Kathleen Daly Clarke papers and collection of Thomas Clarke and Irish political materials

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Kathleen Daly Clarke papers and collection of Thomas Clarke and Irish political materials

1897-1972

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2532

The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Kathleen Daly Clarke (1878-1972), a founding member of Cumann na mBan and an Irish politician, as well as her collection of materials about her husband Thomas Clarke and Irish politics in the first half of the twentieth century. Materials include correspondence, photographs, artwork, clippings, and publications and ephemera circulated by Irish political groups, including Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail.

8.5 linear feet

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11639004

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Murray, Loretta Clarke, -2017

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Loretta Clarke Murray was born in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland. She went to boarding school in Dublin at the age of eight. Many of her teachers had participated in the Irish War of Independence, some of them as members of Cumann na mBan. Thus began Murray's lifelong interest in Irish history. Murray went on to become a noted collector of Irish history, art, books, and jewellery. Her brother, Jackie Clarke, was also a collector of Irish history. Murray died April 10, 2017....