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Archives of Irish America Newspapers and Periodicals Collection

Call Number

AIA.004

Dates

1811-2020, inclusive
; 1964-2010, bulk

Creator

Archives of Irish America
Benson, James A.
Prendiville, Sean
McGrady, Conor
Powner, Mary Lou

Extent

226 Linear Feet
in 14 record cartons, 25 manuscript boxes, 3 half manuscript boxes, 4 flat file folders, and 204 oversize flat boxes.

Language of Materials

Materials primarily in English, with some publications in Irish.

Abstract

The materials in this collection were collected and assembled by archives staff and various donors in an attempt to document the variety of newspapers and other publications produced by and for the Irish American community. It consists of major runs of several prominent Irish American newspapers and periodicals, ranging from general interest weekly newspapers to more narrowly focused, overtly political publications. The collection's major runs include An Phoblacht / Republican News (1906-present), the official organ of Sinn Féin; Irish Echo (1964-present); Irish People (1972-2004); Irish Voice (1987-2003). The explicitly political publications focus mostly on Irish republicanism and conflict in Northern Ireland.

Historical Note

The materials in this collection were collected and assembled by archives staff and various donors in an attempt to document the variety of newspapers and other publications produced by and for the Irish American community.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series:

Series I: Newspapers, 1836-2020

Series II: Other Publications, 1881-2019

Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically by title, thereunder chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

The Archives of Irish America Newspaper and Periodicals Collections is an intentionally assembled collection of various newspapers and other publications published by and for the Irish American community. It consists of major runs of several prominent Irish American newspapers and periodicals, ranging from general interest weekly newspapers to more narrowly focused, overtly political publications. The explicitly political publications focus mostly on Irish republicanism and conflict in Northern Ireland.

The collection's major runs include An Phoblacht / Republican News (1906-present), the official organ of Sinn Féin; Irish Echo (1964-present); and Irish People (1972-2004). Also included are regional publications like the Boston Irish News, the Irish American Press from Southern California, and The Tablet from Brooklyn and Queens, New York. Although the majority of the collection dates from the late 20th-century, a few 19th-century papers are present, including the Irish Citizen (1871-1897), Green Banner (1836), and Shamrock (1811).

Of note in the periodicals series are issues of The Nation, published by the Irish American Defense Fund; Spirit of Freedom, an Irish American publication in support of republicanism in Northern Ireland; Irish America, a magazine focusing on the Irish in America and famous Americans of Irish heritage; Ireland of the Welcomes, the official publication of the Ireland Tourist Board; and An Gaodhal, a bi-lingual magazine concerning art, music, and the Irish language.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Due to the artificially assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items in the collection; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Archives of Irish America Newspapers and Periodicals Collection; AIA 004; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Archives, New York University.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Archives of Irish America staff, Consulate General of Ireland, The Irish Bookshop, Cherry Lane Productions, Marion Casey, Linda Dowling Almeida, Mary Lou Powner, Conor McGrady, and Cormac K.H. O'Malley in multiple installments, beginning in 1996. The Nation and Spirit of Freedom included in donations from Sean Prendiville and George Harrison. 19th-century newspapers donated by Sean Prendiville.

Accession number associated with this collection include 1997.007, 1997.018, 1997.059, 2000.025, 2011.005, 2011.027, 2018.096, 2019.099, and 2021.020.

Additional accretions were donated by Marion Casey in 2018 and 2019. The accession numbers associated with these accretions are 2018.096 and 2019.099.

Two issues of Glór Na Saoirse were removed from the George Harrison Papers (AIA 009) during processing in August 2020 and transferred to this collection; the accession number associated with this accretion is 2021.020.

Several newspapers and magazines were removed from the Jack O'Brien Papers (AIA.067) and the Kevin Kennedy Ephemera and Photographs Collection (AIA.063) and transferred to this collection in 2021.

Separated Materials

Issues of The Advocate and The Irish Voice have been transferred to the library collection (call numbers HD6510 .A34 and F128.9.I6 I65 respectively).

Related Materials

Related collections at the Tamiment Library include the George Harrison Papers (AIA.009), the Irish Republicanism Collection (AIA.022), the Cormac K. H. O'Malley Papers (AIA.019), the Patrick Daughton Collection (AIA.055), the Ernie O'Malley Papers (AIA.060), the Jack O'Brien Papers (AIA.067), and the Kevin Kennedy Ephemera and Photographs Collection (AIA.063).

The newspaper Irish People has been digitized and is available through the website of the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis University Library.

Other copies of the newspaper The Advocate can be found in NYU's library catalog, Bobcat.

Collection processed by

Processed by Marion Casey, Meaghan Dwyer, Mary Krinock, Rebecca Altermatt, Kaitlyn Medley, and Rachel Searcy

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-06 13:54:54 -0500.
Language: Description is in English.

Processing Information

Materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. Subsequent additions to the collection have been interfiled into existing alphabetical arrangement scheme. Box numbering is not necessarily sequential because of multiple accretions to the collection.

In the winter of 2022, approximately 34.27 linear feet of additional newspapers and periodicals were processed, arranged, and added to this collection by an archivist. The finding aid was edited to reflect this addition of materials. The finding aid was also reformatted, making the dates and publications easier to navigate.

Revisions to this Guide

July 2018: Updated by Megan O'Shea to incorporate materials from accession number 2018.096 in boxes 208-210
September 2019: Updated by Rachel Searcy to reflect 2019 accretion
March 2021: Updated by Rachel Searcy to reflect 2020 accretion
March 2022: Updated by Aki Snyder to reflect addition of unprocessed materials

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012