Box 5
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Leather wallets with Celtic designs, some with "Patrick" or "Dolores" worked in the leather (5 items), probably 1970s or 1980s
File — Box: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains materials belonging to Americans Patrick and Dolores McVeigh, documenting their involvement with the movement for political prisoners' rights in Northern Ireland. The papers include letters and gifts from prisoners in the Long Kesh Detention Center, as well as a smaller amount from Portlaoise Prison in the Republic of Ireland, many in thanks for the McVeigh's hosting of their children for summer visits through Project Children. Letters also detail life in prison, and many are...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
probably 1970s or 1980s
Rubber bullets (2 items), 1984
File — Box: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains materials belonging to Americans Patrick and Dolores McVeigh, documenting their involvement with the movement for political prisoners' rights in Northern Ireland. The papers include letters and gifts from prisoners in the Long Kesh Detention Center, as well as a smaller amount from Portlaoise Prison in the Republic of Ireland, many in thanks for the McVeigh's hosting of their children for summer visits through Project Children. Letters also detail life in prison, and many are...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1984