Scope and Contents

Includes a brief McCarthy family history written by the donor, Patricia Trainor O'Malley, and copies of photographs. Transcriptions also include footnotes with additional family details.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Letters in Shared box 1823 Folder 1 and Shared box 2524 Folder 1 are restricted due to fragility.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection primarily consists of original letters of the Donovan and McCarthy families, Irish immigrants who settled in Haverhill, Massachusetts in the late nineteenth century. Topics consist of family affairs in both Ireland and Massachusetts, including community events and gossip, health updates, potato farming difficulties, and more. The donor, Patricia Trainor O'Malley, transcribed the letters and provided indexes with item-level dates and correspondents listed for each letter....

Access Note

Letters M2 and M4 in Shared box 1823 Folder 1 are restricted due to fragility, pending conservation review.