Records, 1897-1984.

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Records, 1897-1984.

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Minutes, correspondence, reports, printed journals, financial records, programs, invitations, membership files, photographs and miscellaneous memorabilia. Included is some correspondence of several of the Society's presidents. Records of the Executive Council contain minutes, invitations, programs, seating lists, tickets and some correspondence from annual banquets. Records of the Activities, Finance, Ladies, Plan and Scope, Publications, and Membership Committees are included. Extensive records of the Secretary-General are mostly correspondence, 1908-1950. Correspondents include such notable figures such as Norman Thomas, Hiram Bingham, Bainbridge Colby, Charles A. Comiskey, William Howard Taft, Gene Tunney, James A. Farley, Harry S. Truman, George M. Cohan, Herbert Lehman, Thomas E. Dewey, Al Smith, Padraic Colum, Malcolm Wilson, and Lowell Thomas. Also general files with printed letters and reports, membership lists and other miscellaneous items. Records of the Treasurer-General include correspondence, bills and receipts, cancelled checks and statements, daybooks, ledgers and some legal records such as insurance records and incorporation documents. Records of the Librarian-Archivist are mainly reference requests. Records of the Director show the day-to-day operation of the Society, 1940-1980. These records include correspondence, bills and receipts, reference requests and other materials.

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Governor. From the description of Reminiscences of Malcolm Wilson : oral history, 1983. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122528286 ...

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American-Irish Historical Society. Plan and Scope Committee.

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The Society was organized in 1897 in Boston to "better make known the Irish chapter in American history." Society maintains a library, issues an annual publication, and sponsors lectures, exhibits, special film series, and receptions. From the description of Records, 1897-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155508543 Collecting area: Materials pertaining to the American-Irish issue, and American-Irish politics, religion, legal questions, poetry, and prose. From ...

Bingham, Hiram, 1875-1956

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American-Irish Historical Society. Ladies Committee.

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American-Irish Historical Society. Activities Committee.

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