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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| 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. more |
| 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. |
Additional notes, extracts and transcriptions relating to the writings and career of Arthur Griffith,
[n.d.]
| In Collection: | Arthur Griffith Additional Papers, 1909-1952. |
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| Description: | Contains a fragmentary notes, written in pencil in Griffith's hand, which makes fleeting reference to the Anglo Irish Treaty, a draft article on the political situation in Russia following the Russian Revolution (authorship unclear), a transcription from the concluding paragraphs of his book 'The Resurrection of Hungary' (pages are numbered 95-102), and notes, written on the verso of a cigarette packet and initialled by C. O'S., on Peadar O hAnnrachain's book 'Mar Mhaireas E' which provides an account of Griffith's incarceration in Reading Gaol. Also included is a transcription of a poem titled 'He Remembered His People' and a fragment draft of an untitled patriotic verse which references Roger Casement's execution (authorship unclear, but possibly in Griffith's hand). |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (15 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,666/31
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |