Arthur Griffith Additional Papers,

1909-1952.

The collection contains, for the most part, letters sent to Arthur Griffith during the months immediately following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty during which time he served as President of Dáil Éireann. It includes letters sent to him by members of the Irish public, which reflect both support for the Treaty and anxieties about partition, congratulatory messages from Irish Americans and some letters from political colleagues within Ireland, notably William Cosgrave and Sean T. Ó Ceallaigh. Also included are some letters and documentation dating from Griffith's detention in Reading and Gloucester prisons, letters to his wife Maud and son Nevin written after his death, commemorative political postcards and newspapers cuttings compiled by the Griffith family. This collection is additional to the Arthur Griffith Papers, MS 49,530.

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Main Creator: Griffith, Arthur, 1872-1922
Contributors: Cosgrave, William Thomas, 1880-1965
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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Arthur Griffith Papers, 1894-1966, held at MS 49,530/1-31 and MS L 334-349 in the National Library of Ireland, Department of Manuscripts.

Physical description: 1 box.

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Arrangement:Fonds
I. Prison correspondence. II. Letters from the public. III. Letters from North America. IV. Documentation relating to the Provisional Government. V. Other Correspondence. VI. Other Papers.
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Arthur Griffith Additional Papers,

1909-1952.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Arthur Griffith Additional Papers, 1909-1952.
Description:The collection contains, for the most part, letters sent to Arthur Griffith during the months immediately following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty during which time he served as President of Dáil Éireann. It includes letters sent to him by members of the Irish public, which reflect both support for the Treaty and anxieties about partition, congratulatory messages from Irish Americans and some letters from political colleagues within Ireland, notably William Cosgrave and Sean T. Ó Ceallaigh. Also included are some letters and documentation dating from Griffith's detention in Reading and Gloucester prisons, letters to his wife Maud and son Nevin written after his death, commemorative political postcards and newspapers cuttings compiled by the Griffith family. This collection is additional to the Arthur Griffith Papers, MS 49,530.
Arthur Joseph Griffith was born on 31st March 1871 in Dublin. After ending his formal education before he aged thirteen, Griffith became an office-boy and later followed his father’s profession as a printer and worked for papers such as The Nation. He held radical views and was a member of the Young Ireland League and Celtic Literary Society and was a committed Parnellite. He later helped launch the United Irishman in 1899 and was a committed journalist. In 1905 Griffith founded the Irish political party Sinn Féin. Neither Griffith or Sinn Féin were involved in the 1916 rising, but was still arrested in its aftermath and subsequently sent to Reading jail. He was part of the first Dáil in 1919 and was elected vice-president of the Republic with Eamonn De Valera as President. Following the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921), Griffith lead the Irish delegation to London to discuss Truce negotiations in July 1921. This resulted in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 6th December 1921 and while Griffith defended the Treaty, De Valera opposed it and resigned as president leading to Griffith taking his place. The Irish Civil War (1922-1923) followed and Griffith died on 12 August 1922 as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage which lead to heart failure. He is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.
Main Creator: Griffith, Arthur, 1872-1922
Language:English
Extent:1 box.
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,666 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
MS L 353 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.