George F. O'Dwyer papers

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George F. O'Dwyer papers

1782-1929, (bulk 1917-1929)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345.2/MS2003-039

These papers document the scholarly work and personal life of twentieth-century historian and genealogist, George F. O'Dwyer. The collection is composed of family photographs, correspondence, genealogical research, writings and notes, and records of the American Irish Historical Society. The bulk of the material relates to the history of Irish Catholics in Lowell, Massachusetts.

4 linear feet, 6 containers

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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O'Dwyer, George F. (George Francis), 1877-1942

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George Francis O'Dwyer was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on July 15, 1877, the eldest of seven children, to Jeremiah and Margaret O'Dwyer. He spent the majority of his life in Lowell, and often lived with his sister, Anna O'Dwyer. In 1917, George F. O'Dwyer joined the American Irish Historical Society, and would go on to serve as Secretary and Archivist of the Lowell chapter in the early 1920s. He was a self-employed historian, predominantly compiled genealogies of Irish families in New Englan...