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Treasures of the O’Gorman Special Collection : William Butler Yeats

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Treasures of the O’Gorman Special Collection  Blog Series William Butler Yeats    A literary collection owned by the late entrepreneur, local historian and supporter of the arts, Ronnie O’Gorman, was recently donated to the University of Galway. This collection, spanning three generations of the O’Gorman family, includes countless items of literary and historic value. Poems 1899-1905 To read more about this donation, please see: O’Gorman Collection donated to the University of Galway .   In this new blog series, we will highlight some of the treasures of this extensive and carefully curated collection . This first blog post will highlight some of the unique and rare volumes by William Butler Yeats.     The W ell and the T ree, manuscript copy, and Responsibilities and other poems The W ell and the T ree   Poem by W.B. Yeats, manuscript copy   Handwritten manuscript of Yeats’s poem “The Well and the Tree ”. Held in c ollector's box contain ing ...