Archives of Irish America Pamphlet Collection
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Abstract
The materials in this collection were collected, purchased, and assembled by the staff of the Archives of Irish America and various donors in an attempt to document the variety of pamphlets produced by and for the Irish American community. The collection includes pamphlets, leaflets, and booklets concerning socialism, labor relations, Irish immigration, Irish republicanism, England's relationship with Ireland, and conflict in Northern Ireland, with specific emphasis on deportation cases, the 1981 hunger strikes, and British military practices. Major writers represented include Éamon de Valera, James Connolly, Sean O'Casey, Gerald O'Reilly, Bobby Sands, and Francis Sheehy-Skeffington.
Historical Note
The materials in this collection were collected, purchased, and assembled by the staff of the Archives of Irish America and various donors in an attempt to document the variety of pamphlets produced by and for the Irish American community.
Arrangement
Pamphlets are arranged into two series: Series I. General Collection, 1843-1992; Series II. Ernie O'Malley Pamphlet Collection, 1903-1924. Pamphlets are organized alphabetically by title.
Scope and Contents
The Archives of Irish America Pamphlet Collection is an intentionally assembled collection of various pamphlets, leaflets, and booklets published by and for the Irish American community. The pamphlets date from as early as 1843 and provide social and political commentary on activities in Ireland and America. Topics include socialism, labor relations, Irish immigration, Irish republicanism, England's relationship with Ireland, and conflict in Northern Ireland, with specific emphasis on deportation cases, the 1981 hunger strikes, and British military practices. Major writers represented include Éamon de Valera, James Connolly, Sean O'Casey, Gerald O'Reilly, Bobby Sands, and Francis Sheehy-Skeffington. Of note is a copy of An Smaointeori, the magazine for the Gaelic League of the State of New York, signed by Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician Liam Mellows.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open for research without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright of the items in the collection are either held by their creators or in the public domain, depending on publication date, publication country, and whether or not the work was registered with a copyright notice. Users need not secure permission from the Tamiment library to publish or reproduce materials in this collection in the public domain; permission to publish or reproduce materials to which original creators hold copyright must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Tamiment Library for assistance with contacting donor.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date; Collection name; Collection number; box number; folder number; Archives of Irish America, Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Custodial History
Received from and purchased by Archives of Irish America staff and numerous donors in multiple installments, beginning in 1996. Some of the pamphlets were removed from manuscripts collections, most notably from the Cormac K.H. O'Malley Papers and Ernie O'Malley Papers, and transferred to this collection to facilitate access. The accession number associated with materials separated from the Cormac K.H. O'Malley Papers is 2000.025 and the accession number associated with the materials separated from the Ernie O'Malley Papers is 2010.092. The accession number for the 2019 accretion is 2019.105.
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Processing Information Note
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. An accretion was added to the collection in 2019; these pamphlets were intellectually integrated into the collection in alphabetical order.
