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Kathleen Hill Family Collection

Call Number

AIA.064

Date

1850-1914, inclusive

Creator

Carmody, Kathleen
Hill, Kathleen

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet in 2 manuscript boxes

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

This collection consists of personal family artifacts belonging to Kathleen Hill, including a photo album, travel accounts, an autobiography, and publication of The Following of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. The photo album and travel accounts document trips to Europe between 1897 and 1903. The autobiography documents Hill's great-grandfather's life in Mohawk, New York and his experiences in the United States Navy in the 19th century.

Biographical Note

This collection contains materials from Kathleen Hill, her grandmother Kathleen Carmody, and her great-grandmother Mary McDonagh.

Arrangement

Files are arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of personal family artifacts belonging to Kathleen Hill, including a photo album, travel diary, and publication of The Following of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. The photograph album and travel diary were produced by Kathleen Carmody, Ms. Hill's grandmother, during a trip made to Europe in 1903. The diary, which contains a narrative of her vacation, also includes drawings, poetry, souvenirs, and postcards. She describes the details of travel, places visited, people met, along with her impressions of the customs and cultural differences. The collection also contains a theological book belonging to Ms. Hill's great grandmother, Mary McDonagh, who emigrated from County Roscomman during The Great Famine.

Access Restrictions

Open for research without restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Copyright (and related rights to publicity and privacy) to materials in this collection created by Kathleen Hill are held by Kathleen Hill . Permission to publish or reproduce materials to which s/he holds copyright must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Tamiment Library for assistance with contacting Kathleen Hill .

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Kathleen Hill Family Collection; AIA 064; box number; folder number; Archives of Irish America, Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Kathleen Hill in 2011. An additional accretion donated by Kathleen Hill in 2018. The accession numbers associated with these gifts are 2011.050 and 2018.108.

Collection processed by

Rachel Searcy

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Language: Description is in English

Processing Information

Materials were rehoused in acid-free folders and boxes.

Revisions to this Guide

September 2018: Updated by Megan O'Shea to include material from accession number 2018.108

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