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Irish -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Boland Family Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC019-BOLA
Scope and Contents This collection contains biographical information about Tobias Boland and his son, Thomas Bernard Fitzpatrick (T.B.F.) Boland in the form of newspaper articles and a short biography of Tobias Boland. There are also two small contract books dating from the 1860s and containing illegible names and numbers. Additionally, there are Boland family photographs. These photographs are in various formats and date from the 1860’s to 1880’s. Some of the photos are identified.Finally, the...
Dates: 1861-1879

George F. O'Dwyer Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC122-ODWY
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the papers of George F. O'Dwyer including correspodnence and his research notes. The majority is his research notes and it contains information on a variety of topics pertaining to Irish and Irish Americans in the New England. Lowell, Massachusetts seems to be one of his areas of focus.

Dates: 1917-1928

Rev. William J. Foran Scrapbook

 Item — Box SC186-FORA-001
Identifier: SC186-FORA
Scope and Contents This scrapbook dates from 1887 to 1890 but is arranged in no particular chronological order and contains clippings from various papers or books. The main theme of the collection is one of Catholic and Irish identity. The pages contain pieces on famous Irishmen and Catholics in American History and include the obituaries of Cardinal Newman and the Irish-American poet John Boyle O’Reilly. In between, the young Father Foran created a mix of poetry, news, trivia facts, and history all relating...
Dates: 1887-1890