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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
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Inventory of the George Sigerson Papers, 1897-1916
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Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Sigerson, George, 1839-1925 |
| Title | George Sigerson Papers |
| Dates | 1897-1916 |
| Extent | 0.1 cubic ft. (1 folder) |
| Abstract | Six letters from Irish translator and physician George Sigerson, five of which relate to Sigerson’s health issues. Also includes a medical prescription, and one poem translated from Irish. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS 173 |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 35 3 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
George Sigerson Papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Unknown.
Processed by
Virginia Hay Smith, 2008.
Access
The George Sigerson Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The George Sigerson Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of George Sigerson
Irish translator and physician.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, Sigerson was educated at Queen’s College, Cork, where he graduated in medicine in 1859. He became professor of Botany as well as Zoology. His work as a translator of Irish literature culminated with an anthology, Bards of the Gael and Gall in 1897, which was arranged historically to present a variety of Irish poetry across different phases of development.
Sigerson died in 1925.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Six letters, a medical prescription, and one 1897 translation of an Irish poem. Five of the letters are to Sigerson’s physician, Dr. Gogarty, relating to Sigerson’s health, and one is a recommendation for a college position.
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Selected Search Terms
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Names
- Sigerson, George, 1839-1925 -- Correspondence
Subjects
- Correspondence -- 1901-1916
- Irish poetry -- 19th century
- Irish poetry -- Translations into English
- Physicians -- Ireland -- Correspondence
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