Subseries

Papers of John Millington Synge: Literary Papers

Shelf Mark/Reference Number

• IE TCD MS 4331-4333
• IE TCD MS 4372
• IE TCD MS 4338
• IE TCD MS 4395-IE TCD MS 4396
• IE TCD MS 4398-IE TCD MS 4412
• IE TCD MS 4366
• IE TCD MS 4364
• IE TCD MS 4382
• IE TCD MS 4364a
• IE TCD MS 4387-IE TCD MS 4389
• IE TCD MS 4385

Location

• Manuscripts & Archives Research Library, Trinity College Dublin

Creator

• Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909, Author

Rights statement

• Copyright The Board of Trinity College Dublin. Images are available for single-use academic application only. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the Library of Trinity College, Dublin.

Date Created

• 1893-1909

Language

• English

Abstract

• The literary papers of John Millington Synge (1871-1909).

Bibliography

• Related material: Each manuscript reference number between MS 4328 and MS 4429 refers to an item in the Synge collection. Further letters and papers of, or related to, J.M. Synge and his family at Trinity College Library Dublin are: IE TCD MSS 3554, 3460, 4367, 6173-6225, 7225, 10099, 10577, 10658, 11332. Held elsehwere are: Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas: MSS 1988; National Library of Ireland: MSS 13617, 778. See also: Andrew Carpenter (ed.), My uncle John: Edward Stephens' life of J. M. Synge (1974); Ann Saddlemyer (ed.), Complete letters of J.M.Synge (2 vols, 1983-4); Ann Saddlemyer et al (eds.), Collected works of J.M.Synge (4 vols, 1962-68); W.J. McCormack, The Fool of the family: a life of J.M. Synge (2000); Nicholas Grene, The Synge manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Dublin (1971).

Collection title

• Papers of John Millington Synge

Provenance

• After Synge’s death in 1909 all his papers were inherited by his nephew and literary executor Edward M. Stephens. They were purchased by the Library, in 1969, from Stephens’ widow Lily M. Stephens.After Synge’s death in 1909 all his papers were inherited by his nephew and literary executor Edward M. Stephens. They were purchased by the Library, in 1969, from Stephens’ widow Lily M. Stephens.

Keyword

• Unassigned

Format

• manuscripts (document genre)
• Typescripts
• Manuscripts

Resource type

• text

Medium

• ink

Support

• paper (fiber product)

Culture

• Irish

Digital Object Id

• MS4331-3-1_341

Source

• 0119778X

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Relationships

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In Collection:

• Papers of John Millington Synge

Items

Thumbnail	Title	Shelf Mark/Reference Number	Actions
	The Playboy of the Western World. IE TCD MS 4331-4333	IE TCD MS 4331-4333
	The Well of the Saints. IE TCD MS 4338	IE TCD MS 4338
	Drafts of poems, 1898-1909. IE TCD MS 4364	IE TCD MS 4364
	An old poet, Colin Musset, complains to his patrons ; Rendez-vous manqué dans la rue Racine. IE TCD MS 4364a	IE TCD MS 4364a
	Poems and translations, 1909. IE TCD MS 4366	IE TCD MS 4366
	Literary commonplace book, [1893-1894]. IE TCD MS 4372	IE TCD MS 4372
	Literary commonplace book, [1897-1898]. IE TCD MS 4382	IE TCD MS 4382
	Literary commonplace book, 1898. IE TCD MS 4385	IE TCD MS 4385
	Aran Islands, 1901. IE TCD MS 4387	IE TCD MS 4387
	Literary commonplace book, [1898-1907]. IE TCD MS 4388	IE TCD MS 4388