Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Mahony, Patrick, b. 1911 and Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of the personal correspondence of the Anglo-Irish playwright and author Lord Dunsany to Patrick Mahony, periodical articles on Lord Dunsany, and programs. Patrick Mahony, himself an author, collected the materials.
- Extent:
- 1 archival document box (.5 linerar feet)
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder Number, Patrick Mahony Collection of Lord Dunsany Materials, 006, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection is made up of materials that Patrick Mahony collected during his relationship with Lord Dunsany (1878-1957), an Anglo-Irish playwright and author notable for his contrubutions to the literary genres of horror and fantasy. Most improtant is the correspondence between himself and Lord Dunsany concerning a lawsuit over copyright infringement of one his plays ("The Jest of Hahalaba") and his lecture tour in the United States. For the correpsondencein folder 1 Mr. Mahony provied a typed summary of each letter's contents, which is attached to the letter. There are also periodical articles on Lord Dunsany, theater programs, and miscellaneous correspondence of Mr. Mahony.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Patrick Mahony, 1971. Accession number 1995.11.
- Processing information:
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Dr. Errol Stevens, then head of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, perhaps processed this collection circa 1995.
- Arrangement:
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The material in this series has been arranged by subject, eg, correspondence, in file folders in one letter-size archival document box.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University.
- Terms of access:
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Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder Number, Patrick Mahony Collection of Lord Dunsany Materials, 006, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
- Location of this collection:
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1 LMU DriveLos Angeles, CA 90045-2659, US
- Contact:
- (310) 338-5710