Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains five letters written to Bridget Hughes, a recent immigrant to America, by her family in Ireland, including her father Daniel McConville and her uncles James and John McConville. The letters discuss both family news and general events. They are particularly noteworthy in their discussion of the economic and social impact of the Irish Famine. Transcriptions are also included.

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Collection is open for research; digital version also available.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of letters received by Douglas Cleverdon from Stanley Morison and letters written by Cleverdon to William Prince Telfer. The letters written by Stanley Morison relate specifically to The Engravings of Eric Gill and The Ancient Mariner, both printing projects by Cleverdon that were to be sponsored by Morison. The letters to Telfer, a regular customer of Cleverdon's Bristol bookshop, express Cleverdon's...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains correspondence addressed to Reverend John O’Brien. Most of the letters are thank you notes from across the country for souvenir editions of The Sacred Heart Review issued after the Eucharistic Congress in Montreal in 1910. The collection also contains letters that were collected by O’Brien, including one signed by Irish politician Daniel O’Connell. Additionally, there is a facsimile of a Protestant oath and three images relating to...

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Collection is open for research.