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John Byrne Collection, 1886-1987

Title: John Byrne Collection, 1886-1987

Friends of Irish Freedom (FOIF), the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic (AARIR), the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), the (Dublin, Ireland), the Irish Republican Prisoners and Soldiers Dependents Fund, and the Celtic Cross Association are among the many Irish American organizations that worked to support and fund Ireland's fight for independence. This collection primarily consists of materials and documents from the AARIR, but it also contains documents from other Irish American organizations that relate to the administrative and fund raising activities in which Irish Americans engaged. Additionally, there are numerous Irish American newspapers, clippings, and pamphlets which document the struggle for an Irish Republic. Irish Press

ArchivalResource: 13 Boxes,; 11.58 linear feet

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt10003394 View

Byrne, John. John Byrne collection, 1886-1987

Title: John Byrne collection, 1886-1987

The John Byrne collection (1886-1987) primarily consists of materials and documents from the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic (AARIR), but it also contains documents from other Irish American organizations that relate to the administrative and fund raising activities in which Irish Americans engaged. Friends of Irish Freedom (FOIF), the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic (AARIR), the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), the Irish Press (Dublin, Ireland), the Irish Republican Prisoners and Soldiers Dependents Fund, and the Celtic Cross Association are among the many Irish American organizations that worked to support and fund Ireland's fight for independence. Additionally, there are numerous Irish American newspapers, clippings, and pamphlets which document the struggle for an Irish Republic. The collection is arranged into four series: Series I: Personal correspondence; Series II: Organizations; Series III: Printed matter; and Series IV: Miscellaneous related material.

ArchivalResource: 11.58 linear feet (13 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/405664790 View

Finerty, John F., 1885- . Irish papers, 1919-1966, bulk 1921-1927.

Title: Irish papers, 1919-1966, bulk 1921-1927.

Correspondence, legal documents and court transcripts, pamphlets, photographs, and clippings reflecting Finerty's interest in and involvement with Irish political events and social movements in both Ireland and America, especially during the 1920s. Much of the material stems from his role as legal counsel to Eamon de Valera in litigation with the Irish Free State over bond funds and from his involvement in the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic (AARIR), an organization created by De Valera in 1920. Also included are materials concerning his several trips to Ireland, treatment of prisoners in Ireland in the 1920s, and legal issues.

ArchivalResource: 4 ft. (ca. 3100 items).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68304300 View

American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic. American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic papers, 1920-1923.

Title: American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic papers, 1920-1923.

This collection contains form letters and circulars regarding Irish independence and the Irish unification question issued by the association to the local councils, as well as official bulletins and programs; correspondence to and from James Collins, secretary of the political club, the Joseph Murphy Council, in Salem, Mass.; and circulars and letters issued by the American Committee for Relief in Ireland, the Benjamin Franklin Bureau in Chicago, and the All American Brokers, Inc.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.25 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48897559 View

Walsh, Joseph Cyrillus, 1870-1955. Joseph Cyrillus Walsh papers, 1913-1947.

Title: Joseph Cyrillus Walsh papers, 1913-1947.

Collection consists of letters received by Walsh and miscellaneous papers related to Walsh's involvement in Irish affairs.

ArchivalResource: 1.3 linear feet (3 boxes, 1 v.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122364026 View

Collins, John B. The papers of John B. Collins, 1913-1976, (bulk 1918-1935).

Title: The papers of John B. Collins, 1913-1976, (bulk 1918-1935).

This collection reflects John B. Collin's participation in the Irish Independence movement and various Catholic organizations in Pittsburgh from 1913 to 1976. It consists of five series. The first contains material related to the organizations with which Collins was affiliated or interested. The second includes material dealing with Eamon de Valera. The third series contains material regarding the 1935 controversy over the showing of motion pictures on Sundays. The fourth series consists of various correspondence. The fifth series contains miscellaneous materials and memorabilia.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48165268 View

Finerty, John F., 1885-. Irish papers, 1919-1966, bulk 1921-1927.

Title: Irish papers, 1919-1966, bulk 1921-1927.

Correspondence, legal documents and court transcripts, pamphlets, photographs, and clippings reflecting Finerty's interest in and involvement with Irish political events and social movements in both Ireland and America, especially during the 1920s. Much of the material stems from his role as legal counsel to Eamon de Valera in litigation with the Irish Free State over bond funds and from his involvement in the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic (AARIR), an organization. created by De Valera in 1920. Also included are materials concerning his several trips to Ireland, treatment of prisoners in Ireland in the 1920s, and legal issues.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 ft. (ca. 3100 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34364929 View

Butte (Mont.) Irish Collection, 1882-1935

Title: Butte (Mont.) Irish Collection 1882-1935

This collection contains membership, financial, organization, and correspondence records from 1882 to 1935 of many social, literary, and fraternal organizations for the Irish in Butte, Montana. Organizations include the Ancient Order of Hibernians (Divisions 1, 2, and 3), Robert Emmet Literary Association, Friends of Irish Freedom, Gaelic League, Irish Volunteers of America, Thomas Francis Meagher Memorial Fund, American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, and Sunburst Club in Helena.

ArchivalResource: 13 reels microfilm

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06844 View

American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic. San Francisco Office. American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, San Francisco Office records, 1920-1922.

Title: American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, San Francisco Office records, 1920-1922.

Records of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic (A.A.R.I.R.) in California from 1920-1922; consisting primarily of correspondence, press releases and clippings at the state, district council, and branch levels, documenting its various activities, such as recruitment of members, sending protest letters and telegrams to public officials, sponsoring public speakers from America and the Republic of Ireland, including Mary MacSwiney, sister of Terence MacSwiney, former Lord Mayor of Cork who died in Brixton Prison while on a hunger strike. Correspondence includes letters from Rev. Peter Christopher Yorke, Andrew J. Gallagher, and other officials of the San Francisco district council; and with the Leader and Monitor newspapers.

ArchivalResource: 2 cartons, 2 boxes (2.56 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122545053 View

Joseph Cyrillus Walsh papers, 1913-1947

Title: Joseph Cyrillus Walsh papers 1913-1947

Joseph Cyrillus Walsh (1870-1955) was an American editor and journalist who was actively involved in Irish affairs. He was born in Ontario, Canada, where he became managing editor of the Montreal Herald. He went to New York City at the beginning of World War I as editor of Ireland, a weekly newspaper supporting self-government in Ireland. He attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 as a member of the press corps. In 1921 he served as director of organization of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic. Collection consists of letters received by Walsh and miscellaneous papers related to Walsh's involvement in Irish affairs. Letters, 1913-1947, concern Irish-American and Irish-Canadian matters, the publication of the weekly Ireland, and Walsh's directorship of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic. Miscellaneous papers include Walsh's reminiscence of the Irish revolutionary movement, genealogical papers of the O'Dunne and Walsh families, and memorabilia from the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.

ArchivalResource: 1.3 linear feet (3 boxes, 1 v.)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/3212 View