Abstract This collection documents the later life of Irish political activist, author, and editor John Boyle O'Reilly during his years living in Boston, Massachusetts. Materials include his correspondence, hand-written poems, published songs, and the scrapbooks he assembled to document his literary career. The collection also contains materials by others concerning O'Reilly, including correspondence by his peers; manuscript and published articles; speeches; and tributes by Massachusetts organizations...

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Collection is open for research. Two scrapbooks are closed due to fragility, however access copies are available.