV, Scene 9(End).

Carbon typescript with many holograph corrections by Frank O'Connor 1,

60 pp.

8) 11Malachy". Radio play by Frank O'Connor produced ca. 1940-1942.

Typescript, 25 pp.

9) Musical settings to O'Connor's poems: "The Student", "The Lover",

and "Autumn". Music by Aloys Fleischman. Holograph, 3 pp. with I i, ,cii:ip1v

TL March 1. a letter from Fleischman, Aloys.

page 12

FRANK O'CONNOR

10) "A Gay Good Night". Play by Cecil Salkeld, father-in-law of

Bre,.dan Behan. Typescript with holograph corrections, 107 pp.

(Incomplete).

11) STRANGER IN ARAN by Elizabeth Rivers. Cuala Press, Dublin,

1-1945.

Typescript with ER's holograph corrections, 59 pp,

12) "Strange Guest". Play by Francis Stuart. Carbon typescript,

76 pp.

Printed Matter

1) "Seagulls", Short story by Frank O'Connor. The Quarryman

(Literary magazine of the University College at Cork).

March 1933. pp. 28-29.

2) "Sinn Fein and Irish Cultural Revival". Article by Frank

O'Connor. Vox Studentium, December 1927. p, 16, Tearsheet.

(Incomplete) .

3) Pamphlet of East Week poems written for the Festivities

in the town of Sligigh, 1940. Mimemgraph, 15 pp.

4) "To Frank O'Connor". Poem by Lila Ghalpin (of Boston University),

The CEA Critic U1agaz~ne of The College English Association).

March 1969. p, 2

· 5) Newspaper clippings about O'Connor, 1935-1969. 16 pieces,

Financial

1) Income tax documents: Royalty statements, income tax return

schedules, etc, Dated 1940-1955. 86 pieces,

page 13

FRANK O'CONNOR

2) Abbey Theatre balance sheets for: ,,t, a) "Year ended February 1938". Carbon typescript, 5 pp.

Acrou.11tj b) "Quarter

Photographs

August 31, 1938." Carbon typescript, 6 pp.

1) Studio photograph of Frank O'Connor.

2) 5 Photographs of Evelyn and British actor Sir John Martin Harvey

during their Canadian tour. And itinerary of the tour;

letterhead of Dr. Evan O'Bowen, Evelyn's father.

I en

O'CONNOR, FRANK

Addenda: June 1971

Photocopy of Frank O'Connor's 1ast Will and Testament, 1 p.

December 31, 1956.

01 DONOVAN, Michael

(Frank O'Connor, pseudonym)

Purchase from Irene Doyle, 1975

Letters and Postcards

1. O'Donovan, Michael to Mrs. Molly Alexander (mother of Irene

Doyle) 1933-1949.

Postcard. Postmarked Sept. 7, 1933.

Postcard. Leenane, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland. Postmarked

Sept. 8, 1933.

ALS 43 Raglan Road, Dublin. Envelope postmarked Feb. 5, 1934.

ALS 11Wednesdaytt Envelope postmarked: Corcaigh (cork, Co. Cork,

Irelan<!] Aug. 20, 1934. 2 p. on 1 leaf.

Postcard. Postmarked: Paris, France, Aug. 6, 1935.

TL Envelope postmarked: Baile Atha Cliath [Dublin) Aug. 27, 1935.

With ANS by F. O'Connor on lower half of letter.

Postcard. Postmarked: Paris, France. June 11, 1937.

Postcard. Postmarked: Hertenstein (bei Weggis, Lucerne Canton,

Switzerland). June 16, 1937.

ALS Envelope postmarked: Hertenstein (as above) June 21, 1937.

ALS Flat 36, Rutland Court, Denmark Hill, London, S.E. 5.

Envelope postmarked Oct. 10, 1949. 2 p. on 1 leaf.

ALS Flat 36, Rutland Court, Denmark Hill, London, S.E. 5.

Envelope postmarked Oct. 23, 1949. 2 p. on 1 leaf.

ALS c/o A.D. Peters, 10 Buckingham St., Adelphi, London, w.c. 2.

Envelope postmarked: London, W. 1, Dec. 19, 1949.

The following are not dated (ca. 1934)

ALS "No word of Cork yet!" With envelope.

ALS Trenton, Ballsbridge, Dublin. With envelope.

jjOX

0 1 00NOVAN 1 Michael (pseud. Frank O'Connor) Page 2 of 1975 purchase.

ALS "I've been getting ill again". Printed on envelope:

Pembroke Urban District Library, Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin.

ALS 123 Anglesea Road. With envelope.

The following is not dated:

TLS photocopy High Chimneys, Cholesbury, Nr. Tring, Herts.

Envelope: Postmarked: Baile Atha Cliath [Dublinl Oct. 1, 1951.

2. Letters from Minnie O'Donovan (mother of Michael O'Donovan) to Mrs.

Molly Alexander. 1949-1950.

ALS 7 Hill View, St. Luke's [DublinJ Nov. 8, 1949. 2 P• on l leaf.

ALS 86 Seafield Estate, Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook [DublinJ.

2 p. on 1 leaf. N.d.

Envelope Postmarked: Carraig Dhubh A Cliath. Sept. 28, 1950.

Purchase from dealer, August 19'/6

O I Connor, .!!'rank ALS to D:.e. Pa trioK lV!cl)artan. '.1.1ren ton, .tSalls bridge. .L'lo date.

He received a dinner notification late anddsu could

not attend. l p.

Box 6

O'Connor, Frank

Purchase

Addenda: February 1982.

I. CORRESPONDENCE (#8)

A. Letters from W.B. Yeats. l Vi t

1. ALS, to "Dear Michael", "Thursday", (}930.J 46 Palmerston Road,

Dublin, Thanks F O'C for mss. and discusses being accidently

struck by a "motorbike".

2. ALS, Oct. 27 1931 Coale Park, Gort, Co. Galway, Discusses

Irish legal practice concerning ~ourt martials relating

to a petition F O'C had signed. Also Yeats compliments

F'OC on his translation of Irish literature.

3. ALS, "Tuesday", 1937; Rathfarnham, Dublin, Discusses play

by F O'C he has sent him and possible revisions.

B. Letter from George Yeats, (Wife of W.B~ Yeats).

1. ALS, Feb. 26, 1939~ Rathfarnham, Dublin; Thanks for F O'C for

sending her a copy of THE FOUNTAIN OF MAGIC.

Addendum, March 1985

Purchase from Myles O1Donovan (son of Frank O'Connor)

Letter (//9)

Yeats, W. B. to "My dear O Connor", June 13, no year ALS.

Rathfarnham, Dublin. REturns a poem with corrections. SAys

he is sorry O'Connor has left the board of the Abbey Theatre,