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Guide to the Ernie O'Malley Papers AIA 060
Descriptive Summary
| Title: |
Ernie O'Malley Papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1643-2010 |
| Dates [bulk]: |
1920-1957 |
| Abstract: |
Ernie O'Malley was an Irish Republican Army officer during the Irish War of Independence
of 1919-1921 and a senior commander of the anti-treaty IRA during the Irish Civil
War, 1922-1923. During the course of the war he was wounded, captured, and participated
in a hunger strike. After the war he traveled in Europe and in the United States to
raise funds for the Irish Press. O'Malley was a man of diverse intellectual and artistic
interests, which led him to live in New Mexico and New York and travel in Mexico.
He was married to American artist Helen Hooker in 1935, the two moved to Ireland,
divorcing in 1952. O'Malley died in 1957.
The collection contains manuscript works of Ernie O'Malley and other individuals;
correspondence, both personal and business-related; finacial and legal records; materials
concerning art and art-collecting; and nationalist material including military training
manuals, diaries, clippings, and financial and legal material. Of special interest
are drafts and publicity related to several of O'Malley's works including On Another Man's Wound, The Singing Flame (published in the United States as Army without Banners), Raids and Rallies, and several poems. Of note is correspondence between O'Malley and the artist Jack
B. Yeats. Additional series contain materials collected by O'Malley and his son Cormac
O'Malley.
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| Quantity: |
40.75 Linear Feet in 29 record cartons, 1 manuscript box, and 13 oversize flat boxes. |
| Language: |
Materials are in English, Irish, German, and Spanish. |
| Call Phrase: |
AIA 060 |
