Senator James Green Douglas Papers.

Papers of Senator James Green Douglas; Douglas' retained drafts and copies of his own letters which reflect his political activities as a senator in the Irish Free State, including his position on the Constitutional Committee and Postal Commission. Many letters relate to his involvement with the Irish White Cross and the distribution of funds from the American Committee for Relief in Ireland. Correspondents include Michael Collins, Hugh Kennedy, W.T. Cosgrave, Baron Glenavy, Ernest Blythe, George Russell, the Archbishop of Cashel, Eamon De Valera, Arnold Marsh, and many other political and religious figures and commentators, 1898-1939; Documents relating to the Irish White Cross, 1921-1924; Memos, drafts and reports belonging to Douglas, 1922-1936; Newspaper cuttings and magazines, 1925-1966; Drafts of Douglas’ memoirs with related correspondence and notes, [ca. 1933] & 1997, Papers relating to John Douglas & Sons Ltd., includes business accounts for the family’s drapery business on Wexford Street, 1909-1944.

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Main Creator: Douglas, J. G. (James Green), 1887-1954
Contributors: Collins, Michael, 1890-1922
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:The NLI holds a microfilm copy [of the typescript] of Senator James G. Douglas' autobiography for consultation at POS 7666.

Physical description: 5 boxes.

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Arrangement:Fonds
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Visitors' book for the home of Senator James G. Douglas and his wife, containing letters regarding Irish politics,

1914-1954.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Senator James Green Douglas Papers.
Description:Visitors' book for the home of Senator Douglas and his wife which includes an important collection of letters from prominent correspondents. Signatures include L.Hollingsworth Wood, Richard Mulcahy, Sean McBride, Lord Monteagle, W.B. Yeats, George Russell, W.T. Cosgrave, Alice Stopford Green, Maud Gonne McBride, Henry Nevinson, Kathleen Lynn, Darrell Figgis, J.A. Costello, Kevin O'Higgins, Sean Lester, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, Sybil Le Brocquy and many others.
Visitor's book also contains ca. 50 letters about various topics including the Anglo-Irish Treaty, Seanad, divorce bills, Irish White Cross and the Irish Free State Consitution. Contains several letters from Michael Collins about the consitutional committee, postal commission and Irish White Cross including one about the seizure of the association's offices in Belfast; a letter from Arthur Griffith about narratives of the Young Ireland rebellion of 1848; a letter from Patrick Hogan about the importation of potatoes from the United States to the Irish Free State; several letters from John Harty, the Archbishop of Cashel about the Irish White Cross and divorce bills in the Seanad; a letter from Cardinal Logue about the Irish White Cross; a letter from Mrs. Erskine Childers containing an extract from her husband's last letter before his execution; a letter from Hugh Kennedy about differences between the British Empire, crown colonies and the dominions; a letter from Constance Markievicz asking Douglas to be available as an arbitrator in Labour disputes; a letter from Hugh Martin about his literary activities and the political situation in Ireland; a letter from Fridtjof Nansen thanking him for an invitation to come to Ireland; a letter from M.J. O'Brien about the invitation of the National Horse Show Association of America to the government of the Irish Free State; a letter from Kevin O'Higgins arranging a meeting with Douglas; a letter from William Walshe, the archbishop of Dublin about Irish White Cross funds; a letter from W.B. Yeats about the Inter Parliamentary group; a letter from Eamon de Valera about Douglas' negotiations to bring about peace in 1923 and a letter from Alfred Zimmern about consitutional questions. Other correpsondents include Maurice Moore, George Russell, Henri Bourassa, John A. Costello, Bryan Cooper, Lord Glenavy, Alice Stopford Green; Horace Plunkett, Phillip Snowden, Mary Spring Rice, R. Hutchinson, Douglas Hyde, A. Berriedale Keith, James McNeill and William Wheeler.
Main Creator: Douglas, J. G. (James Green), 1887-1954
Language:English
Extent:1 volume (178 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,581/74/1 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland