Guide to the Archives of Irish America County Societies Collection, 1902-2017

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Guide to the Archives of Irish America County Societies Collection, 1902-2017

1902-2017

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This collection documents the activities of Irish county societies in New York City. The organizations were first established in the late 1840s as social organizations, although later some groups began to intercede on behalf of evicted Irish tenants and offer benefits for sickness and death. Sports teams, especially hurling and Gaelic football, eventually became an important aspect of the societies. This collection consists of printed materials such as photographs, correspondence, circular letters, dinner journals, program flyers, meeting minutes, financial records, and other printed ephemera related to these societies' activities.

28.25 Linear Feet in 17 record cartons, 6 manuscript boxes, 2 half manuscript boxes, 6 oversize flat boxes, and 4 artifact boxes.

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Gilroy, John G.

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Archives of Irish America

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The Archives of Irish America is part of the Tamiment Library. This important collection documents: the Irish Diaspora in America, its relationship to the American labor movement, to New York City history, and to American culture and society in general Established in 1997 as part of New York University's Division of Libraries and with the support of Glucksman Ireland House, the Archives of Irish America is a repository of primary research materials that assists student...