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"When You Are Old" by William Butler Yeats

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Jean Blackwell Hutson photographs

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Hutson, Jean Blackwell

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Hutson, Jean Frances

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Title
"When You Are Old" by William Butler Yeats
Names
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 (Author)
Collection

Jean Blackwell Hutson photographs

Photograph Albums

Hutson, Jean Blackwell

Hutson, Jean Frances

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950 - 1959
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: SCP 186248
Topics
Hutson, Jean Blackwell, 1914-1998
African American librarians
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Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible through a collaboration with The Feminist Institute and with the generous support of New York City Council Member Keith Powers.
Physical Description
Extent: 22 x 12 cm
Description
Typed on one sheet of onion-skin paper is the poem "When You Are Old," by William Butler Yeats (spelled "Yates" on the paper).
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23058218
MSS Unit ID: 186248
Archives EAD ID: 3412938
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ba1e5da0-6331-013d-0df0-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1865: Creator Born
  • 1939: Creator Died
  • 1950: Created (Approximate)
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. ""When You Are Old" by William Butler Yeats" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950 - 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91bc4da0-94b3-013d-1524-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. ""When You Are Old" by William Butler Yeats" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91bc4da0-94b3-013d-1524-0242ac110002

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1950 - 1959). "When You Are Old" by William Butler Yeats Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91bc4da0-94b3-013d-1524-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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"When You Are Old" by William Butler Yeats