Roger Casement letters
Dates
- Creation: 1905 - 1915
Scope and Contents
Consists of correspondence of Casement including a letter to THE PILOT on English restrictions on Irish trade in 1914.
Creator
- Casement, Roger, 1864-1916 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Biographical note
Civil servant and Irish nationalist. Casement served in the British Foreign Service from 1892 to 1913. He joined the Irish Volunteers and tried to secure arms for them. When the Easter Rising broke out he was charged with treason and sentenced to death.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 container, 3 items )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Consists of correspondence of Casement including a letter to THE PILOT on English restrictions on Irish trade in 1914.
Arrangement
Chronological.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Because the current accessioning system was not used until January 1986, it is not possible to know exactly the dates of acquisition of materials received before that time. However, these items are thought to have been acquired in part through a gift from Hugh Francis Blunt and a purchase from Rendells, Inc.
Source
- Blunt, Hugh Francis, 1877-1957 (Person)
- Title
- Roger Casement Letters
- Subtitle
- 1905-1915
- Status
- Marc Only
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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Chestnut Hill MA 02467 United States
617-552-4861
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