Mary Hutton Papers,
1884-1942.
Collection consists of correspondence from members of Hutton family as well as significant literary and political figures. Included in this collection are letters from Alice Stopford Green, Lady Gregory, Tomás Ó Conceannainn, Alice Milligan and Sinéad De Valera. Along with 14 letters from Roger Casement, mostly regarding his stay in Brazil. Followed by correspondence from Douglas Hyde, regarding his literary work. Hyde supported a proposal that Mary Hutton be elected to membership of the Royal Irish Academy in 1910, but the application was unsuccessful. Collection also includes correspondence from Padraic Pearse, mostly concerning St. Edna's School that Mary Hutton was supporting financially. The last part holds correspondence from Kuno Meyer, distinguished scholar of Celtic Studies, who contributed to Mary Hutton's improvement of fluency in Irish and her involvement in Gaelic League.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Physical description: 1 box (36 folders). |
| Arrangement: | Fonds |
Letter from Henry Bellingham to Mary Hutton,
1920 March 14.
| In Collection: | Mary Hutton Papers, 1884-1942. |
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| Description: | Bellingham asks Mrs. Hutton to write an article for the Catholic journal 'The Second Spring', enclosing a letter from the editor, J.L.P. Wharton Hewson. He makes personal enquiries and observes how much trouble 'Carsonism' has brought on the country. The enclosed letter from J.L.P. Wharton Hewson is written on the headed paper of the journal 'The Second Spring, monthly magazine of Our Lady of Ransom'. Hewson explains in some detail what kind of article he is looking for as part of a series entitled 'The Convert's Road'. He particularly wants to hear from people who converted to Catholicism from Judaism, Non-Conformist Protestant denominations or agnosticism. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 2 items (5 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 8,611/23/6
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |