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Katharine Tynan Manuscript of "Fraulein"

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-920401

Scope and Contents

A bound autograph manuscript of Irish author Katharine Tynan's complete and unpublished novel "Fraulein" (267 pages).

Dates

  • 1915

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Biographical / Historical

Katharine Tynan (1861-1931), Irish writer, was the author of more than one hundred novels, Katharine Tynan is remembered principally as an early member of the Celtic Revival movement, along with poets W. B. Yeats and A. E. (George William Russell), and as a minor poet of nature and devotional lyrics. It was in the second phase of Tynan's literary career that she became a prolific author of popular novels of romance and adventure. (Source below.)

More information at Contemporary Authors Online. URL: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1000100567&v=2.1&u=wash43584&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=w&asid=b2aef5b64864ed2f2f225242946485aa

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Katharine Tynan Manuscript of "Fraulein"
Status
Completed
Author
Georgetown University Library
Date
2015-05-22
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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