Peter F. Dolan (1942-2011) was an Irish-American photographer. Born in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan on November 8, 1942, he attended both Manhattan Prep and Manhattan College. Throughout his life, he worked to document the political and social life of Irish and Irish-Americans in New York City through photography. Although a freelance photographer, his work has appeared in such publications as the Irish Echo and the Irish Advocate . His photography studio and apartment were located in Inwood, and many of his photographs depict Irish life in that neighborhood. In addition to his photographic interests, Dolan was also interested in Irish music, particularly in the Irish tenor John McCormack. He was the secretary of the John McCormack Society of America, and donated his collection on John McCormack to the Boston College Library. He lived in New York City from birth through the 1990s, working at Keshkerrigan, a now-closed Irish-language book store on the Lower East Side, and in the office of Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, and hosted Friday-night Irish music sessions in the Eagle Tavern (now closed) on 14th Street. Later in his life, he moved to Connecticut, and died in Hartford on January 2, 2011.
From the guide to the Peter F. Dolan Photographs, Bulk, 1974-1989, 1932-1989, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives)
