Guide to the Archives of Irish America Collection of Irish Institute of New York, 1950-2018

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...

O'Dwyer, Paul, 1907-1998

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Lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of Paul O'Dwyer : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147572 From the description of Papers, 1932-1969, 1945-1949 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122516916 Paul O'Dwyer was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland. Like his brother, William O'Dwyer, who was New York City Mayor from 1946 to 1950, Paul was also active in New York's local politics. Paul O'...

Uris, Leon, 1924-2003

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Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968

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Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also referred to by his initials RFK and occasionally by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. He was the brother of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Senator Edward Moore Kennedy. Kennedy and his brothers were born into a wealthy,...

Cudahy, Dorothy Hayden, 1922-2010

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Dorothy Hayden Cudahy (1922-2010) was born May 29, 1922 in Manhattan. She is the daughter of James Hayden, a native of Ballyraggett, Co. Kilkenny, and Delia Brennan, a native of Curry, Co. Sligo. She married John Cudahy (1920 -1994), the son of Co. Clare immigrants, in 1947 and they had one son, Sean (1950 – 1997). In 1960, Dorothy Hayden became one of the first meter maids for the New York City Department of Traffic and by 1982 retired as the Chief of Administration of the Bureau o...

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

Van Arsdale, Harry, 1905-1986

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Irish Institute of New York.

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The Irish Institute of New York, originally known as the American Irish Feis Institute, is a non-profit organization dedicated to cultural and philanthropic endeavors since 1950. It maintains a small but extremely influential membership in matters of the local Irish American community. Established by County Mayo native Paul O’Dwyer, the Institute’s building on West 48th Street was the best known address in New York City from 1952 until 1982, serving as the headquarters for scores of...