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Emerald Isle Books (Firm)

 Organization

General Context

Vendor. Operating out of Ireland.

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Accounts of the established Church of Ireland fund for the temporal relief of the suffering poor of Ireland: ledger

 Collection — Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Ledger recording the relief activities of Church of Ireland as recorded by the treasurer from January through May 1847.

Restrictions on Access

Open for research.

Dates: 1847 January-May

Boston College collection of Belfast and Ulster theater and arts

 Collection
Abstract

This collection documents cultural life in Belfast and Ulster throughout the 20th century with ephemera created by educational, theatrical, and community groups, as well as fraternal organizations.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1905-1995, undated

George A. Birmingham papers

 Collection — Box 1
Scope and Contents

Includes original manuscripts of two works: A Sea Battle(published 1948), and Laura's Bishop(published 1949). Also includes correspondence to Alfred Perceval Graves.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1905-probably 1948

Kathleen Daly Clarke papers and collection of Thomas Clarke and Irish political materials

 Collection
Abstract

The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Kathleen Daly Clarke (1878-1972), a founding member of Cumann na mBan and an Irish politician, as well as her collection of materials about her husband Thomas Clarke and Irish politics in the first half of the twentieth century. Materials include correspondence, photographs, artwork, clippings, and publications and ephemera circulated by Irish political groups, including Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1897-1972, undated

Samuel Cunningham scrapbook

 Collection — Box MS.2013.026
Abstract

Scrapbook consists of annotated clippings from the Northern Whig, a paper in Belfast of which Samuel Cunningham was chairman for a time. The clippings in this volume are by pseudonymous authors including “Asmodeus,” ‘Merlin, and “Old Fogey,” possibly Cunningham himself. Topics discussed range from Home Rule, World War I, the Titanic, suffragists, elections, unions, Churchill, and the political situation in Ulster, to coupons, waiters, and margarine.

Restrictions on access

Scrapbook is open for research. Materials are fragile; please use with care.

Dates: 1911 - 1931; Majority of material found within 1911 - 1916

Boston College collection of Dolmen Press

 Collection
Abstract

The Boston College collection of Dolmen Press contains advertisements, broadsides, catalogs, correspondence, dummy books, ephemera, and manuscripts documenting the administration of the Dolmen Press, an Irish fine print publisher that was in operation from 1951-1987.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1950-1989, undated; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980

F. L. Green papers

 Collection
Abstract

These papers include typescripts and carbon copy drafts of several of twentieth-century author F. L. Green’s literary works, including Odd Man Out. They also contain literary fragments, correspondence, contracts, and other financial records.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1934-1953

Index locorum to the Irish patents and grants of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I : manuscript

 Collection
Abstract

Alphabetical index to the Patent Books held by the office of the auditor general of Great Britain, in which are recorded records of Irish patents and grants.

Restrictions on access

Open for research; also available digitally.

Dates: 1788

Index locorum to the Irish patents and grants of King James I and Charles I : manuscript

 Collection
Abstract

Alphabetical index to the records of Irish patents and grants of James I and Charles I held by the office of the auditor general of Great Britain.

Restrictions on access

Open for research; also available digitally.

Dates: approximately 1788

Lyric Players Theatre collection

 Collection
Abstract

Collection of programs and playbills from the Lyric Players Theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1944-2001, undated; Majority of material found within 1956-1979

Eva McKee art works

 Collection
Abstract

This collection documents the work of the early 20th century Belfast artist Eva McKee through examples of her Celtic Revival-influenced Irish Arts and Crafts designs. Materials include her printmaking and jewelry designs, as well as a few samples of her works on ceramic, leather, metal, and wood.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1920s-1950s

William F. Stout collection on Northern Ireland politics

 Collection
Abstract

The collection documents the career of William F. Stout, a civil servant in twentieth-century Northern Ireland. It includes materials on the Irish Civil War, the internment campaigns of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the Bloody Sunday Inquiry (Saville Report). Materials include correspondence, clippings, handbooks, organizational charts, legal documents, pamphlets, photographs, and reports.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research. Some materials with confidentiality concerns have been closed for 75 years.

Dates: 1921 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1970-1972, 2001-2004

Boston College collection of photographs and postcards of Ireland

 Collection
Abstract This is a collection of photographs and postcards of Ireland from multiple sources. Black-and-white photographs of 1921 Dublin and the surrounding area, including some by commercial photographers, document unrest surrounding the execution of six prisoners from Mountjoy Gaol (now Mountjoy Prison) on March 14 of that year. Color slides feature Irish towns and everyday life in the 1980s and 1990s. Postcards feature images of Northern Ireland during the Troubles, and Irish tourist destinations...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1921 - 1993

Questions on agriculture: manuscripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Two notebooks with entries from an agriculture course or textbook from 1843. One notebook written by George Smith and the other by John Chisom. George Smith's notebook also has Questions on mensuration in it.

Restrictions on access

Open for research.

Dates: 1843

Graeme Roberts and Cicely Mathews papers

 Collection
Abstract

Collection documenting the work of twentieth-century writer Graeme Roberts and radio broadcaster Cicely Mathews produced for BBC Northern Ireland in Belfast. Contains typescripts and manuscripts of plays, short stories, and poems, as well as a scrapbook.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1926-1956

Patrick Rogers collection of Irish history

 Collection
Abstract

Collected by Irish Catholic priest, ecclesiastical historian, author, and educationalist Patrick Rogers, these records document Irish educational, political, and religious history through circulars, correspondence, ephemera, lectures, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1842 - 1972

Boston College collection of Yeats family papers

 Collection
Abstract

The Boston College collection of Yeats family papers includes artwork, correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, and photographs by and about siblings W. B., Elizabeth Corbet, Lily, and Jack B. Yeats; their father, John Butler Yeats; and the wife of W. B., Georgie Yeats. It also documents the running of Cuala Press, a Yeats family business.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; a portion is available digitally.

Dates: 1884-1974, undated; Majority of material found within 1900-1940