Identity Statement
Title | Udolphus Wright papers |
Archive Reference | IE DuNL MS/ 49,555 |
Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/udolphus-wright-papers |
Creation Dates | 1894-1975 |
Extent Medium | 1 box |
Context
Creator(s): Wright, Udolphus, 1894-1952 Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932 Yeats, W.B., 1865-1939
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Administrative History ↴
Udolphus (Dossie) Wright was an electrician by profession. In 1903, he joined the Irish National Theatre Society after being introduced to it by actor W.G. Fay. Active with the Abbey Theatre from its foundation, he worked there for the remainder of his career as a small-part actor and stage manager but principally as the Theatre's house electrician. He died in 1952. -
Archival History ↴
Purchased in 2002 -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Purchase
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Wright, Udolphus, 1894-1952 Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932 Yeats, W.B., 1865-1939 ↴
The Udolphus Wright Papers is a collection of documents, including a cashbook, programme, souvenir booklets, newscuttings and a scrapbook, concerning successive Abbey Theatre tours in the United States between 1911 and 1938. Also included in the collection are letters to Wright from Lady Gregory (1912 to 1931) and W. B. Yeats (1912 to 1916) which relate primarily to the Abbey Theatre. Additional fragmentary news cuttings relate to Wright’s family and include press notices following his death in 1952.
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention -
Arrangement ↴
The collection is arranged as follows: I. Abbey Theatre Tours II. Correspondence III. Prints and postcards IV. Miscellaneous material
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions | Access with a valid National Library of Ireland Readers Ticket. |
Conditions Governing Reproduction | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
Creation Dates | 1894-1975 |
Extent Medium | 1 box |
Material Language Script | English |
Finding Aids | An item level catalogue is available online. Archive Web Link → |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
Archivist Note | Fiona Hughes |
Rules/Conventions | NLI guidelines based on ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000, and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) |
Date of Descriptions | 41944 |