Box 3
Container
Restricted
Contains 8 Results:
Letters, M1-M145, 1884-1914
File — Multiple Containers
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.
Dates:
1884-1914
Con Driscoll with dog, 1936 January
File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
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
Collection is open for research.
Letters in Shared box 1823 Folder 1 and Shared box 2524 Folder 1 are restricted due to fragility.
Dates:
1936 January
Daniel Donovan, tintype, probably between 1885-1887
File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
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
Collection is open for research.
Letters in Shared box 1823 Folder 1 and Shared box 2524 Folder 1 are restricted due to fragility.
Dates:
probably between 1885-1887
Daniel Donovan with laborers at Round Pond, Haverhill, Massachusetts, approximately 1880s
File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Daniel Donovan is on the far right of the photograph holding a sledgehammer.
Access Note
Photograph is fragile, handle with care.
Dates:
approximately 1880s
Dennis McCarthy, Kingston, Pennsylvania, approximately between 1918-1920
File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
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
Collection is open for research.
Letters in Shared box 1823 Folder 1 and Shared box 2524 Folder 1 are restricted due to fragility.
Dates:
approximately between 1918-1920
Geraldine Conlon, portrait, 1921
File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
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
Collection is open for research.
Letters in Shared box 1823 Folder 1 and Shared box 2524 Folder 1 are restricted due to fragility.
Dates:
1921
Hanna Collins, Ballinlough, Leap, portrait, 1898 November
File — Box: 3, Folder: 10
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
Photograph is fragile, handle with care.
Dates:
1898 November
Harold Donovan (left), Daniel Donovan (center), James Carey (right), tintypes, probably 1912
File — Box: 3, Folder: 11
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
Collection is open for research.
Letters in Shared box 1823 Folder 1 and Shared box 2524 Folder 1 are restricted due to fragility.
Dates:
probably 1912