The Eire Society of Boston Gold Medal citation, 1965

File — Box: 1, Folder: 22

Identifier: I

Dates

Creation: 1965

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Consists of family records of Martin P. Harney SJ, including his birth certificate, genealogical records, newspaper clippings, and early notebooks and correspondence of his mother, Jennie (Martin) Harney. Also included are Harney's diaries and scrapbook, his ordination and Golden Jubilee materials, as well as numerous awards such as his Honorary Doctorate from Boston College and gold medals from the Eire Society of Boston and the St. Brendan Society. Series contains one audio recording of the Irish songs, “The Valley of Slievenamon” and “The Connemara Shore,” performed by Harney and Robert McCarthy.

Creator

From the Collection: Harney, Martin P. (Martin Patrick), 1896-1976 (Person)
From the Collection: Hackett, James, circa 1825-before 1900 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in this collection are primarily in English, with some French and Irish.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Negatives, in Shared box 1715, are not an access medium and are not available for use. The photographs in Box 26 are closed pending conservation review.

Audio recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.